AS IT IS 2016-03-29 US Warns Against Fines on Poor People 美国警告对穷人罚款这一行为 The U.S. Justice Department says that issuing large fines and putting poor people in prison for not paying them is illegal. 美国司法部表示开出高...
Scientists Closer to Solving Plain of Jars Mystery A new group of human remains has been uncovered on the Plain of Jars in Laos. They are believed to date back to the Iron Age, some 2,500 years ago. The Plain of Jars is in the central Lao province of...
AS IT IS 2016-03-28 Amazon Customer Banned for Too Many Returns 亚马逊客户因退货太多被列入黑名单 Tuan Do of New York says Amazon has banned him from shopping on that website. The reason? He returned too many Amazon purchases, he said...
AS IT IS 2016-03-28 Iranians Buying Up Land in War-Torn Syria Irans government wants its builders to buy up property in Shi-ite majority neighborhoods of Syrias capital, Damascus. It is also asking construction workers to go to Syria. This informatio...
AS IT IS 2016-03-28 Suspected Bomber May Be Kidnapped Chibok Schoolgirl 博科圣地利用被绑架女生当人肉炸弹 A girl who may have been planning a suicide bombing in Cameroon said she is one of the Chibok girls kidnapped in 2014. Cameroon o...
AS IT IS 2016-03-28 Rare Flower Blooms at US Botanic Garden 罕见花朵在美国植物园盛开 A rare plant at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington D.C. is now in flower. The blue-green colored climbing plant is called the Jade vine. In the 20 yea...
AS IT IS 2016-03-28 At Least 50 Dead in Pakistan Suicide Bombing 巴基斯坦自杀式袭击致至少50人死亡 Pakistani officials said a suicide bomber attacked a crowded public park in Lahore Sunday night, killing more than 50 people and wounding...
What Is March Madness? 疯狂三月来袭 NCAA精彩逆袭不断 These days, you may hear people in the United States talking about March Madness. But what does that mean? Does the month of March make people angry? No, of course not! March Madness re...
The World Needs More Renaissance People 词汇典故:文艺复兴时期的人 Hello and welcome to Words and Their Stories. Each week we report on words and expressions commonly used in American English. Today, we talk about people who can do many th...
College Students Describe Election in One Word: Crazy 大学生用一个词描述大选:疯狂 George Washington University is at the top of the list of U.S. schools with the Most Politically Active Students in 2016. But students at the school say th...
AS IT IS 2016-03-27 Rare Rhino Birth in Kenya 罕见黑犀牛在肯尼亚出生 The first black rhino in more than 25 years was born in northern Kenya this month. It was born at the Sera Community Rhino Sanctuary. The birth comes when poaching has pu...
AS IT IS 2016-03-27 Foreign Leaders Taking Sides Against Donald Trump When Cuban President Ral Castro was asked his view of the U.S. presidential election, he did what foreign leaders usually do. He did not answer the question. Castro responded, I ca...
'The Exact Science of Matrimony' by O.Henry 婚姻的科学 by 欧亨利 Our story today is called “The Exact Science of Matrimony.” It was written by O. Henry. Here is Barbara Klein with the story....
Kerry: 'We Are Brussels' 克里: 我们是布鲁塞尔人 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with the Belgian Prime Minister on Friday to support Belgium after terrorist attacks there killed dozens and wounded hundreds this week....
AS IT IS 2016-03-26 Irish Comedian Calls Trump 'Bad Boyfriend' 爱尔兰喜剧演员称特朗普为糟糕的男友 This is Whats Trending Today An Irish entertainer compared U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump to a terrible boyfriend in a viral...
