This is Whats Trending Today. Switzerlands Roger Federer and Spains Rafael Nadal have played each other dozens of times through the years. Their rivalry has included memorable matches, including finals, at all but one of the worlds Grand Slam champio...
In 1963, President John Kennedy gave a famous speech at American University. In the speech, Kennedy said the following lines: Our problems are manmade; therefore, they can be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants. No problem of human desti...
Now its time for Words and Their Stories, a program from VOA Learning English. On this program, we explore common words and expressions in American English. Sometimes we tell you their origins, but we always teach you how to use the words in conversa...
Kenya Becomes Latest Country to Ban Plastic Bags Kenya has joined the growing list of countries to ban plastic bags. A new Kenyan law bars the production, sale and even use of polythene plastic bags. People caught breaking the law may be fined up to...
Civil Rights Leaders Home May Be Returned to US Rosa Parks became famous in 1955 when she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. 罗莎帕克斯(Rosa Parks)在1955年一夜成名。当时她在阿拉巴马州蒙...
Schools Under Pressure to Protect Free Speech Colleges begin the new school year under pressure to protect free speech -- even when many students strongly disagree with the speakers messages. Many of the protests in the last school year tried to bloc...
Russia is promising to answer a Trump administration order to close three Russian diplomatic offices in the United States. But Russia also said it was not likely to take steps to increase diplomatic tensions between the two countries. On Thursday, th...
Rising Seas, Development Predicted to Cause More Flood Disasters The Tropical Storm Harvey in the Unites States and the monsoon in South Asia have again shown how dangerous and destructive floodwaters can be. More than 1,200 people have died across I...
In the prison shoe-shop, Jimmy Valentine was busily at work making shoes. A prison officer came into the shop, and led Jimmy to the prison office. There Jimmy was given an important paper. It said that he was free. Jimmy took the paper without showin...
Facebook Opens Training Center in Brazil The social media service Facebook plans to open a training center in Brazil for computer coders and people interested in starting a business. It will be the companys first such training center in a Latin Ameri...
The United States and its allies have again responded to a North Korean missile test. This time, the response included a military exercise using real ammunition. American military aircraft included two B-1B bombers from a base in Guam and four F-35B...
Talks on Brexit Slowed Over Trade, Border Issues British and EU officials say they are deadlocked after four days of negotiations on Britains exit from Europe, known as Brexit. 英国和欧盟官员表示，英国脱欧经过四天的谈判之后陷入...
This is Whats Trending Today. Tennis players must wear almost all white at Wimbledon. That includes shorts, shirts, hats, dresses, shoes and socks. But when they get to New York in the late summer for the U.S Open, they let their personalities come o...
Reported Speech and the 'Historic Present' Tense The 2008 film, The Dark Knight, tells the story of Batman, a fictional superhero. At one point in the movie, Batman's enemy, the Joker, says the following lines: My father was a drinker and a fiend. An...
