This week we answer a question from Medard Luck. Medard writes: Question: Give the difference between to tell and to say. Medard Luck Answer: Dear Medard, To tell and to say both describe a person communicating with others. To understand the differen...
Japan Says Export Step Not Aimed at Hurting S. Korea Japan said Thursday it has given an export permit for a shipment of materials headed for the South Korean semiconductor industry. 日本周四宣布批准对韩国半导体产业出口一批材料。...
Greenland Sees Massive Ice Melt The recent heat wave that broke temperature records across Europe broke different records when it arrived in Greenland. 最近破纪录的高温席卷欧洲，在抵达格陵兰岛后又创下了新的高温记录。 O...
The Worth of a Girl - Katie and Ashley: Mothers To Be A few years ago, a gas explosion destroyed Katie Burns house in the state of Tennessee. Her wedding pictures which showed the 16-year-old bride were gone. She wore a shirt and jeans rather than a...
UN: Climate Change to Affect Land Quality, Food Production A new United Nations scientific report says that human-caused climate change is greatly reducing land quality worldwide. It also warns that the way humans use land is causing the Earths atmos...
US Health Agency Cancels Study Financed by Alcohol Industry From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. 这里是VOA慢速英语健康生活报道。 Alcoholic products whether beer, wine or spirits are sold almost everywhere arou...
Baltimore Schools Working to Help Students Deal with Trauma Tinazsha Johnson has experienced sad events and a lot of pressure in her young life. Two years ago, when Tinazsha joined a sixth grade class at a new school, she was mourning the death of he...
All-Girls School Becomes First in US To Have Top E-Sports Team In the United States, multi-player video games are becoming big business. The industry is expected to earn over $1 billion in profits this year. More and more colleges and universities ar...
Man Who Tried to Escape Prison Dressed as Woman Found Dead A man who tried to escape jail in Brazil by dressing as his daughter was found dead in his room Tuesday. Prison officials reported that he appeared to have taken his own life. 周二，试图假...
The Worth of a Girl Estrella: I Wanted To Be With Him Estrella was in the sixth grade when her boyfriend Hendrin said, with the urgency of young love, that they should spend the rest of their lives together. I was unsure because of my studies, Estrel...
South Korean President Calls for Peace Economy with North Korea Earlier this week, South Koreas president described the countrys growing trade dispute with Japan as a warning to upgrade the countrys economy. He called for economic cooperation with No...
British Food Industry: No-deal Brexit Could Lead to Shortages Britain could experience shortages of some fresh foods for weeks or even months if the country leaves the European Union without a trade deal. 如果英国在未达成贸易协议的情况下...
North Korea again launched ballistic missiles into the sea early Tuesday. The action appeared to be in answer to military exercises involving the United States and South Korea that begin this week. North Korea expressed anger, warning it may take a n...
Facing Poverty, Afghan Children Forced to Work Every day before the sun rises, 10-year-old Kamran goes to work with his father and other family members at a building materials factory outside Kabul. For Kamran and other children in Afghanistan, going...
Nobel Winner Toni Morrison Dies at 88 Toni Morrison, an American writer who received the Nobel Prize in Literature, has died at age 88. Her novels, Beloved, Song of Solomon, and others explored the way African-Americans search for freedom and identit...
