And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语词汇掌故节目。 It is safe to say that the year 2020 has been one for the history books. It stands out. And it is so worth remembering that historians...
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, a former military officer, was president of the North African country of Tunisia from 1987 to 2011. As the dictator promised new freedoms to a country in revolt, Nadia Khiari compared it with a cartoon she drew of a cat, Will...
COVID-19 is changing the way Americans plan to celebrate the winter holidays this year. But, in Alaska, the National Guard found a way to carry out a beloved Christmas tradition for several distant Native American communities. An Alaska National Guar...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a genetically modified pig to be used as food and for medical products. The pig is genetically engineered to remove a sugar found on the surface of cells in many animals. The sugar, called alph...
The next first lady of the United States, Jill Biden, holds a doctorate in education. She completed her degree from the University of Delaware in 2007. When President-elect Joe Biden takes office next month, Jill Biden will be the first-ever first la...
'Keesh' by Jack London Our story this week is Keesh. It was written by Jack London. Here is Shep O'Neal to tell you the story. Keesh lived at the edge of the polar sea. He had seen thirteen suns in the Eskimo way of keeping time. Among the Eskimos, t...
St. Peter's Square in the Vatican has had a few unusual nativity scenes over the years. But this year's scene looks like it came from outer space. Many people have criticized it. A nativity scene is a group of objects organized to show the birth of J...
Today, we answer a question from Ryan in China. He writes: Question: When I want to say no with more politeness, what are other expressions I can use? Here are some examples about the situation: When the teacher asks me, Do you have any questions? Or...
Dogs Can Identify COVID-19 A new study has found that trained dogs can identify people with COVID-19, even when those people show no signs of the illness. In the study, researchers collected a small amount of sweat from the underarm area of 177 test...
French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for COVID-19. 法国总统马克龙已经确诊新冠肺炎。 His office said in a statement Thursday that Macron took the test as soon as the first signs of the virus appeared late Wednesday. The...
The United States Treasury has officially identified Switzerland and Vietnam as currency manipulators. A country's attempt to manipulate the value of its currency involves the central bank buying a lot if its own money. This creates scarcity, which p...
Indias Struggle with Pandemic Could Cost Air Quality Goals India's continued struggles with the coronavirus pandemic are threatening the country's goals to reduce severe air pollution. Restrictions related to the pandemic have made it difficult to ca...
Imagine you want to talk about the time something happened. Perhaps you want to describe the time you did something important, the night something happened or the day something took place. In today's Everyday Grammar, we will explore one useful way t...
The U.S. government and several U.S. states have brought new lawsuits against Facebook. The cases accuse the company of abusing its market power in social networking to destroy smaller competitors. The accusers are seeking a judgment that could inclu...
The first home test for COVID-19 that does not require a doctor's order will soon be ready for Americans. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the rapid coronavirus test on Tuesday. It is part of an effort to expand testing in the Uni...
