AS IT IS 2013-09-30 Good for Agriculture, Bad for Public Health 适合农作物生长,不利于公共卫生 Hello, and welcome to As It Is -- VOAs daily show for people learning everyday American English. Im Christopher Cruise in Washington. Today we...
Are You Loaded?你是土豪吗？ Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. 现在是美国之音慢速英语词汇掌故节目。 Most people enjoy working for several reasons. Their job might be fun, or they like their employer...
AS IT IS 2013-09-29 How to Be a Friend to a Friend Who Is Sick 朋友生病了怎么做? Hello again. Welcome back to As It Is. Im Kelly Jean Kelly. Good news for people who live in polluted cities. A common garden herb may be able to help make the w...
Battle for Political Power Underway in Afghanistan 争夺政治权力在阿富汗展开 KABUL Elections for a new president to replace Hamid Karzai in Afghanistan are six months away and the battle for power in the country is heating up. Regional ana...
UN General Assembly Gives Local Business a Boost 联合国大会给当地的业务提升 NEW YORK September is a month where some U.S. cities see a large decrease in tourism as the busy summer travel season ends. But the September slump goes unnotice...
Scientists 95% Certain Climate Change Is Man-made 科学家确定气候变化95%是人为的原因 Scientists are more certain than ever that the planet is warming and that humans are to blame. 科学家们比以往任何时候都更加肯定我们的地...
Polish Ensemble Conducts 'Four-by-Four' Orchestra 波兰Karbido组合简单木制桌子内藏音乐艺术乾坤 NEW YORK A square maple table that contains a small orchestra would appear at first an impossibility. But at the Brooklyn Academy of Music...
Skepticism Remains as Iran's Charm Offensive Exits UN Stage Irans President Hassan Rouhani and U.S. President Barack Obama spoke by phone Friday, the highest-level contact between the two countries since the Iranian Revolution in 1979. The leaders ag...
Minnesota Somalis Demonstrate Against Al-Shabab MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA A small group of ethnic Somalis demonstrated in Minneapolis, Minnesota to express condolences for the victims of the recent terrorist attack in Kenya and to condemn the Somali Isl...
US Lawmakers Seek Surveillance Reform 美国国会议员寻求监测改革 U.S. senators in both parties are proposing changes in the way the National Security Agency collects information as it hunts for terrorists and other threats. Some lawmakers w...
For Ray Charles' Birthday a New CD/DVD and a Postage Stamp This week, marking what would have been Ray Charles 83rd birthday, the U.S. Postal Service honored the singer with a new postage stamp. And, theres also a new CD and DVD collection featuring...
Indigenous Peoples Have More Health Problems 土著居民有更多的健康问题 A new report says the worlds minorities and indigenous peoples suffer more ill health than other segments of the population. It says decades of marginalization, poverty...
Top Priority for FBI In Minnesota: Somali Extremists在明尼苏达州联邦调查局优先考虑:索马里极端分子 MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA U.S. law enforcement officials say preventing Somali Americans from aiding the terrorist organization al-Sh...
Security Tight Around UN General Assembly 联合国总部加强安保措施 NEW YORK The United Nations General Assembly, every September, brings together leaders from around the world. The U.N. has turned into a fortress. Streets are blocked off. Po...
Congress Battle Over Health Care Threatens Budget Stability CAPITOL HILL Tensions are high in the U.S. Capitol ahead of a midnight Monday deadline to extend federal funding authority to avoid a partial government shutdown. As the U.S. Treasury Depart...
