In some Vietnamese cities, it is not hard to find apartments that cost millions of dollars. But on the same streets, small, poor houses made of metal sheets can be seen. The low end and the high end of the countrys property market are well establishe...
Nathan Wallick is a firefighter in the American city of Peoria, Illinois. He also likes to use bows and arrows for sport. Now, that sport is helping him make extra money and improve the local environment. People pay Wallick to lead hunts on the Illin...
United States health officials say the number of twin births nationwide has dropped to their lowest level in 10 years. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, reported the decrease. Twin births nationwide began to increase about 40...
South Carolina College Teaches Old-School Trades The sounds of artists at work fill workshops at the American College of the Building Arts in Charleston, South Carolina. In the colleges Iron shop, Alex Fisher is busy making the surface of an iron doo...
Tomorrow I die. Tomorrow I die, and today I want to tell the world what happened and thus perhaps free my soul from the horrible weight which lies upon it. But listen! Listen, and you shall hear how I have been destroyed. When I was a child, I had a...
Don't Count Your Chickens Before They Hatch Today we talk about a proverb often used in American English. 今天我们将会讲述美式英语中一句常用的谚语。 A proverb is a short, well-known saying that offers a piece of advice. Our examp...
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has won the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his efforts to end his countrys border conflict with Eritrea. The Norwegian Nobel Institute made the announcement on Friday. It also praised the important reforms tha...
Before she could even talk, Ellie Heath spent hours drawing pictures. When she grew older, the 15-year-old discovered the joy of sewing. She says she finds it calming. She started out making small objects, like jewelry and soft playthings. Over time,...
Apple Says 'Goodbye' to iTunes Apple is saying goodbye to iTunes: once the companys revolutionary music program. 苹果公司开始跟iTunes说拜拜，它曾是该公司革命性的音乐程序。 iTunes software made buying songs for 99 cents easy...
Robert Kaplan is the head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. It is one of 12 regional Reserve Banks that make up the U.S. Federal Reserve System, Americas central bank. Kaplan met recently with a group of business owners and community leaders on...
