Improve Your Reading Through Context Clues When you are reading something in English and you see a word or words you do not know, what do you do? Do you pause and look up the definitions? Or do you put down the reading and find something different to...
Concerns about the growing number of coronavirus illnesses in the United States and elsewhere has greatly affected the wedding industry. 人们对美国以及其他地方新冠病例数量增加的担心已经大大影响了婚庆业。 People who ar...
Now, it's time for Words and Their Stories, a program from VOA Learning English. 现在是美国之音慢速英语词汇掌故节目时间。 The internet has taught us many things. One important lesson is this: Cats are funny, strange and often unpr...
Eva Chura lives in an old gold mining town high in the Andes Mountains of Peru. She works with women known locally as pallaqueras or gold-pickers. She searches through the rocks of the Andes looking for small pieces of gold. Twelve years ago, Chura m...
Musicians Invite Us to Their Living Rooms The spreading coronavirus has canceled several touring performances from top musical artists. But some of these musicians have found a new place to sing: their living rooms. John Legend, Bono, Pink and Keith...
Chef Zhang Xuesi lowered the fire on the stove where he was cooking his Cantonese meal. He added all the necessary foods, including the seafood, shrimp. He quickly lowered the fire and turned toward a phone camera as hundreds of people watched him on...
We present the second of four parts of the short story The Blue Hotel, by Stephen Crane. The story was originally adapted by the U.S. Department of State. The audio was recorded and produce by VOA Learning English. I think you are tongue-tied, said S...
This week, a group of environmental activist groups, including the World Wildlife Fund, called on European Union leaders to support re-wilding efforts. Re-wilding is a conservation effort aimed at returning land to its more natural, uncultivated stat...
This week we answer a question from Angus in China. Question: I'm Angus, a big fan of VOA English from China. Could you please tell me the difference among electric, electrical and electronic? Angus, China Answer: Dear Angus, Thanks for writing to us...
Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Today, we talk about eating and comfort food those delicious favorites that make you feel good inside. Comfort foods provide a sense of well-being and are usually the foods that you enjoy...
