The World Says Hello to 2019, Goodbye to an Unsettling Year People around the world are saying goodbye to what many considered to be a troubling year. 世界各地的人们都在告别很多人认为令人烦恼的一年。 Heres a look at how people...
Chinese Bullfighters Bring Martial Arts to Their Sport Several times a week, Ren Ruzhi battles an opponent that is five times his weight and strong enough to kill him. He is skilled in fighting bulls, animals known for their aggressive behavior. Ren...
It has been called the first true work of science fiction and the first English horror novel. The story has been told over and over again -- not just in books, but in movies and television shows. Its alive! It's alive! It's alive! Frankenstein, writt...
African Nations Ask for Their Art to Be Returned In 2006, a private museum in the African country of Benin presented artifacts from the ancient Dahomey kingdom. Almost 250,000 people came to see them. But even though the pieces are part of the countr...
US Reacts to Russian Test of Hypersonic Weapons俄罗斯研制高超音速导弹 美国心惊 Russia says it tested a new hypersonic glide vehicle this week. President Vladimir Putin observed the test. He declared that the vehicle cannot be stopped a...
Turkey detained more suspected followers of clergyman Fethullah Gulen on Friday, police and media reported. Turkish officials accuse Gulen of directing a plot aimed at overthrowing the government in July 2016. The overthrow attempt failed. Gulen has...
What do you think these names have in common? Royal. Charlie. Salem. Skyler. Justice. Oakley. Well, in the United States, all of these names are considered fitting for girls and boys. They are considered gender-neutral. And modern American parents ap...
Today we tell a traditional American story called a tall tale. A tall tale is a story about a person who is larger than life. The descriptions in the story are exaggerated much greater than in real life. This makes the story funny. Long ago, the peop...
Our story today is called Pigs is Pigs. It was written by Ellis Parker Butler. Mike Flannery, the agent of the Interurban Express Company, leaned over the desk in the company's office in Westcote and shook his fist. Mr. Morehouse, angry and red, stoo...
Empowering Women a Top Goal for International Womens Day International Womens Day is a celebration of womens social, economic, cultural and political successes worldwide. The observance falls on March 8. International Women's Day events around the wo...
