Now it's time for Words and Their Stories -- our weekly program about common, everyday expressions in American English. During the next few weeks, many people in South America will celebrate Carnival. It is a time of music and dancing. The party ends...
France is experiencing an unusually moderate winter, which has led to low snowfall in ski areas across the country. One affected ski area is Le Mourtis, in the Pyrenees mountains of southern France. The lack of snow has forced the resort to temporari...
Vegetarianism is growing in popularity in a lot of countries. And now, South Africa is one of them. Today, more and more South Africans are experimenting with the vegetarian way of life by cutting all meat out of their diet. Others are exploring vega...
An edited video of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has raised questions about social media and political campaigns in the United States. The video was produced last week after President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech. The video shows Pelosi...
Thousands Trapped on Cruise Ship in Japan Over COVID-19 Virus Fears What is being kept in a small space because of the new coronavirus like? Passengers on a vacation trip in the western Pacific Ocean know very well. They are on the Diamond Princess,...
Foreign Dancers Train in Samba at Brazilian Carnival Jessica Hahn-Chaplin smiles for cameras while wearing the beautiful yellow clothing and high heel shoes of passista samba dancers. She is in Rio de Janeiro to study the techniques of passistas thro...
Valentine's Traditions: Korea, Wales, Argentina and the US The United States celebrates Valentine's Day each year on February 14. Images of hearts are everywhere, as are red roses and boxes of chocolates to give to that special person. You could say...
How Can I Improve My English Pronunciation? (Part 2) Many people write to us here at VOA Learning English with this question: Question: How can I improve my English pronunciation? Answer: Last week on our program, we talked about setting realistic go...
People in China are using apps on mobile phones to follow and perhaps help slow the spread of the new coronavirus, COVID-19. 在中国，人们开始使用手机上的应用程序来跟踪、或许还能有助于减缓新型冠状病毒的传播。 S...
Japanese health officials are permitting hundreds of people to leave a cruise ship sitting in the port of Yokohama. The passengers and crew had been barred from leaving the ship for two weeks as part of efforts to contain the new coronavirus. About 3...
