Amazon Deforestation Rising Under Brazils Bolsonaro Last month, the Amazon rainforest in Brazil lost trees at the fastest rate in 10 years. And experts blame activity by illegal loggers, who are helped by the easing of environmental protections under...
Climate Change Could Cost Business Almost $1 Trillion More than 200 of the worlds largest companies predict that climate change could cost them a combined total of almost $1 trillion. That is a finding from a report released earlier this week. The re...
Samantha Fish is an American songwriter and blues singer. In her song Somebody's Always Trying, she complains about other, unnamed women. She accuses them of trying to take her boyfriend away from her. Somebody's always trying to get him to change hi...
US Cities Not Growing Like They Used To Big cities in the United States are not growing like they used to. Most of the largest cities grew last year by a much smaller amount than they did 10 years ago, estimates the U.S. Census Bureau. William Frey i...
US Postal Service Tests Self-Driving Trucks to Move Mail The United States Postal Service, or USPS has begun tests with self-driving trucks to transport mail. 美国邮政局（USPS）开始测试使用自动驾驶卡车来运送邮件。 The Postal...
Brazils lack of dependable internet service in rural areas is an increasingly critical problem for farmers. It comes at a time when more agriculture equipment arriving on the market depends on modern telecommunications. Some pieces of equipment requi...
In a famous scene in the American film Clerks, two of the characters have a disagreement. They debate which Star Wars film is the best. Empire had the better ending. I mean, Luke gets his hand cut off, finds out Vader's his father, Han gets frozen an...
At a Roman Catholic high school in the United States, students divide into groups to discuss once-restricted issues: abusive relationships and consent. Central Catholic High School recently began using educators from a domestic violence shelter to te...
Sunscreens Chemicals Go Through Skin to Bloodstream The active chemicals of commonly-used sunscreens end up in a wearers blood. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, reported recently that the chemicals are present at much higher levels than...
美国之音（以下称VOA）的英语节目，按播音速度可分为两种：Standard English （标准英语）和 Special English（特别英语）。 Special English 又叫慢速英语，是VOA 专为全世界非英语国家初学英语的听众安排的一种简易、规范的英语广播节目。该节目创始于50年代末期，是...
