AS IT IS 2015-09-20 NASAs Astronauts Reach Halfway Point of Year in Space Right now, as you go about your business, two humans are passing above you in outer space. American astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko reached the ha...
AS IT IS 2015-09-20 Documentary Shows US, Mexico Fighting Drug Cartels 纪录片:墨西哥打击贩毒集团 A new movie follows two communities -- one in the United States and the other in Mexico -- as they try to stop drug cartels from harming thei...
Some in US Questioning 'Birthright Citizenship' 美国或取消出生公民权 Any baby born in the United States automatically becomes a U.S. citizen. This is called birthright citizenship. Republicans running for president are questioning whether i...
No End in Sight to the War in Syria 叙利亚战争无结束迹象 U.S. officials said this week that the United States is moving forward with an international agreement with Iran. The agreement would release Iran from trade restrictions while it agr...
Everyday Grammar: Unusual Plurals 英语日常语法:不寻常的复数 One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish, goes the Dr. Seuss childrens story. Why isnt it two fishes? You may think, Ok, its hard to count fish so we group them all together. No p...
AS IT IS 2015-09-19 Republican Debate Answers Few Questions Eleven Republican candidates competed Wednesday night to show how strong they would be if elected president of the United States in 2016. Each one wore a shade of blue, and most of the men w...
AS IT IS 2015-09-19 New York Bakery Puts Popes Face on Cookies 教皇黄油酥饼 A bakery in New York City is preparing for the visit of Pope Francis by putting the face of the leader of the Roman Catholic Church on cookies. A lot of people are buyi...
AS IT IS 2015-09-19 Brazil Announces Spending Cuts, New Taxes 巴西宣布削减开支和开征新税 President Dilma Rouseff speaks about proposed budget cuts in Brasilia. The government is seeking to reduce a deficit in the 2016 budget. The governm...
AS IT IS 2015-09-19 Singers Use Music to Light Up World's Poorest Places 歌手用音乐照亮世界上最贫穷的地方 Pop singer Raghav Mathur is using his music to light up African villages where there is no electricity. The song is called Until...
Luck by Mark Twain Our story today is called Luck. It was written by Mark Twain. Here is Shep ONeal with the story. I was at a dinner in London given in honor of one of the most celebrated English military men of his time. I do not want to tell you h...
AS IT IS 2015-09-18 Cambodia to Accept More Refugees Next Month A mixed group of refugees is set to arrive in Cambodia next month under an agreement with Australia. Three refugees from Iran and a Rohingya from Myanmar will arrive in October as part o...
AS IT IS 2015-09-18 Palestinians Turn Organic Waste into Gas for Cooking 巴勒斯坦人将有机废物转化成天然气做饭 Rural communities in developing countries often have trouble securing dependable supplies ofenergy for cooking and lightin...
Kenya Teachers Strike Continues for Third Week 肯尼亚教师持续第三周罢工 Dispatch from Kenya: This article comes from James Mwangi, Director of Mavens Education Centre in Kenya, a private school in Kenya. Mr. Mwangi was the winner of an es...
Hungarian Police Use Force Against Asylum-Seekers 匈牙利警察使用武力对付寻求庇护者 Hundreds of foreign migrants entered the European Union Wednesday through the cornfields of Croatia. The migrants were welcomed in Croatia after Hungar...
AS IT IS 2015-09-17 Older Asian-Americans Moving Away From Home 年长的亚裔美国人搬离家庭入住养老社区 Americans with older parents often struggle about how to house those family members. When should elderly parents leave their home?...
