Pulitzer Prize-winning Writer Harper Lee Dies 普利策文学奖得主哈珀李去世 Famed American writer Harper Lee has died. She was 89. Lee died in her hometown of Monroeville in the southern state of Alabama. The cause of death was not announce...
Colleges Look to Change Admission Process Educators across the U.S. are calling for major changes to the admissions process in higher education. The National Center for Educational Statistics (or NCES) reported that U.S. colleges and universities rec...
Ebola Crisis Might Hold Clues for Fighting Zika Virus 埃博拉危机对寨卡病毒应对的启发 The Zika virus has become a major health concern for people around the world. 寨卡病毒已经成为世界各地人们最担心的健康问题。 Th...
Should We Torture Suspects for Information? 我们应该拷问嫌疑犯的信息吗？ People are divided about whether governments should torture people suspected of terrorism. Torture involves severe physical or emotional pain to gain information f...
AS IT IS 2016-02-21 South Dakota Governor To Consider 'Bathroom' Bill The South Dakota Senate passed a bill this week that orders people in public schools to use restrooms that align with their gender at birth. Lawmakers in the midwestern American st...
'Paul's Case,' by Willa Cather, Part Two Today we complete the story Paul's Case. It was written by Willa Cather. Donna de Sanctis? adapted it for VOA Learning English. Here is Kay Gallant with the story. Paul was a student with a lot of problems. He...
AS IT IS 2016-02-20 New US Poll Throws Doubt on Trump Lead 新的美国民意调查引发怀疑 One American election poll shows a shift in the Republican Party race for U.S. president. Texas Senator Ted Cruz has become more popular than early Republ...
AS IT IS 2016-02-20 Apple Rejects Order About Attacker's iPhone 苹果公司拒绝有关恐怖分子手机的命令 Apple says it will fight the U.S. government about sharing information from the iPhone used by a shooter in a deadly attack in Califor...
AS IT IS 2016-02-20 Candidates Mimic Animals on Campaign Trail During a campaign visit in Nevada earlier this week, Hillary Clinton told a story about her husband, Bill. Bill, or William J. Clinton, was the U.S. president for eight years, starting in...
AS IT IS 2016-02-20 Trending Today: Selfies Kill Rare Baby Dolphin 珍稀海豚宝宝被自拍者玩死 This is What's Trending Today. The Franciscan or Plata River dolphin is a threatened species that lives in the waters off the coasts of Argentina,...
AS IT IS 2016-02-20 Ugandan Presidential Candidate Arrested, Alleges Vote-rigging Uganda held a national election for president Thursday, and there are accusations of unfair voting practices. Following the election, Kizza Besigye, a prominent candida...
Understanding Noncount Nouns 不可数名词 Today we are going to talk about the difference between count and noncount nouns. Most nouns in English can be counted. Think of the noun shirt, as in, I bought a shirt. If you have more than one shirt, yo...
AS IT IS 2016-02-19 Princes Passport Photo Is Sheer Perfection This is Whats Trending Today. Everyone needs them. But no one likes them. Im talking about photos on government documents like drivers licenses and passports. Many people dislike those ph...
AS IT IS 2016-02-19 'Largest Ever' US-South Korea Military Drills 美韩举行史上最大规模的军事演习 South Korean defense officials say the yearly military exercises with the United States next month will be the largest ever. The military...
AS IT IS 2016-02-19 Conspiracies Swirl After Court Justice Dies 最高法院大法官死后坠入阴谋漩涡 People who believe in conspiracies -- or crimes committed by secret groups are talking about the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scal...
