AS IT IS 2016-05-08 School in a Pakistani Public Park Helps Poor Children A man in Pakistan who did not go to school as a child because he was too poor is now working to help children get an education. It is estimated that Pakistan has 25 million chi...
AS IT IS 2016-05-08 Russian Sentenced to 10 Years in US for Cybercrime 美国法院判处一名俄罗斯男子网络犯罪 This week, a court in the United States sentenced a Russian man charged with creating a modern form of cybercrime. About 10 yea...
Singer Angelique Kidjo Wins Award for Human Rights Work 贝宁着名歌手基德约获人权奖 Benin-born musician Angelique Kidjo has won a major human rights award, along with three African youth activist movements. Kidjo and the groups were honor...
AS IT IS 2016-05-07 Goodbye, Boaty McBoatface 英国极地科考船将命名为Boaty McBoatface This is What's Trending Today.... Two years ago, Britains National Environment Research Council (or NERC) started building a ship to carry out research in...
AS IT IS 2016-05-07 Vietnam Bans Unsafe Seafood in Central Provinces 越南禁止死海鲜的加工与销售 Vietnamese officials have banned the processing or selling of dead seafood washed ashore or caught in an area along the countrys central coas...
AS IT IS 2016-05-07 Thousands More Flee Huge Canadian Wildfire 史上最强野火袭击加拿大 At sunrise Friday, 1,500 vehicles began driving from camps north of Fort McMurray, Alberta to Canadian cities and towns further south. The drivers and pa...
Batteries That Last Forever Could Be Near 科学家研发可永久循环使用电池 We all have daily problems with technology, but how many of us can fix them? Mya Le Thai is a scientist studying at the University of California, Irvine. She recentl...
Commonly Confused Words Part 3: Homophones From VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. This week, we are looking at more commonly confused words in the English language. Todays subject is homophones. Homophones are two or more words that sou...
AS IT IS 2016-05-06 Turkeys Prime Minister Says He Will Resign 土耳其总理表示自己将辞职 Turkeys prime minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, has announced he will not seek re-election as the head of the ruling party. Davutoglu spoke Thursday after a...
AS IT IS 2016-05-06 Cambodian Immigrants in US Struggle With Mental Health 美国的柬埔寨移民饱受心理健康困扰 Some people think their problems will be solved if they just leave home and move far away, perhaps to another country. Yet res...
AS IT IS 2016-05-06 Radiohead 'Disappears' from Internet, Releases New Song This is Whats Trending Today The English rock band Radiohead once recorded a song called How to Disappear Completely. Earlier this week, the band appeared to have done just t...
AS IT IS 2016-05-06 Americans Split On US Role Overseas 美国人对美国在国际上的角色持不同看法 Americans are divided about how involved the United States should be in the problems of other countries. They also do not agree whether U.S...
AS IT IS 2016-05-06 Thousands Flee Fires in Alberta, Canada 加拿大史上最恐怖森林大火!阿尔伯塔省数万人全员撤离 A raging forest fire in the Canadian province of Alberta forced the evacuation of 88,000 residents this week. Canadi...
Gaga's Piano, Cobain's Letter And More For Sale Gaga的钢琴,柯本的信等物品拍卖 Hundreds of things belonging to rock n' roll musicians will be offered to the public at an auction later this month. Juliens Auctions is holding the event on Ma...
AS IT IS 2016-05-05 Trump Is 'Presumptive' Republican Nominee as Cruz Exits 克鲁兹退出 川普正式成为共和党推定候选人 Donald Trump is the presumptive Republican Party presidential nominee following the suspension of Ted Cruzs campaig...
