The Real McCoy Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Each week, we tell the story of words and expressions used in American English. Our expression today is the real McCoy. If a person tells you that something is the real McC...
Scientists: Gene Editing Should Stay in Laboratories 科学家称基因编辑技术应该留在实验室 Scientists are debating how to limit their newly-discovered power to change genetic structure. Scientists already modify the genes of farm animal...
Seeking Support at Emory University 埃默里大学寻求支持 EDITOR'S NOTE: This story is part of a new ongoing series about international student life at colleges and universities across the U.S. Please join us over the next several weeks as we b...
AS IT IS 2016-06-26 Summit Aids Foreign Investment in US 艾滋病外商投资峰会在美国举行 American Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker says now is a great time to invest in the United States. She made the comment earlier this week in a speech...
AS IT IS 2016-06-26 Young Arabs Support Separation of Islam and Government 阿拉伯的年轻人支持伊斯兰教与政府分离 Some young Arabs want Islam, the religion of Muslims, to be separated from politics and governments in Middle Eastern co...
Summer Movies: Sharks, Surfers, Science Fiction Summer is here in the United States. It is extremely hot in most of the country. Heavy rain storms are not unusual. The unpleasant weather helps drive the movie business. Americans flee to cool, dark mo...
Acadia: An East Coast Treasure 阿卡迪亚:一个东海岸的宝藏 This week on our national parks journey, we are exploring the oldest national park east of the Mississippi River. Much of the park sits on a rocky island off the coast of Maine call...
Britain Votes to Leave EU, Cameron to Resign 英国脱欧公投成功 卡梅伦辞职 Britains decision to leave the European Union prompted Prime Minister David Cameron to resign and markets to fall around the world. 英国宣布脱离欧盟促使卡梅...
'The Romance of a Busy Broker' by O. Henry 忙碌经纪人的浪漫史 by 欧亨利 We present the short story The Romance of a Busy Broker, by O. Henry. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State. Pitcher, who work...
Stonewall Inn Named LGBT National Monument This is Whats Trending Today The morning after a gunman killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, hundreds of people in New York City gathered outside of a place called The Stonewall Inn. They placed s...
AS IT IS 2016-06-25 Colombia, FARC Rebels Sign Ceasefire Agreement 哥伦比亚政府与反政府武装签订停火协议 The Colombian government and the rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (or FARC) signed a ceasefire and disarmament deal...
Relative Pronouns In this weeks episode of Everyday Grammar, we are going to discuss the relative pronouns who, that and which. A relative pronoun relates to the noun it is describing. Relative pronouns introduce a relative clause. Think of relative...
AS IT IS 2016-06-24 New Flying Eye Hospital Gets Off the Ground 新型飞行眼科医院发展迅猛 Many of the 285 million people who have vision problems live in low-income countries, according to the World Health Organization. The WHO says most p...
AS IT IS 2016-06-24 Solar-Powered Airplane Lands in Spain 太阳能飞机飞越大西洋后在西班牙降落 An airplane powered totally by the sun landed in Seville, Spain early Thursday after completing a 71-hour flight across the Atlantic Ocean....
AS IT IS 2016-06-24 #NoBillNoBreak: Democrats Demand Gun Reforms 多名民主党议员呼吁严格控枪 This is What's Trending Today.... U.S. Congressional Democrats have been demanding that the House of Representatives votes on gun-control legisla...
