2020-07-10 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Intonation is like the music of a language.Intonation means the changes that someone makes to the sound of their voice when speaking.The up and down movements in the voice can show

2020-07-07 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The worldwide fishing industry has slowed since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. But experts say it is unclear if the slowdown will help endangered sea life recover.Hours rec

2020-07-05 所属栏目:AS IT IS

In its first big abortion ruling since President Donald Trump took office, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked a Louisiana law that would likely have closed all but one abortion center

2020-07-04 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Today we tell a traditional American story called a "tall tale." A tall tale is a story about a person who is larger than life. The descriptions in the story are exaggerated &ndash

2020-07-03 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The other day, I started crossing a busy street in Washington, D.C., while looking at my phone. Suddenly, I heard a man shout, "Watch out!" He was telling me about an oncoming car.

2020-07-02 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Europe faces big economic, trade and public health issues as Germany takes over the presidency of the Council of the European Union.The EU's most powerful member became president

2020-06-30 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Mississippi lawmakers voted Sunday to remove the Confederate flag emblem, which dates back to the U.S. Civil War, from the state's flag.The move had wide support from both politic

2020-06-29 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Syrian Kurdish groups recently announced plans to work together to govern the northeastern part of Syria.United States officials have expressed support for the unity effort.Since 2

2020-06-28 所属栏目:AS IT IS

When her father became infected with the coronavirus, Sumona Khanom struggled to find a bed for him at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. The hospital was already crowded with too man

2020-06-27 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Today we tell a traditional American story called a "tall tale." A tall tale is a story about a person who is larger than life. The descriptions in the story are exaggerated &ndash

2020-06-26 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Jokes can not only challenge your ideas and make you laugh. They can also teach you about grammar.Today on Everyday Grammar, we will show you how humor can help you with speaking,

2020-06-24 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Malaysia's political problems have increased in the last two years although hopes were high in 2018 that the country was making democratic gains.In 2018, a new political coalition

2020-06-22 所属栏目:AS IT IS

During several weeks of protests over police killings and abuse of black Americans, many police forces have clashed with activists. But in Camden, New Jersey, a poor city of mostly

2020-06-21 所属栏目:AS IT IS

At age seven, American Julia Young saw a picture of the black nationalist leader Malcolm X in a food store. She thought he was somehow related to her father since his name is also

2020-06-20 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The western American city of San Francisco, California suffered a huge earthquake on April 18th, 1906.More than three thousand people are known to have died. The true number of dea

2020-06-19 所属栏目:AS IT IS

If you read or listened to Part 1 of our program on comparisons of equality, you know that we can compare equal qualities and actions by using the word "as." We can also compare eq

2020-06-18 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Republican Party members of the United States Senate have proposed legislation to change police procedures and accountability.The proposal is called the "Justice Act." It is the br

2020-06-17 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Across Britain, statues of famous people are at the center of a public debate.Activists say statues honoring some political or business leaders from the past should be removed from

2020-06-13 所属栏目:AS IT IS

We present the short story "Doctor Heidegger's Experiment" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Here is Barbara Klein with the story.That very unusual man, old Doctor Heidegger, once invited f

2020-06-12 所属栏目:AS IT IS

F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is a classic American story.It tells the sad tale of a mysterious rich man, Jay Gatsby, who loves Daisy Buchanan, a married woman.The Great

2020-06-11 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Scientist Carlos Ruiz has spent 25 years working to save golden lion tamarins. The long-haired monkeys that live in Brazil's Atlantic Forest are endangered.His project to regrow t

2020-06-09 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Businesses in the United States are opening up after closures ordered by health and other officials because of the coronavirus crisis. Many employers and employees are thinking abo

2020-06-08 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The streets were on fire as National Guard troops moved into cities across the United States. The cries were full of anger and sadness. "We're sick of it!," protesters shouted.The

2020-06-07 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Huge bones have been discovered in a place 50 kilometers north of Mexico City where a new airport is being built.Scientists, who study the past by examining very old objects, are d

2020-06-06 所属栏目:AS IT IS

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 stud