2019-08-24 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This week we answer a question from Pakistan. Shahid writes,Question: Please explain about "more" and "many." What is the difference between them?" – Shahid, PakistanAnswer:D

2019-08-23 所属栏目:AS IT IS

News media are having difficulty reporting from Kashmir.The trouble started two weeks ago when India's central government took direct control of the territory. Since then, area ne

2019-08-22 所属栏目:AS IT IS

United States President Donald Trump can sometimes be nicer to his country's enemies than its friends.Trump's unusual method of negotiating appears to be displeasing people in So

2019-08-20 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Afghanistan has promised to intensify the fight against the Islamic State, or IS, after the group claimed responsibility for a deadly weekend attack.President Ashraf Ghani declared

2019-08-19 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The way cloth is made, and what it is made of, is changing.Companies that make textiles are trying different materials because people want products that are more sustainable, or be

2019-08-18 所属栏目:AS IT IS

North Korea is asking its young, middle-class women to give up international cosmetics and use products made in their own country. The cosmetics campaign comes as international tra

2019-08-17 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This week we answer a question from Leandro in Brazil. He writes:Question: "I would like to know what's the difference between the words certificated and certified." --Leandro, Br

2019-08-16 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Sometimes, we are asked to give an answer or opinion about something when we don't have enough information or are not sure about it. We call such an answer or opinion a "guess."Pe

2019-08-15 所属栏目:AS IT IS

On a recent cold morning in Johannesburg, South Africa, Luyanda Hlatshwayo dug deeply into a trash can.He pulled out items like empty drink containers and old cooking instruments.

2019-08-14 所属栏目:AS IT IS

A former defense secretary in Sri Lanka has been nominated as the opposition candidate for president.Gotabaya Rajapaksa is the brother of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa. He was

2019-08-13 所属栏目:AS IT IS

A hospital in Kenya has set up a breast milk bank to help save the lives of newborn babies.The project is a first of its kind for East Africa and only the second on the African con

2019-08-12 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Last October, a group of United Nations investigators gathered at the airport in Sana'a, Yemen. The six former and current aid officials were preparing to leave the country with i

2019-08-11 所属栏目:AS IT IS

On a recent day, Layton Guenther took a break from work to talk about moving from a wealthy neighborhood near New York City to a farm on Long Island."Farming - for where I grew up

2019-08-10 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This week we answer a question from Medard Luck. Medard writes:Question:"Give the difference between ‘to tell' and ‘to say." – Medard LuckAnswer:Dear Medard,"To

2019-08-09 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Talking, laughing, joking – these are some of the actions we do while we are with friends and family.In today's report, we explore the grammar behind such actions. Specifica

2019-08-08 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Estrella was in the sixth grade when her boyfriend Hendrin said, with the urgency of young love, that they should spend the rest of their lives together."I was unsure because of my

2019-08-07 所属栏目:AS IT IS

North Korea again launched ballistic missiles into the sea early Tuesday. The action appeared to be in answer to military exercises involving the United States and South Korea that

2019-08-06 所属栏目:AS IT IS

"I lost my childhood. I loved school and going to school. But they wouldn't let me."Those are the words of young Afghan Somaya. She was speaking about her husband and mother-in-la

2019-08-05 所属栏目:AS IT IS

American teenagers and adults may be more likely to try drugs for the first time during the summer months.That was a finding from a new study. A report on the study was published i

2019-08-04 所属栏目:AS IT IS

A major demonstration in solar sailing has been declared a success by the organization that launched the experiment.The U.S.-based Planetary Society said this week its LightSail 2

2019-08-03 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This week we answer a question from Mohammad in Iran. He writes:Question:"What's the difference between ‘come back' and ‘go back'? Thank you." – Mohammad, Iran

2019-08-02 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Ice Cube is a famous rap music artist.The Lumineers are a famous folk rock group.While The Lumineers and Ice Cube might be musically different, they both can teach you something ab

2019-08-01 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The Taliban says it is hopeful an agreement will be reached with the United States to end the war in Afghanistan when the two sides meet later this year.For nearly a year, Taliban

2019-07-30 所属栏目:AS IT IS

When Boris Johnson became Britain's prime minister, the Turkish village of Kalfat held a celebration in his honor.Johnson has studied members of his family over many generations.

2019-07-29 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Sonny Duong went from being a Vietnamese refugee to a career as a dentist in the United States. But his path was not a straight or easy one.Born in Vietnam, Duong came to the U.S.