2020-04-14 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Governments around the world are struggling to decide when people can return to work. The coronavirus pandemic has closed businesses and factories and damaged economies.Workers in

2020-04-13 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Just weeks ago, many American cities and states were enforcing restrictions on the use of plastics in stores and restaurants.Shoppers were required to bring reusable bags to food s

2020-04-12 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Emerson Barata makes a map of Sao Paulo's largest favela neighborhood, Paraisopolis. He then makes a mark for each known coronavirus case in the area. At the center of the favela

2020-04-11 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Today, we begin a series from a book by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs. The book is called "A Princess of Mars." It is the first book in a series that Burroughs wrote about a

2020-04-10 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Hello, friends!On a recent program, we talked about a game called Jeopardy. I also said I would show you more games that can help you practice your English grammar, speaking and li

2020-04-09 所属栏目:AS IT IS

For years, artists in cities throughout Africa have been making paintings to educate the public on social and health issues. During the Ebola crisis a few years ago, for example, a

2020-04-08 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Concern is growing about a possible outbreak of the new coronavirus in the world's largest refugee camp in Bangladesh. Officials warn that containing the disease among the more th

2020-04-07 所属栏目:AS IT IS

More than half of Africa's 54 countries have closed their land, air and sea borders to fight the spread of the coronavirus. Aid organizations fear the restrictions may stop or del

2020-04-06 所属栏目:AS IT IS

On the streets of Belgrade, heavily armed Serbian soldiers walk the streets. The army guards a large complex of buildings that have been turned into a temporary hospital. The build

2020-04-05 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Jacob Kunthara's wife and three adult children had never seen him without the mustache he wore for 45 years. But the spread of COVID-19 and the restrictions it brought to public l

2020-04-04 所属栏目:AS IT IS

For years, the Getty Museum in Los Angeles has been famous for its large collection of European paintings, sculptures and other works of art. Recently, it has become popular for so

2020-04-03 所属栏目:AS IT IS

In recent weeks, public health officials have been making many statements about the new coronavirus and the disease it causes, COVID-19.Officials give either very general or more d

2020-04-02 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The comparisons have appeared in recent days as the world faces possibly the most serious threat since the last truly international war. Several world leaders have called on people

2020-04-01 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Andrea Chabant Sanchez is a 29-year-old publicist who lives in Madrid. He usually travels to Paris once a month to see his girlfriend Emma Besancon. In January, he planned all his

2020-03-31 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The spread of the new coronavirus has unexpectedly helped fishermen in Kenya.More Kenyans are now buying freshly caught fish from Lake Victoria instead of frozen fish imported from

2020-03-30 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Istman Simon's factory in western Hungary produces more than one million plastic parts every day. But on a busy morning in one of its large production areas, there is only the sou

2020-03-29 所属栏目:AS IT IS

A cheetah walks up to Shandor Larenty and lets him rub its back while he throws pieces of meat to other cheetahs.Larenty is a third-generation animal trainer. He works at the Johan

2020-03-28 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Yazan is a one-year-old heart disease patient in Libya. He was born with only one of the usual four chambers, or main parts, of the human heart. His heart pumped so little blood th

2020-03-27 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Hi, everyone!You might be reading or listening to this Everyday Grammar program from your living room or bedroom. In fact, you might be even wearing pajamas, no matter the time of

2020-03-26 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The spread of the new coronavirus has completely changed the daily routines of people around the world. Many are trying their best to find a "new normal" during a pandemic.Musician

2020-03-24 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The people of Guadalupe, Arizona are very proud of their history.The town's name comes from Our Lady of Guadalupe. It is linked to the reported sightings of Mary, the mother of Je

2020-03-23 所属栏目:AS IT IS

"We won't go to any infidel school," 11-year-old Mohammed from Tajikistan says. Other boys in the group agree. The group is speaking with VOA reporters in a special area of the Al

2020-03-22 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Eva Chura lives in an old gold mining town high in the Andes Mountains of Peru. She works with women known locally as "pallaqueras" or gold-pickers. She searches through the rocks

2020-03-21 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This week, a group of environmental activist groups, including the World Wildlife Fund, called on European Union leaders to support re-wilding efforts."Re-wilding" is a conservatio

2020-03-20 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Recently, I was watching an American television news report about the coronavirus. In it, the reporter said, "Due to coronavirus concerns, Washington governor Jay Inslee is banning