2018-10-22 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Close to 70 percent of the world's population will live in cities by the year 2050. That prediction comes from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.U.N. of

2018-10-21 所属栏目:AS IT IS

A group of six women decided to climb Africa's highest mountain in an effort to bring public attention to a physical condition they share.The women suffer from albinism, a genetic

2018-10-20 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Shawn Cheshire is a blind cyclist who competed in the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She hopes to take part again in 2020 in Tokyo, Japan.But before that, she had a di

2018-10-19 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Sometimes, the most common words in the English language can cause the most trouble.Today, we will talk about four adverbs that are often unclear to English learners. All four word

2018-10-18 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The Russian Orthodox Church has announced plans to break ties with the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.Russian orthodox officials acted after the Patriarchate's recognit

2018-10-16 所属栏目:AS IT IS

This is What's Trending Today...Another royal baby is on the way.Britain's Prince Harry and his American wife Meghan Markle are expecting a child. Kensington Palace tweeted the a

2018-10-15 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. calls the King James Bible "the most influential and widely read Bible for more than 350 years." That version of the Christian holy book

2018-10-14 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Many people who work in the U.S. television and movie business are known to resist President Donald Trump. Award shows and social media make fun of Trump. Celebrities such as Katy

2018-10-13 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Believe it or not, the English language has about 25,000 idiomatic expressions. And some of the oldest ones have very interesting histories.Today our question involves an expressio

2018-10-12 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Imagine that you are at a restaurant for breakfast. You want something to drink, but you are not sure what. When the server walks over to your table, he says:Let me help. Do you pr

2018-10-11 所属栏目:AS IT IS

News reporters know about the risks of working in countries at war. But the recent death or disappearance of three individuals in Turkey, Bulgaria and Mexico showed the growing dan

2018-10-10 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Russian officials are considering possible action after the naming of a second Russian agent suspected of carrying out a nerve-agent attack in England earlier this year.Russian med

2018-10-10 所属栏目:AS IT IS

A suicide bombing in Afghanistan has killed a parliamentary candidate and nine of his supporters.The attack came one day after Taliban rebels said they would use violence to interf

2018-10-09 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The newest member of America's highest court has taken part in a ceremony with President Donald Trump at the White House.Brett Kavanaugh was sworn-in as United States Supreme Cour

2018-10-08 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The war in Afghanistan is having the greatest effect on the country's civilians.Afghan women have often been the target of the violence. Years ago, the Taliban leadership banned m

2018-10-07 所属栏目:AS IT IS

A United States official says the U.S. military is offering its cyber warfare technology, including computer software tools, to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).The mo

2018-10-06 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The #MeToo movement against sexual abuse began one year ago. At first, it largely centered on professional women speaking out in Hollywood and in the fields of media and politics.B

2018-10-05 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Like many languages, English is constantly changing. And today it is changing faster than ever. Mobile phones, social media, increased travel and other things have connected the wo

2018-10-04 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Afghan health officials say militants are interfering in their effort to protect children in western Afghanistan against polio virus.Abdul Jabar Shayeq is head of the health depart

2018-10-03 所属栏目:AS IT IS

A movement in Myanmar to build statues of independence hero General Aung San risks renewed tensions with the country's ethnic minorities. It could also affect the ruling party's

2018-10-02 所属栏目:AS IT IS

South and North Korea are reported to have started removing landmines from along their heavily defended border.South Korea's Defense Ministry said the two sides began removing min

2018-10-01 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Keith Green has an unusual interest in empty, unused properties, even while he is on vacation.Recently, Green, an American, was visiting Shanghai, China. He went out for dinner whe

2018-09-30 所属栏目:AS IT IS

A South Sudanese surgeon has been named the winner of a United Nations award for assisting refugees.Evan Atar Adaha received the 2018 Nansen Refugee Award for 20 years of giving me

2018-09-29 所属栏目:AS IT IS

English phrases can be difficult to remember since the meaning of each individual word may not give any clue as to a phrase's meaning.In today's Ask a Teacher, Inna from the Ukra

2018-09-28 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Many languages shorten words in everyday speech. In English, we shorten a lot of words.One way we do this is with contractions: two words joined with a special mark called an "apos