2020-09-15 所属栏目:AS IT IS

A new study suggests that streaming services can lead to higher levels of greenhouse gas emissions. Researchers say the results depended, in part, on which technology was being use

2020-09-14 所属栏目:AS IT IS

The coronavirus health crisis has had an unexpected effect on an event that happens once every 10 years in the United States: the U.S. census.For example, Betsy Landin was listed b

2020-09-13 所属栏目:AS IT IS

A year ago, Kim Seo-yun gave some very important personal information to her South Korean love interest.She had fled North Korea about 10 years earlier.Kim provided the information

2020-09-12 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Our story today is called "The Line of Least Resistance." It was written by Edith Wharton. Here is Larry West with the story.Mister Mindon returned home for lunch. His wife Millice

2020-09-11 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Every language has its own way of saying something happened in the past, is happening now or will happen in the future. As you know, English does this through verb tenses.Most Engl

2020-09-09 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Trude Lamb is a top cross country runner at Robert E. Lee High School in Tyler, Texas. But the name on her sports jersey, she says, is a sharp reminder of a man "who didn't believ

2020-09-06 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Novichok is a deadly nerve agent that left Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny in a coma. It also nearly killed a former Russian spy and his daughter in 2018.Novichok was

2020-09-05 所属栏目:AS IT IS

We present the last of three parts of the short story "Benito Cereno." It was written by Herman Melville.As we told you in earlier parts of our story, rebel slaves seized the ship

2020-09-04 所属栏目:AS IT IS

In a recent Everyday Grammar report, we explored phrasal expressions. Phrasal expressions are groups of words that take on a special meaning. This meaning is different from what th

2020-09-01 所属栏目:AS IT IS

It sounds like a bet you cannot lose. You lend money to a borrower who provides collateral of higher value than the loan, and then you earn interest of about 20 percent. What could

2020-08-31 所属栏目:AS IT IS

America's two main presidential candidates have expressed different ideas about policy toward nuclear-armed North Korea.President Donald Trump has expanded the U.S. relationship w

2020-08-30 所属栏目:AS IT IS

At this time last year, Yoon Seok-min, his wife Kim Hyo-jung and their two children traveled to the Philippines, Vietnam, and Guam. They were considering a trip to the Hawaiian Isl

2020-08-29 所属栏目:AS IT IS

We present the second of three parts of the short story "Benito Cereno." It was written by Herman Melville.Last week, we told how African slaves on a Spanish ship rebelled in seven

2020-08-28 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Can you think of something recent that you wish you had done differently? I can.Last weekend, I decided to paint my living room walls a new color. But the green I chose was a huge

2020-08-26 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Have you ever recorded yourself on an electronic device while speaking English? If so, what kinds of things did you notice?Recording yourself gives you the chance to listen to and

2020-08-25 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Several Mexican states have proposed or approved bans on junk food sales to children. The country has one of the highest rates of childhood obesity as well as a high rate of death

2020-08-24 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Farmer May Cho Win has been working on the same land for over 10 years.When the 28-year-old heard that a conservation project would include her farmland, she wondered how she and h

2020-08-23 所属栏目:AS IT IS

One year ago, Brazilian officials discovered a fire burning in the forest around the town of Novo Progresso. It was the first big blaze in the Amazon's dry season.In the weeks tha

2020-08-22 所属栏目:AS IT IS

We present the first of three parts of the short story "Benito Cereno." It was written by Herman Melville. Here is Shep O'Neal with the story.Captain Benito Cereno hurried aboard

2020-08-21 所属栏目:AS IT IS

When you learn a new language, you must learn the meaning of individual words.But, there is another area that you should pay attention to: expressions, or groups of words.Some expr

2020-08-20 所属栏目:AS IT IS

More than 2,000 years ago, a powerful leader built a fortress on India's holiest river -- the Ganges. King Yayati set up the fort to help guard his territory.Today, ruins are all

2020-08-19 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Some Israelis are looking forward to going to Dubai and visiting the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa.Although people from all over the world visit Dubai, Israelis could

2020-08-18 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Two major college football conferences recently canceled their fall seasons because of concerns over the new coronavirus.The Big Ten and Pac-12 athletic conferences announced they

2020-08-17 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Yumi Hogan helped the American state of Maryland secure 500,000 coronavirus tests from her native South Korea.Hogan is the wife of Larry Hogan, Maryland's governor.Now she is work

2020-08-16 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Wild horses, bison and other large animals once moved freely in much of Europe. Now, these animals are changing a former military base outside of Prague, the Czech capital.Where So