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Free Wi-Fi Is Coming to New York City 纽约打造全球最快免费无线网 The spread of mobile phones across America has led to a disappearance of public pay telephones. In fact, in New York City right now, workers are removing pay phones from th

After Pokemon Craze, Backlash

AS IT IS 2016-07-14 After Pokemon Craze, Backlash This is Whats Trending Today. Pokemon Go can be called a phenomenon. The smartphone video game became popular almost overnight. Millions of people have downloaded the game. Players are walking around

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英国新女首相或面临撒切尔式挑战

AS IT IS 2016-07-14 Britains May Faces Same Challenges as Thatcher 英国新女首相或面临撒切尔式挑战 British Prime Minister Theresa May took office Wednesday, becoming the countrys second woman leader after Margaret Thatcher. May was form

VOA慢速英语2016 全球经济下6种重要技能

Six Critical Skills for Today's Global Economy 全球经济下6种重要技能 Children and adults need to develop six important skills to succeed in the modern global economy. 在当代全球经济形势下，孩子和成人要想成功需要培养6种

“伊斯兰国家”获得“象征性胜利”

AS IT IS 2016-07-13 Islamic State Gains 'Symbolic Victories' 伊斯兰国家获得象征性胜利 People claiming to represent the Islamic State have claimed responsibility for several deadly attacks in the past two weeks. The attacks came shortly af

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AS IT IS 2016-07-13 US Defense Secretary Makes Surprise Visit to Afghanistan 美国国防部长突访阿富汗 U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter made a surprise stop in Afghanistan Tuesday. Carter was in the country to meet with President Ashraf G

VOA慢速英语2016--Pokemon Go热潮席卷美国

AS IT IS 2016-07-13 Pokemon Go Craze Sweeps US Pokemon Go热潮席卷美国 This is Whats Trending Today. Pikachu, where are you? That is on the minds of millions of people in the U.S. who downloaded the Pokemon Go smartphone app after it launched Ju

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AS IT IS 2016-07-13 Sanders Declares Support for Clinton Candidacy 桑德斯声明支持克林顿参选 Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders said Tuesday he is supporting Hillary Clinton in her effort to be the next president for the United States. Sanders

VOA慢速英语2016--伊朗核协议签署一周年

AS IT IS 2016-07-14 Nuclear Deal with Iran Turns One Year Old. 伊朗核协议签署一周年 The agreement limiting Irans nuclear program in return for easing international restrictions on the country is now one year old, but fragile. The United Sta

Goole新Doodle致敬美国科学家内蒂史蒂文斯

AS IT IS 2016-07-08 Google Honors American Scientist Nettie Stevens Goole新Doodle致敬美国科学家内蒂史蒂文斯 This is Whats Trending Today The Internet search engine Google celebrated a woman scientist on Thursday. Her name might not be w

VOA慢速英语2016 平衡人生,大屏幕上跃动的奥运希望

Balancing Life, Olympic Hopes on the Big Screen 平衡人生,大屏幕上跃动的奥运希望 Look out for Alexi Pappas at the Olympics in August. 人们在八月份上的奥林匹克会上注视着阿列克斯?帕帕斯。 She is a Greek-American l

The Otherworldly Beauty of Badlands National Park

The Otherworldly Beauty of Badlands National Park In this weeks national parks journey, we explore a unique landscape in the north central United States. The land is big and mostly flat. There are endless fields of corn, wheat and soybeans. Colors of

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AS IT IS 2016-07-09 Jon Bon Jovi: Wedding Singer? 乔恩邦乔维乐队:婚礼歌手? This is Whats Trending Today When American rock star Jon Bon Jovi attended a wedding in Florida recently, he had no plans to perform. After all, there was already a

US, South Korea to Deploy THAAD Missile Defense

AS IT IS 2016-07-09 US, South Korea to Deploy THAAD Missile Defense United States and South Korean officials have announced plans to deploy a U.S. missile defense system to South Korea. The officials said the deployment is to answer North Koreas nucl

New Horizons Space Probe Gets Mission Extension

New Horizons Space Probe Gets Mission Extension The U.S. space agency has announced it is extending the mission of the New Horizons spacecraft. New Horizons is a spacecraft without a human crew. It was the first spacecraft to visit the dwarf planet P

VOA慢速英语2016--The Power of Parallelism

The Power of Parallelism Parallelism is the repetition of similar grammatical forms. It is a powerful tool in public speaking and writing. You may have heard this quote attributed to Julius Caesar: I came, I saw, I conquered. The repetition of I foll

Maz Jobrani: Building Cultural Bridges, One Laugh at a Time

AS IT IS 2016-07-07 Maz Jobrani: Building Cultural Bridges, One Laugh at a Time Maz Jobrani likes to make people laugh. The Iranian-American knew early in life that he wanted to become an actor or comedian. His path to stardom was a long journey. His

Apps to Help in a Disaster

Apps to Help in a Disaster Disasters almost always arrive unexpectedly. But there are computer apps to help people prepare for disasters. Some apps alert users when a disaster has taken place. Other disaster apps can be used when people need rescue o

VOA慢速英语2016--好奇猴乔治

'Curious George' Explores Ramadan 好奇猴乔治 He has ridden a bike, received a medal, flown a kite and learned the alphabet. He has even traveled into space. Since the Curious George series began in 1941, the beloved childrens book character has