AS IT IS 2016-09-17 Campaign Launched to Pardon Edward Snowden Supporters of Edward Snowden have appealed to U.S. President Barack Obama to give him a pardon. The American Civil Liberties Union, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch launched a

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'A Pair of Silk Stockings' by Kate Chopin 一双长丝袜 by 凯特-肖邦 Our story is called A Pair of Silk Stockings. It was written by Kate Chopin. Here is Barbara Klein with the story. Little Missus Sommers one day found herself the unexpected o

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AS IT IS 2016-09-15 How Much Medical Information Must Presidential Candidates Release? 总统候选人应该披露所有的健康信息么? Recent stories about American presidential candidates have raised questions about how much candidates should s

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STARTALK Language Program Teaches Intensive Russian 美国学生通过STARTALK学习俄语 STARTALK is a language immersion program for students and teachers. Learning a language by immersion means a student is placed in an environment where only the

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AS IT IS 2016-09-14 Roald Dahl Day Celebrates British Writer's 100th Birthday 童话大师罗尔德达尔诞辰100周年 This is Whats Trending Today. 大家好,欢迎收听《今日热点》节目 Roald Dahl is a beloved British writer. He is the

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AS IT IS 2016-09-14 Drones to Deliver Fast Food to Virginia Tech University 美国弗吉尼亚理工大学使用无人机送快餐 Students in the American state of Virginia will soon be able to order burritos carried by unmanned aircraft. The food d

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AS IT IS 2016-09-14 After Death, Some Choose to Continue Their Online Lives What happens to our images on social media or the internet after we die? Evan Carroll is someone who thinks a lot about this question. Carroll co-wrote a book called, Your Di

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AS IT IS 2016-09-14 New Rockets Announced in Private Space Race Businessman Jeff Bezos has announced two new rocket designs to launch satellites and people into space. Most people know Bezos as the founder and chief executive officer of online seller

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AS IT IS 2016-09-14 Muslim-Americans Turning to the Democratic Party 美国穆斯林人转向民主党 Muslim voters in the United States are increasingly moving toward the Democratic Party. They are expected to vote in record numbers for Democrat Hi

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Are Millennials Changing U.S. Work Culture? 千禧一代正在改变美国的工作文化? From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. The latest generation of Americans to enter the labor force may be reshaping the way the United

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AS IT IS 2016-09-13 American Teenager's 'Domino' Artwork Goes Viral This is Whats Trending Today. A teenager from the northeast state of New Hampshire has one of the top trending YouTube videos this week. Lily Hevesh is known as Hevesh5 on YouTube. S

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AS IT IS 2016-09-13 Bill Clinton Would Make History as First Gentleman If Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton wins the U.S. presidency, her husband Bill Clinton would fill the role traditionally held by women first ladies. How would this role be dif

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AS IT IS 2016-09-17 Ethiopian Runner Urges US to Push for Human Rights in His Country Ethiopian runner Feyisa Lelisa is urging the United States Congress to take action in support of Ethiopians protesting against their government. Lelisa won the silv

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AS IT IS 2016-09-17 Foreign Diplomats and U.S. Officials Clean a Florida Beach Last Friday was an unusual day for several diplomats in the U.S. state of Florida. The U.S. Department of State gathered consular officers from Africa, Europe and Latin Am

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More Russians Growing Their Own Food 罗斯物价飞涨 民众自种食物 With high inflation and food shortages across Russia, some Russians are growing their own vegetables. 随着通货膨胀和食物短缺席卷俄罗斯,一些民众开始自种

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AS IT IS 2016-09-19 Voters in Just a Few States Will Decide US Presidential Election 美国少数州选民将决定总统大选 On November 8 this year, Americans across the country will vote for president. But the candidate who wins the most votes w

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Peace and Quiet at Isle Royale National Park 罗亚尔岛国家公园的和平与宁静 This week on our national parks journey, we explore a remote island near Michigans border with Canada. It sits within a huge freshwater lake. It is one of the lea

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White House Celebration Honors Student Poets 奥巴马夫人在白宫为学生诗人颁奖 The American poet Carl Sandburg once said, Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance. Recently five young people were named to lead that dance for the next y

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AS IT IS 2016-09-17 Gold Toilet Revealed at NYC Museum 纽约博物馆展示黄金马桶 This is Whats Trending Today If you have ever wanted to use a toilet made of pure gold, now is your chance. New Yorks famous Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum has set

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Rocket Explosion Hurts Facebooks Internet Plans for Africa 火箭爆炸影响脸谱的非洲互联网计划 Plans to make Internet connections easier to get in Africa were hurt this month when a rocket exploded in the U.S. state of Florida. The rocke

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