VOA慢速英语--How Will You 'Ring in the New Year?'

Hello and welcome to the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Everyone around the world celebrates the New Year differently and at different times. Most people in the U.S. celebrate it on January 1. But they may also observe New Year

Websites of the Year 2000

Napster's MP3 file sharing software is a big favorite. The controversial site won two awards: the WebE for best music site, and the People's Voice Award. Another 1)dual award winner is Google.com. The

VOA慢速英语--New Year's Traditions Around the World

Hello and welcome to VOA Learning English. Most of us here in the United States are celebrating the coming of a New Year. At the stroke of midnight on January 1, we rang in 2018! Many cultures follow different calendars and celebrate the New Year at

What is the 2016 Word of the Year?

What is the 2016 Word of the Year? The American dictionary Merriam-Webster has named surreal its 2016 Word of the Year. Merriam-Websters Learners Dictionary defines the adjective as very strange or unusual or having the quality of a dream. The word e

Yaya Toure wins CAF African Player of the Year

ACCRA, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Ivoirian and Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure was crowned the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) Best Player of the Year for the second consecutive time at an Awards Gala held at the Banquet Hall of the State House

Sinopec boss wins Petroleum Executive of the Year award

Sinopec boss wins Petroleum Executive of the Year award LONDON, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese oil giant Sinopec's boss Fu Chengyu has been awarded the title of the Petroleum Executive of the Year in London on Monday evening by the world leading energy

Japan's exports up 32.1 % on year in May

TOKYO, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Japan's exports rose in May from a year earlier, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said in a preliminary（初级） report on Thursday. The 32.1 percent increase in the recording month marks the sixth successive（连续的）

Yearender: Chinese soccer breaks hearts, again

BEIJING, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese soccer fans witnessed another year of fiascos, but this time, they accept it more peacefully as both players and fans feel nothing unusual for they've tasted so many failures in recent years and some of them even

Pirlo joins Juventus on three-year contract

ROME, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Former AC Milan midfielder Andrea Pirlo joined Turin giants Juventus on a three-year deal on Tuesday. The 32-year-old Italian international had been released from newly-crowned Serie A champions AC Milan on a mutual acceptanc

欧美国家新年习俗面面观

欧美国家新年习俗面面观 新年新气象，各个民族都有自己的一套办法来送旧年、迎新岁。说起我们中国新年你可能聊得头头是道，那么西方国家的新年习俗你又知道多少呢？快跟小编一起看图

Silva seeks five-year contract extension

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) world middleweight champion Anderson Silva is reportedly negotiating to extend his career for another five years. The 37-year-old has sought talks with UFC chief Dana W

Vivian Cheruiyot awarded as Best Sportswoman of the Year

LONDON, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan runner Vivian Cheruiyot won the Laureus Award on Monday as the best Sportswoman of the Year. She snatched gold medals of both 5,000 and 10,000 meters at the World Championships in Daegu. One of the great distance run

Wall Street suffers worst week this year

NEW YORK, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Wall Street ended its worst week this year with severe sell-off on Friday after the government's highly-anticipated monthly jobs report came in weaker than expected. When the market closed, the Dow Jones industrial average

徘徊的岁月The Year of Wandering

[美文欣赏] Between the preparation and the work,the apprenticeship and the actual dealing with a task or an art,there comes, in the experience of many young men,a period of uncertainty and wandering which is often misunderstood and counted as tim

PSV end year as Dutch winter champions

THE HAGUE, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- PSV Eindhoven ended the year 2012 as Dutch Eredivisie winter champions for the 19th time in history, with FC Twente finishing the year on goal difference as the second placed team. PSV had no difficulties with NAC Breda

Dow, S&P 500 jump to 5-year highs

NEW YORK, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks closed mixed on Tuesday, with Dow Jones Industrial Average and Standard Poor's 500-stock Index climbing to five-year highs amid mixed economic data. The Dow and SP 500 climbed steadily despite mixed economic

3 Unconventional Ways to Change Your Life this Year

3 Unconventional Ways to Change Your Life this Year Everyone wakes up on January 1 with a gut full of ambition and good intentions. The idea of a clean slate is invigorating! By the middle of the month, however, most people have already started the s

Gonzalez voted as winner of MLS Defender of the Year

HOUSTON, Nov. 9 (Xinhua)-- U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS) on Wednesday announced Los Angeles Galaxy's center back Omar Gonzalez as the winner of MLS Defender of the Year. MLS said in a statement that Gonzalez beat out fellow finalists Jamison Olave,

China warns of severe floods this year

BEIJING, June 3 (Xinhua) -- The national flood and drought prevention office has warned that severe floods are more likely to occur this year due to markedly increased rainfall, according to Sunday media reports. Floods may cause greater damage this

新的一年 The New Year

The year of 2014 has gone, the new year has come, I make many wishes in this year. First, I wish I can grow up quickly, so I can do many things. Second, I want to make progress in my study, giving myself confidence. Third, I plan to make a travel wit