2021-12-30 U.S. Health Officials Approve New COVID-19 Drug
U.S. health officials recently approved the first drug against COVID-19 that Americans can take at home to reduce the effects of the new coronavirus. The approval comes as U.S. cases…
2021-12-30 Japan Details Plans for Releasing Fukushima Water into Sea
Japan’s government says it will treat radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear center and pipe it into the sea. The plan, announced this week, includes guidelines for compensation to…
2021-12-30 Russia Orders Human Rights Group to Close
The Russian Supreme court ruled Tuesday to close down a human rights organization. The group, called Memorial International, recorded historical abuses of the former Soviet Union. It also identified victims…
2021-12-30 Biden Has Made Limited Changes to Immigration Policy
As a presidential candidate, Joe Biden criticized the administration of then-president Donald Trump for its immigration policies. Biden also promised to pass reforms to permit more asylum-seekers and refugees. However,…
2021-12-30 A Look Back at 2021: Grammar and the Passing Seasons
As 2021 comes to an end, we leave behind a wonderful year of English grammar. This year, we explored many areas – adjectives, phrasal verbs, determiners and more. We also…
2021-12-29 Technology 2021: ‘Facebook Papers,’ New Robots and Rise of NFTs
The past year’s top technology news included stories about the release of secret Facebook documents, developments in robotics and the rise of NFTs. Here is a look back at some…
2021-12-29 Indonesia Permits Boat Carrying Rohingya Refugees to Land
Indonesia has permitted a boat carrying Rohingya refugees to land off the country’s northernmost province of Aceh. The wooden boat carrying about 120 passengers became stranded after experiencing engine problems.…
2021-12-29 Hong Kong Media Faced Big Changes in 2021
In Hong Kong, law enforcement officials forced the closure of media company Stand News on Wednesday and arrested six current or former workers in a raid. Reports say the employees…
2021-12-29 Taliban Fires Guns to Break Up Women’s Protest in Kabul
VOA spoke to people in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday who said they saw Taliban security forces fire guns in the air to break up a women’s protest. Afghan women marched…
2017-08-30 美国习惯用语 – 996. gray area
美国大选结束了，各种拉票和选战活动也终于告一段落。就拿我们家附近的教会来说，他们现在不用再向教友推荐应该给哪个候选人投票了。 美国禁止宗教机构支持某一候选人，不过有些教会会打擦边球。他们不明确支持某个人，却以“推荐”的方式帮这个人拉票。 这两者之间的界限很模糊，让我想到一个习惯用语，那就是: gray area. Gray area，灰暗，灰色地带，也就是不明确，不清楚的状态。 例句-1：While there are laws that prohibit a church from directly supporting a particular politician, offering suggestions for how to vote is more of…
2017-08-24 美国习惯用语 – 995. go easy on
我的小侄女在学钢琴，她妈妈对她要求严格，每天练琴5个小时，弹不完不能出去和朋友玩儿。在钢琴比赛中，侄女得了第二名，要说已经是很厉害了，可是却被她妈妈训了一顿，因为没拿冠军。这种严厉的方式我可真看不惯，也让我想到一个习惯用语，那就是: go easy on. Easy是容易的意思; to go easy on someone or something的意思是温和有耐心地对待某人或某事。如果是我的女儿在钢琴比赛中得了第二名，我绝对不会批评她。I’d go easy on her. 我会和颜悦色地对她。我可不想当个tiger mom，虎妈。 在下面的例子里，我们要听听一本介绍美国历史上著名罪犯阿尔·卡彭的书。 In this book, Al Capone is almost celebrated as a businessman…