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The Pantheon here was built by the Emperor Haydrian in the 2nd century AD and its 1)dome is still one of the largest 2)concrete domes in the world. It's 50 yards across and its concrete is up to 20 fe
These 1)skyscrapers are built of mud there in the Yemen. They're over 400 years old. The reason they're so tightly packed together is not because of the cost of 2)real estate, it's a protection agains
The year 2001 brought many technological 1) breakthroughs closer to home. New 2) targeted disease-fighting 3) medications, diametric products such as face-recognition devices and satellite radio just
WORDS AND THEIR STORIES By Broadcast: Sunday, October 24, 2004 Now the VOA Special English program-- Words and Their Stories. There are many special terms in the world of business. The following story
Of course, Africa is a continent full of catastrophes: 当然了,非洲大陆充满了灾难: There are immense ones, such as the horrific rapes in Congo and depressing ones, 有的灾难,比如刚果猖獗的强奸,是无比巨大的; such
I'm a storyteller. And I would like to tell you a few personal stories about what I like to call the danger of the single story. 我是个说书之人。在这里,我想和大家分享一些我本人的故事,一些关于所谓的单一故事的危
TEXT Ever thought about cheating on a test? Of course not. But some students are not quite so honest … Honesty: Is It Going Out of Style? Stacia Robbins According to a recent poll, 61 percent of American high school students have admitted to cheati
If you are walking through New Yorks Central Park on a fine summer day, you might come across a group of children enthusiastically listening to a story. The storyteller will be sitting beside a statue of a kindly looking man holding an open book. Al
7th of July 1974 on the World Cup final in the Olympic Stadium in Munich, West Germany, the hosts and favorites to win, up against the masters of total football, the Dutch. But in the most dramatic st
On the 22th of the June, 1986, in the Aztec Stadium, Mexico city. Argentina played England in the quarterfinal s of the World Cup. Only 4 years earlier, the 2 countries were at war over the Falkland I
If you really like to read animal stories together with me, I will gladly do it with you as soon as you are here with your book because I like to read stories with you too.
IN THE NEWS - Investigative Reporting, Coverage of Katrina Earn Pulitzer Prizes for U.S. NewspapersBy Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Saturday, April 22, 2006 I'm Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Specia
[00:00.00]One person ,sitting alone. [00:03.36]looks like he is praying . [00:05.85]Another man,lying on his side, [00:08.23]looks as if he is trying to get up. [00:11.56]Today, [00:12.46]more than 250 years since excavations started, [00:16.24]thous
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: Incredible Hulk in July at the Comic-Con 2008 convention in San Diego, California And I'm Barbara Klein. This week on our program, we take a break from the new
Words and Their Stories: A Fi nal D.A.R.E . 词汇典故:《美国地区英语词典》最后一册出版 Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. 现在是美国之音慢速英语词汇典故。 Today we talk about words like
AS IT IS 2016-07-31 Open a Window, It's Smoky in Here! Now, VOA Learning English program, Words and Their Stories. On this show, we are like word detectives. And like a good detective, we uncover the stories behind common phrases in American English.
By Shelley Gollust Broadcast: October 26, 2003 VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Faith Lapidus with PEOPLE IN AMERICA from VOA Special English. Today, we tell about Edgar Allan Poe, a nin
Daniel: Hey, Vella, how are you? Vella: I'm good. How are you? Daniel: I'm well thanks. Just wanted to ask you what's your favorite movie? Vella: OK, I have one all time Indonesian favorite movie. Daniel: Uh, uh. Vella: And it's called Lima Juanita,
[00:00.41] Prints on the Heart [00:03.24]When night unfurls its silent splendor, please take this book and read in the lamplight. [00:09.55]Each sensation will be heightened by the people, their stories and their feelings. [00:16.31]You may read the