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By the time Sid dropped the children off, dark clouds had gathered and it had begun to rain. The kids dashed into the house and straight into the kitchen, laughing and shaking off raindrops. Mrs. McGregor was waiting for them with a napkin-covered ba
That night they talked a long time. They went over their plan until each of them knew exactly what to do. They talked so late that Thursday morning came too fast. Again the sky was dark and overcast. As they sat down for breakfast, Cap said, Not much
MPs who break the rules could face up to a year in jail under new government plans. Leader of the House of Commons Harriet Harmon has been outlining Ministers' ideas for cleaning up Westminster in the wake of public anger over MPs' expenses claims. T
对代沟这个词,我们已经相当熟悉了,说的是老一辈和年轻人对很多事物看法的不同。到了数字时代,这种代沟正在被代圈所取代,年轻人是所有技术的主角,老一辈人想用电脑还要年轻人来
Commentator Yasmine Noujaim enjoys keeping her Egyptian heritage alive. She just doesn't like to do it in the kitchen. But, she's afraid that her mother's old recipes may one day disappear. So she took out a frying pan and decided to try to give one
No matter what the wages might be for a typical job after college, commentator Dana Goldman has decided they are not enough. --------------------------------- I used to wake up in the middle of the night from nightmares about mowing my boss's lawn .
New York City is not only home to the nation's most diverse population, its public school system also has the largest variety of so-called specialized schools. These academies concentrate on everything from science and the performing arts to social
British Charities Launch Campaign Advocating Tax on Banks to Aid Poor, Environment Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, the day many Christians around the world begin a traditional fast before Easter, this year for 46 days. Custom also has it that
Teleconferencing Promotes Sense of Community Among Hmong Call-in radio Each day around the world, thousands of Southeast Asians pick up their telephones to listen to the radio. They tune in to one of at least 20 different teleconferences, which broad
Science Behind Penalty Kicks Claims Almost 100% Success 点球背后的科学带来几乎百罚百中策略 Deadlocked football matches often end in penalty kicks, most recently in Sundays World Cup match between Costa Rica and Greece. With penalty k
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: It's Shrove Tuesday on the Christian calendar, the last day to indulge before the beginning of Lent. So in New Orleans, people are celebrating Mardi Gras. In Brazil and elsewhere, it's Carnival. The British do things differently.
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Olympic sports have their own special vernacular, slang terms that NPR's Melissa Block has been collecting throughout the games. MELISSA BLOCK, BYLINE: Seems a lot of the lingo has to do with disaster, which strikes often in these
ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Now it's time for All Tech Considered... (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) SIEGEL: ...And the next installment in our occasional series, Is My Job Safe? With advances in artificial intelligence and robotics, more people are asking that questi
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The founder of Tower Records has died. Russ Solomon was 92 years old. He started selling records in his father's drugstore and built a chain that was mecca for many in the days when you bought music by flipping through the albums
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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: I've got a stack of books here. (SOUNDBITE OF BOOK PAGES FLIPPING) INSKEEP: Stack of books sent to me by librarian Nancy Pearl, who's in Seattle, Wash., joins the program from time to time to suggest books that are under the rada
情景对话: Phil: What time did you get to bed? Alex: Sure thing. Phil: Claire, I think something's up with Alex. Claire: I don't know. Some kind of chicken. Phil: Why is no one listening to me? Come here. I don't think she's getting enough sleep
Lourdes: Do you see those teenagers over there? Theyre making trouble again. Nick: Those kids are just messing around . When they get bored, theyll pipe down and go home. Lourdes: Theyre really getting on my nerves , playing loud music and making all
今天我们要学的词是alarming。Alarming, 意思是惊人的,引人担忧的。 The economic downturn that has shaken Europe for the last three years has led to an alarming spike in suicide rates, 过去三年里严重影响欧洲的经济滑坡
DON GONYEA, HOST: About 30-plus years ago, I was right out of college. And I got a job as a disc jockey at a country western radio station in Michigan. And I found out that the great Johnny Cash was coming to play the local county fair. So I hung aro