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Cloze: Stingers of the Sea 海中刺客 ── 水母 Given impressive-sounding names like Portuguese man-of-war, jellyfish are certainly respected and feared by humans. Not exactly a fish, and lacking a spine, this creature has a single body cavity
影片对白 Andy: Hi. Nigel: Hi. All right. Turn around, darling. Andy: Oh, I get it. I get it. I get it. I get it. The piece is called urban jungle, right? Nigel: Yes, the modern woman unleashes the animal within to take on the big city. Good. Go. Som
THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: Columbus Discovers the New World STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. Im Steve Ember. (MUSIC) Generations of schoolchildren have been taught that Christophe
By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 19 July 2007 Russia has escalated its diplomatic dispute with Britain, expelling four British diplomats and also suspending bilateral cooperation in the struggle against terrorism. VOA Correspondent Peter Fedynsky has details
By Scott Bobb Chupanga, Central Mozambique 21 March 2007 watch Mozambique Schools In central Mozambique 140,000 people have lost their homes due to flooding that has also destroyed more than 100 schools. Relief workers are scrambling to provide food,
Angola's Economic Boom Has Winners and Losers The city has become a big construction site. Everywhere in Luanda, new buildings are rising from the ground, as a ballet of cranes is shaping the new skyline of the capital. Luanda is busy leaving the pas
Oil-rich Cabinda Still Waits for Independence from Angola Until recently, worshippers at Sunday mass in Cabinda would hear political sermons in favor of independence, but not any more. The former priest is gone, and the current one refuses interviews
In Rio's Favelas, Hoped-For Benefits From Olympics Have Yet To Materialize AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Brazil's favelas or shantytowns were celebrated during the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games as the birthplace of a lot of Brazil's culture. Well, t
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: From Coca-Cola to Kentucky Fried Chicken, heavily guarded secret recipes are the key ingredient to some of the world's most famous culinary success stories. In Portugal, one family has been keeping the original recipe for the count
Yang Ting is a tourist from Beijing. She is among the numerous visitors who consider the St. Paul's Cathedral as a must-see in Macao. I definitely want to see the Ruins of St. Paul's Cathedral when visiting Macao since it is an integral part of its h
The samba rhythm developed from percussion styles used in Candomble, an African influenced religion which was banned in the slave era. In Candomble ceremonies, drummers call down different gods, or orixas who are said to act as guides and guardians f
Everybody came from everywhere else in the country to live here, so even if the original bits of samba may have come from Bahia, from Africa and such and such, uh, Rio, being a more cosmopolitan place, would incorporate all influences and create diff
By Marianne Kearney Jakarta 05 April 2008 Indonesia's Supreme Court has overturned the conviction of a former pro-Jakarta militia leader, ruling that he did not commit gross human rights violations during East Timor's vote for independence in 1999. M
European countries have begun evacuating their citizens from Georgia. One of the first countries to do so was Italy. Sabina Castelfranco reports from Rome. The Italian government has wasted no time in evacuating its nationals from Georgia as fears m
The Eruozones debt crisis had gone quiet, but not any longer. This is the heart of European Union and workers are fighting with police. Theyre angry about looming cuts and redundancies. But Belgiums problems are a sideshow for leaders arriving for th
Broadcast on COAST TO COAST: August 19, 2004 A new map released by the Modern Language Association shows which languages are spoken where in the United States. According to the MLA map, a 33-square-kilometer area south of Los Angeles is one of the mo
By Tendai Maphosa London 22 October 2007 Former Mozambique President Joachim Chissano is the first recipient of the Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African leadership. Former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan made the announcement in London. Tend
By Phil Mercer Sydney 12 March 2008 East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta, who was seriously wounded in an assassination attempt in February, has spoken publicly for the first time about the attack. Mr. Ramos-Horta said he would not issue a politic
Presidential candidates in Guinea-Bissau are campaigning hard across the country ahead of Sunday's vote. Eleven candidates are running to succeed long-time President Joao Bernardo Vieira, who was killed in March. 竞选几内亚比绍总统的候选人
Frustrations have turned to anger for some of the families of the passengers on board the missing Malaysian plane. Distraught Chinese relatives had to be dragged from a media briefing after they burst in and accused the authorities of not doing enoug