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The Federal Reserve is taking another unorthodox step to try to stimulate the US economy. NPR's Chris Arnold says the Fed is engaging in what's being called the Twist. The Fed says it'll sell 400 billion dollars in short-term treasuries and buy up to
我们之前的节目说了桌游,今天我们要来谈谈纸牌游戏。你会用英语打牌吗?你最喜欢的纸牌游戏是什么呢?赶快留言告诉我们吧! 听力提示: 1. Some of these are famous gambling games, and some of the
[00:08.52]In 1850,the congress of the United States debated [00:18.44]an importtan compromise proposal. [00:22.78]The compromise dealt mostly with the national dispute over slavery. [00:29.99]The dispute threatened to split the northern [00:35.63]and
Unit 47 Texas Cowboy Culture The culture of the western United States, which many consider the epitome of American-ness, is in origin a synthesis of Anglo and Hispanic cultures which was created in Texas the days of the Texas Republic and spread with
EXPLORATIONS - Among the Shooters of the Old West, They Were Two of the Most FearedBy Paul Thompson Broadcast: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 VOICE ONE: This is Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: John Slaught
Broad Societal Issues Cloud Police, Community Relations in Texas City HOUSTON, TEXAS Tension between police and residents has led to unrest in some U.S. cities, mostly recently in Baltimore, Maryland. But in the diverse city of Houston, calm has prev
By Greg Flakus Houston 14 November 2006 Demonstrators protest immigration restrictions in Farmer's Branch, Texas Angry protests have erupted in the Dallas, Texas, suburb of Farmers Branch after the local city council on Monday voted to make English
By Greg Flakus San Antonio, Texas 06 January 2006 Dry conditions and high winds are making life difficult for firefighters in Texas, where wildfires continue to threaten life and property in various p
Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. On our show this week: We answer a question about the state of Texas ... Play some music by world famous musician Yo-Yo Ma ... And report about the successful coffee stores
Fitting in at the University of Texas at Austin EDITOR'S NOTE: This story is part of a new ongoing series about international student life at colleges and universities across the U.S. Please join us over the next several weeks as we bring you stories
For the past 2.5 years, two agriculture experts from the U.S. state of Texas have been working in remote areas of Afghanistan to help nomadic herders better manage their sheep, goats and cattle, and to better deal with ever-changing environmental co
One of the key sources of renewable energy being developed today is wind power, utilizing giant turbines to generate electricity. These work best in windy places like the U.S. Great Plains that stretch from west Texas in the south to the Dakotas in
New York, Las Vegas or Los Angeles may seem like more likely choices but Austin(奥斯丁 ), Texas has been named the sexiest city in the United States in a magazine survey. Dallas, Houston and San Antonio also scored high marks in the ranking by
In South Texas, Fair Wages Elude Farmworkers, 50 Years After Historic Strike DAVID GREENE, HOST: Fifty years ago this summer, farmworkers in South Texas walked off the fields to protest poor wages and appalling working conditions. They marched 400 mi
THIS IS AMERICA - A Visit to Houston, Where Cowboys, Astronauts and Culture MeetBy Dana Demange Broadcast: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 16:00:00 UTC From VOA News: Heavy rains caused flooding Monday in Houston, b
HOUSTON, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- The price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil is expected to be about 100 U.S. dollars per barrel in 2012, five dollars per barrel higher than the average price in 2011, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (
AS IT IS 2016-06-28 Supreme Court Rejects Texas Abortion Law 最高法院驳回德克萨斯州堕胎法 The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Texas went too far in regulating a womans ability to end a pregnancy. Justice Stephen Breyer wrote the opinion