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Welcome to the MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. Texas won its independence from Mexico during the administration of President Andrew Jackson. Leaders of the territory then wanted to become part of the United States. Jackso
Welcome to the MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. In the early eighteen thirties, the territory of Texas belonged to Mexico. But many Americans had moved to Texas because they could buy a lot of land with little money. The g
Gunman Kills 9 Students, One Teacher at High School in Texas A gunman killed at least 10 people, most of them students, at a high school near Houston, Texas, on Friday state officials said. At least ten others are wounded. It was the deadliest attack
Hillary Clinton has apologized for a comment she made in South Dakota today in saying that people should stop calling for her to leave the race. Clinton pointed out it was not until June when Democratic candidate Robert Kennedy was killed. NPR's Dav
December 29th ,1916 Noblemen in Russia murder Gregory Rasputin,a monk with powerful influence over the country's royal family.But Rasputin proves hard to kill.First he's poisoned ,then shot twice before he finally dies from drowning after been thrown
December 29th 1916Noblemen in Russia murder Grigori Rasputin, a monk with powerful influence over the country's royal family. But Rasputin proves hard to kill. First, he's poisoned, then shot twice before he finally dies from drowning after being thr
America's population is becoming older and increasingly diverse - made up of people who are different from each other. Nowhere are those differences more apparent than in Houston, Texas. The city has seen an increase in the number of minority communi
Bringing you todays commercial-free headlines from around the globe, this is CNN Student News. Hi, everyone, I am Carl Azuz, getting things started on this Tuesday, April 19th. We've been talking about some of the economic debates involving President
1. Why was the bus late? A. The bus was involved in an accident. B. Traffic on the highway was terrible. C. The bus driver got sick and had to rest. 2. The man grew up in ___________. A. New York City B. Texas C. Nevada 3. The woman wants to go to __
乔治沃克布什(George Walker Bush),1946年7月6日出生于美国康涅狄格州。于1995年-2000年间担任第46任的德克萨斯州州长。于2001年-2009年担任美国第43任(第54-55届)总统,任内遭遇了2001年的911事件
British Petroleum has put someone new in charge of their operations in Alaska, where they spilled 800,000 gallons of oil in March and where they shut down the biggest oil field in the United States in August because of pipeline corrosion. BP is the
AS IT IS 2014-12-17 In US, Support for Death Penalty Is Strong 美国民众仍强烈支持死刑 Most industrialized nations have stopped executing criminals. But the death penalty is still legal in many parts of the United States. Public opinion stu
Sitting in Two States at Once Is it possible to be in two places at once? It certainly is if youre in the southwest city of Texarkana, which straddles the border between Texas and Arkansas. In almost every regard, Texarkana is one community. But its
AS IT IS 2014-09-07 Mixed Signals at US Border with Mexico Since last October, tens of thousands of children have entered the United States without a parent or legal guardian. This was two times the number as the year before. Methodist pastor Jaser D
Jaguar Killed After Olympic Torch Presentation 美洲豹参与奥运圣火传递仪式因逃跑被击毙 This is Whats Trending Today: 这里是今日热点节目。 A jaguar was killed in Brazil on Monday after it got out of its leash. 周一,巴西
AS IT IS 2016-04-11 Children and Cattle Compete at Houston Rodeo Cowboys and cowgirls from across the United States were in Houston, Texas last month for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. The Houston rodeo is one of the biggest shows of its kind
Exercise 11-7: Compound Nouns and Complex Verbs CD 4 Track 44 No matter how complex the verb gets, remember to follow the basic Dogs eat bones intonation,where you stress the nouns. For the noun intonation, stick with the basic set phrase or descript
EXPLORATIONS - September 4, 2002: Rio Grande, Part 2 By Oliver Chanler (Photo - Ken Osborn/U.S. Geological Survey) VOICE ONE: This is Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with the VOA
Every night in the summer, more than 15million bats emerge from a hot, cavernous sinkhole just outside San Antonio. 夏天的每个晚上,超过1500万只蝙蝠都会从圣安东尼奥市区外一个热烘烘的大地洞里出来。 They spiral up
sson 9 Travel 第九课 旅行 December 18 12月18日 Mark's Ticket Home 返乡车票 Read it! 读读看! Jim is taking the train to visit his family. 吉姆要搭火车去探望他的家人, Train travel costs extra at Christmastime. 在圣诞节期