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Joanna: Where did you go yesterday? Frank: I went to Croydon. Joanna: Did you go shopping? Frank: No, I went for an interview. Joanna: Oh, did you get a job? Frank: Yes, I got a job as a Management Tr
A Visit to George Washington's Mount Vernon访问乔治华盛顿的芒特弗农 From VOA Learning English, welcome to This isAmerica. Im Steve Ember. Americans areremembering George Washington this month. February 22nd marks the birthday anniversary
[00:01.01]Recently, there was another threat [00:03.02]when the tanker Jessica ran aground [00:04.83]near the islands. [00:06.48]It is believed to have leaked almost [00:08.32]a million litres of oil into the sea. [00:11.75]At first, it was feared th
AMERICAN MOSAIC - Jean Craighead George Spent Her Life in the Wilderness or Writing About It JUNE SIMMS: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im June Simms. This week on our program, we remember the much-loved childrens writer J
By Jim Stevenson Indianapolis, Indiana 31 March 2006 The U.S. men's college basketball national championship tournament is known as March Madness. The 65-team single elimination format brings together
American biologist George Schaller has spent his life studying wild animals in more than 25 countries: from gorillas in Congo to snow leopards in Nepal to alligators in Brazil. At 75, he is being honored for his achievements in animal conservation w
Music Fans Mourn Country Legend George Jones In 1955, Jones recorded Why Baby Why, his first hit for Starday Records. Born in Saratoga, Texas, he began performing in local clubs at age 10. In the late 1940s, he worked as a disc jockey at various radi
Famed jazz pianist and composer George Shearing, 91, died Monday, February 14 of heart failure in New York City. Shearing was born in England but settled in the United States in 1947. His recording career lasted more than six decades and included alb
VOICE ONE: I'm Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we continue our report about the life and music of one of America's greatest composers, George Gershwin. (MUSIC: Rhapsody in Blue) VOIC
By Liu Enming Leesburg, Virginia 28 November 2006 watch Dodona Manor report In the quaint, historic town of Leesburg, in the eastern state of Virginia lies Dodona Manor, home to one of the most significant figures in the 20th century, a man who help
By Doug Levine Washington 26 August 2006 After all these years, has jazzman George Duke finally mellowed out? We get the answer from VOA's Doug Levine who samples Duke's latest album, In A Mellow Tone. -------- George Duke In a Mellow Tone Considere
By Zulima Palacio Washington 26 September 2007 The organization that runs George Washington's estate near Washington, D.C. opened to the public a typical slave cabin from the 18th century. Most of those present at the dedication say the tiny house br
By David Byrd Fairfax, Virginia 29 March 2006 They have beaten three former national champions on their way to U.S. college basketball's
George W. Bush Focuses On Quiet Service After Presidency He worked alongside other volunteers in Kabwe - Zambia's second-largest city - to renovate a health clinic which specializes in the early detection and treatment of cervical cancer. You're alwa
ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Hollywood lost two of its stars this weekend - George Romero and Martin Landau. More about Landau in a couple of minutes. First, director George Romero - he died at age 77 after a career in which he invented the modern zombie gen
DAVID GREENE, HOST: OK, one thing 2016 will be remembered for is being a year that took away too many stars from the world of pop music. And now we have news that George Michael is dead at age 53. His manager is quoted saying the British pop singer d
DAVID GREENE, HOST: President Trump's budget proposal is all about hard power, increasing U.S. military might while slashing aid to other countries, the thinking being there are enough problems to deal with at home. But these historic cuts in foreign
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: All this month, in a series called Total Failure, we're learning about how setbacks shape our lives. Today, George Foreman, former heavyweight boxing champion. In 1974, Foreman suffered one of the greatest upsets in sports history,
By Nathan King United Nations 28 February 2008 Academy Award winning actor George Clooney is the United Nations' latest Messenger of Peace. Cloney is well known for his advocacy on the Darfur conflict in Sudan. He recently joined the ranks of other n
STACEY VANEK SMITH, HOST: We're going to turn now to comedy. (SOUNDBITE OF COMEDY SPECIAL, GEORGE LOPEZ: IT'S NOT ME, IT'S YOU) GEORGE LOPEZ: Mitt Romney wants the Latino vote. He ain't going to get it. He ain't going to get it. And you know why? Bec