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As the streetcar rumbled down Canal Street, Jacklooked over his shoulder. Dipper was right. AfricanAmericans were sitting in the back, while only whitepeople were in the front. Jack hadn't even noticed iton their first streetcar ride. Jack's heart fe
Jeb pushed open the cellar door. Daylight streamedin. He looked out. All clear he said. Jeb crawled out of the cellar. Jack followed him,then Annie, Will, Kate, and Miss Neely. The sky was gray above them. The twister had tornthe roof off the dugout
Clang, clang, clang! Jack opened his eyes. The sound of bells filled thenight-not the gentle ringing of the temple bells but aharsh clanging. Jack smelled smoke. He and Annie threw off theirmosquito nets and stumbled to the door. Basho was standing i
Jack heard pounding noises. He imagined Boka andKama were building a ship. He opened his eyes. Only he and Annie were still inthe hut. A piece of cloth covered the doorway. Jacksat up and shook Annie. Wake up! he said. She opened her eyes. I think th
In the northwestern United States, the city of Seattle requires its residents to separate food waste from the rest of their trash. The food gets recycled into compost for lawns, gardens and, soon, into electricity. 美国西北地区的西雅图市要求
We're revitalizing a grove of giant Sequoias in Yosemite; repairing the Lincoln Memorial; 我们将重新开放优诗美地的巨杉树林;修缮林肯纪念堂; and enhancing the iconic entrance to our first national park at Yellowstone. 加固通
The Lesson of a Tree I should not take either the biggest or the most picturesque tree to illustrate it. Here is one of my favorites now before me, a fine yellow poplar, quite straight, perhaps 90 feet high, and four thick at the butt. How strong, v
U.S. Teens Simulate International Debate at Model U.N. Conference in Washington D.C. 美国青少年在华盛顿“联合国模式”会议中模拟国际争端 The so-called
By Joe Bavier Abidjan 14 September 2006 The government has resigned. Top officials have been arrested. And around 16,000 people have sought treatment for symptoms believed linked to the illegal dumping of hundreds of tons of toxic waste in Ivory Coa
The happiest place on earth is officially middle-aged. Disneyland has just turned fifty and Disney is marking the occasion with a huge celebration. The southern California icon has inspired a number of spin-offs and imitators. To keep up. Disneyland
Sixty years ago tomorrow, a young man named Jack Aeby snapped one of history's most important photographs -- the only color picture of the first atomic bomb test. Aeby was a 21-year-old amateur photographer. He was working as a technician on the Manh
This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. One of the sweetest gifts of nature is a red, ripe strawberry. There are three basic kinds of strawberries: June bearing, ever bearing and day neutrals. June bearing are ready in the spring, so the
By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 23 November 2006 A new U.N. report warns of an unprecedented decline in the Palestinian economy, saying poor Palestinians have been hit hardest of all. VOA's Jim Teeple has details from our Jerusalem bureau. ---- Palestinian
By Greg Flakus Des Moines 10 January 2008 The first events of the U.S. presidential election season, the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary, drew coverage from all the major news media, but many people followed the events on internet sites f
Remembering Remote Control Inventor Gene Polley Whenever someone leaves the earth having changed it, we like to make note of it. Not just the famous or notorious, but also obscure people who dreamed up something memorable or useful in our everyday li
Olympics Blamed for Stoking Debt Crisis in Greece Eight years on from 2004, Athens Olympic Park is abandoned, overgrown, closed to the public. The fencing arena is now a rusting warehouse. The canoe slalom course was built at a cost of millions of do
In the northwestern United States, the city of Seattle requires its residents to separate food waste from the rest of their trash. The food gets recycled into compost for lawns, gardens and, soon, into electricity. Every day, at Cedar Grove Compostin
Another Storm Victim Pecan Groves In Southwest Georgia NOEL KING, HOST: When Hurricane Michael plowed through southwest Georgia, it hit that area's farms like a bomb. Cotton fields near harvest were blown bare, and decades-old pecan groves were level
Jack opened his eyes. He was wearing pants with suspenders and a shirtwith the sleeves rolled up. In place of his backpackwas a leather bag. Annie was wearing a long dress and a sunbonnet. I like my hat, she said. It'll keep the sun off myface.Yeah,
Police in Beijing have launched a new armed patrol force to respond to any incidents of terrorism and violent crimes. The new force includes one hundred and fifty armed patrol vehicles and around two thousand policemen. They have been tasked with gua