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Neil: Hello, this is Real English from BBC Learning English, Im Neil. Jean: And Im Jean. Hello! Neil: In Real English, we look at words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary. Jean: 英语是一种十分程式化的语言,所以了解
Back in Houston, the country's fourth largest city is a hub of the nation's oil refineries, and, in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, gas prices are up. AAA says the national average for regular gas is now $2.59 a gallon. That's 23 cents higher than just
This is what we know at this hour: an alleged ISIS supporter is under arrest in New York allegedly ,after he attacked an FBI agent with a knife. Now, terrorism investigators were doing a search of a home in Staten Island earlier today and that's when
ACT I What are you doing? 你在干什么? I think I've got them. 我想我已经拍齐了。 You think you've got what? 你想你已经拍齐了什么? Performing arts--performing arts centers. 表
ACT I You like living in New York, don't you? 你喜欢住在纽约,是吗? Oh, I love it. 噢,我喜欢住在纽约。 It's so convenient. 一切都很方便。 I can take the bus to work ... 我可
AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: politics in the classroom. What an English teacher in the American South has learned from her international students. RS: Yvette Drew was born in the U.S. Virgin Islands. She has
IN THE NEWS - Egyptian Man Questioned About London Bombings By Nancy Steinbach, Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Saturday, July 16, 2005 I'm Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. In Cairo Frid
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 13 October 2007 Hoping to reverse a trend of young men clinging to their parents' nest, the Italian government has decided to offer financial incentives to help young adults leave home earlier. Italy's finance minister has
AS IT IS 2013-05-16 Conflicts Displace People Around the World Hello, again! Im Jim Tedder in Washington. Today we examine the human side of war, not from a soldiers point of view, but from that of civilians who are forced from their homes by conflic
AS IT IS 2015-03-05 Paris Tent Camp a Sign of Troubles Facing Asylum Seekers 巴黎帐篷营地是寻求庇护的难民问题的一个标志 Paris is known as the City of Lights. But it is also home to many refugees. About 40 percent of people seekin
Young Technology Expert Works to Stop Car Thefts Kenya is East Africas largest economy. Its capital Nairobi is growing quickly. But so is the citys crime rate -- the Nairobi Metropolitan Crime Observatory says thieves steal an average of 10 cars each
Islamic Galleries at the Met Have a Grand Re-Opening It was eight years in the making. Now, New Yorks Metropolitan Museum is re-opening its enormous collection of Islamic art in a grand new setting. The objects span nearly 13 centuries and many cultu
Six men have been arrested by the Metropolitan Police in London, suspected of preparing an attack against Pope Benedict who is on a state visit to Britain. The arrests follow a warning Thursday night from the head of Britain's MI5 security service of
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: We've been checking in from time to time with Dan Kois, who's spending a year moving around the world with his wife and two daughters in a quest to find out from various cultures what makes a family. He joins us now to tell
The Streaming down the Yangtze team is in Shanghai, home to China's first Free Trade Zone. As a major shipping and trading city Shanghai grew in importance in the 19th century due to imports, exports, and recognition of its economic potential. The mu
By Stephanie Ho Washington 08 January 2006 The inaugural exhibit at the new Loyola University Museum of Art in Chicago is raising questions about art and the value of copies of art. The show features
Todd: Miki, you went to UC Berkeley, a very famous university in the U.S. What is your university like? Why is it famous? Miki: Why is it famous? Well, I suppose historically it's kind of famous, recent history, because it was a center for the freedo
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry left Beijing on Saturday afternoon, ending a two-day visit to China. During his stay in Beijing, Kerry met with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang, State Councilor Yang Jiechi, and held talks with Chin
Is it right to tell students to pack their bags and leave the UK halfway through their degree courses? Up to 2,700 overseas students have to leave the country or find an alternative course by 1 December, after a British university has been stripped o
The Chamber is one of the most active commercial organizations on the U.S. west coast with more than 2,300 enterprise members including Boeing, Microsoft and Starbucks. Maud Daudon, CEO of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, talks about the