Let's Dress UpIt's Halloween From early childhood getting dressed up is connected with a special pastime in North America, called Halloween. Halloween is celebrated on the last night of October, when the air is crisp and snow is not far off. Every yo

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Violet could not stop laughing. Benny had found a scary skull mask. He was running around the barn making ghostly noises. Jessie pretended to be scared, but she was smiling at her little brother. Here you go, said Jason, walking toward them with a bu

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Violet and Jessie stared after Peter as he hurried away. Will you go on the merry-go-round with me? Benny asked, jumping up and down. Yes, Violet answered, but I think Jessie and I will sit in the swan chariot. She needed to talk to Jessie about Pete

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By Laura Ellsworth Washington, DC 31 October 2006 watch Halloween in the US Every year, on the last day of October, children in the U.S. dress up in their most creative costumes to celebrate Halloween. VOA's Laura Ellsworth reports on how this big e

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Night time in Pomona, California and early autumn is marked by a thousand bright faces carved into pumpkins big and small all ready for Halloween night. There are at least 3000 jack-o-lanterns on display for California Pumpkin Nights each with its ow

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Agriculture Report - Thanksgiving, but US Turkey Farmers Aren't Celebrating 农业报道 - 感恩节来临 火鸡大餐登场 From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report in Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报道。

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Pumpkins More Popular than Ever in US 南瓜在美国比以往任何时候都更受欢迎 October means many things. It means Halloween, harvest season, or just the arrival of fall, and falling leaves. But no matter which part of October you celebrat

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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

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I believe in figuring out my own way to do things. I believe in the power of numbers. I believe in barbeque. Well, I believe in friendliness. I believe in mankind. This I Believe. We invite everyone to write for our series This I Believe. And today'

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Halloween has become a bigger and more celebrated holiday over the past few years. I suspected that it would. There is something innately fun about being scared, and telling scary stories. Parties and dressing up appeal to the child in all of us, of

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When it Comes to Beer, Variety Rules in USA Americans didnt invent beer. The refreshing, intoxicating and fattening malt beverage dates back at least 6,000 years, to the Babylonians. We dont even drink the most beer per capita. The Czechs, at 132 lit

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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

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The North Carolina State Fair is under way in the capital city of Raleigh. If you were there, you'd see lots of exhibits about good nutrition, and could sample wholesome farm dishes made from healthful recipes. But most of the other fair-goers would

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MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: It's that time of year - time for ghosts and goblins and other creatures that go bump in the night. And if those sorts of things give you the heebie-jeebies, maybe you'll take comfort in knowing that 4 percent of Americans say th

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Book Recommendations For The Post-Election Escapists play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0004:58repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. RAC

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Assassin's Steak Tartare: Popular Detective Series Gets Its Own Cookbook play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0004:43repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update yo

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Broadcast on Coast to Coast: November 7, 2002 Rebroadcast on VOA News Now: November 10, 2002 AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER -- slang and idioms in American politics. RS: Tuesday was Election Day, and Slangman Da

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Well, Halloween came and went as it does every year, leaving a house full of sweets! We had a lot of fun yesterday. I told my children that I wasn't going to buy them costumes this year. They had to find bits and pieces around the house and make do.

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Every year, either in the summer, or around October, we make a trip to Smallwood's Farm. It is a family-run farm with a petting zoo. All of the produce grown on the farm is sold directly to the public. Through the years, it has grown from a small att

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This year, our family decided that the more the merrier and invited Adriano and his family to have Christmas dinner with us. We were thrilled when they accepted our invitation. Lucy: Im so glad you guys could all make it. Adriano: We wouldnt have mis

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