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Caique Vidal first experienced Brazils Carnaval celebrations as a baby living in Salvador, the capital of Bahia State. Before he was even a year old, his mother took him to his first Carnaval event. Afro-Brazilian groups performed during parades in t
Oksana Dragan The United States boasts at least several dozen balalaika orchestras - ensembles that feature the triangular, three-stringed lute-like Russian folk instrument. Today on new American Voic
150 Years after His Execution, Justice for an Indian Chief 印弟安人首领绞死后150年终得平反 A special Historical Court in Tacoma, Washington, has exonerated a prominent Nisqually Indian c
CHICAGO, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived here on Thursday afternoon from Washington, after meetings with U.S. President Barack Obama on major bilateral and world issues. During their talks Wednesday, the two leaders agreed to
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. government on Friday refused to recognize the diplomatic asylum that Ecuador granted to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as the Organization of American States (OAS) is considering convening a meeting on the i
VOICE ONE: Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And Im Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about the Washington, D.C. Green Festival that took place earlier this month. An estimated thirty thousand people attended this two-da
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Speer. President Obama announced new emission standards for cars and light trucks today which he says puts the country on a path towards a cleaner environment. The plan would require US passenger vehicles and li
NPR News has confirmed that the US has fired a cruise missile targeting Libyan air defenses. The first shot in the UN authorized force against Libya came earlier today, when a French jet attacked a Libyan military vehicle. Representatives from the US
The Flight 93 National Memorial was dedicated today near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where the United 93 plane crashed on September 11th, 2001. Its believed the men who hijacked the plane planned to crash in Washington, but they were stopped by some o
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Nancy Lyons. Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board are in Reno, Nevada today to look into yesterday's air show crash that killed three people including the pilot and injured more than 50. Mike Ho
Nearly one hundred tornadoes touched down in the US over the past 24 hours.Claiming the lives of at least 36 people,the search for survivors continues in the severely damaged Kentucky town of West Liberty.This Morgan County Sheriff's deputy almost go
以字母W开头英语绕口令: 1、We surely shall see the sun shine soon. 1、我们一定会很快看到太阳了。 2、Rhys watched Ross switch his Irish wristwatch for a Swiss wristwatch. 2、里斯看着罗斯把他的爱尔兰手表换成瑞
Part 4 Useful Expressions 第四部分 旅游实用句 1.Where is the nearest railroad station? 1.请问离这里最近的火车站在哪里? 2.Where is the nearest subway station? 2.请问离这里最近的地铁站在哪里? 3.Where is the tick
22. Washington, who had begun to believe that all men were created equal after observing the bravery of the black soldiers during the Revolutionary War, overcame the strong opposition of his relatives to grant his slaves their freedom in his will. 【分
By Paul Thompson Broadcast: November 28, 2004 (THEME) VOICE ONE: Im Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And Im Doug Johnson with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about a young woman named Virginia Patterson Hensley. No one but her fam
Todd: OK, so we're here. Do you want to go ahead and introduce yourself to the listener? Roe: OK, my name is Hiroe Hashi. I've lived in America for about seven and a half years. I lived in Italy for two years. Todd: Wow! You lived in Italy too. Roe:
AGRICULTURE REPORT - For Eating or Looking: Wild About CherriesBy Mario Ritter Broadcast: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. There is something ha
By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: October 2, 2003 This is Doug Johnson with the VOA Special English Education Report. MegaSkills is a program used in schools across the United States. This program trains a
Washington, D.C. has a complex relationship with graffiti and street art. Local street artist Gobi knows this well. Not long ago, a police officer caught him spraying colorful paint on the side of a building. Gobi did not get permission to put his de
North America will have six more weeks of winter, says Punxsutawney Phil, the most famous groundhog in the United States. Phils keepers reported his weather prediction Friday morning on the U.S. observance of Groundhog Day. Every year, on February 2,