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Abel Halleck was 59 years old when his wife Estelle died. Her death was sudden and unexpected, the kind of death you cannot forget. Abel Halleck buried his wife, then, he stopped doing anything. His work, the world, life and all its possibilities wer
Now the Special English program American Stories. Our story today is called The Luck of Roaring Camp. It was written by Bret Harte. Here is Henry Menro with our story. Roaring Camp was the noisiest gold mining town in California. More than one hundre
[00:02.70]Leader, we're not strong anymore. 长官,我们不再像原来那么强了 [00:03.70]Since the Americans came, people have hope. 自从那些美国人来了之后 人民就有了希望 [00:07.58]- They are voting, woman own businesses. -
Now the VOA Special English program American Stories. Our story today is called Mr. Black. It was written by American reporter Charles Kuralt. It is from his book A life on the road. For many years, Charles Kuralt travelled across the United States t
Janet pulled the page from her typewriter and looked nervously at her wristwatch. It was almost time. From the inner office came sounds of her boss preparing to leave. The sounds of doors opening and closing. These sounds were well-known to her after
Salina Joe Hustle was born in a cabin that had two rooms, one small window and a dirt floor. Her parents, Shog and Marty Hustle built the little house in one day with the help of their families and friends. Salina Joe began to talk when she was one-y
When my great grandma Anna came to America. She wore the same thick coat and big boots she had worn when she worked on her family's farm. But her family did not farm anymore. In New York City her father carried things on a wagon. The rest of the fami
Ben was awakened by a gunshot. The sharp noise came through the thick stonewalls of the house. It was cold in the bedroom. Ben Newman was shaking as he got out of bed. He put on his eyeglasses and went over to the window. The field was covered with w
One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it were smallest pieces of money - pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a time by negotiating with the man at the market who sold vegetables and meat. Negotiating until one's face b
Before I was born, I went on the road. The road was highway 17. It went from the city of Jacksonville to the city of Whelmington in North Carolina, that is where the hospital was. My father back the car out of his place in the barn. He helped my moth
Jane got up from under her warm bedcovers and faced the cold of her room. It was another New Year's Day. In the bathroom she looked at herself in the mirror. Nothing had changed except the lines around her eyes and mouth looked deeper. Jane was 49 ye
I had the somewhat unrealistic idea that I would find interesting stories at every crossroads throughout the American countryside. So the cameraman, soundman and I started out with great hope from New York City. For a few rainy days, we drove through
电影词典: film noir 黑色电影 美国俚语: 剧中:Rang me with a sob story. sob story 用来骗取人同情的煽情的故事 e.g.1 I cant be bothered talking to her anymore; all she has is sob story. 我再也不能忍受和她说话了,她
The western American city of San Francisco, California suffered a huge earthquake on April eighteenth, nineteen-oh-six. More than three thousand people are known to have died. The true number of dead will never be known. Two hundred fifty thousand pe
One December night, a long long time ago, a family sat around the fireplace in their home. A golden light from the fire filled the room. The mother and father laughed at something their oldest daughter had just said. The girl was seventeen, much olde
When I was young, I went looking for gold in California. I never found enough to make me rich, but I did discover a beautiful part of the country. It was called the Stanislaus. The Stanislaus was like heaven on earth. It had bright green hills and de
I'm an old lawyer and I have three men working for me. My business continued to grow and so I decided to get one more man to help write legal papers. I have met a great many people in my days. But the man who answered my advertisement was the strange
One day, our neighbor Keno Carter rode his horse over to our house. He had another horse with him. He rode to me and said: You have helped me a lot during the year. You've been a good boy. Now, here is the horse I promised. It is yours. At first, I j
And now, the VOA Special English program American Stories. Our story today is called Singing Woman. It was written by Ada Jack Carver in 1927. She won an O. Henry Award for the story. Singing Woman is about an old professional mourner in the southern
John Lyman stood on the steps of the summer house, watching his wife climbing into the car and drive off along the lake road. She was going to the village to get some boxes for his manuscripts and books. He looked unhappy, he had done little work on