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Once upon a time, there was a farmer in the central region of China. He didn't have a lot of money and, instead of a tractor, he used an old horse to plow his field. One afternoon, while working in the field, the horse dropped dead. Everyone in the
这就是我们每个人的故事。这颗树就是我们的父母。小时候,我们喜欢和爸爸妈妈玩长大后,我们就离开他们,只在需要什么东西或者遇到麻烦的时候,才回到他们身边。无论如何,父母永远都在那儿,倾其所有使你快乐。你可能认为这个男孩对树很残酷,但这就是我们每个人对待
In 1883, a creative engineer named John Roebling was inspired to build a spectacular[壮观的] bridge connecting New York with Long Island. However bridge-building experts throughout the world thought that this was an impossible feat and told Roebling
(MUSIC) Today's story is called The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. It is about something strange that happed long ago in a valley called Sleepy Hollow. It was written by Washington Irving. The story is told by Doug Johnson. (MUSIC) Narrator: The valley kno
Long ago, the people who settled in undeveloped areas of America first told tall tales. After a hard day's work, people gathered to tell each other stories. Each group of workers had its own tall tale hero. An African-American man named John Henry w
It was raining as I got off the train in Nashville Tennesee, a slow grey rain. I was tired, so I went straight to my hotel. A big heavy man was walking up and down in the hotel lobby. Something about the way he moved made me think of a hungry dog loo
Carter Druse was born in Virginia. He loved his parents, his home and the South. But he loved his country too. And in the autumn of 1861, when the United States was divided by a terrible Civil War, Carter Druse, a Southerner, decided to join the Unio
Announcer: Now the VOA Special English program American Stories. Our story today is called, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge. It was written by Ambrose Bierce. The occurrence, or event, in our story takes place during the war of the eighteen-sixties
(MUSIC) Our story is called The Diamond Lens. It was written by Fitz-James O'Brien. Today we will hear the second and final part of the story. Here is Maurice Joyce with part two of The Diamond Lens. (MUSIC) Storyteller: When I was a child, someone g
(MUSIC) Our story today is called Rappaccinis Daughter. It was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. We will tell the story in two parts. Here is Kay Gallant with the first part of our story. (MUSIC) Storyteller: Many years ago, a young man named Giovanni
(MUSIC) Our story today is called The Line of Least Resistance. It was written by Edith Wharton. Here is Larry West with the story. (MUSIC) Storyteller: Mister Mindon returned home for lunch. His wife Millicent was not at home. The servants did not k
(MUSIC) Our story is called The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. It was written by Mark Twain. Here is Shep ONeal with the story. (MUSIC) STORYTELLER: A friend of mine in the East asked me to visit old Simon Wheeler, to ask about my frien
(MUSIC) Our story today is, The Devil and Tom Walker. It was written by Washington Irving. Here is Shep O'Neal with our story. (MUSIC) Storyteller: Before we begin our story, let us go back three hundred years to the late sixteen hundreds. In those y
Today we continue the story Benito Cereno. It was written by Herman Melville. Last week we told how African slaves on a Spanish ship rebelled in 1799. They killed most of the Spanish sailors, only the Captain Benito Cereno and a few others were left
G sat in the bedroom and looked at the paper that covered the walls. He felt strange. He and his wife had slept in this room all of their married life. Yet he could not remember what the walls looked like. He had been blind. Now he could see again. H
Our story today is The Riverman. It was written by Stewart Edward White. Here is Shep O' Neal with our story. I first met him in a small lumber town. I was sitting in front of a hotel watching people pass by. It was a warm day. Now and then a group o
Today we complete the story Benito Cereno written by Herman Melville. As we told you in earlier parts of our story, rebel slaves seized the ship San Dominick off the coast of Chile. They killed many of its officers and crew. The Captain Benito Cereno
Captain Benito Cereno hurried aboard his ship. It was ready to sail. A bright sun in a soft breeze promised good weather ahead. The ships anchor was raised and the San Dominick, old but still seaworthy, moved slowly out of the harbor of Valparaiso on