VOA慢速英语--'The Ransom of Red Chief,' by O. Henry

We present the short story The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry. This story was adapted for VOA Learning English by Shelley Gollust. It was produced by Lawan Davis. Here is Shep ONeal with the story. It looked like a good thing. But wait till I tell y

VOA慢速英语2011-Short Story: ‘The Ransom of Red Chief’

We present the short story The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry. Here is Shep ONeal with the story. (MUSIC) SHEP ONEAL: It looked like a good thing. But wait till I tell you. We were down south, in Alabama Bill Driscoll and myself when this kidnapping

'The Ransom of Red Chief,' by O. Henry

It looked like a good thing. But wait till I tell you. We were down south, in Alabama Bill Driscoll and myself when this kidnapping idea struck us. There was a town down there, as flat as a pancake, and called Summit. Bill and I had about $600. We ne

2006年VOA标准英语-Orange County, California Grows Up as a Cultura

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 19 September 2006 Orange County, California, is known for surfing, swimming and its famous Disneyland theme park, but the suburban region south of Los Angeles is also becoming a cultural center. A new Orange County con

VOA标准英语2008年-Pirate Ransom Helped Somalia Islamist Militants

New details are emerging of a link between rising piracy off the coast of Somalia and insurgent activities on shore. A Kenyan piracy expert says a prominent Somali factional leader turned Islamist helped the country's militant Shabab group seize the

VOA标准英语2010年-Record Ransom Frees Hijacked Tanker of

Later we came to learn that they paid about $7 million, which was dropped on the ship, and $2 million was taken a separate way. - Andrew Mwangura, East Africa Seafarers Assistance Program A record ransom payment has secured the release of a massive o

VOA慢速英语2013 Winning Big Fun at County Fairs

Winning Big Fun at County Fairs Welcome to American Mosaic from VOA Learning English! Im June Simms. On the show today, we play music from a first album by country group Florida Georgia Line. We also visit Money Island, New Jersey, a coastal communit

2006年VOA标准英语-Nigerian Militants Demand $250,000 Ransom

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 30 July 2006 Militant patrols creeks of the Niger Delta area of Nigeria (File photo) Militants who invaded an oil flow station in Southern Nigeria early last week are still holding oil workers and guards captive. The armed

2007年VOA标准英语-Montgomery County Opens Controversial Day Labor

By Jeffrey Young Washington 22 May 2007 To most Americans, the governments in their towns and regional areas called counties are the governments they interact with the most. And alongside these local governments are groups of citizens who work on the

美国国家公共电台 NPR As Atlanta Seeks To Restore Services, Ransomware Attacks Are On The Rise

DAVID GREENE, HOST: The city of Atlanta is under siege. Many of its online systems were crippled by hackers who were trying to extort tens of thousands of dollars from the city. Cybersecurity experts are warning that the threat to public services may

美国国家公共电台 NPR How's The New President Doing? Voters In One Trump County Talk

DAVID GREENE, HOST: We're going to listen now to what some voters think of President Trump's dramatic first two weeks in office. And Steve - lucky guy - you got to go to my home state of Pennsylvania. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Yeah, that's true. That's tr

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Rural Colorado Coal County Was Struggling. Then A Tech Company Brought New Jobs

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Let's head a thousand miles or so inland. What are rural Americans thinking as the election approaches? Some rural areas may feel poor or left out, but many people who live in rural areas say they are content with their lives and

2007年VOA标准英语-Lawyers in Montgomery County Donate Time to Fre

By Jeffrey Young Washington 19 June 2007 To most Americans, the governments in their towns and regional areas, called counties, are the governments they interact with the most. And alongside these local governments are groups of citizens who work on

2007年VOA标准英语-Montgomery County, Maryland, Government Promote

By Jeffrey Young Washington 05 June 2007 To most Americans, the governments in their towns and regional areas called counties are the governments they interact with the most. And alongside these local governments are groups of citizens who work on th

双语有声阅读:Jolo rebels 'paid $5.5m ransom' 菲霍乐岛

Jolo rebels 'paid $5.5m ransom' 菲霍乐岛叛军已得到550万赎金 Some hostages have been held for 15 weeks 部分人质已被扣留15个星期 Muslim rebels holding around 30 hostages in the southern Philippines have reportedly received $5.5m

美国乡村音乐:Coward Of The County——by Kenny Rogers

Everyone considered him The coward of the county It never stool one single time To prove the countys His mama named him Tommy The folks just called him Yellow Something always told me They were reading Tommys wrong He was only ten years old When his

美国乡村音乐:County Fair—Bruce Springsteen

Every year when summer comes around They stretch a banner 'cross the main street in town You can feel somethin's happenin' in the air Well, from Carol's house up on Telegraph Hill You can see the lights going up out in Soldiers Field Getting ready,

英文乡村歌曲：Coward Of The County —by Kenny Rogers

Everyone considered him The coward of the county It never stool one single time To prove the countys His mama named him Tommy The folks just called him Yellow Something always told me They were reading Tommys wrong He was only ten years old When his

Over 220,000 people evacuated as flood hits SW China county again

CHENGDU, July 11 (Xinhua) -- More than 220,000 people in southwest China's Sichuan Province have been evacuated from low-lying areas following a flood that struck the disaster-prone region on Wednesday, local authorities said. The flood, the third in

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2811 ransomware

今天我们要学的词是 ransomware. Ransomware 名词，勒索病毒。Ransomware is a malicious software that locks files on a computer and demands payments to unlock them. 勒索病毒是一种恶意软件，对电脑中的文件加密，受害者