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Now, the VOA Learning English program, Words and Their Stories. On this program, we tell about common expressions in American English and explain how to use them. Today we talk about expressions involving Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles is the b

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This Land Is Your Land (Chorus) This land is your land, this land is my land, From California to the New York island; From the redwood forest to the Gulf Stream waters, This land was made for you and

VOA标准英语2010年-By Most Accounts, Yiddish is Dying

A funny thing is happening in the world of language instruction. Only it's not funny at all for one language in particular. Because of the growing importance of global commerce and contact, foreign language instruction is booming at U.S. colleges. Bu

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Indecent': A Play About A Yiddish Play That Was Ahead Of Its Time

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Nominations for the Tony Awards come out Tuesday. Among the favorites for best play is Paula Vogel's Indecent. Paula Vogel is one of this country's most acclaimed contemporary playwrights. She got a Pulitzer in 1998. This year she'

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意第绪探戈体现的犹太情怀 For most people, tango evokes a passionate dance form. 对大多数人来说，探戈是热情洋溢的舞种。 For Argentine-born Gustavo Bulgach, tango is music with an attitude. 但对在阿根廷出生的古斯

2011年ESL之日常生活 13 Improving Your Looks

13 Improving Your Looks GLOSSARY agent a person whose job is to represent actors, musicians, writers, or othertypes of artist to help them find work * Sara is thinking of becoming a model, but she needs to find a good agent first. potential the possi

第22期: way, land, back, female, leave

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名人轶事:‘This Land Is Your Land’: The Life, Music an

This Land Is Your Land: The Life, Music and Politics of Woody Guthrie VOICE ONE: I'm Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today, we complete our story about songwriter and singer Wood

2007年VOA标准英语-Coney Island's Astroland to Close at Summer's E

By Nathan King New York City 12 July 2007 New York's Coney Island is one of the Big Apple's most visited attractions. Its beach, boardwalk and amusement park have been attracting visitors for more than a century. But its largest theme park -- Astrola

London's Theatreland

Rob: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Rob. Amy: And I'm Amy. Rob: Hi Amy. Today we're off to the theatre, to London's Theatreland to be more precise. Amy: Great! Theatreland. That's the area of London where many of

Glacier Bay: A Land Reborn

Glacier Bay: A Land Reborn This week in our travels through Americas national parks, we revisit the state of Alaska. The northernmost state is home to eight major national parks. Today, we visit one of its most famous parks Glacier Bay. This huge par

2007年VOA标准英语-Land Issues Pit Saharan Nomads Against Governme

By Phuong Tran N'Djamena, Chad 29 August 2007 Mauritanian nomad children, Messaouda and Lala Fatma in Marseique village Decades of drought in the Sahel desert and its vast mineral reserves, have forced nomads to defend their pastures from both farmer

VOA标准英语2010年-Jewish Infusion Gives Latin Jazz a Twi

Mix the pounding, hip-swaying drums of Afro-Cuban jazz with lilting Jewish tunes from mid-1900s New York, and what do you get? Jewish Latin jazz. A couple of weeks ago at Yoshi's Jazz Club in San Francisco, the rhythm of the opening song was very Lat

美国国家公共电台 NPR Movie: Director Joshua Weinstein Explains The Story Behind 'Menashe'

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: There's a new film out called Menashe about a widower who's trying to regain custody of his son. It's set in New York City, specifically in Borough Park, Brooklyn. And you will probably need the subtitles to follow it. It's in Yi

经济学人138:谈独特玩笑

Telling jokes 谈独特玩笑 Have you heard the one 你有没有听过 Groucho Marx liked a good one Groucho Marx喜欢听精彩的 No Joke: Making Jewish Humour.By Ruth Wisse. 不许说笑：犹太式的玩笑 THIS sharp and thoughtful study presen

VOA标准英语2008年-Astroland Amusement Park in New York's Coney Is

An icon of New York's Coney Island, the Astroland amusement park, is closing its doors after nearly 50 years. Victoria Cavaliere reports that Astroland's owners and the residents of Coney Island say the shutdown marks the end of an era and also brin

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China to continue regulating land supply for housing construction

BEIJING, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- China will continue its regulation of land supply for housing use in 2013 to promote the stability of land market and healthy economic growth, a senior land and resources official said on Friday. Xu Shaoshi, minister of l

The Land of the Halt

Many years ago in a small territory，there was not one of the in-habitants who did not stutter when he spoke，or halt in walking；both these defects，moreover，were considered accomplishments A stranger saw the evil，and thinking how they would

美国国家公共电台 NPR This Yente Found The Perfect Match, Performing 'Fiddler' In Yiddish

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: And finally today, Fiddler On The Roof. If you think you know it word for word, you're probably not wrong. It's been one of the best-known, most loved and most often staged productions since its Broadway premiere in 1964, but you