John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt

Bouquinistes of Paris Seek UNESCO Recognition

Bouquinistes is the French word to call sellers of old books along the Seine River in Paris. The tradition has existed for over 400 years. However, modern technology like electronic book readers and sellers of books online are now hurting their profi

THIS IS AMERICA - Hawaiian Music

THIS IS AMERICA -January 21, 2002: Hawaiian Music By Paul Thompson VOICE ONE: The American state of Hawaii is a group of islands in the North Pacific Ocean. Its people, culture and music are different

THIS IS AMERICA - Three Mo' Tenors

THIS IS AMERICA -January 25, 2002: Three Mo' Tenors By Lawan Davis VOICE ONE: Music experts say more people are becoming interested in classical music because it is being presented in new ways by new

PEOPLE IN AMERICA - in-in-the-Face

PEOPLE IN AMERICA -April 7, 2002: in-in-the-Face By Paul Thompson VOICE ONE: Now, the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. I’m Steve Ember. In the early days of the last century, an Ameri

2007-11-22, Moroccan Adventure: Fes - 修复Merdes

This monument to Islamic heritage is getting a new lease on life. The Bou Inania Medersa or Koranic school was once an architectural jewel of the medieval city of Fes. But centuries of neglect have taken a toll. Restorers are cleaning layers of white

2007-09-08, Sammer Gateway: 卡尔斯贝洞窟国家公园

It is early evening and soon this amphitheater will be standing room only for the evening show. Bats, hundreds of thousands of Mexican Free-tailed bats, are hungry tornado that swirls out of New Mexico's Carlsbad Caverns each night in search of food.

英语访谈对话 111 Summer

Todd: Hey, Keri. Let's talk about summer. Kerri: OK. Todd: Do you like summer? Kerri: Yes, I do. Todd: OK. Why? Kerri: Because it's warm, and blue skies, and fluffy white clouds. Todd: That's true. Now, you grew up in Southern California. What was it

THIS IS AMERICA - Thanksgiving

THIS IS AMERICA - November 25, 2002: Thanksgiving By Jerilyn Watson VOICE ONE: It is one of America’s most popular holidays. It is a day for expressing thanks for the good things in life, especially

THIS IS AMERICA - Songs About American Cities

THIS IS AMERICA -December 9, 2002: Songs About American Cities By Shelley Gollust (Theme) VOICE 1: Most Americans have a city they like best. It may be the city they were born in. It may be the city t

英语歌曲:John Jacob jingleheimer Schmid

johnJacobjingleheimerSchmid t JohnJacobjingleheimerSchmidt, Thatsmyname,too! WheneverIgoout, Thepeoplealwaysshout, johnJacobjingleheimerSchmidt! Da,da,da,da 提示： 重复四次，主歌部分越来越小声，但 da 部分越来越大声

原版英语对话：A Medical Emergency(2)

A: Can you tell me where it hurts? B: I am so glad they called you. It feels like something is really wrong with my stomach! A: Does it hurt when I push here? B: Its mostly on my right side. Right here! A: Have you been feeling this way for awhile? B

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'It's A Huge Loss': Friend Mourns Anthony Bourdain

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: This morning we report on the death of a man who bounded across television screens filled with life. Anthony Bourdain has died. He took his own life, we're told, while in France recording an episode of his CNN program Parts Unkno

PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Lou Gehrig

PEOPLE IN AMERICA -June 30, 2002: Lou Gehrig By Jeri Watson ANNCR: Now, the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. A North American Major League baseball record was established in Nineteen-Th

PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Ann Landers

PEOPLE IN AMERICA – August 4, 2002: Ann Landers By Caty Weaver VOICE ONE: I’m Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And I’m Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today, we tel

America's coolest cities

What do the Big Apple and Sin City have in common? According to a recent survey, they're both among the hippest places in the world. In fact, New York City and Las Vegas are the two coolest cities in the US, tied for the No. 1 spot in annual measure

音乐咖啡厅:It's Summer Again-The Charade

夏日的阳光为何总是如此钟爱斯堪迪纳维亚的瑞典？虽然我的地理知道告诉我，瑞典并非我想象中般温暖宜人，但the charade的首张 专辑却将明媚的阳光散落在我的心坎。这样优秀的专辑常常是容易被人遗忘的，我想为自己的twee pop倾向找一个适当 的理由，然而我找到理由总是

Halloween Comes to America

Halloween Comes to AmericaAs European immigrants came to America, they brought their varied Halloween customs with them. Because of the rigid Protestant belief systems that characterized early New England, celebration of Halloween in colonial times w

The Astronomer

An astronomer used to walk out every night to gaze upon the stars．It happened one night that，as he was wandering in the outskirts of the city，with his whole thoughts rapt up in the skies，he fell into a well．On his holloaing and calling out，

英语PK台 第359期:飞行赤子心—专访空军上尉Tom Bould

Track One From a very young age I had a bit of a fascination with flying 我自儿时便有些迷上了飞行 Bit of a fascination with speed 着迷那样的高速（驾驶） As I went through school and into my A-Levels I wanted to pursue a flying