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The chess-board is the world:the pieces are the phenomena of the universe; the rules of the game are what we call the laws of nature. The player on the other side is hidden from us. We know that his play is always fair, just and patient. But also we
Former World Lightweight Boxing Champ Keely Thompson is on a mission. He's trying to help at risk youth escape the mean streets of inner-city Washington by teaching them self-respect and how to box. VOA introduces you to him in this week's installmen
Erina: So Mike, I heard that you box? Mike: Well I don't box any more but I was boxing, mostly kick boxing for a while. Erina: Wow, that sounds crazy. How did you get into it? Mike: Well, from a young age, from about the age of twelve, I started doin
DIALOG 35 laurance--How long before we get to Phoenix? soony--Oh,i don't know.About an hour,I guess. laurance--Do you want to play a game of chess? soony--Do you think we'll have time? laurance--We ca
I think Boxing Day is confusing for people who dont know much about Christmas. It is a strange name for a holiday. I bet many people think it is a time when people have a fight and punch each other. Well, its quite a bit different than that. Boxing D
Some older women in South Africa are fighting the effects of aging with boxing exercises. They call themselves the grannies. They belong to a boxing group near the South African capital, Johannesburg. The 75-to-80-year-old women are fighting the pain
This is All Things Considered from NPR News. I'm Robert Siegel. Even in this era of Madden Football and Grand Theft Auto of Gameboys and PlayStations , you can still read an account of Hezbollah's raid across the Israeli border as Nasrallah's gambit
MARDIN, Turkey, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- China beat India 2.5-1.5 in the last round of the 2011 World Women Chess Team Championship (WWTC) on Tuesday to win the title in Mardin province of southeastern Turkey. Russia finished second and Georgia third. For
Words and Their Stories: Boxing Expressions Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. The world of boxing gave us famous competitors like Muhammad Ali. It also gave us many expressions that we use in our everyday lives. Years ago
Mike: Hi, Amanda. Why don't you sit down and watch this boxing match on TV? It's a championship fight. Amanda: No way, Mike. I hate boxing! I don't understand why people enjoy watching two grown men beat the living daylights out of each other. Aren't
Todd: Nicola, you're from England. Nicola: Yes, I am. Todd: OK. Now in England you have something called Boxing day. Nicola: Yes, we do. Todd: So, we don't have that in America. What is Boxing day? Nicola: Well, boxing day is always on the 26th of De
HAVANA, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Cuban boxing legend Teofilo Stevenson was buried with honors Tuesday at Havana's Christopher Columbus Cemetery. The three-time Olympic and World amateur boxing champion died suddenly Monday at the age of 60 from a heart at
Todd: Nicola, you're from England. Nicola: Yes, I am. Todd: OK. Now in England you have something called Boxing day. Nicola: Yes, we do. Todd: So, we don't have that in America. What is Boxing day? Nicola: Well, boxing day is always on the 26th of De
LONDON, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Britain's Olympic boxing champion Terry Spinks has died after a long illness at 74, it was confirmed Friday. Spinks, who won an Olympic boxing gold medal at the 1956 Melbourne Games, died at his home in Essex just outside
Todd: Nicola, you're from England. 托德:尼科拉,你是来自英国吧。 Nicola: Yes, I am. 尼科拉:对啊,是的。 Todd: OK. Now in England you have something called Boxing day. 托德:好的。现在英国有称为节礼日的节日。
Todd: Nicola, you're from England. Nicola: Yes, I am. Todd: OK. Now in England you have something called Boxing day. Nicola: Yes, we do. Todd: So, we don't have that in America. What is Boxing day? Nicola: Well, boxing day is always on the 26th of De
Todd: So Mark, what happens on boxing day? Mark: On boxing day in England it's usually football day. Everybody goes and watches the football. Usually all the family go, so maybe granddad and grandma will go. In England on Boxing day, it's usually the
Todd: So Mark, what happens on boxing day? 托德:马克,节礼日那天会发生什么? Mark: On boxing day in England it's usually football day. Everybody goes and watches the football. Usually all the family go, so maybe granddad and grandma
Can you be brainy and brawny at the same time? The sport of chess boxing suggests you can. The former boxing world heavyweight champion, Lennox Lewis, is keen to dismiss the idea that if you're muscular you can't be smart enough to succeed in a cereb
Mike: Hi, Amanda. Why don't you sit down and watch this boxing match on TV? It's a championship fight. Amanda: No way, Mike. I hate boxing! I don't understand why people enjoy watching two grown men beat the living daylights out of each other. Aren't