VOA慢速英语--'The Blue Hotel,' by Stephen Crane, Part Four

We present the fourth of four parts of the short story The Blue Hotel, by Stephen Crane. The story was originally adapted by the U.S. Department of State. The audio was recorded and produce by VOA Learning English. The Swedes face, fresh from Johnnie

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'The Blue Hotel,' by Stephen Crane, Part Two

We present the second of four parts of the short story The Blue Hotel, by Stephen Crane. The story was originally adapted by the U.S. Department of State. The audio was recorded and produce by VOA Learning English. I think you are tongue-tied, said S

'The Blue Hotel,' by Stephen Crane, Part One

The Palace Hotel at Fort Romper was painted a light blue, a color of blue found on the legs of a certain bird that makes it bright in any surroundings. The Palace Hotel, then, looked always loud and screaming in a way that made the bright winter scen

VOA慢速英语--'The Blue Hotel,' by Stephen Crane, Part Two

We present the second of four parts of the short story The Blue Hotel, by Stephen Crane. The story was originally adapted by the U.S. Department of State. The audio was recorded and produce by VOA Learning English. I think you are tongue-tied, said S

'The Blue Hotel,' by Stephen Crane, Part Three

We present the third of four parts of the short story The Blue Hotel, by Stephen Crane. The story was originally adapted by the U.S. Department of State. The audio was recorded and produce by VOA Learning English. The men prepared to go out. The East

VOA常速英语2007-North Korean Premier Visits Vietnam

By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 27 October 2007 North Korean Premier Kim Yong Il, the country's second highest-ranking leader after Kim Jong Il, arrived in Vietnam Friday evening on a rare trip abroad. Matt Steinglass reports from Hanoi the visit is mostly

North American Pollution Report

Broadcast: May 2, 2003 By George Grow This is the VOA Special English Environment Report. A new study has both good news and bad news about pollution in North America. It found that industrial release

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2007年VOA标准英语-US Says North Korea Disarmament Action This Yea

By David Gollust Washington 23 July 2007 The U.S. envoy to the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program says completing the next phase of the disarmament process is still feasible by year's end, even though talks in Beijing last week failed t

2007年VOA标准英语-UNHCR Gains Access to Displaced in North Kivu

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 22 September 2007 The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) says it is distributing desperately needed relief supplies to thousands of people displaced by fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern province of North

VOA常速英语2007-North Korean Leader Personally Greets South Kore

By Kurt Achin Seoul 02 October 2007 South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun received a personal, and unscheduled, greeting from North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in the North Korean capital. VOA's Kurt Achin in Seoul has more on the start of their summit m

VOA常速英语2007-Leaders of North, South Korea Decide Against Ext

By Kurt Achin Seoul 03 October 2007 South Korean officials say a summit between the leaders of North and South Korea will wrap up as scheduled, despite an extension offer by the North Korean leader. It remains unclear whether the two made any concret

VOA常速英语2007-North Korea Moves Toward Ending Weapons Program

By Kurt Achin Seoul 09 October 2007 It has been a year since North Korea alarmed the world by demonstrating its nuclear weapons capability with an underground test. In the months since, multinational diplomacy dealing with North Korea's nuclear weapo

VOA常速英语2007-US Envoy: Nuclear Disablement in North Korea to

By Daniel Schearf Beijing 30 October 2007 The U.S. envoy to talks on North Korea's nuclear program says a team of experts will travel to Pyongyang this week to begin disabling the North's nuclear program. Daniel Schearf reports from Beijing. U.S. Ass

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Warns North Korean Flooding May Make Dire Fo

By Kurt Achin Seoul 15 August 2007 A team representing several U.N. humanitarian agencies is in North Korea to investigate damage from heavy flooding. A U.N. spokesman says floodwaters may have done extensive damage to crops, further worsening the N

VOA标准英语2008年-New North Korean Missile Site Revealed

As speculation continues over the health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, there are new signs the North is advancing its decades-old ballistic missile program. VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Seoul. Private sector intelligence analysts have made pu

2007年VOA标准英语-Talks Between North Korea, Japan Sputter to Une

By Kurt Achin Seoul 06 September 2007 Two days of talks between North Korea and Japan have drawn to a close in Mongolia with an agreement to meet again, but little else. VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Seoul the two sides had hoped to draw closer to no

VOA常速英语2008年-US, North Korea Hold Talks in Singapore

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 08 April 2008 The top U.S. nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill has met with his North Korean counterpart in Singapore to end an impasse over talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear program. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Colli

VOA常速英语2007年-US Says More Talks Needed on North Korea Nuclea

By Kurt Achin Seoul 07 December 2007 The senior U.S. delegate to multinational talks aimed at dismantling North Korea's nuclear capabilities says more discussions are needed before North Korea produces a formal declaration of its nuclear programs. VO