VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: A modern sign marks the Santa Fe Trail. Behind, an example of adobe architecture. And I'm Steve Ember. This week on our program, we take you to a city in the...
Officials in Somalia's transitional federal government are expressing deep concern about the future of the government after its chief military backer and political ally, Ethiopia, announced its intention to withdraw its forces from Somalia by the en...
By Rory Byrne Phnom Penh 07 March 2008 A festival aimed at promoting disabled artists in Cambodia has just ended in the nation's capital, Phnom Penh. Despite having one of the world's highest rates of disabled people, social, political and economic d...
By Nico Colombant Conakry, Guinea 06 February 2008 In Guinea, as in many other coastal parts of West Africa, entire communities depend on fishing as their essential source of income. The industry remains one of the region's most lucrative. But severa...
By Brian Wagner Lima 23 May 2007 Venezuela's government is pressing ahead with plans to strip the public broadcasting license of a critical television station. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports the decision has sparked public protests and concerns...
By Margaret Besheer Washington 13 March 2007 watch Iraq Sunnis Shi'ite report For the last year, Iraq has been consumed by violence that has pitted Shi'ite Muslims against Sunni Muslims. Some see the battle as religious, dating to the 17th century d...
NO.3 Chocolates《浓情巧克力》 ■一个粗暴的丈夫,一个满腹委屈的妻子。妻子不堪丈夫的虐待,来到巧克力店帮工。丈夫前来寻找妻子,央求她回家,带来一束红红的玫瑰。声音里满是虔诚。这也是爱吧。 然而妻子接受了歉意,却拒绝回家。 Husband: Josephine, You look di...
Love and Feelings 爱情 [爱情的语言最甜蜜,多为风花雪月之类。那种表达很诗意,试想一个语言干枯的人是无法完成的。所以我们要学习,学别人的情话,学别人的浪漫,用在自己的身上。这里选取了五个电影片段,情绪多样,或互诉衷情、或互相争吵,或表达歉意。然而因为...