Words and Their Stories: Nicknames for Los Angeles 词汇典故:洛杉矶别名 Now the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. 现在是美国之音慢速英语词汇典故节目。 A nickname is a shortened form of a person's name. A...
[00:00.00]3 Pronunciation [00:03.48]Listen and say [00:06.40]ir bird dirty first girl shirt skirt [00:18.85]4 Listen and circle the correct words. [00:23.84]1 Did you work in the USA? [00:27.59]I wanted to,but I couldn't. [00:31.18]2 Please drive me...
[00:00.00]Module 5 MY VISTT TO THE USA [00:07.02]UNIT 2 He visited Los Angeles. [00:11.26]1 Listen and read. [00:14.55]Zhang Hai's father travelles to the USA. [00:18.42]He visited Los Angles,Washington DC [00:22.34]and New York City. [00:24.30]He di...
By Brian Wagner Miami 26 June 2007 Two foreign oil firms have failed to reach a deal with Venezuela to hand over control of their operations in the country as required under the government's nationalization effort. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner repo...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 06 February 2007 Teenage prostitutes in the United States can escape life on the streets with help from a Los Angeles charity, called Children of the Night. VOA's Mike O'Sullivan reports, the group has helped thousands...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 12 December 2006 Child prostitutes are escaping life on the streets with help from a Los Angeles charity called Children of the Night. Mike O'Sullivan reports, the group has helped thousands of youngsters in the 27 yea...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 05 December 2006 A new theater in Los Angeles promises to be a gathering place for both film lovers and art aficionados. Mike O'Sullivan reports, the venue is named in honor of movie director Billy Wilder, and will sho...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 15 November 2006 Los Angeles residents are getting a glimpse of art treasures from the ancient monastery of St. Catherine's in the Sinai desert. Mike O'Sullivan reports, the display of religious art at the J. Paul Gett...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 09 May 2006 Los Angeles is one of the most diverse cities in the United States, where groups that are minorities in other parts of the country form the majority. Recent...
By Gary Thomas Washington 10 February 2006 On Thursday, President Bush revealed some new details of what he described as a terrorist plot against a target in California. But, it is still not clear how...