BBC Learning English London Life From City to Sea Jackie: Hello, I'm Jackie Dalton. Have you ever wanted to escape your everyday life and go and do something completely different? If you live in a house in a big noisy city, like London, perhaps you...
Israelis are casting ballots in municipal polls. In Jerusalem, the mayoral race has highlighted a battle between secular Jews and the Orthodox who are gaining influence over the Holy City. VOA's Luis Ramirez reports from Jerusalem. Jerusalem's lands...
在飞机上本杰明遇到一个外国人，两人聊起了中国一些有特色的地方和物品，例如长城、天安门、茶叶和丝绸等。 Listen Read Learn Benjamin: Hi, I'm Benjamin. Nice to meet you here. You look great. Passenger: Thank you. Nice to meet you too. I'm John. Is this y...
HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. Today we play music from the British band Coldplay ... Answer a question about the circus And tell about a wet and wild public art project in New York City. (MUSIC) N...
英文歌词： Ooh, oh oh oh oh oh oh Way over here from across the street. Wanna jump out the window, make you notice me. But when you give me the eye, I become a nervous guy (Yeah) Wish I could take you to a place where my palms stay dry. When we're a...
Last year, the CBS Television program 60 Minutes asked several Americans whether they would call the police if they witnessed a crime. Most said yes, of course they would. Silence is the Code of the Street in some neighborhoods. Those who snitch can...
The City of the Dead is one of the largest graveyards in Egypt, home to thousands of tomb stones dating back as early as the 14th century. It was traditionally a burial ground for Arab conquerors and their relatives. From a distance, set against the...
With nearly 1.2 million children, the New York City public school system is the largest in the nation. Until recently, the Big Apple had one of the worst per capita high school dropout rates in the country, especially in the city's low-income neighb...
By Chris Simkins Washington 16 May 2008 Republican Party Presidential candidate John McCain is set to speak to members of The National Rifle Association on Friday, May 16. The powerful pro-gun lobbying group is holding its annual convention in Louisv...
In the city of the Golden Buddha, the day begins as it has for hundreds of years. Throughout the town, Buddhist monks put on their braid orange robes and begin to gather in temples to pray and meditate. With dawn comes / the call to morning alms. A...
