THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: Popular Culture in '50s STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. Im Steve Ember. Imagine a time machine. Youve just climbed into it for the purpose of visiting...
Palestinian-American Poet Bridges 2 Cultures Naomi Shihab Nye is an award-winning Palestinian-American poet who has written or edited nearly 30 books and published five collections of poems for both adults and young people. For Naomi Shihab Nye, poet...
Im really interested in the culture of other countries. I dont know why, but I always think other cultures are more interesting than my own culture. Every time I travel, I learn wonderful, strange, amazing and interesting things about other cultures....
A new article in a special section on Culture and Psychology in Perspectives on Psychological Science, a journal of the Associationfor Psychological Science, explains that people in different cultures think about work in different ways。 日前，一篇...
Seafood Culture 海鲜文化 Finn: Hello. Welcome to Ask About Britain from BBC Learning English. ImFinn. Helen: 大家好，我是Helen。欢迎收听英国问答节目，在这个节目中我们会尽力解答朋友们对英国风俗人情的一些疑...
'Christmas comes but once a year' is a familiar phrase, and indeed for many people the 25th of December is the highlight of the calendar. But for one British man once a year is not enough. Andy Park, who is better known by his nickname Mr Christmas,...
The 16th century English King Henry VIII is best known for his prodigious appetite and habit of executing wives he was unhappy with, but a love letter written by Henry shows a softer side to his character. The letter, which has been hidden in the Vat...
Its not every week that Englands greatest playwright William Shakespeare hits the headlines , but the Bard of Avon has been the subject of two news stories in recent days as new information has come to light about the writer and his working environme...
All of the countries in the British Isles have a patron saints day but the biggest celebrations are always held on March 17th, Irelands St Patricks Day. For people who live in Ireland and Northern Ireland it is a national holiday, but in the wider wo...
Joel: So, Michele, how long have you been living in Japan? Michele: Well, in total it's been almost four years now. Joel: Four years. OK. That's about the same for me too. Michele: Oh, yeah. Joel: Do you feel like your totally used to it? Are you acc...
