I'm too old to have children now, Kim said to her friend. But I have a lot of money. I have enough money to adopt children. I am going to adopt two baby children. I am going to adopt a baby girl and a baby boy. Kim went to the adoption agency. She sa...
Todd: So, Jeyong, you were telling me that you like to travel. Jeyong: Yes, very much. Todd: Now, this is interesting. Who do you normally travel with? Jeyong: You would be kind of surprised to hear this, but then, I normally travel with my dad. Todd...
Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week ... A show about prizes, awards, honors -- and about some people who have won them recently. Plus, the answer to a listener question about an American Nobel laure...
Amber: Hello, I'm Amber and you're listening to bbclearningenglish.com In Entertainment today, we find out why pop stars are the new fashion designers in other words, why there's a trend for pop stars to start their own clothing labels or brands. Fo...
By Brian Wagner Miami 24 April 2008 As the U.S. housing market continues a decline, home foreclosures across America have reached a three-decade high. For many Americans, the crisis is causing emotional as well as financial strain. VOA's Brian Wagner...
By Brian Padden Washington 07 April 2008 Failed states are countries plagued by conflict, corruption, poverty and a lack of basic security. Advocates for international intervention say security is necessary in order for weak states to be stabilized,...
听遍美国之社会新闻[8]:Israeli Troops Have Killed a Palestinian Farmer in the Gaza Strip In the Middle East, Israeli troops have killed a Palestinian farmer in the Gaza Strip【加沙地带】. It happened after bomb explosions(1) near Jewish settlements【...
By Alan Silverman Hollywood 21 October 2006 The flag-raising on Iwo Jima is an icon: a photograph instantly recognizable and forever associated with World War II. A new film by Oscar-winner Clint Eastwood tells the stories of the men in that image a...
By Joe Bavier Yamoussoukro 28 February 2006 Ivory Coast PM Charles Konan Banny, left, seen during a meeting with Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo, right, in Abidjan (File photo - Dec. 5, 2005) Aft...
