In the 1950s, Jim McFarland's grandmother took him on annual train trips from New York to see relatives in the South. And it's time again for StoryCorps, Americans interview each other. We hear their everyday stories and every week we find out how a...
By Alex Villarreal Washington 13 November 2007 Researchers in the United States estimate women will control 60 percent of the country's wealth by 2010. Now two leading female philanthropists are trying to inspire women to use their growing wealth for...
Has she got the gift of the gab? Neil: Hello, welcome to Real English from BBC Learning English, Im Neil. Helen: 大家好,我是 Helen。 Neil: In Real English we look at words and phrases people use all the time, but you probably won't find in your dic...
本单元是关于选择礼物的对话 Janet: And how's my favourite shop assistant today? Tim: Oh! Good morning, Janet! It's assistant manager actually. Janet: So sorry, darling, assistant manager. Now, I do hope you can help me. I'm looking for a very special...
It is Friday morning which means it's time again for StoryCorps, in cities across this country the project records interviews between everyday people and today, we hear from Stacy Cooper and Karen Smith. Stacy Cooper was on her own in 1999 when she w...
On Fridays we bring you interviews between family and friends at StoryCorp. The Traveling Oral History Project lets participants guide their own conversations. Few need notes or outlines. Today, a father tells his daughter a story that has stayed wit...
Anchor : As if you needed a reminder, there is less than a week left for you to finish your Christmas shopping. This year, many people are consciously trying to cut back on consumerism. For those looking for less materialistic ways of expressing the...
Major League baseball players are now deep into spring training.But it is the excitement disabled youngsters bring to the Miracle League that intrigues commentator Frank Deford. The warmest moment I've ever enjoyed in sports came a couple of years ag...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 14 December 2006 The head of a leading US hearing aid company spends much of his time providing hearing aids to poor children around the world. Bill Austin, the founder and chief executive of Starkey Laboratories, spok...
By Cindy Saine Washington 27 June 2006 Buffett Warren Buffett's blockbuster $30 billion gift to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has excited charitable organizations, which hope the tycoon's generosity will be contagious. Buffett's donation is...