Don't work for money The world is filled with smart, talented, educated and gifted people. We meet them every day. A few days ago, my car was not running well. I pulled it into a garage, and the young mechanic had it fixed in just a few minutes. He...
泰瑞在中国旅行，想换一些人民币。他来到银行，发现当天澳元对人民币的汇率比昨天低。他手里拿着一千澳元，换还是不换呢？ Listen Read Learn Bank clerk: Good Morning, sir. What can I do for you? Terry: Yes, I'd like to change Australian dollars for RMB. Ban...
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. And I'm Barbara Klein. Today on our program, we visit the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D.C. to learn about how American dollars are made. Last year, th...
The UN refugee agency says it is running out of money to help Southern Sudan refugees go home. The UNHCR says it has a shortfall of $11.9 million. It warns it will be forced to shut down the repatriation operation this year if it does not get the mo...
By Scott Stearns White House 29 May 2008 U.S. President George Bush wraps up three days of fundraising for his Republican Party and its presumptive presidential candidate, Arizona Senator John McCain. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns repor...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 10 May 2008 The UN refugee agency warns it may have to reduce or even suspend a number of aid programs for hundreds of thousands of Iraqi refugees because it has received only about half of the $261 million it needs. Lisa Schle...
Casinos survive on some people's blowing money Neil: Hi Helen, would you like to go shopping this afternoon? I'd like to blow some money! Helen: Wow, Neil, that's an offer I can't refuse. I'd love to go shopping with you, but first we have to presen...
Money doesn't really grow on trees, does it? Neil: Hi, and welcome BBC Learning English. I'm Neil. Yang Li: 大家好，我是杨莉。 Neil: In this Real English programme we'll be looking at an English idiom. Yang Li: 和对应的汉语成语。 Neil: Today's Engli...
By Greg Flakus Houston 01 May 2008 Although economists say the United States is not technically in a recession, the slowdown in economic activity is having a dramatic impact on the amount of money immigrants are able to send back home. The so-called...
By Scott Stearns White House 15 December 2007 President Bush says Congress must provide what he says are vital funds for U.S. troops before lawmakers leave for Christmas break. VOA White House correspondent Scott Stearns has the story. In his weekly...
