Don't Get Caught With Your Pants Down Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. Have you ever considered all the English expressions that include words about clothes? Lets see if I can name a few off the cuff -- or without any pr...
Washington Faces Terror Attack in 'White House Down' This is not the first time Roland Emmerich is destroying the White House. In 1996, he blew it to smithereens in Independence Day. Back then, the enemy was aliens. Now, it's an inside job. A terrori...
The Ups and Downs of Living Longer From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report in Special English. A new study says people are living longer, but many are living longer in poor health. Researchers found that life expectancy has increased by...
California Cities Crack Down on Unlicensed Maternity Hotels Unlicensed maternity clinics that cater to women from Asia have sprung up around the United States, especially in California. Local officials are cracking down on the maternity hotels, which...
Burma Struggles to Crack Down on Wildlife Consumption Catering to tourist The pagoda on the Golden Rock of Kyaiktiyo attracts thousands of visitors who ascend the steep mountain to see what appears as a miraculous balance. Restaurant hawkers compete...
By Lisa McAdams Moscow 06 March 2006 A court in Uzbekistan has sentenced the leader of the country's main opposition movement - Sanjar Umarov - to nearly 11 years in prison for alleged economic crimes...
no holds barred to let one's hair down 对人坦率,无保留地说自己的看法,有的时候是以友好和轻松的态度出发的,但是在某种情况下也可能是语气强硬,情绪对立...
今天李华到Larry家来借一本书,碰巧Larry的妈妈打电话来。什么事呢?你听了他们的对话就知道了。今天李华会学到两个常用语:play hooky和put one's foot dow...
这集要来跟各位介绍一下 up 跟 down 这两个字的妙用. 诸位也许不知道, 这两个字除了代表上下之外, 也有北上和南下的意思, 当然也有大声小声的用法, 还有...
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