TheCenturies-LongJourneytotheDiscoveryofLongitude
STEVEEMBER:ThisisSteveEmber.BOBDOUGHTY:AndthisisBobDoughtywiththeVOASpecialEnglishprogramEXPLORATIONS.Today,wetellabouthowpeoplelearnedanimportantpieceofinformationnecessaryforsafelysailingontheoceans.Itiscalledlongitude.(MUSIC)STEVEEMBER:OnafoggyOctobernightinseventeen-oh-seven,fourEnglishnavyshipshitrocksintheAtlanticOceanandsank.Twothou...[
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MR.DAVIDGREGORY:ThisSunday:ThebalanceofpowerinWashingtonandthepoliticalshockwavesfromnewsmaderightherelastSundaywhentheWhiteHouseconcededDemocratscouldindeedlosecontroloftheHouse.Howbigofananti-incumbentwavecouldbeheadedWashington'ssaythisNovember?Thismorningthedebatecontinuesovertheeconomy,thepresident'sperformance,andthefutureoftheRepublicanParty.Plus,alookatsomeofthetopracestowatchduringth...[
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WordsandTheirStories:PutYourHeartatRest
Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogram,WORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.I'mRichKleinfeldtwithsomeexpressionsusingthewordheart.Peoplebelievedforalongtimethattheheartwasthecenterofaperson'semotions.Thatiswhythewordheartisusedinsomanyexpressionsaboutemotionalsituations.Onesuchexpressionistoloseyourhearttosomeone.Whenthathappens,youhavefalleninlove.Butifthepersonwhowonyou...[
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TheFlightofYouth
byRichardHenryStoddard
Therearegainsforallourlosses.
Therearebalmsforallourpain:
Butwhenyouth,thedream,departs
Ittakessomethingfromourhearts,
Aditnevercomesagain.
Wearestronger,andarebetter,
Undermanhood'ssternerreign:
Stillwefeelthatsomethingsweet
Flowedyouth,withflyingfeet,
Andwillnevercomeagain.
Somethingb...[
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AWebsitetoSayWhatYouWouldHaveSaid,IfOnlyYouCouldHave
AAI'mAviArdittiwithRosanneSkirble,andthisweekonWORDMASTER:Wemeetthe24-year-oldcreatorofthewebsitewouldhavesaid.com.RS:Thepremiseissimple.Peoplesubmitletterssayingthethingstheywouldhavesaidtoapersoniftheyhadthechance.JackieHoopergottheideafortheprojectinMarchoflastyear,whenactressNatashaRichardsonhitherheadduringaskilessonanddiedfromabra...[
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Greensleeves
Artist:Izzy/BrothersFours/RoyalPhilharmonicOrchestra
Alas,myloveyoudomewrong
Tocastmeoffdiscourteously
AndIhavelovedyousolong
Delightinginyourcompany
Ihavebeenreadyatyourhand
tograntwhateveryouwouldcrave;
Ihavebothwageredlifeandland
Yourloveandgoodwillfortohave
Iboughtthekercherstothyhead
Thatwerewroughtfineandgallantly
Ikeptth...[
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(Sundays:885-4200)MR.DAVIDGREGORY:ThisSunday,America'ssummeroffrustration:theeconomy,theoilspill,immigration,thewarinAfghanistan.IstheObamaadministrationfallingshortorareexpectationssimplytoohigh?I'llaskourexclusiveguestthismorning,WhiteHousepresssecretaryRobertGibbs.Then,ourongoingfocusonDecision2010.Thekeyracesandthekeydebatesovereconomicstimulus,energy,andnationalsecurity,asthepresidenttri...[
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WordsandTheirStories:HearttoHeart
Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogramWORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.Eachweek,thisprogramexplainsthemanymeaningsofEnglishexpressions.Today’sexpressionsincludeaveryimportantword–heart.Wewilltrytogettotheheartofthemattertobetterunderstandthemostimportantthingsaboutwordsandtheirstories.Sotakeheart.Havenofearaboutlearningnewexpressions.Besides,popularEnglishwordscanbefun.Th...[
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PsychicOctopusPredictsSpainWorldCupWin
OctopusoraclePaulchoosesamusselfromaglasstankmarkedwithaSpanishflag,
nexttoaboxwithaflagofHolland,intheSeaLifeAquariuminOberhausen,Germany,
9Jul2010
FootballfansinSpainwererejoicingFridayafteranoctopuscalledPaulpredictedtheEuropeannationwillwintheWorldCup.Paul,whohassofarcorrectlyforecastwhowillwineveryWorldCupgameinvolvingGermany,al...[
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