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(2010-05-08 20:17:28)
WordsandTheirStories:MoreClothingExpressions
Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogramWORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.Lastweek,IexplainedsomeEnglishexpressionsaboutclothes.EverythingItoldyouwastrue.Ididnottalkthroughmyhatorsaysomethingwithoutknowingthefacts.EveryoneknowstherearemanyEnglishexpressionsaboutclothes.Thereisnoneedtokeepitasecret,orkeepitunderyourhat.Infact,ifIkeeptalking,soonenoughyouwillstarttoth...[阅读全文]
(2010-05-08 20:09:26)
WordsandTheirStories:ClothingExpressions
Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogramWORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.HaveyoueverconsideredalltheEnglishexpressionsthatincludewordsaboutclothes?Let’sseeifIcannameafewoffthecuff,orwithoutanypreparation.Peoplewearpantstocoverthelowerpartoftheirbodies.Wesometimessaythatpeoplewhoarerestlessornervoushaveantsintheirpants.Theymightalsoflybytheseatoftheirpants.Theyusetheir...[阅读全文]
(2010-05-08 20:00:54)
WhatHappenedtoLifeofPromiseforNYBombSuspect?
ThisisINTHENEWSinVOASpecialEnglish.PersonalphotosshowFaisalShahzadsmiling.Andwhynot?Theyoungmanbuiltapromisinglifeinanewland.HebecameanAmericancitizenayearago.HehadanAmerican-bornwifefromafamilyinhisnativePakistan.Hehadtwochildrenandahouse.Amaster'sdegreefromanAmericanschool.AndajobwithaninternationalmarketingcompanyinConnecticut.Buttheimageofh...[阅读全文]
(2010-05-02 16:55:50)
ThisSunday,abombinNewYork'sTimesSquareforcestheevacuationofthousands.Whatmoreisknownthismorning?AndthelatestonwhatdamagetheadministrationexpectsalongtheGulfCoastfromthatmassiveoilspill.HomelandSecuritySecretaryJanetNapolitano,InteriorSecretaryKenSalazar,andtheheadoftheU.S.CoastGuardAdmiralThadAllenallwillbehere.Thentheimplicationsoftheoilrigspill,aglobalimmigrationdebate,andIran'santi-America...[阅读全文]
(2010-04-25 21:57:49)
The8DumbestBusinessDecisions
Thesedead-wrongdeterminationsseemedlikereasonablechoincestosomebodyatsomepoint.Buttimehasexposedthemasmammothmistakes.
ByMinyanville
Mistakesthey'dliketotakeback
"Experienceisthenameeveryonegivestotheirmistakes,"OscarWildewrote.Andsoitcanbesaidthatbusinesshistoryhasenduredsometremendouslyembarrassingandshortsightedexperiences.Atonepo...[阅读全文]
(2010-04-25 16:59:33)
2010,NBCUniversal,Inc.AllRightsReserved.PLEASECREDITANYQUOTESOREXCERPTSFROMTHISNBCTELEVISIONPROGRAMTO"NBCNEWS'MEETTHEPRESS."NBCNewsMEETTHEPRESSSunday,April25,2010GUESTS:SenatorCHRISDODD(D-CT)Chairman,BankingCommitteeSenatorRICHARDSHELBY(R-AL)RankingMember,BankingCommitteeDAVIDBROOKSColumnist,NewYorkTimesERINBURNETTAnchor,CNBC's“StreetSigns”Co-Anchor,CNBC's“SquawkBoxonth...[阅读全文]
(2010-04-23 21:27:34)
ShortStory:‘TheExactScienceofMatrimony’byO.Henry
Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogramAMERICANSTORIES.Ourstorytodayiscalled“TheExactScienceofMatrimony.”ItwaswrittenbyO.Henry.HereisBarbaraKleinwiththestory.(MUSIC)BARBARAKLEIN:JeffPetersandAndyTuckercouldneverbetrusted.Oneday,thetwomendecidedtoopenamarriagebusinesstomakesomequickandeasymoney.Thefirstthingtheydidwastowriteanadvertisementtobepu...[阅读全文]
(2010-04-23 21:24:05)
AnEditorialist'sOpinionofHowtoWriteBetter
AA:I'mAviArdittiandthisweekonWORDMASTER:AnothervoicefromtherecentTeachersofEnglishtoSpeakersofOtherLanguagesconventioninBoston.PatriciaKelvinhasadoctorateintheteachingofwriting.Shewasanaward-winningeditorialwriteronanewspaper.Andshesaysthinkinglikeaneditorialwritercanhelpstudentsimprovetheirwriting.PATRICIAKELVIN:"SomuchofEnglishwritingisbasedonwriting...[阅读全文]
(2010-04-23 21:15:03)
WordsandTheirStories:WhereDid'OK'ComeFrom?
Alookatwhatmaybethemostcommonlyusedwordintheworld..
Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogramWORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.MillionsofpeopleallovertheworldusethewordOK.Infact,somepeoplesaythewordisusedmoreoftenthananyotherwordintheworld.OKmeansallrightoracceptable.Itexpressesagreementorapproval.Youmightaskyourbrother,"IsitokayifIborrowyourcar?”Orifsomeonea...[阅读全文]
(2010-04-18 19:15:17)
ThisSunday,anexclusiveinterviewwithTreasurySecretaryTimothyGeithner.BigquestionsaboutnewrulesforWallStreet.Willreformreallymeantheendofbailouts?Andbigquestionsaboutjobs.WallStreetrallies,butcompaniesarestillslowtohire.Whatwillchangethat?Plus,willthepresidentultimatelyhavetoraisetaxestotacklethedebt?PennsylvaniaGovernorandformerDNCChairEdRendell;TennesseeCongresswomanandteapartysuppo...[阅读全文]
