We present the short story The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry. This story was adapted for VOA Learning English by Shelley Gollust. It was produced by Lawan Davis. Here is Shep ONeal with the story. It looked like a good thing. But wait till I tell y

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We present the short story The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry. Here is Shep ONeal with the story. (MUSIC) SHEP ONEAL: It looked like a good thing. But wait till I tell you. We were down south, in Alabama Bill Driscoll and myself when this kidnapping

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By Barbara Dash Broacast: December 22, 2003 (THEME) ANNOUNCER: People in America -- a program in Special English by the Voice of America. Every week at this time, we tell the story of a man or a woman

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It looked like a good thing. But wait till I tell you. We were down south, in Alabama Bill Driscoll and myself when this kidnapping idea struck us. There was a town down there, as flat as a pancake, and called Summit. Bill and I had about $600. We ne

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UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-general Ban Ki- moon will travel to Pakistan(巴基斯坦) to visit the country's flood-ravaged areas on Saturday, UN spokesman Martin Nesirky said here on Friday. The spokesman noted, however, tha

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NEW DELHI, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Visiting chief of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) ((美国)中央情报局 ) Leon Panetta Saturday met Indian National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan here to discuss terrorism in Pakistan and Afg

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PEOPLE IN AMERICA - One of the leaders of the Indian resistance, Apache chief Cochise VOICE ONE: PEOPLE IN AMERICA, a program in Special English on the Voice of America. (THEME) During the Eighteenth Century, Indians tried to halt the move of white s

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People in America - Chief Joseph, 1840-1904: A Great Nez Perce Indian Chief SHEP ONEAL: People in America -- a program in Special English by the Voice of America. Every week at this time, we tell the story of a man or a woman who played an important

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ECONOMICS REPORT - A New Chief for the Securities and Exchange Commission By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, June 10, 2005 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report. The Securities

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IN THE NEWS - Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Saturday, March 05, 2005 Jerilyn Watson I'm Steve Ember with In the News, in VOA Special English. All week there was

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ECONOMICS REPORT - Will Former Exchange Chief Have to Return Pay? By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, June 04, 2004 This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Not many people wo

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A blonde was being interviewed by the Chief of Police for an opening in the local Police Department. The chief said that before I hire you I have to ask a few questions. Chief: First how much is 1 and 1. Blonde ElevenChief: Well I guess I will accept

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Europe's chief banker says the current operation of the 17-nation euro currency bloc is unsustainable and that it must create a new vision of how it will manage its affairs in the coming years. The head of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, sai

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BEIJING, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Premier Wen Jiabao met with Leung Chun-ying, chief executive-elect of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), Tuesday in Beijing. Wen, on behalf of the State Council, awarded the official certificate of appo

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UNITED NATIONS, April 1 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Friday called for greater public awareness of autism, in order to fight the stigma and discrimination(区别,区分 ) facing those who suffer from the disorder. The statemen

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BEIJING, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao said Friday that the role of the United Nations should be bolstered in handling the global economic downturn, achieving sustainable development, and safeguarding world peace and security. As a

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Peruvian President-elect Ollanta Humala says he will reappoint Julio Velarde as central bank chief, in an apparent signal to investors that the country's current economic policies will continue. President-elect Humala made the comment in an interview

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BEIJING, April 11 (Xinhua) -- President Hu Jintao Wednesday told Leung Chun-ying, the newly appointed chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), that the central government has high hopes on him and will give its all-out

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虚 拟 语 气 虚拟语气是一种特殊的动词形式,表示所说的话不是一个事实,而只是一种假设,愿望,建议,怀疑,猜测或不大可能实现的空想。 I.虚拟语气用在条件状语从句中 虚拟语气用在条

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White House Chief of Staff William Daley says he is confident the United States will not default on its debt. Daley told CNBC television Tuesday that there are a lot of debt reduction plans on the table and everyone is stressed as the August 2 deadli

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