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Now, the VOA Learning English program, Words and Their Stories. On this program, we tell about common expressions in American English and explain how to use them. Today we talk about expressions involving Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles is the b

This Land Is Your Land

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This Land Is Your Land: The Life, Music and Politics of Woody Guthrie VOICE ONE: I'm Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today, we complete our story about songwriter and singer Wood

2007年VOA标准英语-Coney Island's Astroland to Close at Summer's E

By Nathan King New York City 12 July 2007 New York's Coney Island is one of the Big Apple's most visited attractions. Its beach, boardwalk and amusement park have been attracting visitors for more than a century. But its largest theme park -- Astrola

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By Stefan Bos Ukraine Border 21 December 2007 Celebrations are being held across Eastern Europe as the European Union on Friday formally lifted border checks with nine of its newest member states, most of them former Communist countries. But despite

London's Theatreland

Rob: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Rob. Amy: And I'm Amy. Rob: Hi Amy. Today we're off to the theatre, to London's Theatreland to be more precise. Amy: Great! Theatreland. That's the area of London where many of

2007年VOA标准英语-Land Issues Pit Saharan Nomads Against Governme

By Phuong Tran N'Djamena, Chad 29 August 2007 Mauritanian nomad children, Messaouda and Lala Fatma in Marseique village Decades of drought in the Sahel desert and its vast mineral reserves, have forced nomads to defend their pastures from both farmer

VOA标准英语2008年-Astroland Amusement Park in New York's Coney Is

An icon of New York's Coney Island, the Astroland amusement park, is closing its doors after nearly 50 years. Victoria Cavaliere reports that Astroland's owners and the residents of Coney Island say the shutdown marks the end of an era and also brin

VOA常速英语2007年-UNHCR: Increase in Asylum Seekers to Poland

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 21 December 2007 The United Nations refugee agency says there has been a steep increase in the number of people seeking asylum in Poland since July. The agency says many of the new arrivals are from Russia's troubled regions of

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China is the currently the fastest growing source of tourism revenue for the entire world, but Britain is missing out due to its complex visa rules. Chinese tourists are expected to spend the equivalent of more than one and a half billion U.S. dollar

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The EU is warning Greece it faces suspension from the Schengen passport-free travel zone unless it overhauls its migration crisis response by mid-December, as frustration mounts over Athens reluctance to accept outside support. 欧盟警告希腊，该

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China is the currently the fastest growing source of tourism revenue for the entire world, but Britain is missing out due to its complex visa rules. Chinese tourists are expected to spend the equivalent of more than one and a half billion U.S. dollar

China to continue regulating land supply for housing construction

BEIJING, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- China will continue its regulation of land supply for housing use in 2013 to promote the stability of land market and healthy economic growth, a senior land and resources official said on Friday. Xu Shaoshi, minister of l

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Once inside the European Union, travel is easy. Passport checks are airports are rare, and the roads are open. Thanks to the so-called Schengen Treaty signed back in 1985 which only requires identity controls on Europe's external borders. But the per

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The US treasury has told the BBC that it considers the Russian president Vladimir Putin to be corrupt. The American government has already imposed sanctions on Mr Putin's aids, but it's thought to be the first time it's directly accused him of corrup