AMERICAN MOSAIC - Americans and their Pampered Pets BOB DOUGHTY: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. Im Bob Doughty. Today, we play new music by Malaysian singer and songwriter Zee Avi. We also answer a question about the U.S. Open ten

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(38) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年VOA慢速英语(九)月

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is apostrophes. When I was in second grade, I lost a spelling bee because I misspelled the word its. I put an apostrophe in when I shouldn't have, and it was a very traumatic moment in my young life. So when listeners

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Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is tough apostrophe issues. I said it in the last episode about apostrophes, and I'll say it again: there are some confusing situations when it comes to apostrophes. For example, Christine, from Portland, Oregon; Judy

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HOUSTON, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The Houston Rockets routed the Phoenix Suns 111-81 Wednesday night at Toyota Center. The home court added to the obvious revenge factor after the Suns' 107-105 win over the Rockets last Saturday. Donatas Motiejunas score

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Suspicious Powder Discovered on Capitol Hill Deborah Tate Three U.S. Senate office buildings are closed, and congressional business has been disrupted a day after a suspicious powder, believed to be t

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By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 04 September 2007 Twin suicide bomb blasts have rocked the garrison town outside Pakistan's capital city. Officials say at least 25 people have been killed and more than 60 others injured in the blasts that appeared to targ

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