WORDS AND THEIR STORIES - Tinpan Alley By Susan Kelen Broadcast: Sunday, October 10, 2004 Now, the VOA Special English Program Words and Their Stories. Today, we tell about the expression, tinpan alle

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AMERICAN MOSAIC - In Corning New York: A House of Glass By Nancy Steinbach, Nana Demange and Shelley Gollust Broadcast: Friday, September 16, 2005 (THEME) HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Spec

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'Rin Tin Tin' Recounts Dog's Rise to Stardom Susan Orlean, author of Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend, has vivid memories of the German Shepherd from her 1950s childhood, when the animal performed daring rescues on a television series. But as she

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For centuries, Prague has been a center of art, and home to great composers. Dvorak, Chopin and Tchaikovsky performed their best works here. Inspired by this musical heritage is Alexander Zoltan, who plays a less traditional instrument - the glass ha

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At 2 a. m, Mrs. Culkin was convinced that she had heard a prowler in the living, room. Tiptoe down-stairs, she told her husband. Don' t turn on the lights. Sneak up him before he knows what's happeningDutifully Mr. Culkin put on his robe. Just as he

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Having been married ten years and still living in an apartment, the wife would often complain about anything, as she was tired of saving every penny to buy a dream home.Trying to placate (安抚)her, the husband found a new apartment, within their bu

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