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WordsandTheirStories:MoreClothingExpressions
Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogramWORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.Lastweek,IexplainedsomeEnglishexpressionsaboutclothes.EverythingItoldyouwastrue.Ididnottalkthroughmyhatorsaysomethingwithoutknowingthefacts.EveryoneknowstherearemanyEnglishexpressionsaboutclothes.Thereisnoneedtokeepitasecret,orkeepitunderyourhat.Infact,ifIkeeptalking,soonenoughyouwillstarttoth...[閱讀全文]
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WordsandTheirStories:ClothingExpressions
Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogramWORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.HaveyoueverconsideredalltheEnglishexpressionsthatincludewordsaboutclothes?Let’sseeifIcannameafewoffthecuff,orwithoutanypreparation.Peoplewearpantstocoverthelowerpartoftheirbodies.Wesometimessaythatpeoplewhoarerestlessornervoushaveantsintheirpants.Theymightalsoflybytheseatoftheirpants.Theyusetheir...[閱讀全文]
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WhatHappenedtoLifeofPromiseforNYBombSuspect?
ThisisINTHENEWSinVOASpecialEnglish.PersonalphotosshowFaisalShahzadsmiling.Andwhynot?Theyoungmanbuiltapromisinglifeinanewland.HebecameanAmericancitizenayearago.HehadanAmerican-bornwifefromafamilyinhisnativePakistan.Hehadtwochildrenandahouse.Amaster'sdegreefromanAmericanschool.AndajobwithaninternationalmarketingcompanyinConnecticut.Buttheimageofh...[閱讀全文]
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ThisSunday,abombinNewYork'sTimesSquareforcestheevacuationofthousands.Whatmoreisknownthismorning?AndthelatestonwhatdamagetheadministrationexpectsalongtheGulfCoastfromthatmassiveoilspill.HomelandSecuritySecretaryJanetNapolitano,InteriorSecretaryKenSalazar,andtheheadoftheU.S.CoastGuardAdmiralThadAllenallwillbehere.Thentheimplicationsoftheoilrigspill,aglobalimmigrationdebate,andIran'santi-America...[閱讀全文]
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The8DumbestBusinessDecisions
Thesedead-wrongdeterminationsseemedlikereasonablechoincestosomebodyatsomepoint.Buttimehasexposedthemasmammothmistakes.
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"Experienceisthenameeveryonegivestotheirmistakes,"OscarWildewrote.Andsoitcanbesaidthatbusinesshistoryhasenduredsometremendouslyembarrassingandshortsightedexperiences.Atonepo...[閱讀全文]
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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...[閱讀全文]
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ShortStory:‘TheExactScienceofMatrimony’byO.Henry
Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogramAMERICANSTORIES.Ourstorytodayiscalled“TheExactScienceofMatrimony.”ItwaswrittenbyO.Henry.HereisBarbaraKleinwiththestory.(MUSIC)BARBARAKLEIN:JeffPetersandAndyTuckercouldneverbetrusted.Oneday,thetwomendecidedtoopenamarriagebusinesstomakesomequickandeasymoney.Thefirstthingtheydidwastowriteanadvertisementtobepu...[閱讀全文]
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AnEditorialist'sOpinionofHowtoWriteBetter
AA:I'mAviArdittiandthisweekonWORDMASTER:AnothervoicefromtherecentTeachersofEnglishtoSpeakersofOtherLanguagesconventioninBoston.PatriciaKelvinhasadoctorateintheteachingofwriting.Shewasanaward-winningeditorialwriteronanewspaper.Andshesaysthinkinglikeaneditorialwritercanhelpstudentsimprovetheirwriting.PATRICIAKELVIN:"SomuchofEnglishwritingisbasedonwriting...[閱讀全文]
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WordsandTheirStories:WhereDid'OK'ComeFrom?
Alookatwhatmaybethemostcommonlyusedwordintheworld..
Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogramWORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.MillionsofpeopleallovertheworldusethewordOK.Infact,somepeoplesaythewordisusedmoreoftenthananyotherwordintheworld.OKmeansallrightoracceptable.Itexpressesagreementorapproval.Youmightaskyourbrother,"IsitokayifIborrowyourcar?”Orifsomeonea...[閱讀全文]
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ThisSunday,anexclusiveinterviewwithTreasurySecretaryTimothyGeithner.BigquestionsaboutnewrulesforWallStreet.Willreformreallymeantheendofbailouts?Andbigquestionsaboutjobs.WallStreetrallies,butcompaniesarestillslowtohire.Whatwillchangethat?Plus,willthepresidentultimatelyhavetoraisetaxestotacklethedebt?PennsylvaniaGovernorandformerDNCChairEdRendell;TennesseeCongresswomanandteapartysuppo...[閱讀全文]
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