Archive for September, 2008
For Kay Ryan, Poetry Is ‘the Most Private Form of Communication’
HOST:
Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English.
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I’m Doug Johnson. This week, a special poetry show:
We hear some songs of famous poems by France’s First Lady Carla Bruni …
Answer a question about American poet Emily Dickinson …
And tell about Kay Ryan, who begins serving as poet laureate of the United States this weekend.
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Kay Ryan
HOST:
The United [...]
Wall Street, Without the Big Investment Banks
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.
Many financial companies have moved to other New York streets. But Wall Street still holds its place in the language as the capital of American finance.
Now Wall Street is being reshaped by the crisis over mortgage-related securities. The markets are unable to place a value on them. So [...]
[ENGLISH GAME] Guess the word in the blank
Hello from the editor! Today, we will have a new english game “GUESS THE WORD IN THE BLANK”. What you have to do is listen to the audio and guess the word in the blank from (1) to (10). The answer will be posted the next time. Have fun and let’s start!
Recruiters Help US Colleges [...]
