U.S. President Barack Obama visited American college campuses on Tuesday, looking for support for his plan to hold down federal student loan rates. The president is appealing to young voters, who overwhelmingly supported him in the 2008 election. Pre...
EXPLORATIONS - Picking Apart the Timeless Appeal of 'The Nutcracker' DOUG JOHNSON: I'm Doug Johnson. FAITH LAPIDUS: And I'm Faith Lapidus with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we enter a world of Christmas magic, snowflakes, sweets and suga...
LONDON, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- The FA has confirmed on Friday that it will be appealing UEFA's three-match ban against striker Wayne Rooney who received a red card in England's Euro qualifier against Montenegro. Rooney was sent off during the 2-2 draw fo...
Iran Tourism Appeals to 'Adventure Travelers' - Part 2 A recent British opinion poll found Iran near the top of the list of countries people would definitely not visit. Yet nearly three million international visitors traveled to Iran last year, and t...
IN THE NEWS - UN Appeals for Famine Aid for Somalia 新闻报道 - 索马里两地陷入饥荒,联合国呼吁提供援助 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。 This week, the United Nations de...
Internet search giant Google says it will lodge an appeal with Switzerland's highest court after a lower court ruled the company's Street View service must obscure all of the faces and auto license plates before making its pictures available. Google...
今天我们要学的词组是appeal。 Appeal有恳求,呼吁的意思。比如, 呼吁选民支持, appeal to voters for support. 恳求朋友帮忙,appeal to friends for help. 布什总统在派兵攻打伊拉克四周年的时候呼吁美国...
A Thai court has ruled more charges against Russian arms dealer, Victor Bout, should be heard. The ruling will delay steps to extradite Bout to the United States to face charges of conspiracy and support for foreign terrorist organizations. The 43-ye...
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Shirley Griffith. This week on our program, we bring you some laughs from old-time American radio shows. Bud Abbott, left, and Lou Costello LOU COSTELLO...