I'm so tired, I need sleep I'm talking to my pillow case, what's wrong with me? I make mistakes, but them's the breaks I'm crying out for anyone to come and rescue me Talk about a new wave (Whoa-oh, whoa-oh!) Talk about a way to save the day (Whoa-oh...
One of the most famous small towns in America is Johnstown, Pennsylvania, population 24,000.Unfortunately, it owes that fame to a tragedy. In the late 19th Century, Johnstown was the nation's mightiest steel center - more prosperous than Pittsburgh -...
September is usually the worst month for hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean. At least ten named storms have formed there this year. The hurricane season continues until the end of November. The total number of major storms this year has been above aver...
Jennifer got off the bus from the university and began walking towards the flat she shared with two other students. On her way she had to buy some food and stopped in one of the shops in the street. It was run by an Asian family, and although the pri...
The only crime I have ever been connected with was unsuccessful. One summer night I went to bed, leaving my bedroom door open because it was very hot. During the night I was woken up by the sound of a match being struck. For a moment I thought it mus...
VOICE ONE: Many people who try to lose weight know that no diet is perfect.But two new studies show that a diet low in carbohydrates can cause faster weight loss than a diet low in fats. This was true at least in the short term. Researchers published...
8：20 ----11:53 VOICE ONE: Low-carbohydrate diets or not, more people than ever weigh toomuch. The World Health Organization says this is a serious problem.It says the opposite problem, hunger, affects about eight-hundred-fifty-million people. But m...
(MUSIC) Today we tell a traditional American story called a tall tale. A tall tale is a story about a person who is larger than life. The descriptions in the story are exaggerated much greater than in real life. Long ago, the people who settled in un...
(MUSIC) That July was the hottest month ever in West Virginia. Many workers became tired and weak in the heat. John Henry was concerned his friends might lose their jobs. So, he picked up their hammers and began doing their work. One week, he did his...
SPEAKING English fluently and accurately is a goal of many people studying English in China. Fluency can be simply defined asbeing able to communicate ideas without having to stop and think too much about what one is saying; speaking accurately means...
Find the problem. What kind of person are youone who focuses on accuracy or one who focuses on frequency? the first step is to recognize your problem and go to work no it. Think about situations where youve used English and how you felt about making...
Do you know about...? 你知道是怎么回事吗？ A:Do you know about All Fools' Day? B:On that day,people play all kinds of tricks on others,and the one easily taken in is called April fool. A:April fool! B:April the first is coming.Be careful! ]...
Anchor: When the Christmas carol is sounding everywhere in the United States to highlight the holiday season, some economists in the country are giving dismal predictions that this could be the worst holiday shopping season since 1991. The shopping s...
FIFA sponsored fan parks have become a big hit around Johannesburg. There are three around the city. This one, in Newtown, near downtown, is the largest. Today, fans have gathered to watch Germany take on Serbia on this large screen. Thebe Moabelo sa...
This is bigger than the Super Bowl. This is actually bigger than the Olympics. This is really a big deal for Africa, but its also a big deal for the United States. Because you know they really have something to prove. Much of the world sees them real...
