Dialogue A Tina and Larry are waiting on a dock. Larry: Are you ready for our whale-watching adventure? Tina: I'm ready to go, but I'm a little uneasy. I've always been a bit scared of whales. Larry: Scared of whales? Why? Tina: I don't know. They're...
Todd: So, Asako, you lived in the United States for a long time. Asako: For six years. Todd: That's a pretty long time. Asako: That's right. Todd: Where did you live? Asako: I lived in Alaska. Todd: Alaska. Asako: That's right. Todd: The last frontie...
Alaska Governor Palin to resign Former Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has announced she will resign as governor of Alaska on 26 July and not run for re-election. Mrs Palin's term of office was due to end in 2010. Some have specul...
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember. The United States has had fifty states for fifty years. Alaska and Hawaii both joined the Union in nineteen fifty-nine. They were the fi...
Republican Senator John McCain has chosen a first-term governor from the state of Alaska to run as his vice presidential candidate in the November elections. VOA's Brian Wagner reports, Governor Sarah Palin bolsters McCain's message of reform. Sen....
Grizzly bears once roamed much of the United States. But two centuries of hunting and habitat loss have devastated their numbers. Today, less than 1,200 live in the Lower 48. If there is a last remaining stronghold for the North American Grizzly, it...
By Tendai Maphosa Harare 09 August 2006 Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa The trial of Zimbabwe's justice minister for attempting to obstruct the course of justice finally got under way after a retired magistrate was appointed to preside over the c...
By Joseph Mok and Zhan Jun Juneau, Alaska 30 May 2006 watch Glacier Trekkers report Juneau, the capital of Alaska, was founded as a gold-mining camp 200 years ago. Today, it is filled with cruise ship passengers and people known as trekkers, who are...
North To Alaska Way up north (north to Alaska). Way up north (north to Alaska). North to Alaska, they go north; the rush is on. North to Alaska, they go north; the rush is on. Big Sam left Seattle in...