In a small town, there lived a merchant. He ran a small business. Unfortunately, he lost all his money in business. I cant stay like this. I have to do something. I will go to the next town and invest in another business, he thought to himself. So he...
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Todd: James! James: Yo! Todd: if you had a million dollars... James: Mm-hmTodd: if you won the lottery... James: Yes. Todd: What would you do? James: I would buy a small island, build a house there, and invest the rest of my money so that I would nev...
Proverbs Tell About Love, War and Money Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Today we talk about proverbs. A proverb is a short, well known saying that expresses a common truth or belief. Proverbs are found in most cultures a...
Former US Congressman Pleads Guilty to Misspending Campaign Money The former Chicago-area congressman walked into federal court Wednesday and pled guilty to criminal charges of misusing $750,000 dollars in campaign funds. Jackson, who served in the H...
SHANGHAI, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- A 31-year-old migrant worker surnamed Qin is having mixed feelings of despair and gratitude regarding what has happened to him in the past two days. Qin, who works as a delivery man in Shanghai, was riding an electric bic...
Lesson 16 Is Money the Most Important Thing in Life? Text "The Only Thing People Are Interested in Today Is Earning More Money." Once upon a time there lived a beautiful young woman and a handsome you...
Lesson 3 Who Took the Money? Text A Mr Smith gave his wife ten pounds for her birthday-ten pretty pound notes. So the day after her birthday, Mrs Smith went shopping. She queued for a bus, got on and...
Ritchie Li is at a bank in Australia. He tries not to show how nervous he is about speaking English. R: Excuse me, miss. I would like to change 500 US dollars into Australian dollars, please. T: Are y...
Fashion never ceases to surprise me. Recently, a fashion designer came up with another strange creation. His idea comes straight from the garbage dump, so to speak. He makes sweaters from used plastic...