VOA慢速英语2011--PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Phillis Wheatley, 1753-1784: Early African-American Poet

PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Phillis Wheatley, 1753-1784: Early African-American Poet SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: I'm Shirley Griffith. RAY FREEMAN: And I'm Ray Freeman with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Every week we tell about someone important i

VOA慢速英语2010年-PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Billie Holiday, 19

SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: I'm Shirley Griffith. STEVE EMBER: And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Every week we tell about a person important in the history of the United States. This week, we tell about Billie Holiday.

VOA慢速英语 2008 0302

People in America - Shirley Chisholm, 1924-2005: The First Black Woman Elected to the U.S. Congress She was an activist who worked to improve the lives of others. Transcript of radio broadcast: 01 March 2008 VOICE ONE: Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And

VOA慢速英语2011-Before 'Black Swan,' Ballet as a Dance of

SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And Im Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Ballet is a formalized kind of dance performance with a rich and interesting history. The word ballet comes from the French language, and is based on the Italian word

VOA慢速英语2012--PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Gwendolyn Brooks, 1917-2000: First African-American to Win a Pulitzer Prize for Literature

PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Gwendolyn Brooks, 1917-2000: First African-American to Win a Pulitzer Prize for Literature SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Im Shirley Griffith. SARA LONG: And Im Sarah Long with the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today we tell

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Green Book' Is About Race — And Also Friendship, Class And Masculinity

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Don Shirley could have been one of the most famous concert pianists in the world had it not been for the color of his skin. As a black man in 1962, Shirley was excluded from many of the great American music venues of the day. And

Zechariah 撒迦利亚书06

1I looked up again-and there before me were four chariots coming out from between two mountains-mountains of bronze! 2The first chariot had red horses, the second black, 3the third white, and the fourth dappled-all of them powerful. 4I asked the ang

名人轶事:Shirley Chisholm

Broadcast: February 20, 2005 (((THEME))) VOICE ONE: Im Gwen Outen. VOICE TWO: And Im Doug Johnson with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Shirley Chisholm. She was an educator, activist and politician. (((THEME))) VOICE ONE

AMERICAN MOSAIC - Shirley Horn Remembered | Baseball: Story

AMERICAN MOSAIC - Shirley Horn Remembered | Baseball: Story of White Sox Victory By Katherine Gypson and Jill Moss Broadcast: Friday, November 04, 2005 (MUSIC) HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA

VOA标准英语2008年-Up to 150 Hindu Pilgrims Die in Temple Stampede

Up to 150 Hindu pilgrims attending an annual festival have been killed in a stampede in Northern India. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, many of the victims are women and children. Bodies of devotees are seen in Bilaspur district of Himach

VOA慢速英语2011--Billie Holiday, 1915-1959: The Lady Sang

PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Billie Holiday, 1915-1959: The Lady Sang the Blues SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: I'm Shirley Griffith. STEVE EMBER: And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Every week we tell about a person important in th

Sam Cooke, 1931-1964: A Singer Who Crossed Racial Lines

SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: I'm Shirley Griffith. RAY FREEMAN: And I'm Ray Freeman with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Every week we tell about someone important in the history of the United States. This week we tell about singer and songwr

Scientists Announce the Discovery of More Than 1,200 Possibl

STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And Im Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about an American spacecraft that has a date with a comet. We hear the latest about a Space Shuttle commander whose wife co

Shirley Chisholm, 1924-2005: The First Black Woman Elected t

STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And Im Barbara Klein with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Shirley Chisholm. She was an educator, activist and politician. (MUSIC) STEVE EMBER: Shirley Chisholm is best known as

VOA慢速英语2010年-PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Elizabeth Blackwel

STEVE EMBER: Every week we tell about someone important in the history of the United States. Today, Shirley Griffith and Ray Freeman tell about the first western woman in modern times to become a doctor. Now, the story of Elizabeth Blackwell on the V

美国国家公共电台 NPR An Artist's Alternative Universe And His Warehouse Full Of Dolls

LAKSHMI SINGH, HOST: We're going to hear now about Trenton Doyle Hancock. He's a star in the art world, and he collects dolls. He has so many dolls and toys he needs a studio the size of an airplane hangar in which to store them. Hancock's work is in

2007年VOA标准英语-Hindu Temple Opens Near Atlanta

By Aunshuman Apte and Niharika Acharya Washington 17 September 2007 TheHindu community in the southern U.S. city of Atlanta, Georgia recently opened a new religious and cultural center. The $19 million facility is the largest temple of its kind in th

VOA标准英语10月-Nearly 150 Die in India Temple Stampede

Nearly 150 people have been killed and scores of others injured in a massive stampede at a Hindu temple in the western Indian state, Rajasthan. From New Delhi, Anjana Pasricha reports Tuesday's stampede is the latest in a series of similar incidents

India Halts Opening of Temple Treasure Vault

India's Supreme Court, citing security concerns, has halted the opening of the last vault at a Hindu temple where billions of dollars worth of treasures have been uncovered. More than $20 billion in gold, jewels, and ancient artifacts were found buri

PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Shirley Chisholm

PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Shirley Chisholm By Lawan Davis Broadcast: Sunday, February 20, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: I'm Gwen Outen. VOICE TWO: And I'm Doug Johnson with People in America in VOA Special Englis