音频下载 William Sydney Porter, or O. Henry sits for a portrait. Our story today is called The Exact Science of Matrimony . It was written by O. Henry . Here is Barbara Klein with the story . Jeff Peters and Andy Tucker could never be trusted . O...
音频下载 We present the short story Doctor Heidegger 's Experiment by Nathaniel Hawthorne . Here is Barbara Klein with the story . That very unusual man , old Doctor Heidegger , once invited four friends to meet him in his office . There were thr...
音频下载 Babe the Blue Ox 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. This makes the s...
音频下载 Today, we complete the story Rappaccinis Daughter. It was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Here is Kay Gallant with the second and final part of Rappaccinis Daughter. Many years ago , a young man named Giovanni Guasconti left his home in...
音频下载 Italian Palace Our story today is called Rappaccinis Daughter . It was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne . We will tell the story in two parts . Here is Kay Gallant with the first part of our story . Many years ago , a young man named Giova...
音频下载 Army recruiters salute during the playing of the national anthem at the change of command ceremony for the Jackson, Miss., March 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have ended , and Congress has ordered...
音频下载 Covered Wagon of the Old West 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. Lon...
音频下载 Our story today is called The Open Boat. It was written by Stephen Crane and is based on what really happened to him in eighteen ninety-six. Crane was traveling from the United States to Cuba as a newspaper reporter . One night , his shi...
音频下载 Della counting her pennies Editor's Note: We are pleased to share a traditional holiday story with you, The Gift of the Magi. You can read along and listen or watch the video. One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty ce...
音频下载 Editor's note:This is the third in our series of programs called A Princess of Mars. The story is from a series of books by Edgar Rice Burroughs.Last week we told how John Carter was captured by a group of warriors on the planet Mars. La...
音频下载 Statues of Paul Bunyan exist in towns across the United States. Toda...
音频下载 Melody Bales There is a colorful Caribbean Art Gallery and gift bout...
音频下载 Grand Canyon, Arizona Today, we begin a series from a book by Americ...
音频下载 Their two most valuable possessions Editor's Note: We are pleased to...
音频下载 Astronaut John Glenn orbited Earth in the Friendship 7 spacecraft in...
音频下载 From VOA Learning English, this is American Stories. Our story is ca...