Fish Stories

The largest seafood market in the world, Tokyo's Tsukiji, awakens early as fish are auctioned off to impatient buyers who inspect the soon-to-be sushi with flashlights and machetes. Reporter Kelly Jones has this audio postcard. (5 minutes)

Câu hỏi

Tiếng Anh có nhiều loại câu hỏi có những chức năng và mục đích khác nhau. Trong câu hỏi, trợ động từ hoặc động từ be bao giờ cũng đứng trước chủ ngữ. Nếu không có trợ động từ hoặc động từ be, ta phải dùng dạng thức do, does, did như một trợ động từ để thay thế. Sau các động từ hoặc trợ động từ đó, phải dùng động chính từ ở dạng nguyên thể không có to. Thời và thể của câu hỏi chỉ được chia bởi trợ động từ, chứ không phải động từ chính.

Out to Sea

Star Search

As scientists around the world rush to find out more about our universe, Living on Earth takes a look at one new telescope in South America. Spectrum Radio's Jean Kumagai reports on the new Apex Telescope located in the Chilean Andes.

Cách đặt câu hỏi

Cách đặt câu hỏi trong tiếng Anh

Listening to Alaska

In an empty white room in a museum in Fairbanks, composer John Luther Adams has created a soundscape of geological and environmental scenes of Alaska. Amy Mayer reports.

Redefining a Region

There's change afoot in the nation's forests. Timber companies have begun making more money on land sales than timber sales, and developers are quick to buy remote tracts for second home and vacation resorts. Living on Earth's Ashley Ahearn takes a look at what this national trend means for the Moosehead Lake region in Northern Maine.

Recycling Nuclear Waste

The Bush administration wants to reverse a 30-year policy against reprocessing nuclear waste. The costly process was banned because it produces plutonium, which could be used to make weapons. But the government says new technology could make this "recycling" safe. Living on Earth's Jeff Young reports. (5:00)

John F. Kennedy: Address to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association

Reverend Meza, Reverend Reck, I'm grateful for your generous invitation to state my views...

Ronald Reagan: The Space Shuttle "Challenger" Tragedy Address

Ladies and Gentlemen, I'd planned to speak to you tonight to report on the state of the Union, but the events of earlier today have led me to change those plans. Today is a day for mourning and remembering. Nancy and I are pained to the core by the tragedy of the shuttle Challenger. We know we share this pain with all of the people of our country. This is truly a national loss.

Richard M. Nixon: Resignation Speech

Good evening:

This is the 37th time I have spoken to you from this office, where so many decisions have been made that shape the history of this nation. Each time I have done so to discuss with you some matter that I believe affected the national interest. In all the decisions I have made in my public life I have always tried to do what was best for the nation.

George W. Bush: 2000 Victory Speech

"I was not elected to serve one party, but to serve one nation"

Lost Mountain

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Author Erik Reece chronicles a year in the life of a mountain, destroyed by mountaintop removal strip mining. Reece tells Living on Earth host Jeff Young that the price we pay for inexpensive electricity powered by coal is offset by the cost of environmental degradation and injury to the lives of people who live and work in Appalachian coal country.

Bird Markets Pose Possible Risk for Avian Flu

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Government officials and the poultry industry are stepping up efforts to stop bird flu. Critics say there are some weak links in that defense. Living on Earth's Jeff Young reports. Wild birds are transmitters of the H5N1 virus. The federal government has recently launched a program to monitor migratory birds coming into the US and detect whether they are bringing bird flu with them. Host Jeff Young speaks with Hon Ip of the US Geological Survey National Wildlife Health Center.

As Biotech Crops Spread, E.U. Is Found to Stand in the Way

Một bài nghe VOA Special English Agriculture Report.