Practice Listening

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Được tramanh9283 sửa chữa / chuyển vào 08:04 ngày 03/08/2006

Oh! Mrs Maroon! I am going to my motherland tomorrow so I want to finish it before this afternoon. Unfortanately the connection to voanews has some problems now. I cant get it through. Hm.... Could you upload the file to another host? I will highly appreciate that.
Thanks Mrs Maroon in advance
Step by step! I always go ahead!

Oh! Thanks Mrs Maroon! The connection is still good! I''ve just downloaded it. But I m afraid that I haven''t enough time to complete it. By the way I will try my best!

Step by step! I always go ahead!

Hi pretty maroon,
I''m new here . Your topic is quite interéting.
Here is my first listening transcription. My feeling: not difficult as I expected. However, some words are strange . e.g scruffy, smothering...etc.
Thanks a lot.
Hope that mine is the first one
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Today we?Tll talk about one of America?Ts best known writers : Mark Twain, we also talk about his book : The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain wrote The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn in 1884, since then the book has been published in at least 60 languages. Some people say it is the best book ever created by an American writer.
American students still read The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn and parents, teachers and literature experts still debate the issues discussed in the book.
The writer who becomes Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in 1835. He grew up in Hannibal Missouri on the Mississippi river. After his father died in 1837, young Samuel went to work as an assistant to a publisher. Ten years later, he became a pilot on a steal boat that sailed on the Mississippi. He heard the river boat workers called out the word: Mark Twain that was the measurement for the depth of water. In 1861, the American civil war put an end to Steal boat traffic on the Mississippi, so Clemens traveled to the west and became a reporter for a newspaper in a Vat and California.
Later he wrote funny stories and called himself : Mark Twain. Twain became famous for his story: The celebrated jumping frog of Calaveras county ? in 1865. It tells about a jumping competition among frogs. Twain also traveled a lot and began writing books about his travel. His story about a trip to Europe and the Middle East was published in : The Innocent Abroad, and his story about life in the western US became the book called Roughing In. In 1870, he married a Olivia Langdon (pretty landowner) and moved to Harford Connecticut. During the 1880, he wrote books for children, such as the Prince and the pup ?" it tells about the poor boy who cheated identity with the member of England ruling families. Twain also wrote: Life on the Mississippi ?" this book describes his age as a steal boat pilot ?" and he returned to the river 20 years later.
Mark Twain was already a successful writer before he became famous as a public speaker. Over the year, he had invested a lot of money in unsuccessful businesses. In 1893, he found himself deeply in debt. So, to earn money, he traveled around the world giving humorous talks. His speeches made people laugh and remember events they had experienced. However, his later life was not a happy one. 2 of his daughters died, his wife died in 1904, after a long sickness. Some predicted Mark Twain?Ts later work was more serious because of his sadness, he died of hard failure in 1910.
Mark Twain was the first writer to use the speech of common Americans in his books. He showed that simple American English could be as fined great instruments for writing as more complex language. Through his books, he captured American experiences as no other writer had. Many of the stories take place in Hannibal Missouri, the small wooden house where he lived as a boy still stand there. Next to the house is a wooden fence. This is the kind described in Twain?Ts book: The Adventure of Tom Sawyer, published in 1876. In that story, Tom has been told to pain the fence, he does not want to do it, but he asks: Is if the job was great fun?. He tricked the other boys into believing that. His trick was so successful that they agree to pay him money to let them finish his work. The Adventure of Tom Sawyer is consider as one of the best books of American boys?T lives in the 1800s.
Tom Sawyer?Ts good friend is Huckleberry or Huck Finn. Mark Twain tells this boy?Ts story in The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn. Huck is a poor child without a mother or home. His father drinks too much alcohol and beats him. Huck?Ts situation has freed him from the restriction of society. He explores in the woods and goes fishing. He stays out all night and did not go to school. He smoked tobacco. Huck runs way from home. He meets Jim, a black man who has escaped from slavery. They travel together on a raft in amid of woods down the Mississippi river. Huck describes the trip: It was lovely to live on the raft, other places seem so crafduff and smothering ?.. but a raft don?Tt. It feels might be free, easy and comfortable on a rough. Sometimes we had the whole river to ourselves for the longest time. We had sky there, or spec-outward stars and we used to laid on the back and looked back at them, then discuss about whether they were mead or just happened. Jim, he aloud they were mead, but I aloud they happened. I?Tve just thought it would take too long to make so many
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(highlighted par. is rather difficult for me to understand)

Thx for your compliment, i like the highlighted word. HOpe you''ll be here for long.

It sure is because this is an extract from the story. U know, to understand literature is not easy at all. Besides, the narrator reads a little bit fast . So if u can hear this paragraph, it''s great. If u dont, it''s ok.

Bài khó thật, nghe mãi mới xong. Còn mấy đoạn đọc nhanh để dành nghe sau vậy. Nhờ chị Maroon sửa bài em nhé:
I?Tm Barbara Klein, and I?Tm Bob Doughty with ?oPeople in America? in VOA Special English.
Today, we tell about one of America?Ts best known writers, Mark Twain. We also talk about his famous book ?oThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?.
Mark Twain wrote ?oThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn? in 1884. Since then, the book had been published in at least 60 languages. Some people say it is the best book ever created by an American writer. American students still read ?o The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?, and parents, teachers and literary experts still debate the issues discussed in the book. The writer who became Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhone Clemons in 1835. He grew up in Hannibal, Missouri on the Mississippi River. After his father die in 1847, young Samuel went to work as an assistant to a publisher. 10 years later he became a pilot on a steamboat that sailed on the Mississippi. He heard the river boat workers called out the word ?omark twain?, that was the measure for the depth of water. In 1861, the American Civil War put an end to the steamboat traffic on the Mississippi. So Clemons traveled west and became a reporter for newspapers in Nevada and California.
Later he wrote funny stories and called himself Mark Twain. Twain became famous for his story ?oThe Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County? in 1865. It tells about a jumping competition among frogs. Twain also traveled alot and began writing books about his travels. His stories about a trip to Europe and the Middleast was published in ?oThe Innocents Abroad?. And his story about lives in Western United States became the book called ?oRoughing It?. In 1870, he married Olivia Langdon and moved to Hartford, Connecticut. During the1880?Ts, he wrote books for children, such as ?oThe Prince and the Pauper?. It tells about a poor boy who traded identity with a member of England ruling family. Twain also wrote ?oLife on the Mississippi?. This book described his days as a steamboat pilot and his return to the river 20 years later.
Mark Twain was already a successful writer before he became famous as a public speaker. Over the years, he had invested a lot of money in unsuccessful bussinesses. In 1893, he found himself deeply in debt. So, to earn money, he traveled arround the world, giving humorous talks. His speeches made people laugh and remember events they had experienced. However, his later life was not a happy one. Two of his daughters died. His wife died in 1904, after a long sickness. Some critics think Mark Twain?Ts later works were more serious, because of his sadness. He died of heart failure in 1910.
Mark Twain was the first writer to use the speech of common Americans in his books. He showed that simple American English could be as fine and instrument for great writing as more complex language. Through his books, he?Td captured American experiences as no other writers had. Many of the stories take place in Hanibal, Missouri. The small wooden house where he lived as a boy still stand there. Next to the house is a wooden fence. It is the kind described in Twain book ?oThe Adventures of Tom Soyer?, published in 1876. In that story, Tom had been told to paint the fence. He does not want to do it. But he acts as if the job is great fun. He tricks other boys into believing it. His trick is so successful that they agree to pay him money to let them finish his work. ?oThe Adventures of Tom Soyer? is considered one of the best books about an American boy?Ts life in the 1800?Ts. Tom Soyer?Ts good friend is Huckleberry, or Huck Finn. Mark Twain tell this boy?Ts story in ?oThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?. Huck is a poor child without a mother or home. His father drinks too much alcohol and beats him. Huck?Ts situation had freed him from the restrictions of society. He explores in the woods and goes fishing. He stays out all night and does not go to school. He smokes tobacco. Huck runs away from home. He meet Jim, a black man who has escaped from slavery. They travel together on a raft made of wood down the Mississippi river. Huck describe the trip:
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Chào, mình tham gia với!
I''m Barbara Klein, and I''m Bob Doughty with People in America in VOA special English. Today we tell about one of America?Ts best known writers, Mark Twain. We also talk about his famous book, "The adventures of Huckleberry Finn".
Mark Twain wrote "The adventures of Huckleberry Finn" in 1884. Since then, the book has been published in at least 60 languages. Some people say it is the best book ever created by an American writer. American students still read "The adventures of Huckleberry Finn", and parents, teachers and literary experts still debate the issues discussed in the book.
The writer who became Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in 1835. He grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, on the Mississippi river. After his father died in 1847, young Samuel went to work as an assistant to a publisher. Ten years later, he became a pilot on a steamboat and sailed on the Mississippi. He heard the river boat workers called out the word "mark twain". That was the measure for the depth of water. In 1861, the American Civil War put an end to steamboat traffic on the Mississippi. So Clemens travelled west and became a reporter for newspapers in a Nevada and California.
Later, he wrote funny stories and called himself Mark Twain. Twain became famous for his story "The celebrated jumping frog of Calaveras County " in 1865. It tells about a jumping competition among frogs. Twain also travelled a lot and began writing books about his travels. His stories about a trip to Europe and the Middle East were published in "The innocents abroad", and his stories about life in the western United States became the book called "Roughing it". In 1870, he married Olivia Langdon and moved to Harford, Connecticut. During the 1880s, he wrote books for children such as "The Prince and the Pauper". It tells about a poor boy who trades identities with a member of England''s ruling family. Twain also wrote "Life on the Mississippi". This book describes his days as a steamboat pilot and his returne to the river 20 years later.
Mark Twain was already a successful writer before he became famous as a public speaker. Over the years, he had invested a lot of money in unsuccessful businesses. In 1893, he found himself deeply in debt. So, to earn money, he travelled around the world giving humorous talks. His speeches made people laugh and remembered events they had experienced. However, his later life was not a happy one. Two of his daughters died. His wife died in 1904 after a long sickness. Some critics think Mark Twain?Ts later works were more serious because of his sadness. He died of heart failure in 1910.