Alina from China sent us this proverb: "He who would climb a ladder must begin at the bottom."

VOA: special.2009.03.01

The banker produced some papers and told average Joe to sign his John Hancock at the bottom.

VOA: special.2010.02.07

The corals were discovered at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, near the Hawaiian Islands.

VOA: special.2009.05.12

The small shapes of two men at the bottom showed the dam's huge size.

VOA: special.2009.05.17

A tiny part at the bottom of the rocket had fallen out too early.

VOA: special.2009.07.01

The shape is like a funnel: wide at the top, narrower at the bottom.

VOA: special.2009.06.09

At the bottom of the list, ranked last for the third year, is Somalia.

VOA: special.2009.11.28

At the bottom of the stairs, the damp air wrapped itself around our bodies.

VOA: special.2009.02.07

With those words, he wrote his name at the bottom of the paper.

VOA: special.2009.10.08

The minerals calcium and sulfur were at the bottom of the ocean.

VOA: special.2010.01.04

At the bottom of the light house was big heavy rocks.

VOA: special.2010.05.08

But at the bottom, you may find warm winds and flowers.

VOA: special.2009.10.07

The area then was at the bottom of an ancient sea.

VOA: special.2009.01.07

the final six feet at the bottom of the ocean.

VOA: special.2009.05.24