2010-05-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to American Mosaic in VOA Special English.(MUSIC)I’m Doug Johnson.Today on our show we listen to the great singer Lena Horne, who died this week at age ninety-two…And we answer

2010-05-13 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Education Report.Parents are a child's first teachers. But some parents never learned from good examples. In New York City, a nonprofit agency called Covenant House tr

2010-05-13 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in VOA Special English.In our last program, we told you the story of the Statue of Liberty. It was given to the United States by the people of Fra

2010-05-13 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Health Report.Malnutrition remains a serious problem for India. But a new study shows that India's leading causes of death now also include obesity-related diseases su

2010-05-12 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

STEVE EMBER: I’m Steve Ember.PHOEBE ZIMMERMAN: And I’m Phoebe Zimmermann with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about a very popular musical instrument. Listen and see if you can gu

2010-05-11 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.Weather does not discriminate between large and small farms. If it rains too much or too little, crop insurance can pay for losses. Yet insurance usu

2010-05-11 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

BARBARA KLEIN: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein.BOB DOUGHTY: And I'm Bob Doughty. This week, we will tell about the science of tornadoes. Tornadoes have been obs

2010-05-10 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Development Report.The Obama administration has launched the first in a series of projects to support entrepreneurs in Muslim communities worldwide. The Global Entrepre

2010-05-10 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember.BARBARA KLEIN: And I'm Barbara Klein. This week on our program, we take you to President Lincoln's Cottage in Washing

2010-05-09 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.Last week, I explained some English expressions about clothes. Everything I told you was true. I did not talk through my hat or say somethi

2010-05-09 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

STEVE EMBER: I’m Steve Ember.SARAH LONG: And I’m Sarah Long with People in America in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about a woman who worked to make a difference in people’s lives, Barbara J

2010-05-08 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.Personal photos show Faisal Shahzad smiling. And why not? The young man built a promising life in a new land. He became an American citizen a year ago. He ha

2010-05-07 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.Greece's debt crisis has shaken investors in the United States and worldwide. They worry that it could spread far beyond Greece.On Thursday, a day aft

2010-05-07 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Welcome to American Mosaic in VOA Special English.(MUSIC)I’m Doug Johnson.Today on our show we play music by She & Him…And take a look in Washington at some art on the street that is not street art.

2010-05-06 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Education Report.Today we have the last of three reports on bullying. Last week we shared some of your comments on this issue. Now, we talk to a researcher who presente

2010-05-06 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in VOA Special English.Grover Cleveland was elected president of the United States in eighteen eighty-four. He was the first Democratic Party cand

2010-05-05 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Health Report.A new study examines and compares adult death rates worldwide over the last forty years. For each country, researchers estimated the probability that a fi

2010-05-05 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

STEVE EMBER: I’m Steve Ember.BARBARA KLEIN: And I’m Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. This year marks the sixtieth anniversary of the United States Federal Bureau of Investig

2010-05-04 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.American officials have suspended all fishing in parts of the Gulf of Mexico for at least ten days because of the huge oil spill. The restrictions wi

2010-05-04 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

BOB DOUGHTY: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I’m Bob Doughty.STEVE EMBER: And I’m Steve Ember. Today we tell about developments in pain control.(MUSIC)BOB DOUGHTY: As recently as

2010-05-04 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

FAITH LAPIDUS: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Faith Lapidus.BOB DOUGHTY: And I’m Bob Doughty. This week on our program, we tell you about three people who are working to make

2010-05-03 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Development Report.Sending and receiving money by text message. Sharing crop prices. Just talking to a loved one far from home. These are some of the ways that mobile p

2010-05-02 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.Have you ever considered all the English expressions that include words about clothes? Let’s see if I can name a few off the cuff, or with

2010-05-02 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

MARY TILLOTSON: PEOPLE IN AMERICA, a program in Special English on the Voice of America.Today we tell about one of the most successful writers of children’s books. Sarah Long and Steve Ember tell abo

2010-05-01 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.Five years ago this August, Hurricane Katrina struck. Now, American states along the Gulf of Mexico are fearing a different kind of environmental disaster. O