2011-08-02 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.Not all vegetables need lots of sunshine. Mark Hoffman and his wife, Guia, own a bed-and-breakfast guesthouse in rural Kempton, Illinois. They often

2011-08-02 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

FAITH LAPIDUS: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus.CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: And I'm Christopher Cruise. Today, we talk about fibromyalgia syndrome. American officials sa

2011-08-01 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report.Children can spend hours a day looking at computer screens and other digital devices. Some eye care professionals say all that screen time has led to

2011-08-01 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

BARBARA KLEIN: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein.CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: And I'm Christopher Cruise. This week on our program, we look at the history of root beer. Mos

2011-07-31 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.Many American cities have interesting nicknames. Nicknames can help establish the identity of a city. They can also spread pride among its

2011-07-31 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: I'm Shirley Griffith.RAY FREEMAN: And I'm Ray Freeman. Every week we tell about a person who was important in the history of the United States.This week we tell about Helen Keller.

2011-07-30 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.Conservative extremists in Europe are facing new attention after the attacks last week that killed almost eighty people in Norway.On Friday the country held

2011-07-30 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

BOB DOUGHTY:Now, the Special English program, American Stories.

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Last week we broadcast the second of our programs called “A Princess of Mars.” The story is from a series of books by E

2011-07-29 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.Indonesia has one of the world's fastest growing economies, expanding at a rate of six percent this year. Technology is helping fuel that growth, and

2011-07-29 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

MARIO RITTER: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English.(MUSIC)I'm Mario Ritter. This week on our show, we play music from new albums by Kelly Rowland and Colbie Caillat.We also read some of

2011-07-29 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Education Report.More than one hundred teenage musicians recently attended a summer camp in Los Angeles to learn about the music business. Some of the advice they recei

2011-07-28 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION – American history in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember.This week in our series: a sudden change in Washington.(MUSIC)The House of Representatives e

2011-07-27 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Health Report.Increasing evidence suggests that being active can reduce a person's risk of dementia. Dementia is the name for the effects of Alzheimer's disease, stro

2011-07-27 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

MARIO RITTER: I'm Mario Ritter.BARBARA KLEIN: And I'm Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. This week, we talk about the final American space shuttle flight. Last week, space shu

2011-07-26 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.Weeds compete with plantings for water and nutrients. So farmers and gardeners may have good reason to hate them. But weeds can also bring pretty flo

2011-07-26 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

JIM TEDDER: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Jim Tedder.CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: And I'm Christopher Cruise. This week, we will tell about a shipwreck discovered near the coast of

2011-07-25 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report.The earliest process of making paper was done almost five thousand years ago in Egypt and the Nile Valley. In those days, paper was made from strips o

2011-07-25 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

BARBARA KLEIN: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. This week on our program, we tell you about two islands in Massachusetts, in the New England area of the northeast

2011-07-24 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.A nickname is a shortened form of a person's name. A nickname can also be a descriptive name for a person, place or thing. Many American ci

2011-07-24 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 the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today, we tell about Louis Kahn. He is considered one of the most important

2011-07-23 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.This week, the United Nations declared a famine in parts of Somalia. A famine is declared when three conditions are reached. Hunger rates among children rise

2011-07-23 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

BOB DOUGHTY: Now, the VOA Special English program, American Stories.

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Last week we brought you the first of four programs called “A Princess of Mars.” Our story is from a series of b

2011-07-22 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.A reputation -- what people think of you, good or bad -- is built one message at a time. The difference today is that people can get their messages out

2011-07-22 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.I'm Doug Johnson. This week on our show, we play new music from Bon Iver.We also answer a question about the hours of American workers.

2011-07-21 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Education Report.Spain is struggling with a recession. More than one in five Spaniards are out of work. Unemployment is the highest of the seventeen nations that use th