2011-07-21 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.(MUSIC)World War Two finally ended in August of nineteen forty-five. Life in the United Stat

2011-07-20 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Health Report.Scientists say a study in Africa shows that AIDS drugs can increase life expectancy in patients to nearly normal levels.One of the authors was Dr. Jean Na

2011-07-20 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

BARBARA KLEIN: I’m Barbara Klein.STEVE EMBER: And I’m Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. At the Smithsonian American Art Museum, you can see a large heart-shaped sculpture made

2011-07-19 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.George Ballas of Houston, Texas, lived a long life. He was a businessman and property developer. A university lecturer and author. A dancer and dance

2011-07-19 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 a

2011-07-18 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report.Hundreds of students from around the world gathered in New York City last week for the Microsoft Imagine Cup finals. They came to present their ideas

2011-07-18 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Shirley Griffith.CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: And I'm Christopher Cruise. This week on our program, we look at the American space prog

2011-07-17 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 version of a person's name. A nickname also can describe a person, place or thing. Many American cities have int

2011-07-17 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: I'm Shirley Griffith.STEVE EMBER: And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Every week we tell about a person important in the history of the Uni

2011-07-16 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.Two of the world's favorite activities -- soccer and wordplay -- are in the news this week.On Sunday, the United States plays Japan for the women's World C

2011-07-16 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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Today, we begin a new series from a book by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs. The book is called “A Princess of Ma

2011-07-15 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.Anyone who has ever borrowed money can relate to the debate over raising America's borrowing limit. People who have reached their limit can try to ask

2011-07-15 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. This week on our show, we have new music from Beyonce.And, we tell you about the history of a wedding traditio

2011-07-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Education Report.For years the University of California, Los Angeles, has done a national survey of first-year college students. Some of the questions in the Freshman S

2011-07-14 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(MUSIC)World War Two ended with an action that was never taken before in the history of warfa

2011-07-13 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Health Report.A study says more people are killing themselves in Greece and other countries affected by economic troubles in Europe. David Stuckler, a sociologist at Br

2011-07-13 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: I’m Shirley Griffith.STEVE EMBER: And I’m Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Our subject today is books. For many Americans, summer is a good time to catch up on

2011-07-12 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.Soil conservation methods help farmers protect their land from the damage caused by farming and the forces of nature. One method of soil conservation

2011-07-12 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.BOB DOUGHTY: And I’m Bob Doughty. Today, we tell how cooling the brain may help people who have trouble going to

2011-07-11 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report.You could fill the sky with all the ideas people have had for flying cars -- or what Carl Dietrich calls "flying-driving vehicles."CARL DIETRICH: "Sin

2011-07-11 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 tell you about an unusual advertising

2011-07-10 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 also can be a descriptive name for a person, place or thing. Many American ci

2011-07-10 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

FAITH LAPIDUS: I’m Faith Lapidus.BOB DOUGHTY: And I’m Bob Doughty with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about the research scientist and broadcasting leader Henry Loomis. Mist

2011-07-09 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.British reporters are known for doing almost anything to get a story. But reports that a newspaper secretly listened to telephone messages of murdered school

2011-07-08 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.Last Friday night, an oil pipeline broke under the Yellowstone River in the western state of Montana. The Yellowstone is America’s longest undammed ri