2011-05-17 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.A new study says climate change has reduced the world's wheat and maize production. The study says rice and soybean yields have also decreased in so

2011-05-16 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report.More than two hundred eighty million people around the world have vision problems or are blind. The World Health Organization says nine out of ten of

2011-05-16 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Christopher Cruise.BARBARA KLEIN: And I'm Barbara Klein. This week on our program, we talk about getting into Guinness. We

2011-05-15 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.Our expression today is "getting down to brass tacks." It means to get serious about something, to get to the bottom of the situation. For

2011-05-15 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. Each week we tell about someone important in the history of the United

2011-05-14 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.The Mississippi River flows down the middle of the United States to the Gulf of Mexico. Right now, melted snow and heavy rains from the north are moving sout

2011-05-13 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.Today we share some ideas for job hunters about presenting yourself online.Ben Kirshner is chief executive of a New York company he started in two thou

2011-05-13 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. On our program this week, we play new music from Fleet Foxes…And we answer a question about a term for a grou

2011-05-12 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Education Report.About one-fifth of Americans age six to nineteen are considered overweight. To reduce those numbers, some schools are teaching children to make better

2011-05-12 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)Germany's attack on Poland and the start of World War Two in Europe presented a prob

2011-05-11 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Health Report.When we think of threats to public health, we often think of communicable diseases. But experts say non-communicable diseases -- those that do not spread

2011-05-11 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 EXPLORATIONS. Today we tell about three inventors who died last month. Max Mathews, Norio Ohga,

2011-05-10 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.Niger is located in the Sahel area south of the Sahara. The west African country is largely hot, dry desert. But since the nineteen eighties Niger ha

2011-05-10 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.FAITH LAPIDUS: And I’m Faith Lapidus. This week, we will tell how coastal forests help to fight rising temperatures

2011-05-09 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report.Sony officials held a news conference last week in Tokyo.(SOUND)They apologized for the theft of personal information from millions of users of the co

2011-05-09 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.STEVE EMBER: And I’m Steve Ember. This week, we explore music through the eyes of two married couples. One of them

2011-05-08 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

I'm Susan Clark with the Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.The Italians have an old saying, "Il dolce far niente." The words mean it is sweet, or enjoyable, to do nothing.On weekends an

2011-05-08 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

STEVE EMBER: I’m Steve Ember.FAITH LAPIDUS: And I’m Faith Lapidus with People in America in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about Celia Cruz. She was one of the most influential and energetic fe

2011-05-07 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.Al-Qaida on Friday confirmed the death of its leader, Osama bin Laden. The SITE Intelligence group said al-Qaida released a statement on militant websites. T

2011-05-07 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

FAITH LAPIDUS: Now, the Special English program, AMERICAN STORIES.(MUSIC)Today we tell a traditional American story called a “tall tale.” A tall tale is a story about a person who is larger than lif

2011-05-06 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.The job market is more competitive than ever for millions of workers around the world. In America, one reason right now is the slow recovery in job gro

2011-05-06 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. On our program this week, we play new music from Dengue Fever…We also tell about the anniversary of an import

2011-05-06 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.(MUSIC)Growing tensions in Europe and Asia created a serious conflict for Americans during the nineteen-thirties

2011-05-05 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Education Report.America's recession ended in June of two thousand nine but recovery has been slow. Many states face budget problems and have cut spending in areas inc

2011-05-04 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Health Report.(SOUND)Loud snoring can be a problem -- and not just for other people trying to sleep with the noise. It can also be a sign of sleep apnea. People with th