2011-04-21 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Education Report.India was once a colony in the British Empire. But now Indian tutors are helping to teach math to some British children over high-speed Internet connec

2011-04-21 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Health Report.Do you think getting cold can give you a cold? Is it bad to drink milk when you have a cold? Can chicken soup cure a cold?Ranit Mishori is a family medi

2011-04-21 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

RAY FREEMAN: EXPLORATIONS, a program in Special English on the Voice of America. Today Shirley Griffith and Frank Oliver tell about a famous World War Two pilot, Jimmy Doolittle.(MUSIC)FRANK OLIVER: H

2011-04-20 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.Trees and plants are called ornamentals if their main job is to add beauty and interest to a garden. Dogwood trees, for example, are a popular orname

2011-04-20 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

KATHERINE COLE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Katherine Cole.BOB DOUGHTY: And I'm Bob Doughty. This week, we will tell about the science of tornadoes. Tornadoes have been o

2011-04-18 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report.Using a computer mouse or trackball can be a little tricky. You choose the object you want and move it to where you want it, only to have it end up in

2011-04-18 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 tell you about pawn shops in the

2011-04-17 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.Making choices is necessary, but not always easy. Many of our expressions tell about this difficulty.One of these expressions is Hobson’s

2011-04-17 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 finish the story of Robert Frost and his poetry.STEVE EMBER: When Robert Fro

2011-04-16 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.A week ago, the United States government was preparing to suspend some of its operations for lack of a budget. But late last Friday, negotiators reached a de

2011-04-16 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

BARBARA KLEIN: Now, the VOA Special English program AMERICAN STORIES.(MUSIC)We continue the story of “The Open Boat” by Stephen Crane. As we told you last week, the story is based on true events. I

2011-04-15 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.The best example of something is often called the "gold standard." It sets the standard against which other things are measured. In economics, the term

2011-04-15 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, our program is all about the Civil War in a new film and museum shows…And, music from the new band

2011-04-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Education Report.The Obama administration wants to double the number of Indonesians studying in the United States. More than fifty American universities recently attend

2011-04-14 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. This week in our series, Bob Doughty and I tell about American arts and popular culture dur

2011-04-13 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Health Report.Deaf people may have no trouble communicating English words through American Sign Language, or ASL. But studies of ASL users show that, on average, educat

2011-04-13 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

STEVE EMBER: I’m Steve Ember.SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And I’m Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about six building designers widely considered some of the top archi

2011-04-12 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.Bulbs are underground plant stems. They provide food for a shoot. Some bulbs produce flowers year after year. Gardening experts say tulips, daffodils

2011-04-12 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 about sports doping – the use of drugs or other substances to i

2011-04-11 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report.An American space company says a powerful new rocket should be ready for a test launch by the end of next year. The company is Space Exploration Techn

2011-04-11 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

BOB DOUGHTY: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty.BARBARA KLEIN: And I'm Barbara Klein. This week on our program, we explore a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the America

2011-04-10 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.(MUSIC)
Americans use many expressions about fish and fishing. For example, if something sounds fishy, it may not be true. Sometimes I fee

2011-04-10 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 begin the story of twentieth century poet Robert Frost.(MUSIC)STEVE EMBER:

2011-04-09 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.This Tuesday is the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of the opening shots of the American Civil War. On April twelfth, eighteen sixty-one, Confederate soldie

2011-04-09 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

BARBARA KLEIN: Now, the VOA Special English program AMERICAN STORIES.(MUSIC)Our story today is called “The Open Boat.” It was written by Stephen Crane and is based on what really happened to him i