2011-04-08 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.Most of the news in Washington this week was about the budget talks to prevent a shutdown of many government services at midnight Friday. But this week

2011-04-08 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 program: new music from two indie-rock bands ...A question from Japan about the Cherry Blosso

2011-04-08 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION – American history in VOA Special English.Franklin Roosevelt's first three months as president was one of the most exciting periods in American polit

2011-04-07 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 Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in the American state of South Dakota is home to the Oglala Sioux Tribe. It's also where Nicky Oulette is in her fir

2011-04-06 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Health Report.Automatic faucets use an electronic sensor to start and stop the flow of water when people wash their hands. These faucets save a lot of water, which is o

2011-04-06 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 the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we tell about the special clothes astronauts wear that protect them w

2011-04-05 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 carbon footprint is the amount of carbon dioxide pollution that we produce as a result of our activities. Some people try to reduce their carbon fo

2011-04-05 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.STEVE EMBER: And I’m Steve Ember. Today we talk about hair. We will tell what hair is, how it grows, and some of

2011-04-04 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report.Since the nineteen seventies, scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computers. Brain-computer interface, or BCI, technology c

2011-04-04 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. Baseball is a sport that began in the eastern United States in the eighteen hundreds. It became known as the "nati

2011-04-02 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.Ivory Coast gained independence from France in nineteen sixty. It grew into one of the wealthiest countries in West Africa through cocoa exports and foreign

2011-04-02 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 PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about the film star Elizabeth Taylor. She made over sixty films during

2011-04-01 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.Microsoft has fought legal battles with officials in Europe and the United States over competition in the personal computer market. But now Microsoft i

2011-04-01 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 program, we play music from an album released this week by the two sisters who sing together

2011-03-31 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Education Report.Cranes are large birds with long legs and necks. In Japan and other East Asian cultures, they represent luck and long life.Japanese tradition says a pe

2011-03-31 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

MARIO RITTER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION – American history in VOA Special English.Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal policies during the nineteen thirties changed the face of American government.

2011-03-30 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Health Report.Countries across Asia and beyond are reporting small amounts of radiation from the disabled nuclear reactors in Japan. But officials say these levels are

2011-03-30 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. Today we tell about a large National Park established to protect the culture of ancient

2011-03-29 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.Japan's nuclear crisis may mean greater demand for imported food and less competition from Japanese products on world markets. But it also means tha

2011-03-29 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I’m Christopher Cruise.BOB DOUGHTY: And I’m Bob Doughty. Today, we will tell about American plans for space exploration after

2011-03-29 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report.Builders in developing countries are often not required to build strong buildings. So, when a disaster strikes, the damage is often widespread.Yet Jap

2011-03-28 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.FAITH LAPIDUS: And I'm Faith Lapidus. Americans who volunteer for the Peace Corps get a chance to help improve lives i

2011-03-27 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.Today we explain more popular proverbs. A proverb is a short, well known saying that expresses a common truth or belief. Proverbs are po

2011-03-27 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: I'm Shirley Griffith.DOUG JOHNSON: And I'm Doug Johnson with the Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Every week we tell about a person important in the history of the Uni

2011-03-26 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 conflict in Libya and the nuclear crisis in Japan were the two big stories this week.President Obama discussed the situation in Libya with congressional