2010-11-27 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.Haiti holds elections on Sunday for a new president and National Assembly. The nation has struggled with damage from the January earthquake -- and now a dead

2010-11-26 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.On Wednesday, Ireland's Prime Minister Brian Cowen announced measures to cut the biggest budget deficit in Europe.BRIAN COWEN: "Today we've come to a

2010-11-26 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 we play music from Kanye West’s new album …And answer a question about cell phones ...But, first,

2010-11-25 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Education Report.Thursday is the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States. Americans gather with family and friends to share a meal. Some celebrate the holiday by te

2010-11-25 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.The years after World War One were an important turning point in the making of the American nation. The count

2010-11-24 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Health Report.The World Health Organization says the rising cost of health care is a struggle for people and governments around the world.The problem is greatest in cou

2010-11-23 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.Thanksgiving Day is America's version of a harvest festival. The holiday is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November.This Thursday, millions of

2010-11-23 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 will tell about a new cancer treatment and a study of the disease m

2010-11-22 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report.High-quality systems used in video conferencing are called telepresence systems. The images are life-size yet not truly lifelike. They lack the depth

2010-11-22 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.STEVE EMBER: And I'm Steve Ember. This week on our program, we look at how some Americans are dealing with

2010-11-21 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.In the nineteen thirties, a song, "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?," was very popular in the United States. It was the time of

2010-11-21 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 Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Every week we tell about someone important in the history of the United S

2010-11-20 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.On Wednesday, a jury in federal court in New York City announced its decision in the case of Ahmed Ghailani. The Tanzanian was the first terrorism suspect he

2010-11-19 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.Continuing debt problems in Greece and Portugal. The banking crisis in Ireland. A trillion-dollar deficit in the United States. These are all reasons w

2010-11-19 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 we play music from winners of the Country Music Association awards.And, answer a question about the m

2010-11-19 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

BOB DOUGHTY: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION – American history in VOA Special English.After the end of World War One, President Woodrow Wilson sought national support for his idea of a League of N

2010-11-18 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Education Report.This week, the Institute of International Education in New York published its yearly report on international students in the United States. The report

2010-11-17 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Health Report.Delegates from around the world are meeting this week in Uruguay to consider new ways to control tobacco. A World Health Organization treaty called the Fr

2010-11-17 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 EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Starting this Friday, the auto industry will show off more than nine hundred of it

2010-11-16 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.Teff is a common part of the diet in Ethiopia and other parts of Africa. This nutritious grain is very small. It has a mild, nutty taste.People use t

2010-11-16 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

STEVE EMBER: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember.BARBARA KLEIN: And I’m Barbara Klein. This week, we will tell about six diseases of the liver. The diseases come from

2010-11-15 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report.A hologram is a three-dimensional image -- an image that appears to have height, width and depth.More than thirty years ago, Princess Leia gave her fa

2010-11-15 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. Today on our program, we visit the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washingto

2010-11-14 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 proverb is a short, well known saying that expresses a common truth or belief. Many proverbs give advice about the best way to live.We a

2010-11-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

FAITH LAPIDUS: I’m Faith Lapidus.JIM TEDDER: And I’m Jim Tedder with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about the award-winning writer Pearl S. Buck.(MUSIC)FAITH LAPIDUS: The ye