2010-10-19 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Development Report.The latest Global Hunger Index report says the number of hungry people worldwide has fallen twenty-five percent since ninety ninety.Last year the est

2010-10-19 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Shirley Griffith. If one album had to explain jazz, a strong candidate would be "Kind of Blue" by the trumpet player and bandleader Miles Davis.

2010-10-17 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. Today we explain a very old saying that has had a big influence on rock-and-roll music. That saying is a rolling stone gathers no moss. It

2010-10-17 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

BARBARA KLEIN: I’m Barbara Klein.DOUG JOHNSON: And I’m Doug Johnson with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about comedian Soupy Sales who made people laugh for more than fort

2010-10-16 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.(SOUND)Rescue workers at the San Jose gold and copper mine in northern Chile had reason to sing this week. A small hole drilled into the earth became a passa

2010-10-15 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.Today we continue our report on the group of chemical elements known as rare earth metals. These are mined from the earth and used to make technology f

2010-10-15 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.Today, we play music from a new album by singer Raul Malo…We also answer a question about the name of our show

2010-10-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Education Report.Last week, we talked about the conflict between sleepy teenagers and early morning classes. Many people commented on our website and Facebook page.For

2010-10-14 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.There was one main issue in America's presidential election of nineteen sixteen. That issue was war. Europe w

2010-10-13 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Health Report.Years ago, scientists began to learn that certain parts of the brain had certain duties. For example, one part was responsible for breathing; another deal

2010-10-13 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

FAITH LAPIDUS: I’m Faith Lapidus.DOUG JOHNSON: And I’m Doug Johnson with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Since ancient times, people have grown grapes to produce wine. Join us as we tell about

2010-10-12 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.Some people like to start their dinner with a salad of lettuce or other leafy greens. Ancient Egyptians and Romans also liked to have lettuce with th

2010-10-12 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.BARBARA KLEIN: And, I’m Barbara Klein. Today, we will tell about stress and its effects on human health. Stress is

2010-10-11 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Development Report.International donors have promised almost twelve billion dollars to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.The Global Fund held a tw

2010-10-11 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Doug Johnson.FAITH LAPIDUS: And I'm Faith Lapidus. This week on our program, we look at drug use and drug control policy in the U

2010-10-10 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Now, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, a VOA Special English program about American expressions.I'm Rich Kleinfeldt with some financial words and expressions used in business and the stock market.Our first e

2010-10-10 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: I'm Shirley Griffith.RAY FREEMAN: And I'm Ray Freeman with the Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Every week we tell about a person important in the history of the United

2010-10-08 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.Few people had ever heard of the natural elements known as rare earth metals before a recent dispute between China and Japan. Yet these metals are used

2010-10-08 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

BARBARA KLEIN: Welcome to American Mosaic in VOA Special English.(MUSIC)I’m Barbara Klein.Today, we play music from the new hit album by singer/actress Selena Gomez…And answer a question about the b

2010-10-07 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Education Report.Surveys of American teenagers find that about half of them do not get enough sleep on school nights. They get an average of sixty to ninety minutes les

2010-10-07 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

BOB DOUGHTY: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A hNATION – American history in VOA Special English.In nineteen fourteen, Europe exploded into the First World War. It was a war no nation really wanted. But no

2010-10-06 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Health Report.Rachel Valltos and Evan Sapperstein are dentists who share an office and a life together. In nine years of marriage, they have built not just a successful

2010-10-06 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: EXPLORATIONS -- a program in Special English by the Voice of America.(MUSIC)It was called the last great goal in flying. It would be a flight around the world without stopping or a

2010-10-06 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.Farmers in the United States have grown genetically engineered crops since the late nineteen nineties. Now, a federal agency is deciding whether to l

2010-10-06 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. Today, we will tell about possible good news for people seeking to prevent Al