2010-08-26 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.Theodore Roosevelt was president of the United States during the early years of the twentieth century. He was

2010-08-25 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Health Report.Health experts are calling for action to expand cancer care and control in the developing world. A paper published by the medical journal Lancet says canc

2010-08-25 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

BOB DOUGHTY: I’m Bob Doughty.FAITH LAPIDUS: And I’m Faith Lapidus with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about a museum in New York City. It celebrates the people from different

2010-08-24 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.Russia's Pavlovsk Experimental Station houses one of the oldest seed and plant collections in the world. But this month a court agreed to let the Ru

2010-08-24 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.BOB DOUGHTY: And I’m Bob Doughty. Today we remember Hurricane Katrina and tell about the science of severe ocean

2010-08-24 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 World Health Organization says obesity rates are rising in Pacific island countries. So, too, are health problems linked to being overweight.The

2010-08-24 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

VOICE ONE:Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein.VOICE TWO:And I'm Steve Ember. This week, we go for a ride through the colorful history of Route 66, a road that has be

2010-08-22 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)American English is full of colorful expressions. One such expression is to touch all bases. It comes from the sport of baseball.The

2010-08-22 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

RICHARD RAEL: I'm Richard Rael.RAY FREEMAN: And I'm Ray Freeman with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Every week we tell about a person who was important in the history of the Unit

2010-08-21 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.American officials are preparing for Israel and the Palestinians to restart direct peace talks. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the plans on Fri

2010-08-21 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

BOB DOUGHTY:Now, the VOA Special English program AMERICAN STORIES.(MUSIC)Our story today is called “A Piece of Red Calico.” It was written by Frank Stockton. Stockton was a popular writer in the s

2010-08-20 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.Last week, Verizon and Google proposed a plan they say could keep the Internet open while supporting investment in high-speed Internet service.Verizon

2010-08-20 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

I’m Doug Johnson.Today, we visit a bluegrass music festival that has a special activity for children ...And we explain how to get a job at America’s space agency, NASA ...But, first, a report on the

2010-08-19 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Education Report.(MUSIC: "Cabaret")The word cabaret brings to mind images of singers in nightclubs, or maybe Liza Minnelli performing years ago in the movie "Cabaret."W

2010-08-19 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.Theodore Roosevelt became president of the United States at the beginning of the nineteen hundreds. He firmly

2010-08-18 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Health Report.A mother in Washington noticed something unusual one day, just before her daughter's eighth birthday.MOTHER: "I noticed around the end of two thousand ei

2010-08-18 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 EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Visit any airport, train station, or coffee shop in the United States this summer, and cha

2010-08-17 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.Advice on how much fertilizer to use will soon be just a phone call away for rice farmers in the Philippines.The Philippine Department of Agriculture

2010-08-17 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

BOB DOUGHTY: Doctors in hospital emergency rooms often see accidental poisonings. A frightened parent arrives with a child who swallowed a cleaning liquid. Or perhaps the harmful substance is a medici

2010-08-17 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Development Report.Humanitarian aid groups have promised to continue their work in Afghanistan after militants murdered ten medical aid workers August fifth.Officials s

2010-08-17 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

MARIO RITTER: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Mario Ritter. Many Americans take their summer vacations in August. President Obama and his family are among them. This past weeke

2010-08-15 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.Every week at this time, we tell about popular American words and expressions. Some of these are very old. Some are new. Together, they

2010-08-15 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 VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Every week we tell about a person who was important in the history of

2010-08-14 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.Much of Pakistan faces more storms in the coming days. Heavy rains have already caused more than two weeks of record flooding. Health officials worry about d

2010-08-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Now, the Special English program, AMERICAN STORIES.(MUSIC)Our story this week is called “Bartleby." It was written by Herman Melville, one of America’s best-known writers. Here i