2010-04-04 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. Almost all American cities have nicknames. They help establish a city’s identity. They can also spread unity and pride among its citizen

2010-04-04 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

FAITH LAPIDUS: Welcome to PEOPLE IN AMERICA, a program in VOA Special English. Today Rich Kleinfeldt and Steve Ember tell about one of America’s most popular singers, Elvis Presley.(MUSIC)RICH KLEINF

2010-04-03 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.In Russia this week, a series of suicide bombings increased concerns about terrorism. Russian President Dmitri Medvedev made a surprise visit Thursday to the

2010-04-03 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.More than fifty countries and organizations have promised to give more than five billion dollars to help Haiti rebuild after an earthquake destroyed mu

2010-04-03 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 tell about South by Southwest, the major music conference in Austin, Texas.
And we answer a liste

2010-04-01 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Education Report.Two new studies have investigated why fewer females, compared to males, study and work in the so called STEM subjects in the United States. Those subj

2010-04-01 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.The United States began to expand west during the middle eighteen hundreds. People settled in the great open a

2010-03-31 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Health Report.Some people's ears produce wax like busy little bees. This can be a problem even though earwax appears to serve an important purpose.Experts say it prote

2010-03-31 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

BOB DOUGHTY: I’m Bob Doughty.STEVE EMBER: And I’m Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we look up into the skies to explore the past and present of the tallest buildings in th

2010-03-30 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.Today we continue telling about a report by three geography experts from American colleges. They studied food security in Gambia, Ivory Coast and Ma

2010-03-30 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.SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And I'm Shirley Griffith. Today we tell about headaches, the pain that strikes almost everyone at

2010-03-29 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Development Report.Millions of babies and children could soon be protected against the deadly disease pneumonia. Two leading drug companies have agreed to supply vaccin

2010-03-29 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. This week on our program, we tell about the largest college sports organization in

2010-03-28 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.Some unusual words describe how a person spends his or her time. For example, someone who likes to spend a lot of time sitting or lying do

2010-03-28 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

SHIRLEY GRIFFITH:I'm Shirley Griffith.RICH KLEINFELDT: And I'm Rich Kleinfeldt with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Every week, we tell the story of someone important in the histo

2010-03-27 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.Earlier this week, President Obama won a major political victory with congressional passage of his health care reform plan. He and congressional Democrats ma

2010-03-27 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

SUSAN CLARK: Now, the Special English program, AMERICAN STORIES.(MUSIC)Our story today is called "Luck." It was written by Mark Twain. Here is Shep O’Neal with the story.(MUSIC)SHEP O'NEAL: I was

2010-03-26 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.President Obama has signed legislation to reform the health care system in the United States. The main goal is to insure about thirty-two million addit

2010-03-26 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. Today we play new music by three singer-songwriters.And we answer a listener question about a young American

2010-03-25 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Education Report.Americans are considering national education standards recently developed by teachers and other education experts. The National Governors Association a

2010-03-25 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.Last week, we talked about the growth of the cattle industry. This industry started in Texas during the eigh

2010-03-24 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Health Report.President Obama has signed legislation to make the biggest changes in the health care system in forty-five years.BARACK OBAMA: "Today, after almost a cent

2010-03-24 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. Many people may know what the artist Pablo Picasso’s paintings looks like. But what wo

2010-03-23 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.Suppose you eat rice every day. But one day you go to the store and discover that the price is more than you can pay.That happened to millions of peo

2010-03-23 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 talk about genes. They are parts of cells that control the growth of