VOA慢速英语-People in America - Jessica Tandy, 1909-1994: She Pe

VOICE ONE: I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I'm Rich Kleinfeldt with the Special English program, People in America. Today, we tell the story of Jessica Tandy who died in nineteen ninety-four. She won many awards for her acting during the almost

VOA慢速英语-THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History Series: Ja

Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. James Monroe President James Madison retired after two four-year terms. His Republican Party chose another Virginian, James Monroe, as its next presidential candidate. The op

VOA慢速英语-Economics Report - Too Big to Fail, the Next Step: U

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. This week, the government took control of America's two biggest housing finance companies. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are under conservatorship. This process of supervision will continue until the ne

VOA慢速英语-AMERICAN MOSAIC - Willie and Wynton: Two Men With th

HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week on our show: Music from Wynton Marsalis and Willie Nelson performing together ... And a question from a listener about America's purchase of Alaska from Rus

VOA慢速英语-Development Report - For Rural Poor in India, a Bett

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. A better rat trap has led to a better life for the Irula tribe in Tamil Nadu state in southeastern India. The improved design has a 95 percent success rate The Irulas are one of the lowest groups i

VOA慢速英语 2008 1102

ANNOUNCER: Now,the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today, Shirley Griffith and Steve Ember finish the story of the life of Paul Robeson. He was a singer and international political activist. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Paul Robeson By the lat

VOA慢速英语 2008 1101

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The American presidential candidates are in the final weekend of campaigning for the elections on Tuesday. Barack Obama's lead has narrowed but most opinion polls still point his way. John McCain shakes ha

VOA慢速英语 2008 1103a

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Twelve years ago, a young traveler named Rhett Butler from San Francisco, California, visited the Sabah rainforest on Malaysian Borneo. In one area of the rainforest, he watched as an orangutan mov

VOA慢速英语 2008 1111b

VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein. This week, we will tell about a fat cell gene linked to colon cancer. We will also tell about new developments in the fight against the

VOA慢速英语 2008 1111a

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A listener in Abuja, Nigeria, named Okorie wants to know more about fish pond farming. Bill Martin, president of Blue Ridge Aquaculture, with tanks of shrimp in Martinsville, Virginia Raising fish

VOA慢速英语 2008 1110b

VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. Our subject this week is the election of two thousand eight. (MUSIC) VOICE TWO: Barack Obama in Chicago on Friday at his first meeting with reporters as president-elect A

VOA慢速英语 2008 1109

VOICE ONE: I'm Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today, we tell about advice writer Ann Landers. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Ann Landers Many newspapers in the United States have writers wh

VOA慢速英语 2008 1108

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. American President-Election Barack Obama faces a long list of foreign policy issues when he takes office on January twentieth. Two wars. Nuclear worries over Iran. The threat of terrorism. New tensions wit

VOA慢速英语 2008 1107b

HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week: We listen to music nominated for Country Music Awards Answer a listener question about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac And report about efforts to protect a hug

VOA慢速英语 2008 1107a

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Barack Obama defeated John McCain Tuesday in the longest and most costly presidential campaign in American history. The Center for Responsive Politics estimates that the two candidates spent more tha

VOA慢速英语 2008 1106b

Welcome to the MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. In our last few programs, we described the presidential election campaign of eighteen-twenty-eight. It split the old Republican Party of Thomas Jefferson into two hostile gro

VOA慢速英语 2008 1106a

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. This week, in part nine of our Foreign Student Series, we talk about getting a student visa to come to the United States. Just getting accepted to an American college or university does not guarantee

VOA慢速英语 2008 1105b

VOICE ONE: This is Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, Explorations. Join us today as we travel along the Potomac River in the eastern United States. The Potomac is one of America's most historic

VOA慢速英语 2008 1105a

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Children's mental health was the subject of two recent studies. One involved treatment of anxiety disorders, the other examined long-term effects of alcohol use in teenagers. The first study involved ab

VOA慢速英语 2008 1104b

VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein. This week, we will tell about mammal populations in danger of disappearing. We will also tell about one kind of animal that disappeared