VOA慢速英语2012 THIS IS AMERICA - A Story for Halloween: 'Innocence Burned'

THIS IS AMERICA - A Story for Halloween: 'Innocence Burned' From VOA Learning English, welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in Special English. On Halloween, children dress in costumes and collect candy from their neighbors. At each house the little zombies, p

VOA慢速英语2012 TECHNOLOGY REPORT - South Pacific Islands Now Totally Powered by the Sun

TECHNOLOGY REPORT - South Pacific Islands Now Totally Powered by the Sun 科技报道 - 托克劳群岛完全由太阳能发电 From VOA Learning English, this is the TECHNOLOGY REPORT in Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语科技报道。

VOA慢速英语2012 SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - California Voters Reject Food Labeling Requirement

SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - California Voters Reject Food Labeling Requirement From VOA Learning English, this is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in Special English. Im Bob Doughty. And Im Faith Lapidus. Today, we tell about an effort to require food producers to iden

VOA慢速英语2012 Words and Their Stories: State Nicknames, Part 2

Words and Their Stories: State Nicknames, Part 2 词汇典故：美国各州别名 2 Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. 现在是美国之音慢速英语词汇典故节目。 As we told you last week, every American state h

VOA慢速英语2012 IN THE NEWS - Morsi's New Powers Bring Protests in Egypt

IN THE NEWS - Morsi's New Powers Bring Protests in Egypt 时事新闻 - 穆尔西扩权引发骚乱 以巴停火再起事端 From VOA Learning English, this is IN THE NEWS in Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语时事新闻报道。 On

VOA慢速英语2012 Agriculture Report - Aid Workers Seek to Build 'Resilience' in Sahel

Agriculture Report - Aid Workers Seek to Build 'Resilience' in Sahel 农业报道 - 援助组织试图培养萨赫勒地区人们的韧劲 From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report in Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农

VOA慢速英语2012 Words and Their Stories: State Nicknames, Part 3

Words and Their Stories: State Nicknames, Part 3 词汇典故：美国各州别名 3 Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. 现在是美国之音慢速英语词汇典故节目。 (MUSIC) Today, we tell about more interesting n

VOA慢速英语2012 SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Should Whales Be Hunted or Watched?

SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Should Whales Be Hunted or Watched? This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Im Shirley Griffith. And Im Christopher Cruise. Today, we tell about whales. Some people want to hunt the animals, while others simply enjoy

VOA慢速英语2012 EXPLORATIONS - Older Populations Are a Fact of Life for Many Countries

EXPLORATIONS - Older Populations Are a Fact of Life for Many Countries Im Barbara Klein. And Im Christopher Cruise with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. The number of young people in Africa is growing. So is the number of older people in Asia. In

VOA慢速英语2011-Short Story: 'Rappaccini’s Daughter' by

Our story today is called Rappaccinis Daughter. It was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. We will tell the story in two parts. Here is Kay Gallant with the first part of our story. (MUSIC) KAY GALLANT: Many years ago, a young man named Giovanni Guascont

VOA慢速英语2011-Mubarak Moves to Replace Government After

Egypt is a nation of eighty million people -- the largest in the Arab world. Hosni Mubarak came to power in nineteen eighty-one. The president said early Saturday that he had asked his government to resign and would quickly appoint a new cabinet. Mr.

VOA慢速英语2011-Words and Their Stories: Medical Expressi

Many professions have their own words and expressions. This is true for the medical profession. Doctors use many technical terms that most people do not understand. But there are also expressions we use every day to tell about a persons health. Let m

VOA慢速英语2011--One DC Newspaper Is All About the Homele

DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week we play music by Gorillaz. And answer a question from Vietnam about Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. But first, we tell about a Washington, D.C.,

VOA慢速英语2011--States Put Pressure on Public Unions

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 Americans have been watching the protests in the Middle East and North Africa -- and closer to home. Workers in Wisconsin, and now some other states, h

VOA慢速英语2011-Imaginations at Work: A Saddle Maker and

CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Christopher Cruise. FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus. Some jobs require little or no creativity. Other jobs are all about creativity. This week on our program, we meet two A

VOA慢速英语2011-AMERICAN MOSAIC - For Sale: John Lennon’

I'm Doug Johnson. This week, we play music from electric guitar player Marnie Stern And answer a question from China about writer Toni Morrison But first, we tell about some special sales of cars and other former possessions of one of the Beatles mos

VOA慢速英语2011-2000 Years of Computing History, at a Mus

Silicon Valley in Northern California is home to many of the worlds largest technology companies. These include Apple, Google, Oracle, Intel, Cisco Systems and Hewlett-Packard. The valley is also home to the Computer History Museum in Mountain View.

VOA慢速英语2011-Next Google Chief Knows Company; Jobs' La

Changes are taking place in Silicon Valley in California. Larry Page will replace Eric Schmidt as chief executive at Google. And Apple's chief, Steve Jobs, is taking another medical leave. Two years ago Mr. Jobs received a new liver. In two thousand

VOA慢速英语2011-James Rouse, 1914-1996: He Built Columbia

FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about James Rouse. He was a developer who found new ways to improve American cities. (MUSIC) STEVE EMBER: It was a gray day in nineteen seventy-three. Ja

VOA慢速英语2011--A Victory For Computers as Watson Wins ‘

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. An IBM super computer named Watson has won the latest battle of man versus machine. 这里是美国之音慢速英语科技报道。一台名为沃森（Watson）的IBM超级计算机在最近的一次