VOA慢速英语2010-Agriculture Report - Transgenic Crops Get

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. American farmers first planted genetically engineered crops in nineteen ninety-six. Today eighty percent of the cropland for soybeans, maize and cotton in the United States is transgenic. Genetic en

VOA慢速英语2010年-Economics Report - Privacy Concerns Hi

People are supposed to be social on a social media site. But choosing to share information is not the same as having it shared for you. And that difference is at the center of debate over privacy on Facebook and other social networks. A free service

VOA慢速英语2010年-Health Report - Less Salt Can Mean Mor

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Even a small reduction in salt in the diet can be a big help to the heart. A new study used a computer model to predict how just three grams less a day would affect heart disease in the United States. Wh

VOA慢速英语2010年-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Scientists Seeki

FAITH LAPIDUS: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus. BOB DOUGHTY: And I'm Bob Doughty. This week, we tell about the disease multiple sclerosis. (MUSIC) FAITH LAPIDUS: Multiple sclerosis is not easy to say. Those who

VOA慢速英语2010年-Agriculture Report - A Vegetable Garde

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Earlier this month, Michelle Obama and twenty-three schoolchildren helped prepare the ground for an organic vegetable garden on the South Lawn of the White House. The first lady showed the young gar

VOA慢速英语2010年-Development Report - Service Organizat

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Almost forty years ago, a community service organization started providing eye care in Gujarat State, in western India. The Rotary Club of Navsari operates an eye hospital and nine area eye centers

VOA慢速英语2010年-THIS IS AMERICA - Follow the Santa Fe

VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: A modern sign marks the Santa Fe Trail. Behind, an example of adobe architecture. And I'm Steve Ember. This week on our program, we take you to a city in the

VOA慢速英语2010年-PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Pioneers Who Shape

BARBARA KLEIN: Im Barbara Klein. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today, we will tell about several men who influenced the development of radio. BARBARA KLEIN: Some people say radio was invented by Guglie

VOA慢速英语2010年-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Ancient Footprin

VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I'm Bob Doughty. This week, we will tell about evidence of early human ancestors. We also will tell about the health effects of hopeful feelings. And, we

VOA慢速英语2010年-EXPLORATIONS - Explorers, Danger and a

And Im Faith Lapidus with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about an unusual and mysterious experience that can affect people in extreme situations of danger. People who live through life threatening situations sometimes describe a c

VOA慢速英语2010年-AMERICAN MOSAIC - SpeakeasyDC Celebrat

HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week: We play music by the comedian, actor and singer Wayne Brady ... And answer a listener question about the most literate cities in the United States ... But f

VOA慢速英语2010年-IN THE NEWS - Indian Automaker Launche

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week the world's lowest-priced passenger car was launched in Mumbai, India. The Nano, made by Tata Motors, is expected to cause a transportation revolution for millions of Indian families. Tata Chairma

VOA慢速英语2010年-PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Billie Holiday, 19

SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: I'm Shirley Griffith. STEVE EMBER: And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Every week we tell about a person important in the history of the United States. This week, we tell about Billie Holiday.

VOA慢速英语2010年-IN THE NEWS - What Next for Health Car

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, President Obama led a meeting of Democratic and Republican lawmakers to discuss health reform. Thursday's meeting lasted more than six hours and was broadcast live on television and the Internet.

VOA慢速英语2010年-PEOPLE IN AMERICA - R. Buckminster Ful

PHOEBE ZIMMERMANN: Im Phoebe Zimmermann. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today we tell about an unusual man who had many abilities, Richard Buckminster Fuller. (MUSIC) PHOEBE ZIMMERMANN: Buildin

VOA慢速英语2010年-IN THE NEWS - A Change in Generals, bu

This week, President Obama replaced his top commander in Afghanistan. General Stanley McChrystal resigned after a year in command of United States and NATO forces. To replace him, the president chose the general to whom General McChrystal reported. T

VOA慢速英语2010年-Education Report - For Foreign Student

The number of international students in the United States is at record levels. Last year, more than six hundred seventy thousand foreign students attended an American college or university. And for the eighth year the school with the largest number w

VOA慢速英语2010-AMERICAN MOSAIC - Pop Singer Spreads 'Bie

DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im Doug Johnson. This week on our program, we have music from Justin Bieber's latest album, My World 2.0. And we answer a question about National Teacher Day in America. Justin

VOA慢速英语2010年-Health Report - Vaccine-Autism Study I

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The Lancet, a leading British medical journal, has withdrawn a study that scared many parents and angered many experts. The study, published twelve years ago, suggested a link between autism and the vacc

VOA慢速英语2010-Economics Report - One Group’s Fight fo

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Sometimes, financial news can be hard to understand. Here, a former official of Goldman Sachs investment bank explains what his group did before the financial crisis. JOSH BIRNBAUM: Our desk began to