VOA慢速英语2010年-People in America - Kay Yow and Betty

VOICE ONE: Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And Im Faith Lapidus with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about two women who helped change the world of sports, golfer Betty Jameson and basketball coach Kay Yow. Both women were founders

VOA慢速英语2010-Education Report - Bullying: Comments Fro

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Last week's report on bullying brought so many comments online, we are going to take this time to share some. One person, who gave no name or country, described an experience with a Parent Teacher Ass

VOA慢速英语2010-EXPLORATIONS - New Plan for NASA Aims Bey

BARBARA KLEIN: Im Barbara Klein. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. This week on our program, we tell you about the new goals that President Obama is proposing for the space agency NASA. The plans include a deci

VOA慢速英语2010-Health Report - South Africa's Huge HIV T

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. South Africa plans to test fifteen million people for H.I.V. by June of next year. That is almost one-third of its population. South Africa has the most people living with H.I.V. of any nation. The numbe

VOA慢速英语2010-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Scientists Predict

BOB DOUGHTY: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im Bob Doughty. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember. This week, we will tell about North Americas monarch butterfly. We will tell about a British investigation of information stolen from c

VOA慢速英语2010年-THE MAKING OF A NATION - Grant’s Sec

Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. Americas eighteenth president, Ulysses Grant, was elected to his second term in eighteen seventy-two. Grant had led the Union army of the North to victory over the Confederate

VOA慢速英语2010年-Development Report - On World No Tobac

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. World No Tobacco Day is celebrated each thirty-first of May. The observance is meant to bring attention to the growing use of tobacco and its deadly effects. The World Health Assembly established th

VOA慢速英语2010年-Economics Report - US Treasury Details

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. This week American Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner announced details of a plan aimed at removing billions of dollars in bad debts from American banks. The government program has two parts. One involve

VOA慢速英语2010年-EXPLORATIONS - A Museum Better Known a

VOICE ONE: I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I'm Faith Lapidus with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. The United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., is one of the most recognized buildings in the world. Its design was influenced by the classical bui

VOA慢速英语2010年-Education Report - Students' Writing a

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Web browsers first appeared on computers in the early nineteen nineties. Since then, the Internet has greatly changed the way people communicate. But some teachers think the changes are not all for th

VOA慢速英语2010年-THE MAKING OF A NATION - American Hist

Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in VOA Special English. The Civil War ended in eighteen sixty-five. After that, tensions grew between Congress and the new president, Andrew Johnson. The Republican Party was still new. It was for

VOA慢速英语2010年-Economics Report - For Youths in US, a

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. American children and teenagers have increased their use of entertainment media by more than one hour a day in the last five years. On an average day they now spend seven and a half hours using media.

VOA慢速英语2010年-AMERICAN MOSAIC - New Museum to Honor

DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week on our program we listen to music from singer/songwriter Jason Mraz. And answer a question about Americans' favorite winter sports . But first, a rep

VOA慢速英语2010年-IN THE NEWS - Obama Urges His Party No

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. President Obama gave his first State of the Union speech Wednesday night. He talked mostly about the economy, and he repeated some of his message the next day in Florida. BARACK OBAMA: The worst of the stor

VOA慢速英语2010年-Development Report - Using Paper Beads

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Diamonds may be a girl's best friend, as the old saying goes. But some women are finding a lot to like about colorful beads from Uganda made of recycled paper. The beads are sold by a nonprofit orga

VOA慢速英语2010年-People in America - Mary Lyon, 1797-18

FAITH LAPIDUS: Welcome to People in America in VOA Special English. Every week at this time, we tell the story of someone important in the history of the United States. Today, Steve Ember and Shirley Griffith tell about Mary Lyon. She was a leader in

VOA慢速英语2010年-THIS IS AMERICA - Six Men, a World War

STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember with Faith Lapidus. This Monday is Memorial Day in the United States. The holiday honors the memory of the nation's military dead. FAITH LAPIDUS: One way to preserve a me

VOA慢速英语2010-THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History

SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. President James Garfield was shot and seriously wounded in the summer of eighteen eighty-one. The man who shot him said he supported the political group that

VOA慢速英语2010年-Education Report - 8 US States to Test

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. The Obama administration says American schools should produce students who are college and career ready. What is the best way to do that? One group that has some ideas is the National Center on Educat

VOA慢速英语2010年-Economics Report - An Air Show for Sho

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. One of the largest air shows in the United States is also one of the largest trade shows in the aircraft industry. AirVenture is taking place this week at an airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Ron Wagner