VOA慢速英语2009年-AMERICAN MOSAIC - Little Kids Making a Big

HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. Today, we play music from a CD that brings together more than one hundred musicians from around the world. But first, we report about some special young people who ha

VOA慢速英语2009年-IN THE NEWS - Corruption Digs Deepest in C

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Transparency International is out with its two thousand nine report on corruption around the world. The nongovernmental organization has released its Corruption Perceptions Index each year since nineteen n

VOA慢速英语2009年-Economics Report - California Gets a Budge

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. The recession may be easing, but American states are still feeling the pain. Most of the fifty states began their budget year July first. Almost all states require balanced budgets. Already, some pre

VOA慢速英语2009年-AMERICAN MOSAIC - 'Sesame Street' Turns 40

HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. Today, we take a virtual walk down a famous street found in almost every land on the planet the children's television show Sesame Street turns forty years old. (MUSIC

VOA慢速英语2009年-Economics Report - Junior Achievement Mark

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. This year, Junior Achievement marks its ninetieth anniversary of educating young people about business and economics. The nonprofit organization is the largest of its kind. Jack Kosakowky is executiv

VOA慢速英语2009年-Education Report - Going Digital: Californ

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. California has a new program called the Digital Textbook Initiative. ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER: Starting this fall with high school math and science, we will be the first state in the nation -- the first

VOA慢速英语2009年-Economics Report - Obama Nominates Bernank

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. The government says the United States economy shrank at an annual rate of one percent in April, May and June. The decrease was less than expected, and much less than at the start of the year. The imp

VOA慢速英语2009年-THIS IS AMERICA - National Parks: An Idea

VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Shirley Griffith. This week on our program, we look at the subject of a six-part series being shown on public television in the United States. The new

VOA慢速英语2009年-People in America - Les Paul, 1915-2009: H

VOICE ONE: Im Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And Im Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Les Paul, one of the most influential people in modern popular music. He was a skillful guitarist who played an energeti

VOA慢速英语2009年-AMERICAN MOSAIC - And the Winner Is: Netfl

HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week on our program: We listen to music by several bluegrass award nominees And answer three listener questions about the United States. But first, we tell about

VOA慢速英语2009年-Education Report - Number of Foreign Stude

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. A new report says the number of foreign students in the United States reached a record high in two thousand eight. More than six hundred seventy thousand international students attended an American c

VOA慢速英语2009年-Health Report - A Test for Brain Injury Cr

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A concussion happens when the brain is shaken, often in a car crash or a fall or a strike to the head in sports. Concussions can be mild, but doctors may order a CT scan to look for a more serious injur

VOA慢速英语2009年-EXPLORATIONS - Exploring the Art of Jewelr

VOICE ONE: I'm Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Susan Sanders at work At the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, Virginia, you can see the work of jewelry designer Susan Sanders. Her many

VOA慢速英语2009年-Education Report - Write or Wrong: The Dea

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Do American children still learn handwriting in school? In this age of the keyboard, some people seem to think handwriting lessons are on the way out. We asked a literacy professor at Vanderbilt Univ

VOA慢速英语2009年-THIS IS AMERICA - Kennedy Center to Honor

VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein. Each year, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington honors performers for their lifetime of work. This year the

VOA慢速英语2009年-People in America - Arthur Miller: 1915-20

VOICE ONE: Im Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And Im Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Arthur Miller. Many theater critics believe he was one of the greatest American playwrights of the twentieth century. (MUSI

VOA慢速英语2009年-Economics Report - US Says Economy Grew 3.

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Early estimates show that the United States economy began to grow again in July, August and September. The three-and-a-half percent growth was the first expansion in more than a year, and the stronge

VOA慢速英语2009年-IN THE NEWS - Looking Back at the Life of

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, Americans said goodbye to the last son of one of the nation's most politically influential families. Senator Edward Kennedy died Tuesday of brain cancer. He was seventy-seven. A visitor writes i

VOA慢速英语2009年-People in America - Eugene McCarthy,1916-2

VOICE ONE: Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And Im Barbara Klein with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Eugene McCarthy. His campaign for the presidency in nineteen sixty-eight increased popular opposition to the war in Vietnam

VOA慢速英语2009年-Development Report - Dangerous Lead-Based

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Workers clean up lead paint at a building in Providence, Rhode Island in 2006. A new study shows that lead-based paint remains a worldwide threat to public health. Paint containing lead is a major