VOA慢速英语2009年-Education Report - Bess Lomax Hawes, 8

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Bess Lomax Hawes was an American folk musician, singer and teacher who died last month at the age of eighty-eight. She came from a family of music historians. She helped her father and brother, John a

VOA慢速英语2009年-THE MAKING OF A NATION - American Hist

Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in VOA Special English. Surrender finally came for General Robert E. Lee and the Confederacy he had served as a great soldier. It was mostly his military skill and intelligence that kept the South

VOA慢速英语2009年-Education Report - Letting Religion In

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Public schools in the United States have to be neutral about religion, even though they close for holidays like Christmas. The Constitution separates religion from government. Researcher Charles Hayne

VOA慢速英语2009年-EXPLORATIONS - Eleanor Creesy: She Gui

VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about Eleanor Creesy. She helped to guide one of the fastest sailing ships ever built. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: A painting of the Flyin

VOA慢速英语2010年-Testing New Ways to Recognize What Mak

In recent years, Bill Gates has given financial support to improve American education. Late last year, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation launched the Measures of Effective Teaching project. The project tests new ways to recognize what makes a goo

VOA慢速英语2009年-EXPLORATIONS - Visiting the Galapagos

VOICE ONE: I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific Ocean and the unusual creatures that live there. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Bartolome Island T

VOA慢速英语2010年-A Whole New World, Brought to Us by Gi

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. As the year comes to an end, we talk about some of the top technology developments of the last ten years. The technological revolution is changing the way we work and play. Mobile phones became smart

VOA慢速英语2009年-IN THE NEWS - Why We Should Care About

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Think of your family or friends. How well would those relationships work without trust -- or with a broken trust? Tiger Woods considers a difficult shot from deep grass during the 2009 U.S. Open Recently, F

VOA慢速英语2009年-THIS IS AMERICA - The Man Who Declared

VOICE ONE: Emperor Norton Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Shirley Griffith. This week on our program, we answer a question from a listener in Brazil. Tino Therezo in Sao Paulo wants to know about Joshua Norton. Who is that? Oh,

VOA慢速英语 2008 1210b

VOICE ONE: This is Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: Carl Sagan And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program Explorations. Today we tell about American scientist Carl Sagan. He spent much of his life helping make space travel possible far

VOA慢速英语2009年-PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Louis Kahn, 1901-1

VOICE ONE: Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And Im Barbara Klein with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today, we tell about Louis Kahn. He is considered one of the most important American building designers of the twentieth century. (MUSI

VOA慢速英语2009年-IN THE NEWS - Aiming for a Deal on Cli

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Demonstrators marching Saturday from the Danish parliament in the center of Copenhagen to the site of the climate change conference In Copenhagen, Denmark, the United Nations Climate Change Conference opene

VOA慢速英语2009年-AMERICAN MOSAIC - Pets2Vets Group Is H

HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. Today, we play music from a new album by Animal Collective And answer a question about funeral traditions in the United States But first, we tell about a new organizat

VOA慢速英语2010年-Snowflakes and Sugarplum Fairies? Yep,

FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we enter a world of Christmas magic, snowflakes, sweets and sugarplum fairies. The Nutcracker is one of the most popular ballets in the world. It is also an important

VOA慢速英语2009年-Economics Report - Where Every Day Is

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. (MUSIC) There is a place where Christmas lives all year long. It is called Bronner's CHRISTmas Wonderland in Frankenmuth, Michigan. The family-owned business calls itself the world's largest Christmas

VOA慢速英语2009年-Economics Report - US Banks Under Pres

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. President Obama with members of the financial industry at the White House on Monday President Obama told some of the nation's top bankers Monday that they need to explore every responsible way to make

VOA慢速英语 2008 1211a

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. This week in our Foreign Student Series, we continue our discussion of college entrance tests in the United States. There are two competing admissions tests at the undergraduate level: the SAT and th

VOA慢速英语 2008 1210a

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Dengue fever is sometimes called break-bone fever. It produces intense pain in the muscles and joints and behind the eyes. People get severe headaches. There are no cures, but most people recover, thoug

VOA慢速英语 2008 1211b

Welcome to the MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. In the early eighteen thirties, the territory of Texas belonged to Mexico. But many Americans had moved to Texas because they could buy a lot of land with little money. The g

VOA慢速英语 2008 1212a

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. One of America's largest media companies has sought protection from its creditors in bankruptcy court. The Tribune Company owns the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Baltimore Sun and other