VOA慢速英语 2007 0615b

HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. On our show this week: We answer a question from a listener about a failed rebellion in American history /P Play music from an award winning Broadway play ... And re

VOA慢速英语 2007 0615a

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Leaders at the Group of Eight meeting last week in Heiligendamm, Germany, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the G8 Summit in Heiligendamm, Germany discussed is

VOA慢速英语 2007 0614a

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. We continue our Foreign Student Series this week with questions from three listeners. Thu Ya Naing from Burma wants to know how many colleges and universities are in the United States. Alexander Roma

VOA慢速英语 2007 0613b

VOICE ONE: Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And Im Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. At La Colombe coffee A capuccino made by Doug Wolfe at La Colombe shop in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, you can enjoy a tasty cup of coffee as you rea

VOA慢速英语 2007 0617

VOICE ONE: I'm Phoebe Zimmermann. VOICE TWO: And I'm Doug Johnson with the VOA Special English program, People in America. Every week we tell about a person who was important in the history of the United States. Today, we tell about writer Edith Wha

VOA慢速英语 2007 0616

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, the World Health Organization released its first country-by-country look at Smoke from wood fires creates pollution in the home environmental health risks. These include pollution, dangers in th

VOA慢速英语 2007 0621a

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. A student at Xinjiang Normal University in China has a question for our Foreign Student Series. Akbar Mamat wants to go overseas after graduation and would like some information about Washington Univ

VOA慢速英语 2007 0620b

VOICE ONE: I'm Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today, we tell Mount Everest about efforts to climb Mount Everest. Last month, an eighteen-year-old American became one of the youngest people to

VOA慢速英语 2007 0620a

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Ovarian cancer is known as a silent killer because it is usually discovered too late to save a woman's life. But three cancer groups in the United States have now agreed on a list of possible early sign

VOA慢速英语 2007 0619b

VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I'm Bob Doughty. Scientists who study the Earth tell us that the continents and ocean floors are always moving. Sometimes, this movement is violent and

VOA慢速英语 2007 0619a

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. (MUSIC) Country singer and songwriter Adrienne Young brings together music and agricultural activism. (MUSIC) She even included seeds in the album cover of her first CD. Adrienne Young wants people

VOA慢速英语 2007 0618b

VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Shirley Griffith. Summer begins this week in the northern part of the world. To celebrate, we play some of our favorite songs about summer. (MUSIC) VOI

VOA慢速英语 2007 0618a

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The United States has accused several of its Arab allies of being among the worst offenders of human trafficking. The State Department last week released its Trafficking in Persons Report for two t

VOA慢速英语 2007 0621b

VOICE ONE: This is Rich Kleinfeldt. VOICE TWO: And this is Doug Johnson with THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a VOA Special English program about the history of the United States. (MUSIC) Ronald Reagan Today, we tell about the campaign for president in nin

VOA慢速英语 2007 0908

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, former United States senator Fred Thompson announced his candidacy for Fred Thompson president. He joins eight others competing for the Republican Party nomination next year. Fred Thompson arriv

VOA慢速英语 2007 0912b

VOICE ONE: This is Gwen Outen. VOICE TWO: And this is Bob Doughty with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. This unusual national park celebrates the great harbor of San Franci

VOA慢速英语 2007 0912a

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. When one person gains weight, their close friends often follow. Researchers have just offered evidence in a study that says obesity appears to spread through social ties. But the findings might also off

VOA慢速英语 2007 0911b

VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I'm Faith Lapidus. This week, we will examine the brain disorder known as epilepsy. Many people do not understand epilepsy. They may consider it a mental

VOA慢速英语 2007 0911a

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Strip cropping Nigeria is the world's largest cowpea producer. Cowpeas are also called black-eyed peas. But there is always room for improvement. Recently, before the start of another farming seaso

VOA慢速英语 2007 0910b

VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein. Visitors to Washington, D.C., in the summer often want to stay inside air-conditioned museums. The cooler days of fall are a good time to