VOA慢速英语 2007 0914a

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. In the last few years, many Americans have bought houses with ARMs: adjustable-rate A foreclosed home in Pasadena, California. mortgages. These loans usually begin with lower interest rates for the f

VOA慢速英语 2007 0913a

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. An exciting start to the college football season: A team that many people never heard of defeats one of the best in the country. A Michigan player catches the ball, but Appalachian State captured the

VOA慢速英语 2007 0913b

This is Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: American troops prepare to invade Iraq from Kuwait And this is Steve Ember with THE MAKING OF A NATION, a VOA Special English Program about the history of the United States. George W. Bush became president in Januar

VOA慢速英语 2007 0904a

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Some milk drinkers like what they call real milk, also known as raw milk. This is milk that has not been pasteurized or homogenized. A cow named Iris is milked for raw dairy products under a cow sh

VOA慢速英语 2007 0903b

VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: 2006 Labor Day parade in Detroit, Michigan And I'm Barbara Klein. Most of the world observes Labor Day on May first. But the United States has its workers holi

VOA慢速英语 2007 0903a

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. We talked last week about Mercy Corps, a nonprofit group that provides emergency services after disasters. Another organization involved in this kind of work is Catholic Relief Services, based in B

VOA慢速英语 2007 0901

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Abdullah Gul was sworn in this week as the eleventh president of Turkey. The fifty-six-year-old economist formerly served as foreign minister. Abdullah Gul after his election He easily won the election in

VOA慢速英语 2007 0902

VOICE ONE: Im Phoebe Zimmerman. VOICE TWO: And Im Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Program, People in America. Today we tell about one of the countrys greatest labor leaders, Samuel Gompers. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Samuel Gompers Samuel Gompers w

VOA慢速英语 2007 0409a

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Sudanese billionaire Mo Ibrahim believes there is nothing more important for Africa than good leadership. Mister Ibrahim has created the worlds richest prize, worth five million dollars over ten ye

VOA慢速英语 2007 0412b

VOICE ONE: This is Doug Johnson. VOICE TWO: And this is Phil Murray with THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a VOA Special English program about the history of the United States. (MUSIC) Today, we continue the story of America's thirty-sixth president, Lyndon

VOA慢速英语 2007 0412a

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Today we continue our discussion of the academic degrees offered by American colleges and universities. Last week, we talked about the associate, bachelor's and master's degrees. The highest degree

VOA慢速英语 2007 0411b

VOICE ONE: Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And Im Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. At a store called Phil Brown at work turning a bowl on his lathe Sansar Gallery in Bethesda, Maryland, you might see work by the wood turner Phil

VOA慢速英语 2007 0411a

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A listener has written from China for advice about how to lose weight. Michael in Shanghai says he is twenty-six years old and has battled obesity for most of his life. Doctors say obesity, also known a

VOA慢速英语 2007 0410b

VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I'm Bob Doughty. On our program this week, we will tell about new suggestions for treating heart attack victims. We also tell about a test for lung can

VOA慢速英语 2007 0410a

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. What has happened to America's honeybees? Last fall, beekeepers from states with warm climates began to report a sudden loss of honey bees. Losses were reported in twenty-four states and into Canad

VOA慢速英语 2007 0409b

VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Shirley Griffith. This week -- some recorded sounds for all time. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., recently added twent

VOA慢速英语 2007 0408

VOICE ONE: Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And Im Barbara Klein with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Economics is a field based on mathematics. Yet it cannot provide answers to every problem. Some people question whether economics is a science

VOA慢速英语 2007 0407

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The next presidential election in the United States is in November, two thousand eight. Yet several presidential candidates have raised large amounts of money already. Experts say the competition among the

VOA慢速英语 2007 0406b

HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Bob Doughty. On our show this week: We answer a question about singer and actress Hilary Duff /P Tell about a young woman who does an exciting water sport ... And report about the

VOA慢速英语 2007 0406a

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Economics and weather have a lot in common. Knowing what conditions will be like weeks or months in the future is not easy. One thing that helps economists predict the future is the index of leading