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

VOA慢速英语 2007 0910a

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Baby girl infected with H-I-V in India UNICEF is joining with a nonprofit group to bring H.I.V./AIDS programs to more women and children in five countries. UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fun

VOA慢速英语 2007 0909

VOICE ONE: Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And Im Barbara Klein with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Beverly Sills. Her clear soprano voice and lively spirit made her one of the most famous performers in the world of opera.

VOA慢速英语 2007 0907a

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Businesses are structured in different ways to meet different needs. The simplest form of business is called an individual proprietorship. The proprietor owns all of the property of the business and

VOA慢速英语 2007 0906b

VOICE ONE: This is Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with THE MAKING OF A NATION, a VOA Special English program about the history of the United States. Today, we tell about the first term in office of President George W. Bush. Mister

VOA慢速英语 2007 0906a

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. A family member of one of the Virginia Tech victims, student Daniel Alejandro Prez Cueva, after the dedication of a memorial A committee gave its findings last week about the Virginia Tech shootings

VOA慢速英语 2007 0905b

VOICE ONE: This is Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: An eruption of the Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone National Park in 2006 And this is Doug Johnson with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Yellowstone National Park. It is one of t

VOA慢速英语 2007 0905a

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. How safe and effective is the use of cough and cold medicines in children? An advisory committee of the United States Food and Drug Administration will meet in October to discuss this issue. There are q

VOA慢速英语 2007 0904b

VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember. This week, we will tell how a discovery in Kenya has started a scientific debate about early human ancestors. We also will tell how peo

VOA慢速英语 2007 0907b

HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. On our show this week: We listen to music from the television movie High School Musical Two /P Answer a question about buying a car in the United States /P And report

VOA慢速英语 2007 0917b

VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Shirley Griffith. Today and next week we bring you the story and songs from the American musical play West Side Story. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Richard Beyme

VOA慢速英语 2007 0921a

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. A listener from Indonesia named Efendy asks why the Federal Reserve is so important and how it works. This week offered a good example. The Federal Reserve System is the United States central bank. I

VOA慢速英语 2007 0920b

VOICE ONE: This is Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with THE MAKING OF A NATION, a VOA Special English program about the history of the United States. Today we tell about some important policy decisions during the first term of Pres

VOA慢速英语 2007 0919b

VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English We begin a series of programs about efforts to keep alive old ways of doing things that are culturally important. Today we tell about a large ou

VOA慢速英语 2007 0919a

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Parents might tell teenagers, Act your age. But some scientists say that is exactly what teens are doing. They say that while teenagers can look all grown up, studies have found that their brains are st