VOA慢速英语-Agriculture Report - Finding the Biological Roots of

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A farmer in his maize field near Arusha, Tanzania The maize streak virus causes one of the most destructive crop diseases in Africa. Not only is it economically damaging, it can also threaten food

VOA慢速英语-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Six Different Liver Diseases,

VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Shirley Griffith. This week, we will tell about six diseases of the liver. The six diseases come from six different viruses. Doctors have one name for

VOA慢速英语-Health Report - New Findings on Children and Mental

This the VOA Special English Health Report. People who are schizophrenic sometimes hear voices or see things that are not real. They might believe other people want to hurt them. They can become fearful and socially withdrawn. Schizophrenia is expla

VOA慢速英语-EXPLORATIONS - Entrepreneurs Change the World

VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about entrepreneurs and the problems they face starting businesses around the world. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Bill Gates Entrepreneur i

VOA慢速英语-Education Report - Foreign Student Series: First Ste

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. This week in our Foreign Student Series, we discuss the first steps for students interested in higher education in the United States. One place to go for advice and information about American college

VOA慢速英语-Economics Report - Trying to Contain the Credit Cris

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. The Federal Reserve and other major central banks pumped extra money into financial markets on Thursday. The aim was to help calm investors and persuade nervous banks to lend to each other. President

VOA慢速英语-AMERICAN MOSAIC - 'Wizard of Oz' Fans Follow the Yel

HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week on our show: Music from Mexican American singer Lila Downs ... A question about Rhapsody in Blue by composer George Gershwin But first we're off to see the

VOA慢速英语-IN THE NEWS - Quick Action Sought on US Plan to Resc

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. In recent weeks, the United States government has dealt with struggling financial companies on a case-by-case basis. Now government and congressional leaders are discussing a plan, and they say there is no

VOA慢速英语-People in America - Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962: Sh

VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Shirley Griffith with People in America in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about the woman who was the most influential wife of any American president, Eleanor Roosevelt. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Eleanor

VOA慢速英语-Development Report - Success Story Against Guinea Wo

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Guinea worm disease usually does not kill, but it is extremely painful. It prevents people from caring for their farms, their homes and sometimes even themselves. Guinea worms can grow up to one me

VOA慢速英语-Education Report - Foreign Student Series: An Introd

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. A listener in Poland recently sent us an e-mail. Slawek Loboda writes: There are many American universities and colleges that provide long distance education to the world. The trouble is that each un

VOA慢速英语-EXPLORATIONS - Shadow Wolves Find and Arrest People

VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we visit the desert of the American Southwest to learn about a group of people called the Shadow Wolves. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Lambert Cross, n

VOA慢速英语-Health Report - Teenagers and Pregnancy

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A 16-year-old mother receives care for her baby at a mobile health clinic in Garland, Texas, in a 2006 photo More than seven hundred thousand teenagers a year get pregnant in the United States. The teen

VOA慢速英语-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - 'Dead Zones' Expand in Coastal

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 tell about two studies. Both involve the world's oceans. One study examined the health of coastal waters for fish an

VOA慢速英语-Agriculture Report - Poultry Farms With Unhappy Neig

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. University of Delaware scientists say trees can reduce emissions of dust, ammonia and odor from poultry farms Planting trees around poultry farms can improve air and water quality -- and please the

VOA慢速英语-THIS IS AMERICA - Maurice Sendak's Books Have Helped

VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: Maurice Sendak And I'm Barbara Klein. This week on our program, we tell about Maurice Sendak, an award winning writer and illustrator of more than one hundre

VOA慢速英语-Development Report - Cooking Meals With the Sun

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Millions of people around the world cook their food over a smoky fire every day. It is often difficult to find wood for the fire. People who do not have wood must spend large amounts of money on co

VOA慢速英语-IN THE NEWS - US Presidential Campaign Moves to Full

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Barack Obama shakes hands with supporters in Duryea, Pennsylvania, on Friday Elections in the United States are now less than two months away. The political conventions are over, and campaigning will inten

VOA慢速英语-AMERICAN MOSAIC - Serious Songs Give Bite to Death C

HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. Today we play music from the band Death Cab for Cutie ... Answer a question about American astronaut Neil Armstrong And report on an interesting satellite radio progr

VOA慢速英语-Economics Report - U.S. Health Spending: Looking for

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Health care costs are a major concern of Americans. The percentage of people covered by private health insurance dropped last year. Yet more people had insurance than the year before. A nurse helps a