VOA慢速英语-Economics Report - Automakers, Airlines Hit by Sky-H

General Motors will close four truck factories and move to make more cars. Also, airlines are retiring older planes and cutting flights and jobs. Transcript of radio broadcast: 05 June 2008 This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. There was

VOA慢速英语-AMERICAN MOSAIC - Remembering the Man Who Gave Rock

Also: The Library of Congress adds to its National Recording Registry. And a listener in Iran wants to know more about the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Transcript of radio broadcast: 05 June 2008 HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Spe

VOA慢速英语-IN THE NEWS - Obama Has to Make Sure Clinton Voters

With the Democratic nomination secure, Barack Obama now faces work to unite the party. Will it mean he chooses Hillary Clinton for vice president? Transcript of radio broadcast: 07 June 2008 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. In the United

VOA慢速英语-People in America - Robert Rauschenberg, 1925-2008:

He was also known for his many projects with other artists. Transcript of radio broadcast: 07 June 2008 VOICE ONE: Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: Robert Rauschenberg And Im Faith Lapidus with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about

VOA慢速英语-Development Report - Helping Foods Keep Their Cool

How to build an evaporative cooler. Also, how to prepare fruits and vegetables for cold storage. Transcript of radio broadcast: 08 June 2008 This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Before refrigerators, homes usually had ice boxes. But a

VOA慢速英语-Agriculture Report - World Gets a Call to Raise Food

A U.N. meeting on the food inflation crisis ends with an agreement to invest more in agriculture, but no settlement on biofuels. Transcript of radio broadcast: 09 June 2008 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A United Nations confere

VOA慢速英语-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Cause of Alzheimer’s Disease S

The latest developments in research into the most common form of dementia. Transcript of radio broadcast: 09 June 2008 VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Im Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And Im Bob Doughty. Today we tell abou

VOA慢速英语-EXPLORATIONS - The Way People Communicate Has Change

The telegraph was the first communication device that could move information quickly from one place to another. 10 June 2008 VOICE ONE: Im Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And Im Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today, we begin a serie

VOA慢速英语-Education Report - Teens Compete, Improve Their Fina

Some examples of business competitions for young people. Also, a bookstore where students can learn business skills, but the main goal is to improve English literacy. Transcript of radio broadcast: 11 June 2008 This is the VOA Special English Educat

VOA慢速英语-IN THE NEWS - New Estimate Triples Number of War Dea

A study of 13 countries found that more than 5 million people were killed, most of them in Vietnam. Also, the latest estimates of the world's refugees. Transcript of radio broadcast: 20 June 2008 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. A new stu

VOA慢速英语 2008 0417a

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Some U.S. schools use money to try to improve attendance and test results Recently we asked for your opinions about paying students to improve school attendance or performance on tests. Some American

VOA慢速英语 2008 0414a

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Five women were honored last week in Washington for their efforts to increase the economic and political progress of women. Vital Voices, an international nonprofit organization, presented its Globa

VOA慢速英语 2008 0414b

VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember. Another baseball season is here. This will be the final season for one of the best-known ballparks in America. This week on our program,

VOA慢速英语 2008 0415a

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A burning barricade in Port-au-Prince, Haiti Food inflation has led to growing protests in developing countries. In Haiti, the government fell Saturday after riots in which several people died. Some

VOA慢速英语 2008 0415b

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 a large piece of ice breaking away from Antarctica. We also tell about a study of human emotions and disco

VOA慢速英语 2008 0416a

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Researchers in China have reported on a rare human-to-human case of bird flu. They say it is likely that a twenty-four year old man in the eastern province of Jiangsu infected his father last December. T

VOA慢速英语 2008 0416b

VOICE ONE: Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And Im Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about five important building designers widely considered some of the top architects at work today. They are Robert Venturi, Frank Gehr

VOA慢速英语 2008 0417b

(MUSIC) ANNOUNCER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. He was the top planner and policy maker under President George Washington. He was also the nations first secretary of the Treasury. Today, Maurice Joyce and

VOA慢速英语 2008 0418a

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. High food and fuel prices. Housing and credit problems. Job losses. Worries about a recession. No wonder the economy is a top issue for American voters. John McCain speaking about his economic plan in

VOA慢速英语 2008 0418b

HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im Doug Johnson. Today we play music from Jack Johnson Answer a listener question about the Amish people And report on the winner of a major prize for architecture. (MUSIC) Pritzker Arc