VOA慢速英语2009年-Education Report - Going Digital: The Futu

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. The average college student in America spent an estimated seven hundred dollars on textbooks last year. The National Association of College Stores reported more than five billion dollars in sales of

VOA慢速英语2009年-EXPLORATIONS - Exploring the History and A

VOICE ONE: Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: ''Revolt on the Amistad,'' silkscreen print by Jacob Lawrence And I'm Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. At the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., you can see a colorful and expres

VOA慢速英语2009年-IN THE NEWS - Japan's Next Leader, Promisi

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Japan's parliament is expected to vote on September sixteenth to make Yukio Hatoyama the next prime minister. Later this month he plans to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York and the Gro

VOA慢速英语2009年-Agriculture Report - Study Finds More Tree

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Farmers, especially in developing countries, are often criticized for cutting down forests. But a new study suggests that many farmers recognize the value in keeping trees. Researchers using satell

VOA慢速英语2009年-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Cutting Calories: Mo

VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein. This week, we tell about how thin monkeys live longer than fat ones, how aspirin can help colon cancer patients and some new informatio

VOA慢速英语2009年-Health Report - Doctors Are Advised on Tre

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. If using your voice is difficult, then you know what dysphonia is. The more common name for this disorder is hoarseness. Experts say about one in three people will become hoarse at some point in their l

VOA慢速英语 2009 016b

VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I'm Bob Doughty. This week, we tell about the disease multiple sclerosis. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Joan Molenaar helps her husband Larry, a victim of multiple

VOA慢速英语 2009 012a

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Lehman Brothers world headquarters in New York on the day the company sought bankruptcy protection This week, we continue our look back at the major economic stories of the year. On September fifteen

VOA慢速英语 2009 015a

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Today we have the second of two reports explaining how to prepare fish by drying or smoking them. We talked last week about the first steps of cleaning and salting freshly caught fish. The directio

VOA慢速英语 2009 015b

VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And Im Steve Ember. This week on our program, we tell you about Lake Champlain and the Finger Lakes in the northeastern United States. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Iceb

VOA慢速英语 2009 016a

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Grasslands need time to rest when cattle and other animals feed on them. Moving animals from one area of pasture to another can provide the time needed for new growth. This is called rotational gra

VOA慢速英语 2009 017a

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. More than twenty of the fifty American states ban smoking in public places. Many other states have partial bans. And many local governments have their own restrictions. A new study has found the stronge

VOA慢速英语2009-EXPLORATIONS - Yukon Gold Rush: Newspapers Said

VOICE ONE: This is Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And this is Phoebe Zimmermann with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we tell the second part of our story about the discovery of gold in the area of Canada called the Yukon. We tell about

VOA慢速英语2009-Agriculture Report - Progress on Treaty Against

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Everyone knows that ships are a favorite target of pirates. But another problem takes place under the sea and often gets less attention: fish piracy. The technical term is illegal, unreported and u

VOA慢速英语2009-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - How Pain Treatment Has Imp

VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein. Today we tell about developments in pain control. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: As recently as the nineteen seventies, little research existed ab

VOA慢速英语2009-Development Report - A Cool Way to Keep Food Fro

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. A few degrees can make a big difference when it comes to food storage. Foods can go bad if they get too warm. But for many of the world's poor, finding a good way to keep food cool is difficult. Re

VOA慢速英语2009-IN THE NEWS - Iran Marks the 30th Anniversary of

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Iran is observing the thirtieth anniversary of the country's Islamic revolution with a ten-day celebration that began last Saturday. The nineteen seventy-nine revolution forced Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi o

VOA慢速英语2009-Economics Report - Tax Troubles Force Two Nomine

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. President Obama has accepted responsibility for problems involving his nominees for two important positions. On Tuesday, the President's choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services wit

VOA慢速英语2009-AMERICAN MOSAIC - The Raconteurs Skillfully Tell

HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week We listen to new music from the Raconteurs And answer a listener question about President Abraham Lincoln But, first we talk about Twitter... Twitter (MUSIC

VOA慢速英语2009-Education Report - Foreign Student Series: Finan

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. We talked last week about employment rules for international students in the United States. Now we move to financial aid, which is often limited for international students. American schools provided