VOA慢速英语2009-Economics Report - Obama Seeks Health Reform Wit

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Health care reform was a big subject this week at the White House. President Obama held a series of meetings, including with Democratic leaders from the House of Representatives. Speaker Nancy Pelosi

VOA慢速英语2009-Economics Report - Credit Card Companies in US F

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. A bill to place new restrictions on the credit card industry in the United States won final approval this week in Congress. The measure went to President Obama to sign into law with popular support,

VOA慢速英语2009年-THIS IS AMERICA - Pittsburgh Enjoys its Da

VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein. This week on our program, we look at how times have changed for the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A writer once called it hell. Now

VOA慢速英语2009年-Development Report - Health Insurance Ease

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. A market in Dakar, Senegal In Senegal, some people receive medical coverage from large employers. Some buy their own insurance. But most Senegalese are uninsured, especially the poor -- a common st

VOA慢速英语2009年-PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Mary Cassatt, 1844-192

VOICE ONE: I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I'm Faith Lapidus with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about the nineteenth century artist Mary Cassatt. She was best known for her beautifully expressive paintings of women and chil

VOA慢速英语2009年-IN THE NEWS - Poor Nations Get G8 Promise

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Leaders of the world's wealthiest nations have promised twenty billion dollars to increase food security in poor countries. The promise came Friday on the third and final day of the Group of Eight summit m

VOA慢速英语2009年-AMERICAN MOSAIC - How Did He Do It? Lakers

HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. On today's program, we tell about Los Angeles Lakers basketball coach Phil Jackson Answer a question about folk singer John Denver And hear music by Madeleine Peyroux

VOA慢速英语2009年-Economics Report - Does US Need a Second S

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Last month more Americans than expected lost their jobs. Job losses had fallen every month since January. The news raised questions about the strength of progress toward economic recovery. Unemployme

VOA慢速英语2009年-Education Report - Studying in the US: Fro

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. In loco parentis is a Latin term meaning in the place of a parent. It describes when someone else accepts responsibility to act in the interests of a child. This idea developed long ago in British co

VOA慢速英语2009年-EXPLORATIONS - Race to the Moon: NASA and

VOICE ONE: I'm Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. The nineteen sixties were exciting times in space exploration. Today look back at the first flights of the Apollo program designed to land humans

VOA慢速英语2009年-Health Report - Experts Urge Limits on Wid

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The United States government might place new restrictions on a commonly used painkiller. Taking too much acetaminophen can cause liver damage and even death. Last week, a group of experts advised the Fo

VOA慢速英语2009年-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Could Typhoons Help

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 how some storms might help to prevent large earthquakes. We will tell about the winner of the two thousand nine

VOA慢速英语2009年-Agriculture Report - Yard Work: When Peopl

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. For some people, the road to immediate satisfaction is laid with sod. A piece of sod has grass on the top and soil on the bottom. It can provide thick green grass without the work or wait required

VOA慢速英语2009年-Agriculture Report - Little Lambs Eat Ivy

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Growers around the world are using new methods to grow grapes to make wine. These include natural and organic methods to control harmful insects and weeds instead of using chemicals. Now, a winery

VOA慢速英语2009年-AMERICAN MOSAIC - Folklife Festival Takes

HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. On today's program, we explore the power of words in African-American culture Move to the many rhythms of Latin American music And experience Wales and its people, al

VOA慢速英语2009年-Economics Report - White Firefighters Win

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. The United States Supreme Court began its summer break this week. One of the last decisions of its term will likely cause employers to take greater care in how they choose workers to promote. The cas

VOA慢速英语2009年-EXPLORATIONS - The Race to the Moon: Gemin

EXPLORATIONS -- a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (MUSIC) Today, Shirley Griffith and Tony Riggs complete a report about America's second manned space program, Gemini. Its purpose was to bring the United States closer to its goal

VOA慢速英语2009年-Health Report - An 1859 Battle in Italy, a

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The International Red Cross Movement grew out of a major battle in the unification of Italy. The Battle of Solferino took place one hundred fifty years ago, in June of eighteen fifty-nine. This past wee

VOA慢速英语2009年-Education Report - Studying in the US: For

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. We answered a question last week about how American college students find jobs after they graduate. Now, we discuss foreign graduates. The process for employing foreign workers in the United States i

VOA慢速英语2009年-AMERICAN MOSAIC - Jean Shin Makes Art from

HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. On today's program, we tell about an artist who uses everyday objects to make sculptures Answer a question about the store Wal-Mart And hear banjo music by Steve Mart