VOA慢速英语2009年-Economics Report - On the Road to Health R

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. A major reform of the American system of health care and insurance has moved farther in Congress than ever before. President Obama wants a final bill passed by the end of the year. But a difficult ro

VOA慢速英语2009年-AMERICAN MOSAIC - Brian Jungen Makes Art I

HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week on our program, we report on several events marking American Indian Heritage Month. We listen to music by the Cherokee National Youth Choir Talk about Presi

VOA慢速英语2009年-IN THE NEWS - Remembering Wars of the Past

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. November eleventh, nineteen eighteen, was the day Germany signed a cease-fire agreement with the Allies in World War One. Some countries observe November eleventh as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day. Firew

VOA慢速英语2009年-Health Report - Debate Over New Guidelines

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. On Monday, an influential group of medical experts released new guidelines on testing for breast cancer. The guidelines are from the United States Preventive Services Task Force. Its members are appoint

VOA慢速英语2009年-Development Report - Project Finds New Hom

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Bikes are delivered to San Jose, Honduras through the Bikes for the World program Americans bought an estimated eighteen and a half million bicycles last year. Some bikes never get much riding. Mos

VOA慢速英语2009年-THIS IS AMERICA - North Carolina’s Biltmo

ANNOUNCER: Biltmore Estate Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. This week, Rich Kleinfeldt and Shirley Griffith are your guides as we take you to the Biltmore Estate. This huge home was built more than a century ago near the mountains

VOA慢速英语2009年-Agriculture Report - Two Efforts Seek to I

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. For the past year, the World Food Program has operated a project to prevent hunger in twenty-one countries in Africa. In the project, the United Nations agency works with small farmers to grow more

VOA慢速英语2009年-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - A Serious Study Look

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 will tell about a plan to fight a leading killer of children in developing countries. We will tell about a new way to recogni

VOA慢速英语2009年-EXPLORATIONS - Jane Goodall: Still Hard at

VOICE ONE: I'm Doug Johnson. VOICE TWO: And I'm Faith Lapidus with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Jane Goodall is one of the most well known scientists in the world. She has spent most of her career studying wild chimpanzees in a protected are

VOA慢速英语2009年-Education Report - US Colleges Set Enrollm

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. College enrollment has reached an all-time high in the United States. About forty percent of all eighteen- to twenty-four-year-olds -- or almost eleven and a half million -- were in school in October

VOA慢速英语2009年-Economics Report - Half of US Jobs Now Hel

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Women are on their way to holding more than half of all American jobs. The latest government report shows that their share of nonfarm jobs nearly reached fifty percent in September. Not only have mor

VOA慢速英语2009年-Education Report - Bringing Young People T

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. An American nonprofit organization helps young people around the world to understand important issues -- and each other. The Global Nomads Group organizes educational videoconferences. Students and s

VOA慢速英语2009年-EXPLORATIONS - On the Great Lakes, Not Jus

VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. This week, we tell about the biggest system of freshwater lakes in the world, the Great Lakes between the United States and Canada. They are busy

VOA慢速英语2009年-Health Report - Vaccine Shortage Complicat

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. H1N1 flu continues to spread. Currently the virus is most active in the northern half of the world. But experts say it has become the leading influenza virus in all countries. No one really knows how ma

VOA慢速英语2009年-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Norman Borlaug, 1914

VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I'm Doug Johnson. Today we tell about the American plant scientist Norman Borlaug. He won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to increase food product

VOA慢速英语2009年-Agriculture Report - Why Holding Fruit on

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Alternate bearing is a widespread problem for growers of citrus and other fruit trees. It can affect a large area or just individual trees or even part of a tree. No, it is not a disease. Alternate

VOA慢速英语2009年-THIS IS AMERICA - What Is Your Favorite So

VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein. It is autumn in the northern part of the world. So it is time to play some of our favorite songs about this season. (THEME) VOICE ONE: P

VOA慢速英语2009年-Development Report - Plan Aims to Fight Ch

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Women wait near their children as they are treated for diarrhea at the government-run Children's Hospital in Allahabad, India, earlier this year. Diarrhea kills one and a half million children each

VOA慢速英语2009年-PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Helen Keller, 1880-196

VOICE ONE: I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I'm Ray Freeman. Every week we tell about a person who was important in the history of the United States. This week we tell about Helen Keller. She was blind and deaf but she became a famous writer and

VOA慢速英语2009年-AMERICAN MOSAIC - 150 Years Later, Remembe

HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week on our program: A competition to find a spokesmodel for Mother Earth And a question from Russia about Kurt Cobain and the band that he led, Nirvana. But fir