VOA慢速英语2009年-Economics Report - So Where Are the Jobs?

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. America's economy has started to grow again. Now what about jobs? The government says productivity jumped in July, August and September. That meant companies produced more with fewer workers. Also, n

VOA慢速英语2009年-Education Report - High School Exchange St

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Twenty-six thousand foreign exchange students are in American high schools this year. A few days ago, we asked four teenagers who arrived in August to discuss their experience so far. All but one are

VOA慢速英语2009年-EXPLORATIONS - Getting a Feel for Textile

VOICE ONE: I'm Doug Johnson. VOICE TWO: B.J. Adams in her studio And I'm Faith Lapidus with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. At craft shows and corporate headquarters across the United States, you might see works by the artist B.J. Adams. She ma

VOA慢速英语2009年-IN THE NEWS - A Second Term for Karzai; US

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. People in Afghanistan were supposed to vote again Saturday for president. But earlier this week the Independent Election Commission declared Hamid Karzai the winner of a second term. His only remaining opp

VOA慢速英语2009年-IN THE NEWS - Obama, 'First Pacific Presid

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. President Obama is back from his first trip to Asia since becoming what he called America's first Pacific president. The president, born in Hawaii, began his eight-day trip in Japan, then visited Singapore

VOA慢速英语2009年-Education Report - The Life of a School Nu

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Last week, we discussed a new study of injuries in physical education classes in American schools. The number of students taken to hospitals increased one and a half times from nineteen ninety-seven

VOA慢速英语2009年-EXPLORATIONS - Hoover Dam, Finished in 193

VOICE ONE: This is Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Hoover Dam. It was the largest and most difficult structure of its kind ever built when work started in nineteen thirty-

VOA慢速英语2009年-Health Report - Battling a Stroke, and the

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Strokes are a major cause of death and disability. A stroke is a loss of blood flow in the brain. There are two kinds. An ischemic stroke happens when a blood vessel in the brain gets blocked. A hemorrh

VOA慢速英语2009年-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Learning First Aid:

VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I'm Pat Bodnar. Today, we will provide a short guide to first aid. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Bystanders give first aid to victims hit by a speeding car during Qu

VOA慢速英语2009年-Agriculture Report - Study Finds Some Ocea

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Three years ago, a study of overfishing led to sharp debate. It warned that the world's ocean fish could be almost gone by the middle of the century. Now, a new study offers more hope. It shows tha

VOA慢速英语2009年-THIS IS AMERICA - 40 Years Later, Taking S

VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. Part of the cultural history of the baby boomers, the generation of Americans born after World War Two, is Woodstock. (MUSIC) The Woodstock Music and Art Fair took place

VOA慢速英语2009年-Development Report - Making a Difference:

This is the VOA Special English Development Report: In two thousand five, Tanya Pinto was a successful young businesswoman in Dallas, Texas. But she decided to take three months off from work at an advertising company to visit her birthplace, India.

VOA慢速英语2009年-PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Diane Arbus, 1923-1971

VOICE ONE: Im Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And Im Steve Ember with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about Diane Arbus, a revolutionary modern photographer. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Diane Arbus' photo of a giant man at home with his pa

VOA慢速英语2009年-AMERICAN MOSAIC - Movie Strings Together T

HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. Today, we play music from the new band the Dead Weather And we tell you about a film featuring three greats of the guitar. But first, we answer a question about colle

VOA慢速英语2009年-Economics Report - Getting Clunkers and Di

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. This week in Washington, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced plans for a distracted driving summit in September. Transportation and law enforcement officials, safety activists and others wi

VOA慢速英语2009年-Education Report - More Physical Education

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Too much eating. Too many unhealthy foods. Too many advertisements for food. Too little activity. Different explanations are offered for America's weight problem -- a problem increasingly shared by o

VOA慢速英语2009年-EXPLORATIONS - World's Fringe Festivals Ce

VOICE ONE: I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we travel to the boundaries of artistic production by visiting fringe festivals around the world. Something that is on the fringe means it i

VOA慢速英语2009年-IN THE NEWS - Waiting for Next Move With N

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Former president Bill Clinton made a surprise visit to North Korea on Tuesday. He met with its leader to gain the release of two detained American journalists. Bill Clinton sits with North Korean Leader Ki

VOA慢速英语2009年-PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Leonard Bernstein, 191

ANNOUNCER: Welcome to PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today, Rich Kleinfeldt and Sarah Long tell about the life and work of one of the most influential musicians of the twentieth century -- Leonard Bernstein. (MUSIC) This music was written

VOA慢速英语2009年-Development Report - New Ways for Poor Cou

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Two new discoveries could offer easier ways to identify infectious diseases in developing countries. Red Maasai hair sheep, native to East Africa, in a photo from the International Livestock Resear