VOA慢速英语2009年-Health Report - US to End HIV Travel Ban i

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. In nineteen eighty-seven, H.I.V./AIDS joined a list of diseases that could keep a person out of the United States. The government later tried to cancel its decision. But Congress made the travel ban a p

VOA慢速英语2009年-Agriculture Report - Group Works to Expand

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A cow with East Coast fever Each year a million cows in Africa die from East Coast fever. The disease is spread by tick bites. Young cows are most at risk; they can die within days. Farmers and her

VOA慢速英语2009年-THIS IS AMERICA - Donations Likely to Face

VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: Women taking part in last month's Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk held in Washington, D.C. And I'm Shirley Griffith. This week on our program, our subject is charitab

VOA慢速英语2009年-Development Report - In Kenya, a Better Li

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Mobile phones in Kenya can be used to transfer funds Mobile phones have revolutionized the way people connect not only with family and friends but also business services. A good example: services t

VOA慢速英语2009年-PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Carl Rowan, 1925-2000:

(MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Im Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And Im Doug Johnson with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today, we tell about the life of writer and reporter, Carl Rowan. He was one of the most honored reporters in the United S

VOA慢速英语2009年-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Researchers Give the

VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I'm Faith Lapidus. Today, we will tell about a genetic map of one of the world's major food crops. We will tell about a car made mostly from renewable mat

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