VOICE ONE: I'm Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about photographer Margaret Bourke-White, one of the leading news reporters of the twentieth century. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: A youn

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(98) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2009年(五)月

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. One of the sweetest gifts of nature is a red, ripe strawberry. There are three basic kinds of strawberries: June bearing, ever bearing and day neutrals. June bearing are ready in the spring, so the

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VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Do you dream? Do you create pictures and stories in your mind as you sleep? Today, we are going to explore dreaming. People have had ideas about t

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This is the VOA Special English Health Report. If a person's heart stops, would you know how to perform CPR? CPR, or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, can save a life and reduce the risk of brain damage from loss of oxygen. With traditional CPR, you gi

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VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, a program in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I'm Faith Lapidus. Herbs and spices help to sharpen the taste of many foods. Today, we tell about these food additives. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Spic

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This is the VOA Special English Development Report. A Brazilian Christian is baptized in the Jordan River last year. Christians, Jews and Muslims all consider the Jordan River holy. Last week, Pope Benedict visited the place where John the Baptist i

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VOICE ONE: I'm Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell complete our report about photographer Margaret Bourke-White. She helped create the modern art of photojournalism. (MUSIC) VOIC

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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The Sri Lankan army has been leading what it called a final push against Tamil Tiger rebels. A military spokesman told VOA that the army hoped to free all civilians trapped in rebel territory by Sunday. Th

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Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week: We tell about a special exhibit of Amish quilts in Washington D.C., And answer a listener question from Russia about musician Scott Joplin. (MUSIC) Amish Quilt E

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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

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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,

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VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein. Beadwork has a long history as an art form practiced by American Indians and other cultures around the world. Today millions of people e

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This is the VOA Special English Education Report. This week in our series on American higher education, we discuss programs that are available in the Middle East. We talked last week about Michigan State University which opened a campus in August in

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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. When is a plant considered a weed? Experts at Penn State University have a simple answer: When its undesirable qualities outweigh its good qualities. Consider this: Crops generally produce several

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ANNOUNCER: Now, the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today Rich Kleinfeldt and Sarah Long tell about one of the most unusual and successful American military leaders, General Douglas MacArthur. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: General Douglas MacArt

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HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week: We go to a birthday party for folk singer Pete Seeger, who turned ninety this month ... And we will answer a question about religion and government in Amer

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VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA, in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember. The last Monday in May is a national holiday. Memorial Day honors those who died in military service. VOICE ONE: But any time of year,

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2009年(五)月

VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember. Today, we tell about diseases spread by mosquitoes -- the most widely hated insects in the world. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: A female mosqui

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This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Some mothers in Senegal are learning a new way to save the lives of babies born too soon. The idea is not really new. It borrows from the way mother kangaroos carry their young in front in a pouch.

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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, Iran test-fired a new missile. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced the launch to a crowd in Semnan province, his birthplace and a base for missile launches. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad dur

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