voa慢速英语2009-Development Report - Painter Takes Art Thera

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. In recent years, rebel groups in northern Uganda have often kidnapped children. They use boys as soldiers and girls as sex slaves. Some children are later released. Others escape. Now, some of thes

VOA慢速英语2009-THIS IS AMERICA - Cape May, a Beach Town Wit

Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA. Many cities around the United States are proud to have historic buildings that are recognized by the federal government. But in the state of New Jersey, a whole city is listed as a national historic landmark. The little c

VOA慢速英语2009-Agriculture Report - Parsley: Not Just Anoth

This the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Parsley is an ancient green and a respected addition to many foods. But other times, its job is just to make a mealtime plate look pretty. Poor parsley, valued for its looks, then thrown away. Yet par

VOA慢速英语2009-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - So You Want To Make Yo

VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I'm Faith Lapidus. On our program this week, we look at how people become medical doctors in the United States. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Doctor Alexis Dunne at

VOA慢速英语2009-Health Report - Smoking and the Risk to Wome

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. C.O.P.D., chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, blocks airflow through the lungs. It makes breathing difficult. The leading cause is cigarette smoking. Experts at the National Institutes of Health in t

VOA慢速英语2009-EXPLORATIONS - Antarctica: A Scientific Labo

VOICE ONE: I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I'm Faith Lapidus with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we travel south to one of the coldest, windiest and least populated places in the world, Antarctica. The word Antarctica comes from a Greek

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

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. This week in our Foreign Student Series, we talk about military education programs in the United States. There are public and private colleges and universities that offer military educations. But int

VOA慢速英语2009-AMERICAN MOSAIC - Action, Drama, Terror and

Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Mario Ritter. This week we play music by blues great Koko Taylor, who died last week at the age of eighty. But first, we take a look at cars that walk and talk visit a land down under wh

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

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. American officials say they are working to reduce visa delays that have affected foreign science students, researchers and others. The delays involve a security clearance process called Visas Mantis.

VOA慢速英语2009-EXPLORATIONS - Project Mercury: The US Space

VOICE ONE: EXPLORATIONS -- a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (SOUND) That announcement was made May fifth, nineteen sixty-one. It was the first manned flight of project Mercury. Today, Tony Riggs and Larry West tell about the beg

VOA慢速英语2009-Health Report - WHO Close to Declaring Flu P

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. As of Tuesday, seventy-three countries had reported more than twenty-six thousand cases of the new H1N1 flu virus. A World Health Organization official, Keiji Fukuda, said these confirmed cases included

VOA慢速英语2009-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Project Aims to Help S

VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I'm Bob Doughty. On our show this week, we will tell about what is being called the world's largest tornado experiment. We also will tell how a job loss

VOA慢速英语2009-Agriculture Report - Home Gardening: What to

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Soil naturally contains harmless amounts of lead, along with other metals. Because of pollution, however, the amounts are higher the closer you get to cities and towns. But experts say this should

VOA慢速英语2009-THIS IS AMERICA - Summer Brings Out the Musi

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Adults drink tea as a child laborer works in Bangalore, India, last June. A new report estimates the cost of forced labor. Millions of workers worldwide are denied more than twenty billion dollars

VOA慢速英语2009-Development Report - Putting a Price on the

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Adults drink tea as a child laborer works in Bangalore, India, last June. A new report estimates the cost of forced labor. Millions of workers worldwide are denied more than twenty billion dollars

VOA慢速英语2009-People in America - Eartha Kitt, 1927-2008:

VOICE ONE: Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And Im Barbara Klein with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about the unforgettable entertainer Eartha Kitt. The life of this singer and actress was as rich and interesting as her career. (

VOA慢速英语2009-IN THE NEWS - Obama Seeks 'New Beginning' fo

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. President Obama is calling for new efforts toward progress in peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians. He says each side is going to have to make some difficult compromises. But he pointed to his rec

VOA慢速英语2009-AMERICAN MOSAIC - Speeches That Sent Off '09

HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week we: Present graduation speeches by famous speakers at several American colleges Answer a listener question about Star Trek And play music from Ziggy Marley'

VOA慢速英语2009-Economics Report - Money, Influence and the

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Elected judges in the United States got a warning this week about money, politics and the law. The Supreme Court ruled that a huge campaign donation can be reason enough not to judge a case involving

VOA慢速英语2009-Economics Report - General Motors Seeks Quic

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. This week, General Motors went to bankruptcy court. It became the second of the big three American automakers to seek protection from its creditors while continuing operations. Chrysler declared bank