VOA慢速英语2010-Health Report - For Africa, a Possible Ne

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Sleeping sickness is a deadly disease that infects about sixty thousand people in Africa each year. Now scientists in Scotland say they may have found a new treatment. Their findings are in the journal S

VOA慢速英语2010-EXPLORATIONS - Los Angeles' La Brea Tar P

BOB DOUGHTY: I'm Bob Doughty. FAITH LAPIDUS: And I'm Faith Lapidus with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about a scientific research area in the United States. It is filled with the remains of ancient animals. This unusual place is

VOA慢速英语2010-Education Report - Higher Education in US

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Today we answer a question from a listener in Colombia. John Anderson wants to know the costs of undergraduate and graduate study in the United States. Well, the first thing to know is that prices are

VOA慢速英语2010-Economics Report - 'Net Neutrality,' Gene

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Two rulings in the United States could change how information is controlled online and in our bodies. On Tuesday, a federal appeals court in Washington ruled that current laws limit government power o

VOA慢速英语2010-AMERICAN MOSAIC - Remembering Cherokee Na

Im Doug Johnson. Today we tell about the first woman chief of the Cherokee Nation, Wilma Mankiller, who died earlier this week. We also answer a question about the great American writer Ernest Hemingway. And we play music by a young jazz musician Esp

VOA慢速英语2010-IN THE NEWS - Sports: Butler Scares Duke,

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This was a big week in American sports. In college basketball, a small school with a young coach nearly defeated a longtime powerhouse team for the national championship. Butler lost by just two points to D

VOA慢速英语2010-PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Roberto Clemente, 193

Im Steve Ember. FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about Roberto Clemente. He was one of the most honored baseball players in history. He became the first Latino baseball player to be inc

VOA慢速英语2010-Development Report - Computers, Children

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Market researchers estimate that more than one billion personal computers are in use worldwide. Availability has improved in developing countries, but still remains limited compared to industrialize

VOA慢速英语2010-THIS IS AMERICA - Finding Sweetness in a

FAITH LAPIDUS: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus. STEVE EMBER: And I'm Steve Ember. To some people, they are nothing more than a harmless treat or a guilty pleasure to enjoy from time to time. To others, they are en

VOA慢速英语2010-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - How Freud Changed W

FAITH LAPIDUS: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus. BOB DOUGHTY: And I'm Bob Doughty. The work and theories of Sigmund Freud continue to influence many areas of modern culture. FAITH LAPIDUS: Today, we explore Freud'

VOA慢速英语2010-Development Report - Water Shortages Cont

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The lack of clean drinking water is a major problem worldwide. The World Health Organization says more than one billion people live in areas where renewable water resources are not available. The pr

VOA慢速英语2010-PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Elvis Presley, 1935-1

FAITH LAPIDUS: Welcome to PEOPLE IN AMERICA, a program in VOA Special English. Today Rich Kleinfeldt and Steve Ember tell about one of Americas most popular singers, Elvis Presley. (MUSIC) RICH KLEINFELDT: That song, Hound Dog, was one of Elvis Presl

VOA慢速英语2010-IN THE NEWS - Russian President Calls for

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. In Russia this week, a series of suicide bombings increased concerns about terrorism. Russian President Dmitri Medvedev made a surprise visit Thursday to the North Caucasus. He called for more severe measur

VOA慢速英语2010-American Mosaic - Elvis Presley Rocks the

DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to American Mosaic, in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im Doug Johnson. Today we tell about South by Southwest, the major music conference in Austin, Texas. And we answer a listener question about the meaning of the stars on Americ

VOA慢速英语2010-Economics Report - More Than $5 Billion P

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. More than fifty countries and organizations have promised to give more than five billion dollars to help Haiti rebuild after an earthquake destroyed much of the country in January. United Nations Secr

VOA慢速英语2010-Education Report - Too Few Women in Scien

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Two new studies have investigated why fewer females, compared to males, study and work in the so called STEM subjects in the United States. Those subjects are science, technology, engineering and math

VOA慢速英语2010-People in America - Lucille Clifton, 1936

I'm Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And I'm Barbara Klein with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about the award-winning poet and writer Lucille Clifton. Critics call her one of the greatest writers of our time. (MUSIC) STEVE EMBER:

VOA慢速英语2010-Education Report - Girl's Suicide in US B

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. An old problem is getting new attention in the United States: bullying. Recent cases included the tragic case of a fifteen-year-old girl whose family moved from Ireland. Phoebe Prince hanged herself i

VOA慢速英语2010-EXPLORATIONS - Events Set Around the Worl

FAITH LAPIDUS: Im Faith Lapidus. BOB DOUGHTY: And Im Bob Doughty with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. April twenty-second marks the fortieth anniversary of Earth Day. Former United States Senator Gaylord Nelson started the observance in nineteen

VOA慢速英语2010-Health Report - Hospital Infections in US

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Hospitals not only treat infections -- they can also cause them. In the United States alone, the number of infections in hospitals is estimated at close to two million each year. About one hundred thousa