VOA慢速英语2010年-IN THE NEWS - Growing Drug Violence Sh

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. More than six thousand people died last year in Mexico's drug wars. So far this year the violence has only gotten worse. More than one thousand people have already been killed. Police have become common tar

VOA慢速英语2010年-Agriculture Report - Do-It-Yourself: G

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Today we talk about tomatoes. Tomatoes are generally easy to grow. Experts at the University of Illinois Extension suggest you start seeds indoors if the ground is still cold. For best results with

VOA慢速英语2010年-Education Report - An English Test, an

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. This week on our program, we answer a question from Japan. A listener named Maki would like to know if the test known as the TOEIC is popular in the United States. TOEIC is the Test of English for Int

VOA慢速英语2010年-EXPLORATIONS - Chocolate Has a History

BOB DOUGHTY: I'm Bob Doughty. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And I'm Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we travel around the world exploring the history of chocolate. Its story begins with a plant whose scientific name, Theobroma cac

VOA慢速英语2010年-Health Report - Treating an Abnormal H

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A condition called atrial fibrillation produces an abnormal heartbeat. People feel their heart race and they lose their breath. It may last a few seconds, but it can get worse and worse with age, leading

VOA慢速英语2010年-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Getting to the H

STEVE EMBER: This is the VOA Special English program SCIENCE IN THE NEWS. I'm Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And I'm Barbara Klein. This week, we will tell how less salt can lead to better health. We will also tell about the helpful effects of omega-thr

VOA慢速英语2010年-Agriculture Report - Burros Can Do Mor

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A burro is a small donkey. Another way that people say it is BOOR-oh. The name comes from Spanish and, before that, from a Latin term for a small horse. Donkeys are related to horses. Both are part

VOA慢速2010年-Development Report - UNICEF Appeals for Aid

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Children eat lunch at an orphanage being used by the U.N. children's agency UNICEF for Haitian children separated from parents after last month's earthquake UNICEF is appealing for more than one bil

VOA慢速英语2010年-PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Jane Jacobs, 1916-

VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And Im Barbara Klein with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Jane Jacobs. She was an activist for improving cities. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Jane Jacobs Jane Jacobs was an activist, writer,

VOA慢速英语2010年-IN THE NEWS - Yanukovych Is Greeted as

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. World leaders have been congratulating Viktor Yanukovych as Ukraine's next president. Among Western leaders, President Obama phoned on Thursday to welcome the opposition leader. The White House said he call

VOA慢速英语2010年-AMERICAN MOSAIC - On the Web, a Site f

DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. Today on our program, we listen to music from Norah Jones ... And we answer a question about George Washington. But first, we tell you about a Web site for chi

VOA慢速英语2010年-Economics Report - EU Offers Words of

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Leaders of the European Union say they will help Greece as it struggles under a mountain of debt. They promise to take action, if needed, to safeguard financial stability in the euro area as a whole.

VOA慢速英语2010年-Education Report - Need Help With Your

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Many colleges and universities in the United States have writing centers to help students improve their skills. Some materials are available free at Web sites like the Purdue Online Writing Lab, or OW

VOA慢速英语2010年-Health Report - Needle Injuries to Med

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. For medical students, real experience begins not in a classroom but at a teaching hospital. These doctors in training are supervised. But sometimes accidents happen and the students get injured. For exam

VOA慢速英语2010年-THIS IS AMERICA - Tombstone, Arizona: “

BOB DOUGHTY: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. BARBARA KLEIN: And I'm Barbara Klein. The United States has thousands of ghost towns. These are communities that once were successful but all the population moved to oth

VOA慢速英语2010年-IN THE NEWS - Top US Military Officer_

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Last week President Obama again called for ending a ban against people in the military who are openly homosexual. That was one of his campaign promises. This week America's top military officer expressed su

VOA慢速英语2010年-EXPLORATIONS - Winter Olympics Open Fr

BOB DOUGHTY: I'm Bob Doughty. FAITH LAPIDUS: And I'm Faith Lapidus with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about the Winter Olympic Games that open February twelfth in Vancouver, Canada. About five thousand men and women from more tha

VOA慢速英语2010年-Agriculture Report - Some Crops Can He

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Farmers may not be able to prevent natural disasters, but they can at least try their best to reduce losses. For example, they can plant crops that are more likely to survive extreme weather. In nor

VOA慢速英语2010年-Development Report - Increasing Food S

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Agricultural experts have launched a land and water management project in the Middle East. The project seeks to increase food security in dry areas. Researchers say the water availability in some of

VOA慢速英语2010年-PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Arthur Ashe, 1943-

BARBARA KLEIN: I'm Barbara Klein. STEVE EMBER: And I'm Steve Ember with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about the life of tennis champion Arthur Ashe. He was an athlete and a social activist who died before he was fifty. He wa