VOA慢速英语2010年-Agriculture Report - New Attention Giv

Chocolate comes from cocoa beans, and more than half of those beans come from two countries in West Africa. But the situation is not all sweetness for poor cocoa farmers in Ivory Coast and neighboring Ghana. The United States has announced ten millio

VOA慢速英语2010年-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Cause of Epileps

SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Shirley Griffith. BOB DOUGHTY: And I'm Bob Doughty. This week, we will examine the brain disorder known as epilepsy. Many people do not understand epilepsy. Medical experts are

VOA慢速英语2010年-IN THE NEWS - Obama, Hillary Clinton S

President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton each released video messages this week on the problem of bullying. Both messages centered on abusive behavior toward homosexuals. BARACK OBAMA: Like all of you, I was shocked and saddened by the

VOA慢速英语2010年-American Mosaic - The Story of a Life

DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to American Mosaic in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im Doug Johnson. This week on our program, we play music from Shakira's new album ... We also answer a question about the Smithsonian Institution ... But first we explore the fo

VOA慢速英语2010年-THIS IS AMERICA - Americans Try to Dea

SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Shirley Griffith. STEVE EMBER: And I'm Steve Ember. This week on our program, we look at how some Americans are dealing with the current economic situation. (MUSIC)SHIRLEY GRIFF

VOA慢速英语2010年-Agriculture Report - A Traditional Tha

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Thanksgiving Day is America's version of a harvest festival. The holiday is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. This Thursday, millions of Americans will join family and friends to give t

VOA慢速英语2010年-Health Report - WHO Says Health Debts

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The World Health Organization says the rising cost of health care is a struggle for people and governments around the world. The problem is greatest in countries where people must often pay directly for

VOA慢速英语2010年-EXPLORATIONS - 'Tibet in Song' Tells A

SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And Im Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Our subjects this week are movies. First, we discuss a movie made by Tibetan filmmaker Ngawang Choephel called Tibet in Song. It tells about his efforts to help prote

VOA慢速英语2010年-Education Report - Giving Thanks for a

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Thursday is the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States. Americans gather with family and friends to share a meal. Some celebrate the holiday by telling what they are most thankful for. This holiday

VOA慢速英语2010年-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Using Lasers to

FAITH LAPIDUS: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Im Faith Lapidus. BOB DOUGHTY: And Im Bob Doughty. Today, we will tell about a new cancer treatment and a study of the disease malaria. We will tell about the possibility of drier con

VOA慢速英语2010年-Health Report - Study Ties Some Pestic

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A.D.H.D. is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Government estimates say three to seven percent of school-age children in the United States have it. Adults can also have it. People with A.D.H.D. ha

VOA慢速英语2010年-Development Report - Small Drug Pouch

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Researchers say they have found a way to extend the storage life of a drug used to treat H.I.V. Their work could give infected mothers in the developing world a new way to prevent the spread of the

VOA慢速英语2010年-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - UN Report Critic

BOB DOUGHTY: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Im Bob Doughty. FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus. Today, we will tell about a United Nations warning about Earths natural environments. We will have information about infections link

VOA慢速英语2010年-EXPLORATIONS - Amelia Earhart: The Fir

MARY TILLOTSON: This is Mary Tillotson. STEVE EMBER: And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today, we tell about Amelia Earhart. She was one of Americas first female pilots. (MUSIC) MARY TILLOTSON: Amelia Earhart w

VOA慢速英语2010年-Agriculture Report - A Cotton Plant Ki

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. In two thousand eight, scientists reported on a study of cotton grown in six provinces in northern China. The study involved bollworms, a major threat to cotton farmers. It also involved Bt cotton,

VOA慢速英语2010年-PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Lena Horne, 1917-2

BARBARA KLEIN: Im Barbara Klein. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we remember the singer and actress Lena Horne. She helped break racial barriers by changing the way black women were represented in

VOA慢速英语2010年-THIS IS AMERICA - 'The Fantasticks' at

SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Shirley Griffith. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember. This week on our program, we tell about a musical play that is fifty years old this month. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: The Fantasticks fi

VOA慢速英语2010年-IN THE NEWS - Oil Spill Spreads Fears

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Five years ago this August, Hurricane Katrina struck. Now, American states along the Gulf of Mexico are fearing a different kind of environmental disaster. Oil is flowing from a damaged well one thousand fi

VOA慢速英语2010-People in America - Ida Tarbell, 1857-194

BOB DOUGHTY: People in America, a program in Special English on the Voice of America. Every week we tell about a person who was important in the history of the United States. Today Shirley Griffith and Ray Freeman tell about reporter Ida Minerva Tarb

VOA慢速英语2010-Development Report - World Bank Sees Prog

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The World Bank says most developing countries have made important progress toward the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals. Last week the international lender released its yearly World Devel