VOA慢速英语2010年-AMERICAN MOSAIC - New Museum to Honor

DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week on our program we listen to music from singer/songwriter Jason Mraz. And answer a question about Americans' favorite winter sports . But first, a rep

VOA慢速英语2010年-IN THE NEWS - Obama Urges His Party No

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. President Obama gave his first State of the Union speech Wednesday night. He talked mostly about the economy, and he repeated some of his message the next day in Florida. BARACK OBAMA: The worst of the stor

VOA慢速英语2010年-Development Report - Using Paper Beads

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Diamonds may be a girl's best friend, as the old saying goes. But some women are finding a lot to like about colorful beads from Uganda made of recycled paper. The beads are sold by a nonprofit orga

VOA慢速英语2010年-People in America - Mary Lyon, 1797-18

FAITH LAPIDUS: Welcome to People in America in VOA Special English. Every week at this time, we tell the story of someone important in the history of the United States. Today, Steve Ember and Shirley Griffith tell about Mary Lyon. She was a leader in

VOA慢速英语2010年-THIS IS AMERICA - Six Men, a World War

STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember with Faith Lapidus. This Monday is Memorial Day in the United States. The holiday honors the memory of the nation's military dead. FAITH LAPIDUS: One way to preserve a me

VOA慢速英语2010-THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History

SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. President James Garfield was shot and seriously wounded in the summer of eighteen eighty-one. The man who shot him said he supported the political group that

VOA慢速英语2010年-Education Report - 8 US States to Test

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. The Obama administration says American schools should produce students who are college and career ready. What is the best way to do that? One group that has some ideas is the National Center on Educat

VOA慢速英语2010年-Economics Report - An Air Show for Sho

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. One of the largest air shows in the United States is also one of the largest trade shows in the aircraft industry. AirVenture is taking place this week at an airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Ron Wagner

VOA慢速英语2010年-AMERICAN MOSAIC - Some of World's Most

DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im Doug Johnson. Today, we answer a listener question about the British music invasion in the nineteen sixties. But first, we visit a special architecture exhibit in Washington,

VOA慢速英语2010年-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Athletes Warned

KATHERINE COLE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, a program in VOA Special English. I'm Katherine Cole. BOB DOUGHTY: And I'm Bob Doughty. Today, we will tell about head injuries in sports. We will tell about evidence of hearing loss among younger American

VOA慢速英语2010年-Agriculture Report - Many Farmers and

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Farmers and gardeners have turned the soil for centuries. But many now believe in no-till or reduced tillage, a method also called conservation tillage. The Conservation Technology Information Cente

VOA慢速英语2010年-IN THE NEWS - Bernanke Says Federal Re

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The United States central bank is prepared to take further actions to support the economy if conditions get a lot worse. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gave that message in a speech Friday in which h

VOA慢速英语2010年-Health Report - For Black Men in US, H

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A neighborhood barbershop might seem to some Americans like a thing of the past. Today men often get their hair cut at the same salons as women. But the traditional barbershop still holds a special place

VOA慢速英语2010年-EXPLORATIONS - Climbers Break New Reco

FAITH LAPIDUS: I'm Faith Lapidus. STEVE EMBER: And I'm Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about efforts to climb Mount Everest. In May, a thirteen-year-old American boy became the youngest person to climb the tallest

VOA慢速英语2010年-IN THE NEWS - WikiLeaks, the Pentagon

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, the website WikiLeaks published more than seventy-five thousand American military documents on the war in Afghanistan. These documents from the Army and Marine Corps included secret reports from

VOA慢速英语2010年-Agriculture Report - In the Garden: Ge

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. People have grown chrysanthemums for more than two thousand years. Chinese and other Asian cultures make tea with the flowers. But mums also make bright and colorful gardens. One basic kind of mum i

VOA慢速英语2010年-EXPLORATIONS - Hoover Dam: Taming the

STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And Im Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Hoover Dam. It was the largest and most difficult structure of its kind ever built when work started in nineteen thir

VOA慢速英语2010年-THIS IS AMERICA - Becoming an Explorer

VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Shirley Griffith. Our subject this week is an area of study that interests millions of people -- genealogy, researching family history. (MUSIC) VOICE ON

VOA慢速英语2010年-Economics Report - GM to Test Investor

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. America's biggest carmaker accepted fifty billion dollars in federal aid from the Obama and Bush administrations. People joked that GM meant Government Motors. Now, General Motors could be on the road

VOA慢速英语2010年-EXPLORATIONS - Planetariums Take Viewe

STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And Im Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. A planetarium is a theater with a rounded ceiling onto which images of the stars and planets are projected. Planetariums give educational shows