VOA慢速英语2010年-Education Report - For Some, Free Citi

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Americans talk a lot about illegal immigration but not as much about legal immigration. Legal immigrants who want to become citizens must learn English and show a knowledge of American history and gov

VOA慢速英语2010年-Health Report - Eating White Rice Incr

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Rice is an important part of many peoples diets. Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health in Massachusetts have released a report about rice. It shows that eating white rice increases the ris

VOA慢速英语2010年-Development Report - Do-It-Yourself: P

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. There are different ways to store fish. Two ways to keep fish for future use are canning and freezing. Two other methods are drying and smoking. Today we have the first of two reports describing, st

VOA慢速英语2010年-THIS IS AMERICA - Getting a Feel for t

BARBARA KLEIN: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Barbara Klein. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember. This week on our program, we tell you about Lake Champlain and the Finger Lakes in the northeastern United States. (MUSIC) BARBARA KL

VOA慢速英语2010年-American Mosaic - On Television: A Pre

FAITH LAPIDUS: Welcome to American Mosaic in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im Faith Lapidus. Today, we listen to new music from pop singer Katy Perry And we answer a question about famous dancer, choreographer and teacher Isadora Duncan ... But first,

VOA慢速英语2010年-Agriculture Report - Test Your Word Kn

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Today we have a test for you -- a vocabulary quiz. The words are all related to agriculture. We start with two questions about terms for plants. Ready? First question: What do we call a plant that l

VOA慢速英语2010年-Health Report - Hand Washing Is Up in

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Every few years, two groups do a study of how many Americans wash their hands after using the toilet. These groups are the American Society for Microbiology and the American Cleaning Institute, formerly

VOA慢速英语2010年-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Osteoporosis Inc

FAITH LAPIDUS: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im Faith Lapidus. BOB DOUGHTY: And Im Bob Doughty. Today we tell about osteoporosis, a disease that can make bones weak so they break easily. (MUSIC) FAITH LAPIDUS: A new study shows

VOA慢速英语2010年-Development Report - Project Seeks to

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced a plan to get cleaner-burning cooking stoves into developing countries. The plan aims to reduce deaths caused by smoke from the traditional use of so

VOA慢速英语2010年-Economics Report - 3-D Printers Are He

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. When we print something, a flat page comes to mind. For example, you might use a photocopier. (SOUND) Photocopiers print in two dimensions. Now, imagine how this would work for three dimensions. A mac

VOA慢速英语2010年-Education Report - Obama, Democrats Ai

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. On Tuesday, the United States will hold congressional and state elections in a year defined by voter dissatisfaction. Democrats are trying hard to excite their party's base of support in an effort to

VOA慢速英语2010年-PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Isadora Duncan, 18

MARIO RITTER: Im Mario Ritter with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today Jim Tedder tells about modern dancer Isadora Duncan. (MUSIC) JIM TEDDER: Angela Isadora Duncan was born in San Francisco, California in eighteen seventy-seven. She was

VOA慢速英语2010年-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Airport Security

BOB DOUGHTY: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. FAITH LAPIDUS: And I'm Faith Lapidus. Today, we will tell how technology used in airports may help in the study of disease. We will tell about an idea for improving hea

VOA慢速英语2010年-THIS IS AMERICA - Eye Into the World o

BARBARA KLEIN: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. STEVE EMBER: And I'm Steve Ember. Today we talk about lobbying and think tanks -- two important parts of making policy in the United States. BARBARA KLEIN: Many grou

VOA慢速英语2010年-Health Report - Marking the 20th Anniv

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Twenty years ago this week, President George H. W. Bush signed a civil rights law that Americans call the ADA. GEORGE H. W. BUSH: I now lift this pen to sign this Americans with [Disabilities] Act and sa

VOA慢速英语2010年-EXPLORATIONS - On Mars Day, the Red Pl

DOUG JOHNSON: Im Doug Johnson. FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Mars Day at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington is a celebration of our solar systems most famous planet. The event, on July s

VOA慢速英语2010年-Education Report - For-Profit Colleges

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. President Obama wants the United States to have the world's highest rate of college graduates. But his administration also wants stronger rules for colleges that operate for profit. Career colleges re

VOA慢速英语2010年-PEOPLE IN AMERICA - F. Scott Fitzgeral

SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: I'm Shirley Griffith. STEVE EMBER: And I'm Steve Ember with the Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Every week, we tell about someone important in the history of the United States. Today, we complete the story of writer F. S

VOA慢速英语2010年-Technology Report - New Site Will Map

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. A new website plans to use social media to help women in Egypt fight unwanted sexual attention. The site is harassmap.org. The idea is to offer different ways for women to report sexual harassment as

VOA慢速英语2010年-THIS IS AMERICA - Modern Day American

SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Shirley Griffith. STEVE EMBER: And I'm Steve Ember. November is Native American Heritage Month in the United States. This week on our program, we explore the modern life, music a