VOA慢速英语2010年-Education Report - What Next for Miche

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Michelle Rhee had never led a school system before she came to the public schools in Washington in two thousand seven. By the end of the following year she was on the cover of Time. The magazine recog

VOA慢速英语2010年-EXPLORATIONS - Studying a Wine Involve

FAITH LAPIDUS: Im Faith Lapidus. DOUG JOHNSON: And Im Doug Johnson with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we continue our exploration into the world of wine. Last week, we discussed the history, kinds of grapes and how wine is produced. This

VOA慢速英语2010年-Health Report - Training Medical Teams

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. No one wants a pilot to make a mistake. This is why flight crews are trained in teamwork and communication. Now a study finds hospitals that trained their operating room teams had a lower rate of surgica

VOA慢速英语2010年-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - 'Organ Printers'

BARBARA KLEIN: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. BOB DOUGHTY: And I'm Bob Doughty. Today, we will tell how technology could help doctors meet demand for transplant organs. We also will tell about a scientific effo

VOA慢速英语2010年-Agriculture Report - Unwrapping the Ge

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Cacao or cocoa trees grow in hot, rainy areas of Africa, Asia and Central and South America. Their beans are used to make cocoa powder, cocoa butter and of course chocolate. There are five to six mi

VOA慢速英语2010年-THIS IS AMERICA - The Making of One of

Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Shirley Griffith. If one album had to explain jazz, a strong candidate would be Kind of Blue by the trumpet player and bandleader Miles Davis. This week on our program, Steve Ember and Gwen Outen

VOA慢速英语2010年-PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Soupy Sales, 1926-

BARBARA KLEIN: Im Barbara Klein. DOUG JOHNSON: And Im Doug Johnson with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about comedian Soupy Sales who made people laugh for more than forty years. (MUSIC) BARBARA KLEIN: Soupy Sales was an act

VOA慢速英语2010年-IN THE NEWS - For 33 Rescued Miners in

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. (SOUND) Rescue workers at the San Jose gold and copper mine in northern Chile had reason to sing this week. A small hole drilled into the earth became a passage to freedom for thirty-three trapped miners. T

VOA慢速英语2010年-American Mosaic - Jimmy Carter Earns P

DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to American Mosaic in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im Doug Johnson. Today, we play music from a new album by singer Raul Malo We also answer a question about the name of our show But first, a report on former President Jimmy Car

VOA慢速英语2010年-Economics Report - US Mining Companies

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Today we continue our report on the group of chemical elements known as rare earth metals. These are mined from the earth and used to make technology from mobile phones to missiles. The United States

VOA慢速英语2010年-Education Report - Sleepy Teens, Early

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Last week, we talked about the conflict between sleepy teenagers and early morning classes. Many people commented on our website and Facebook page. For example, Damla Ece in Turkey wrote: I agree with

VOA慢速英语2010年-Development Report - Hunger Rates Fall

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The latest Global Hunger Index report says the number of hungry people worldwide has fallen twenty-five percent since ninety ninety. Last year the estimate topped one billion for the first time. But

VOA慢速英语2010年-EXPLORATIONS - Voyager: The First Airp

SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: EXPLORATIONS -- a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (MUSIC) It was called the last great goal in flying. It would be a flight around the world without stopping or adding more fuel. Today, Frank Oliver and Doug John

VOA慢速英语2010年-Agriculture Report - US Considers Firs

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Farmers in the United States have grown genetically engineered crops since the late nineteen nineties. Now, a federal agency is deciding whether to let a genetically modified animal into the food su

VOA慢速英语2010年-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - In Study, B Vita

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 about possible good news for people seeking to prevent Alzheimer's disease. We will also tell about two anci

VOA慢速英语2010年-Health Report - What a Couple's Arguin

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Rachel Valltos and Evan Sapperstein are dentists who share an office and a life together. In nine years of marriage, they have built not just a successful dental practice, but also a family. Rachel and E

VOA慢速英语2010年-Education Report - Early Classes = Sle

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Surveys of American teenagers find that about half of them do not get enough sleep on school nights. They get an average of sixty to ninety minutes less than experts say they need. One reason for this

VOA慢速英语2010年-Economics Report - China-Japan Dispute

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Few people had ever heard of the natural elements known as rare earth metals before a recent dispute between China and Japan. Yet these metals are used in devices like smartphones, flat screens, hybri

VOA慢速英语2010年-American Mosaic - Selena Gomez Has a P

BARBARA KLEIN: Welcome to American Mosaic in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im Barbara Klein. Today, we play music from the new hit album by singer/actress Selena Gomez And answer a question about the beautiful Florida city of Key West But, first, we r

VOA慢速英语2010年-PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Nellie Bly, 1864-1

SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: I'm Shirley Griffith. RAY FREEMAN: And I'm Ray Freeman with the Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Every week we tell about a person important in the history of the United States. Today, we tell about a reporter of more tha