VOA慢速英语2010年-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - What You Can Do

STEVE EMBER: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Im Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And Im Barbara Klein. This week, we will tell about six diseases of the liver. The diseases come from six different viruses. Doctors have one name for all

VOA慢速英语2010年-THIS IS AMERICA - The Color of Money:

BARBARA KLEIN: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember. Today on our program, we visit the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D.C. to hear how American dollars are made. In tw

VOA慢速英语2010年-Technology Report - New System May Let

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. A hologram is a three-dimensional image -- an image that appears to have height, width and depth. More than thirty years ago, Princess Leia gave her famous holographic plea for help in the original S

VOA慢速英语2010年-PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Pearl S. Buck, 189

FAITH LAPIDUS: Im Faith Lapidus. JIM TEDDER: And Im Jim Tedder with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about the award-winning writer Pearl S. Buck. (MUSIC)FAITH LAPIDUS: The year was nineteen thirty-one. Americans were suffering

VOA慢速英语2010年-IN THE NEWS - G-20 Leaders Promise Ste

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Leaders of the world's twenty largest economies met this week in Seoul, South Korea. They agreed to try to let market forces drive currency exchange rates. Their declaration Friday also promised to avoid co

VOA慢速英语2010年-Agriculture Report - An African Grain

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Teff is a common part of the diet in Ethiopia and other parts of Africa. This nutritious grain is very small. It has a mild, nutty taste. People use teff flour to make bread and other foods. Now tef

VOA慢速英语2010年-Technology Report - PC Recycler Strike

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. Each year, Americans throw away millions of tons of electronic devices. That means business is good for a small electronics recycler in Chantilly, Virginia. Company President Jeremy Faber established

VOA慢速英语2010年-Agriculture Report - Fight to End Rind

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. In nineteen ninety-four, animal health experts started a worldwide campaign to end rinderpest. This disease is closely related to the measles virus but it does not infect people. Yet for thousands o

VOA慢速英语2010年-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Scientists Searc

BOB DOUGHTY: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Im Bob Doughty. FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus. Today we tell about the latest research and treatments for Parkinsons disease. (MUSIC)BOB DOUGHTY: Parkinsons is a disease of the ce

VOA慢速英语2010年-Health Report - Defeat Malaria, or Jus

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Malaria kills about one million people a year and sickens another two hundred fifty million. Most of the deaths are in young children in Africa. Malaria causes twenty percent of childhood deaths in Afric

VOA慢速英语2010年-EXPLORATIONS - 12 Cultural Sites in De

BOB DOUGHTY: Im Bob Doughty. FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. The Global Heritage Fund organization recently released a list of cultural treasures in the developing world that are in danger of disappearing

VOA慢速英语2010年-Education Report - Music Teacher in Bo

Twenty-five-year-old Rick Aggeler says he discovered early in life that music is magic. RICK AGGELER: Music made me feel like anything was possible.At the age of seven, a medical condition required him to have a brain operation. It also prevented him

VOA慢速英语2010年-Technology Report - Taking a Closer Lo

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. High-quality systems used in video conferencing are called telepresence systems. The images are life-size yet not truly lifelike. They lack the depth that people would normally see if they were in th

VOA慢速英语2010年-THIS IS AMERICA - Itzhak Perlman: A Ci

Many consider him the greatest concert violinist in the world. The music of Itzhak Perlman is our program today on the VOA Special English program THIS IS AMERICA. Im Steve Ember. (MUSIC: Giovanni Viotti Violin Concerto No. 22 in A Minor)Itzhak Perlm

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