VOA慢速英语2010年-Development Report - US Launches Effor

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The Obama administration has launched the first in a series of projects to support entrepreneurs in Muslim communities worldwide. The Global Entrepreneurship Program will provide advice and other he

VOA慢速英语2010年-EXPLORATIONS - Guitar Heroes, Before A

STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. PHOEBE ZIMMERMAN: And Im Phoebe Zimmermann with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about a very popular musical instrument. Listen and see if you can guess what it is. (MUSIC) STEVE EMBER: If you guessed i

VOA慢速英语2010年-Health Report - Obesity Becomes a Big

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Malnutrition remains a serious problem for India. But a new study shows that India's leading causes of death now also include obesity-related diseases such as heart disease. The Registrar General of Indi

VOA慢速英语2010年-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - 'Tornado Season'

BARBARA KLEIN: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. BOB DOUGHTY: And I'm Bob Doughty. This week, we will tell about the science of tornadoes. Tornadoes have been observed in many parts of the world. But the storms ar

VOA慢速英语2010年-Agriculture Report - In Kenya, Low-Cos

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Weather does not discriminate between large and small farms. If it rains too much or too little, crop insurance can pay for losses. Yet insurance usually costs too much for a farmer with as little a

VOA慢速英语2010年-THIS IS AMERICA - Lincoln's Cottage: A

STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And I'm Barbara Klein. This week on our program, we take you to President Lincoln's Cottage in Washington. (MUSIC) STEVE EMBER: Our story begins on the ev

VOA慢速英语2010年-People in America - Barbara Jordan, 19

STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. SARAH LONG: And Im Sarah Long with People in America in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about a woman who worked to make a difference in peoples lives, Barbara Jordan. (MUSIC) STEVE EMBER: Barbara Jordan was a lawyer,

VOA慢速英语2010年-IN THE NEWS - What Happened to Life of

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Personal photos show Faisal Shahzad smiling. And why not? The young man built a promising life in a new land. He became an American citizen a year ago. He had an American-born wife from a family in his nati

VOA慢速英语2010年-American Mosaic - Art on the Street in

DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to American Mosaic in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im Doug Johnson. Today on our show we play music by She Him And take a look in Washington at some art on the street that is not street art. But first we report on American effor

VOA慢速英语2010年-Economics Report - Greek Lawmakers Pas

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Greece's debt crisis has shaken investors in the United States and worldwide. They worry that it could spread far beyond Greece. On Thursday, a day after huge protests in Athens, the Greek parliament

VOA慢速英语2010年-Education Report - How an Involved Par

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Today we have the last of three reports on bullying. Last week we shared some of your comments on this issue. Now, we talk to a researcher who presented a study this week at the Pediatric Academic Soc

VOA慢速英语2010年-EXPLORATIONS - Crime and Punishment

STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And Im Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. This year marks the sixtieth anniversary of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigations Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. This list includ

VOA慢速英语2010年-Education Report - A Class Where Teens

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Parents are a child's first teachers. But some parents never learned from good examples. In New York City, a nonprofit agency called Covenant House tries to help homeless young mothers become good par

VOA慢速英语2010年-IN THE NEWS - Military Returns Order A

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Thailand's prime minister is urging national unity after ten weeks of anti-government protests in the capital. Abhisit Vejjajiva says the government has returned order in Bangkok and the provinces. In a spe

VOA慢速英语2010年-American Mosaic - Women Go to New Dept

DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to American Mosaic in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im Doug Johnson. Today we listen to new music from the Deftones ... And we answer a question about a great American writer .... But first we report on an exciting change in the

VOA慢速英语2010年-Economics Report - Effort to Enforce '

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Officials in Washington recently lost a ruling over their power to enforce competition on the Internet. Now the Federal Communications Commission has a new plan. The F.C.C. currently defines high-spee

VOA慢速英语2010年-Education Report - Greater Efforts Are

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. An international conference took place this week in Dakar, Senegal, to find new ways to get and keep girls in school. The United Nations Children's Fund says nearly seventy-two million children were n

VOA慢速英语2010年-EXPLORATIONS - Art by Japanese-America

STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And Im Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Visitors to Washington, D.C. this summer can see a powerful exhibit that tells about a dark period in American history. The exhibit at the Smit

VOA慢速英语2010年-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Six Researchers

BOB DOUGHTY: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. FAITH LAPIDUS: And I'm Faith Lapidus. This week, the stories of some medical heroes. (MUSIC) BOB DOUGHTY: At the start of the twentieth century, the United States Army

VOA慢速英语2010年-Agriculture Report - Why Grafting Stil

Grafting is a way to produce plants from pieces of existing plants instead of seeds. Branches or buds are cut from one plant and placed on a related kind of plant. The branch or bud that is grafted is called the scion. The plant that accepts the graf