VOA慢速英语2010年-Agriculture Report - A Chicken in Ever

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Chicken feathers are useful, and not just to a chicken. Some go into pillows, coats and other products. But countless chicken feathers go to waste. In the United States, billions of chickens are pro

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

BOB DOUGHTY: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, a program in VOA Special English. Im Bob Doughty. FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus. Today, we will tell about herbs and spices, and some of their many uses. (MUSIC) BOB DOUGHTY: People have been using herb

VOA慢速英语2010年-Health Report - Reused Pacemakers May

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A pacemaker is a small device that doctors place in people with an abnormal heartbeat. If a heart beats too slowly, the pacemaker will use electrical signals to help set a normal rate. Some devices inclu

VOA慢速英语2010年-EXPLORATIONS - Building Soccer in Amer

FAITH LAPIDUS: Im Faith Lapidus. DOUG JOHNSON: And Im Doug Johnson with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about the highest level of mens soccer in the United States Major League Soccer. We hear from three players who have links to W

VOA慢速英语2010年-Education Report - For Young Offenders

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. In the American state of Massachusetts, some teenagers who break the law are sentenced -- to Shakespeare. ACTOR: A kingdom for a stage ... Twelve young actors rehearse the opening of Henry the Fifth.

VOA慢速英语2010年-Economics Report - Oil Spill Puts Fina

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. BP is one of the world's largest energy companies. It reported a profit of about six billion dollars in the first three months of this year. That was more than double compared to a year ago. Now, BP f

VOA慢速英语2010年-EXPLORATIONS - How Microfinance is Hel

STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And Im Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we talk about a method that helps provide low-income people with the financial services they need to improve their lives. Organizations a

VOA慢速英语2010年-Health Report - Study Ties New Doctors

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Being a patient in certain hospitals in the month of July can be dangerous or even deadly. That was the finding of sociology professor David Phillips at the University of California, San Diego, and his s

VOA慢速英语2010年-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Autoimmune Disea

BOB DOUGHTY: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im Bob Doughty. BARBARA KLEIN: And Im Barbara Klein. This week, we talk about a sickness called lupus and other autoimmune diseases. Autoimmune diseases affect the immune system, the b

VOA慢速英语2010年-THIS IS AMERICA - The Vampires Are Bac

Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Doug Johnson. VOICE TWO: And Im Barbara Klein. This week on our program, we take you to the summer movies. This year's crop includes vampires, talking toys, an Iron Man and, of course, love. (MUSI

VOA慢速英语2010年-Development Report - Human Trafficking

Each year since two thousand one, the American State Department has published a Trafficking in Persons Report. It measures efforts by countries to fight human trafficking. This year's report, out Monday, adds the United States for the first time. The

VOA慢速英语2010年-Education Report - English and Spanish

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. In the last ten years, hundreds of American schools have begun to offer a new way to teach foreign languages. This method is called dual or two-way immersion. Here is how it works at London Towne Elem

VOA慢速英语2010年-Economics Report - Young Workers Lead

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Factory labor built China into the world's third largest economy, after the United States and Japan. Now something else is building: labor tensions. China bars labor unions independent of the Communis

VOA慢速英语2010年-American Mosaic - A Look at Baseball’

DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to American Mosaic in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im Doug Johnson. Today we listen to music from Gershwin Prize winner Paul McCartney And we answer a question about what American college students do over summer vacation. But fi

VOA慢速英语2010年-IN THE NEWS - Oil Spill in US Gulf: Th

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Attention turned to Washington this week over the continuing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. On Thursday, the chief executive officer of BP faced hours of intense questioning at a House of Representatives

VOA慢速英语2010年-THIS IS AMERICA - A Student Orchestra

BARBARA KLEIN: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. STEVE EMBER: And I'm Steve Ember. This week on our program, we look at musical diplomacy, past and present. And we talk to an actor whose most recent role came from

VOA慢速英语2010年-American Mosaic - New Website Gives Ki

DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to American Mosaic in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im Doug Johnson. Today we listen to a new album of songs by Shel Silverstein And answer a question about dinosaurs. But first, we visit a website for children to explore the wor

VOA慢速英语2010年-Development Report - Shortage of Nurse

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The health care industry needs more nurses. All areas of the world face a nursing shortage. But the shortage is most severe in developing countries. Many of their nurses leave. They move to more dev

VOA慢速英语2010年-PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Ayn Rand, 1905-198

STEVE EMBER: I'm Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And I'm Barbara Klein with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about the life and writings of Ayn Rand. (MUSIC) STEVE EMBER: Although she died more than twenty-five years ago, many Amer

VOA慢速英语2010年-THIS IS AMERICA - Fighting Childhood O

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 tell about a new White House program to fight childhood obesity. (MUSIC) STEVE EMBER: Childhood obesit