VOA慢速英语2010年-Agriculture Report - Farmers in East A

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. About eight hundred million people in Africa, Asia and South America eat cassava. The plant is a major source of food energy and a major food security crop. It can survive in poor soil and without m

VOA慢速英语2010年-EXPLORATIONS - South Africa Bets on 20

BARBARA KLEIN: Im Barbara Klein. BOB DOUGHTY: And Im Bob Doughty with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. A maker of luxury travel goods recently launched an advertisement campaign. Video and magazine ads show three men playing table football and la

VOA慢速英语2010年-Economics Report - Job Market an Extra

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. June means one more big test for many students finishing college -- a test of the job market. Wish them luck. Americans age twenty to twenty-four faced an unemployment rate in May of fourteen and seve

VOA慢速英语2010年-IN THE NEWS - US Voters Look to Women

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, twelve American states voted for candidates for elections in November. Tuesday was the busiest day of the primary season -- and women were the big winners. In California, the Republicans nominate

VOA慢速英语2010年-PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Woody Guthrie,1912

MARY TILLOTSON: Im Mary Tillotson. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today, we begin a two-part story about songwriter and singer Woody Guthrie. He wrote songs about common people and social issu

VOA慢速英语2010年-Agriculture Report - World Food Prize

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. This year's World Food Prize will honor two leaders of hunger-fighting groups based in the United States. The winners are David Beckmann of Bread for the World and Jo Luck of Heifer International. T

VOA慢速英语2010年-Education Report - How the Great Coach

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. John Wooden died last Friday at the age of ninety-nine. He was one of the greatest twentieth-century Americans in sports. He was an excellent college basketball player. He led Purdue University to a n

VOA慢速英语2010年-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - How to Get the M

FAITH LAPIDUS: This is the VOA Special English program SCIENCE IN THE NEWS. Im Faith Lapidus. BOB DOUGHTY: And Im Bob Doughty. Today, we will tell about physical exercise. We will tell why exercise is important, and some of the popular ways to get in

VOA慢速英语2010年-IN THE NEWS - Relations With Turkey In

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Monday's raid on ships carrying pro-Palestinian activists brought international criticism of Israel. The ships loaded with aid tried to break a three-year-old Israeli blockade of Gaza. The raid in internati

VOA慢速英语2010年-Health Report - Study Links Bedtime Ru

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Parents know a nightly bedtime is not always easy to enforce. But researchers say bedtime rules may improve a child's development. A new study found better results in four-year-olds who go to bed around

VOA慢速英语2010年-American Mosaic - The Story of 'Moby D

DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to American Mosaic in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im Doug Johnson. Today we listen to new music by three country and western performers. And we answer a question about the first nuclear-powered submarine. But first, we hear abo

VOA慢速英语2010年-Development Report - A Compromise on T

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Member countries of the International Criminal Court met this month in Kampala, Uganda. They were there to examine the court's progress for the first time. Observers, human rights activists and civi

VOA慢速英语2010年-AMERICAN MOSAIC - So This Lakers Fan W

DOUG JOHNSON: Im Doug Johnson. Today we listen to music from the soundtrack of Eclipse, the latest film in the Twilight series. We also answer a question about a famous former soccer player. But first we go to a sports bar in Washington for the final

VOA慢速英语2010年-EXPLORATIONS - Celebrating Art's Past

STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And Im Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we travel to Paris, France, to visit one of the most famous and most visited art collections in the world. From the twelfth to the eighte

VOA慢速英语2010年-Economics Report - G-20 Nations Wonder

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. This weekend, leaders and top finance officials from the worlds twenty biggest economies gather in Toronto, Canada. One of the big issues to discuss is how and when to reduce deficits and economic gro

VOA慢速英语2010年-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Media Technology

BOB DOUGHTY: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im Bob Doughty. FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus. This week, we will tell about two very different subjects. First, we will describe some recent developments in media technology. La

VOA慢速英语2010年-Health Report - Study Suggests an Impr

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is a life-threatening condition commonly caused by years of smoking. Doctors say that over time the damage interferes with the natural exchange of oxygen a

VOA慢速英语2010年-Education Report - Before the G-20 Sum

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Leaders of the world's twenty largest economies will meet this Saturday and Sunday in Toronto, Canada. The Group of 20 will discuss the best ways to guide the world economy to a stronger recovery. The

VOA慢速英语2010年-IN THE NEWS - A Change in Generals, bu

This week, President Obama replaced his top commander in Afghanistan. General Stanley McChrystal resigned after a year in command of United States and NATO forces. To replace him, the president chose the general to whom General McChrystal reported. T

VOA慢速英语2010年-Development Report - Using Paper Beads

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Diamonds may be a girl's best friend, as the old saying goes. But some women are finding a lot to like about colorful beads from Uganda made of recycled paper. The beads are sold by a nonprofit orga