VOA慢速英语2010年-Health Report - Researchers in South A

South African researchers at the international AIDS conference in Vienna, Austria have announced major progress in the fight against the disease. The researchers say their study shows a vaginal gel substance reduced the risk of HIV infection among wo

VOA慢速英语2010年-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - 'Synthia' Brings

BOB DOUGHTY: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, a program in VOA Special English. Im Bob Doughty. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And Im Shirley Griffith. Today we tell about the development of what scientists are calling a synthetic cell a cell produced by people inste

VOA慢速英语2010年-Agriculture Report - Uncooperative Goa

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Mike Henry has a two-hectare farm in Palmer, Alaska. About a year and a half ago, his goat Millie was giving him a hard time. She did not want to be milked. She kicked her back legs and stepped into

VOA慢速英语2010年-THIS IS AMERICA - Classical Music, as

BARBARA KLEIN: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. STEVE EMBER: And I'm Steve Ember. Today we present the second of two programs about contemporary classical music written by composers working in the United States. W

VOA慢速英语2010年-Development Report - Staying Safe: Foo

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Food that has come in contact with floodwaters can sicken anyone who eats it. Water from floods may contain animal and human waste. It can also contain other pollutants like chemicals from agricultu

VOA慢速英语2010年-PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Emily Dickinson, 1

SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Im Shirley Griffith with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about nineteenth century poet Emily Dickinson. (MUSIC) READER: Because I could not stop for Death He kindly stopped for me The carriage held but just o

VOA慢速英语2010年-AMERICAN MOSAIC - Volunteer Programs O

Im Doug Johnson. Today: Some new music from Christina Aguilera. And a report on vocational education in the United States. But first, we talk to some Americans who have retired from their professional lives but still work hard to help others. (MUSIC)

VOA慢速英语2010年-Economics Report - Inventors Given Hop

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Recently, the United States Supreme Court decided a case on the property rights of inventors. The question was whether a business method is enough of an invention to receive a patent. Patents are a fo

VOA慢速英语2010年-Education Report - In Treating Athlete

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. One job of an athletic trainer is to treat injured athletes. But does it make a difference if the trainer is male or female? Sometimes, yes , if an injury or condition is a male problem or a female pr

VOA慢速英语2010年-IN THE NEWS - Bombings in Uganda Raise

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. (SOUND) Ugandans buried their dead this week after bombings that killed more than seventy people in Kampala. The victims, including an American, were watching the World Cup final on television Sunday at two

VOA慢速英语2010年-Economics Report - Financial Reform La

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. On Wednesday, President Obama signed into law the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. BARACK OBAMA: These reforms represent the strongest consumer financial protections in history -- in hi

VOA慢速英语2010年-THIS IS AMERICA - In New Mexico, Visit

VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And Im Barbara Klein. This week we visit two special places in the state of New Mexico. They are important in the history of the Pueblo Indians of the Southwest

VOA慢速英语2010年-Education Report - Teaching the Danger

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Car crashes are the top killer of American teenagers. Most of the crashes result from distracted driving -- not paying attention to the road. Ryan Didone was a fifteen-year-old passenger in a car that

VOA慢速英语2010年-Agriculture Report - Farming in the Ci

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. For many years, people in American cities have depended on farmers in rural areas to grow fruits and vegetables. But now a new generation of farmers is planting crops in urban areas. Sean Conroe is

VOA慢速英语2010年-Economics Report - Major Economies Cau

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Concerns about a double-dip recession were back in the news this week. Some economists warned of the possibility of another downturn if governments withdraw growth measures too quickly. But others war

VOA慢速英语2010年-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - In Hot Weather,

FAITH LAPIDUS: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im Faith Lapidus. BOB DOUGHTY: And I'm Bob Doughty. This week, we tell about health problems linked to extreme heat. We tell what experts suggest to prevent and treat these problems.

VOA慢速英语2010年-American Mosaic - A Story of Chinese i

Welcome to American Mosaic in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im Mario Ritter. Today: Some new music from the West Coast band Wavves. A question about a colorful bridge in Northern California. And a mystery from the Old West concerning empty graves, a f

VOA慢速英语2010年-IN THE NEWS - How Will UN Court Ruling

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. In February of two thousand eight, Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia. Now the top United Nations court says Kosovo's declaration was legal. Hisashi Owada, president of the International Court of

VOA慢速英语2010年-PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Winslow Homer, 183

STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And Im Barbara Klein with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Winslow Homer, considered to be the greatest American artist of the nineteenth century. Homer created pictures that sh

VOA慢速英语2010年-Agriculture Report - Got Baboons in Yo

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. When farmers and wild animals share land, conflicts can be hard to prevent. But the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization is trying to help. The FAO and other groups are developing what t