VOA慢速英语2010年-Agriculture Report - Want Truly Homema

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Goats are valuable not just for their milk and meat. Or for their ability to control weeds and help renew grasslands. Or even for their ability to be gentle around children. Goats can also be valuab

VOA慢速英语2010年-PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Andy Warhol, 1928-

STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And Im Barbara Klein with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Andy Warhol, one of the most influential people in American modern art. Warhol was best known for his bright colored i

VOA慢速英语2010年-Development Report - Do-It-Yourself: H

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Today we have the second of two reports explaining how to prepare fish by drying or smoking them. We talked last week about the first steps of cleaning and salting freshly caught fish. The direction

VOA慢速英语2010年-THIS IS AMERICA - Marching to the Musi

VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein. Most of the world observes Labor Day on May first. But the United States has its workers holiday on the first Monday in September. Today

VOA慢速英语2010年-THIS IS AMERICA - Awards Ceremony to M

VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute will hold its thirty-third annual awards ceremony this Wednesday in Washington. The event is held every year on September fifte

VOA慢速英语2010年-Development Report - Getting NGOs to C

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Week after week, we bring you stories about projects to improve lives in the developing world. Projects like banking by mobile phone or low-cost lighting systems or even a toilet bag that recycles i

VOA慢速英语2010年-IN THE NEWS - A Sad Day, at an Uneasy

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. These days, Americans worry most about an economic recovery that President Obama calls painfully slow. But on Saturday millions will remember the day al-Qaida terrorists flew airplanes into the World Trade

VOA慢速英语2010年-American Mosaic - Two New Recordings C

DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to American Mosaic in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im Doug Johnson. Today, we listen to music by John Prine. And we answer a question about aircraft pioneer Igor Sikorsky. But first we tell about some congresswomen who share fri

VOA慢速英语2010年-Education Report - How Failure Can Lea

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. No one likes to make mistakes. But a new study says organizations learn more from their failures than their successes, and keep that knowledge longer. One of the researchers was Vinit Desai, an assist

VOA慢速英语2010年-EXPLORATIONS - A Visit to Volcanoes Na

STEVE EMBER: This is Steve Ember. SARAH LONG: And this is Sarah Long with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today, we visit two of the most unusual national parks in the United States. They are Volcanoes National Park and Haleakala Nation

VOA慢速英语2010年-Health Report - Bringing Attention to

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. This Friday is World Suicide Prevention Day. This year's observance is meant to bring attention to the differences among suicidal individuals and their situations around the world. But the organizers als

VOA慢速英语2010年-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - What People With

This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I'm Bob Doughty. We recently told you about health problems linked to extreme heat. This week, we talk about the lung disease asthma. For people with asthma, extrem

VOA慢速英语2010年-PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Elizabeth Blackwel

STEVE EMBER: Every week we tell about someone important in the history of the United States. Today, Shirley Griffith and Ray Freeman tell about the first western woman in modern times to become a doctor. Now, the story of Elizabeth Blackwell on the V

VOA慢速英语2010年-American Mosaic - A Visit to Poet Robe

DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to American Mosaic in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im Doug Johnson. Today, music by Sahara Smith. And we answer a question about the Statue of Liberty. But first, a visit to the Robert Frost Farm in New Hampshire, where the harv

VOA慢速英语2010年-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Everglades Natio

STEVE EMBER: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im Steve Ember. FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus. This week, we tell about Everglades National Park in the American state of Florida. (MUSIC) STEVE EMBER: When many people think of

VOA慢速英语2010年-Agriculture Report - World Leaders Urg

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. World leaders are meeting in New York to discuss progress on the Millennium Development Goals they set ten years ago. Five years remain to meet eight goals to reduce hunger, poverty and disease and

VOA慢速英语2010年-THIS IS AMERICA - Norman Rockwell's Ar

SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Shirley Griffith. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember. Norman Rockwell was one of the most popular American artists of the twentieth century. His drawings and paintings appeared in a

VOA慢速英语2010年-Development Report - Why Development P

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Last week we told you about FAILFaire, an event where people talk about international development projects that failed. Many of these projects started as good ideas. Others had some level of success

VOA慢速英语2010年-PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Ralph Ellison, 191

BARBARA KLEIN: Im Barbara Klein. STEVE EMBER: And I'm Steve Ember with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about writer Ralph Ellison and his famous novel Invisible Man. The book is about a nameless black mans search for his ident

VOA慢速英语2010年-IN THE NEWS - More Wins for Tea Party

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, in the United States, dissident Republicans succeeded again in defeating more established candidates within their party. Seven states and the nation's capital held primary elections on Tuesday to