IN THE NEWS - US Seeks to Ease Tensions Between North, South in Sudan 时事新闻 - 美国寻求缓解苏丹南部与北部的紧张关系 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语时事新闻。 South Sudan is pr
AMERICAN STORIES - Short Story: Bartleby by Herman Melville SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Now, the Special English program, AMERICAN STORIES. (MUSIC) Our story this week is called Bartleby. It was written by Herman Melville, one of Americas best-known writers. H
Health Report - Child Vaccine Efforts Get Big Boost This is the VOA Special English Health Report. International donors have promised more than four billion dollars to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization. That group, known as the GAVI A
Education Report - No National Standards: A Strength or Weakness of US Schools This is the VOA Special English Education Report. What American students are expected to learn has long been different from state to state. We talked last week about the t
THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: World War Two Continues with the D-Day Invasion in Normandy STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. (MUSIC) On June fifth, nineteen forty-f
Economic Report - Apple's Lion Is Latest to Join Download-Only Trend in Software This is the VOA Special English Economic Report. Apple's new version of its desktop operating system for Mac computers is called Mac OS X Lion. Apple says this latest OS
EXPLORATIONS - NASAs Aquarius Satellite Will Help Scientists Learn About Salt Levels in the Sea STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. DOUG JOHNSON: And Im Doug Johnson with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about an American space agency proj
AMERICAN STORIES - Short Story: The Diamond Lens, Part 1, by Fitz-James O'Brien SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Now, the Special English program, AMERICAN STORIES. (MUSIC) Our story today is called The Diamond Lens. It was written by Fitz-James O'Brien. We will te
People in America - Ernest Hemingway, 1899-1961: He Was Able to Paint in Words What He Saw and Felt SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: I'm Shirley Griffith. FRANK OLIVER: And I'm Frank Oliver with People in America, a Special English program about people who were imp
Technology Report - US Seeks Shadow Internet, Mobile Networks in Repressive Countries This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. The Obama administration is leading an effort to deploy what some people call liberation technology in repressive
THIS IS AMERICA - A Crowd of Superheroes at the Movie Theater STEVE EMBER:Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And I'm Shirley Griffith. Action, horror, love and laughter -- the summer movie season is
Agriculture Report - Groups Press for US Ban on Antibiotics in Healthy Animals This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Antibiotics are used to cure bacterial infections. But about fifty years ago, farmers started to give small amounts of
Health Report - Health Problems Slow Gains in US Life Spans This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Americans spend more on health care than most other people. Yet a new study shows that life expectancy in the United States is falling behind o
Health Report - Children of AIDS Face Mental Health Needs 健康报道 - 艾滋病家庭儿童面临严重心理健康问题 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语健康报道。 Thirty years ago this week, p
EXPLORATIONS - How Two Programs Altered Music and Photography BARBARA KLEIN: Im Barbara Klein. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS, in VOA Special English. Today we talk about two hugely influential computer software tools. Auto-Tune is
Education Report - Should All Students in US Learn the Same Things? This is the VOA Special English Education Report. More than forty of the fifty American states have approved what are known as the common core state standards. These are lists of con
EXPLORATIONS - Smithsonian Exhibits Mark 30th Anniversary of AIDS SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Im Shirley Griffith. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we visit three current exhibits in Washington D.C. Two of the exh
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Growing Plants and Thinking Inside the Box CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about an American farmer and an unusual device he developed. For nearly twenty years, people aroun
农业报道 - 使用手机视频在非洲传播农业知识 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报道。 Mobile phones are an important business tool for farmers in rural areas. But they also p
BARBARA KLEIN: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Barbara Klein. MARIO RITTER: And Im Mario Ritter. This week on our program, we talk about the growth in the Hispanic population, America's largest minority group. We also tell you a
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