VOA慢速英语2011-Finding Capital in 'Dark Pools' and Angel

Big stock exchanges in the United States are linked in what is known as the national market system plan. The idea is to process deals and report the best available prices to the public as quickly as possible. But there are other ways of investing tha

VOA慢速英语2011-Patsy Cline, 1932-1963: Fans Were 'Crazy'

DOUG JOHNSON: And Im Doug Johnson with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about a young woman named Virginia Patterson Hensley. No one but her family would remember that name. The world remembers her as Patsy Cline. SHIRLEY GRIFF

VOA慢速英语2011-Short Story: ‘The Lady, or the Tiger?’

BOB DOUGHTY: Now, the VOA Special English program, AMERICAN STORIES. (MUSIC) We present the short story The Lady, or the Tiger? by Frank R. Stockton. Here is Barbara Klein with the story. (MUSIC) BARBARA KLEIN: Long ago, in the very olden time, there

VOA慢速英语2011-For Arizona Girl, a Life of Hope With Tra

Christina Taylor Green was born on September eleventh, two thousand one, the day when terrorists attacked the United States. A book published the following year, Faces of Hope, showed fifty babies born that day, one from each state. One was Christina

VOA慢速英语2011-Washington Exhibit Celebrates the Art of

I'm Doug Johnson. This week we play music by Nora Jane Struthers And answer a question about Facebook But first we look at an exhibit in Washington that celebrates the art of wood turning and carving. (MUSIC) Revolution in Wood DOUG JOHNSON: An exhib

VOA慢速英语2011-More Young Women Find a Calling in Cathol

For years, the Catholic Church in America has struggled to find new clergy. The average age of priests and nuns is seventy and rising. But some Catholic orders are having more success than others. The Dominican Sisters of Saint Cecilia are mainly a t

VOA慢速英语2011-Congresswoman May Owe Life to Luck and 'B

On Saturday in Tucson, Arizona, a gunman opened fire on a small crowd meeting outdoors with a congresswoman. Six people were killed and fourteen were wounded, including the representative, Gabrielle Giffords. The bullet traveled along the left side o

VOA慢速英语2011-Agriculture Report - New Law in US Aims t

The United States is making the first major changes in its food safety rules since the nineteen thirties. A new law called the Food Safety Modernization Act will govern all foods except meat, poultry and some egg products. It calls for increased gove

VOA慢速英语2011-PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Bob Feller, 1918-2010

STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Bob Feller, one of the best pitchers in the history of American baseball. (MUSIC) CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: I didnt know much. I just reared back and let the

VOA慢速英语2011-Technology Report - All Eyes Were on Tabl

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. Tablet computers were the stars of this year's Consumer Electronics Show. The international gathering in Las Vegas, Nevada, is the world's biggest technology trade show. Companies launched more than

VOA慢速英语2011-Classes Start in March at Internet Traini

A new Internet training center in Togo will give young people in that part of West Africa a chance to improve their job skills. The International Telecommunication Union and the computer-networking company Cisco Systems launched the center. A telecom

VOA慢速英语2011-Dian Fossey, 1932-1985: She Gave Her Life

FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Dian Fossey. She studied the wild mountain gorillas of central Africa. Her work resulted in efforts to save these rare and endangered animals. (MUS

VOA慢速英语2011-Tunisians Mourn Losses in Jasmine Revolut

Tunisia is observing three days of mourning for people killed in the revolution that ousted the president a week ago. As many as one hundred people may have died since the start of the uprising in December. The former president, Zine el-Abidene Ben A

VOA慢速英语2011-Virginia Ages Into a Fine Winemaking Stat

I'm Doug Johnson. This week we play new music by the band Cake And answer a question about New York City But first a visit to Virginia wine country. (MUSIC) Virginias Wineries DOUG JOHNSON: The economic recession has caused many Americans to cut thei

VOA慢速英语2011-Business English Speakers Can Still Be Di

Business is the most popular subject for international students in the United States. At last count, twenty-one percent of foreign students at American colleges and universities were studying business and management. The Institute of International Ed

VOA慢速英语2011-Black Americans Set Out in Search of a Be

BOB DOUGHTY: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. The early years of the twentieth century were a time of movement for many black Americans. Traditionally, most blacks lived in the Southeastern states. But in the

VOA慢速英语2011-Anxious Students Gain on Tests by Writing

Some students get so nervous before a test, they do poorly even if they know the material. Sian Beilock, a psychology professor at the University of Chicago in Illinois, has studied these highly anxious test-takers. SIAN BEILOCK: They start worrying

VOA慢速英语2011-You Can See This Art for Free on City Str

STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember with Explorations in VOA Special English. Today, we travel through city streets all over the world to explore street art, a popular and lively art movement. (MUSIC) BARBARA KLEIN: Street art can be found on buildings,

VOA慢速英语2011-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Are Bone Pieces Fro

CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Im Christopher Cruise. FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus. Today, we will tell about an effort to learn what happened to American pilot Amelia Earhart. We will tell about a grou

VOA慢速英语2011-World Food Prices Expected to Stay High o

Economists across the world are expressing concern about rising food prices. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization recently released its Food Price Index. The list showed that a number of foods cost more than during the world food cris