VOA慢速英语2011--Brains Gain From Physical Activity by Ol

Health Report - Brains Gain From Physical Activity by Older People This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Increasing evidence suggests that being active can reduce a person's risk of dementia. Dementia is the name for the effects of Alzheimer

Elizabeth Taylor, 1932-2011: She Was Considered One of the M

Elizabeth Taylor, 1932-2011: She Was Considered One of the Most Beautiful Women of Her Time BARBARA KLEIN: Im Barbara Klein. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about the film star Elizabeth Ta

VOA慢速英语2011--Remembering the Gulf Oil Spill, One Year

IN THE NEWS - Remembering the Gulf Oil Spill, One Year Later This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。 Last year on April twentieth the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig exploded in flames in the Gu

VOA慢速英语2011--How an Allowance Helps Children Learn Ab

Economics Report - How an Allowance Helps Children Learn About Money This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Many children first learn the value of money by receiving an allowance. The purpose is to let children learn from experience at an

VOA慢速英语2011--Culturally Diverse Dolls from Two New Yo

AMERICAN MOSAIC - Culturally Diverse Dolls from Two New York Toymakers DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week, on our program we play new music by hip-hop artist Wiz Khalifa We answer a qu

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BARBARA KLEIN: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. Baseball is a sport that began in the eastern United States in the eighteen hundreds. It became known as the national pastime, a game that millions of people continu

VOA慢速英语2011--Sports Doping: From the Laboratory to th

SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Sports Doping: From the Laboratory to the Playing Field FAITH LAPIDUS: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Im Faith Lapidus. BOB DOUGHTY: And I'm Bob Doughty. Today, we tell about sports doping the use of drugs o

VOA慢速英语2011--Ann Landers, 1918-2002: She Helped Milli

PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Ann Landers, 1918-2002: She Helped Millions of People Deal With Their Problems MARY TILLOTSON: Im Mary Tillotson. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today, we tell about advice

VOA慢速英语2011--Words and Their Stories: When the Cat’

Words and Their Stories: When the Cats Away Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Cats are the most popular pets among Americans. So it is not surprising that there are many expressions about cats. Some cats like to catch smal

VOA慢速英语2011--Another World, Underground: Carlsbad Cav

THIS IS AMERICA - Another World, Underground: Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico BOB DOUGHTY: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. BARBARA KLEIN: And I'm Barbara Klein. This week on our program, we explore a U

VOA慢速英语--In Ivory Coast, the Great Cost of Conflict

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Ivory Coast gained independence from France in nineteen sixty. It grew into one of the wealthiest countries in West Africa through cocoa exports and foreign investments. (SOUND) But its latest political cri

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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 Microsoft has fought legal battles with officials in Europe and the United States over competition in the personal computer market. But now Microsoft i

VOA慢速英语2011--How to Make Your Own Solar Water Heater

Technology Report - How to Make Your Own Solar Water Heater This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. Solar water heaters are used around the world and are not very difficult to build. The system we are going to describe is based on a design

VOA慢速英语2011--Rahm Emanuel Gets Ready for New Job as M

THIS IS AMERICA - Rahm Emanuel Gets Ready for New Job as Mayor of Chicago BOB DOUGHTY: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Bob Doughty. FAITH LAPIDUS: And I'm Faith Lapidus. This week on our program we look at the interesting politi

VOA慢速英语2011--Have a Headache? You Are Not Alone.

SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Have a Headache? You Are Not Alone. FAITH LAPIDUS: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus. BOB DOUGHTY: And I'm Bob Doughty. Today we tell about headaches, the pain that strikes almost everyone at

VOA慢速英语2011--American History: As War in Europe Expan

THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: As War in Europe Expands, US Continues the Policy of Neutrality STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. Im Steve Ember. (MUSIC) Germany's attack on Poland and

VOA慢速英语2011--Fourteen Scientists and Activists Who ar

EXPLORATIONS - Fourteen Scientists and Activists Who are Changing the World STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And Im Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Every year, the National Geographic Society honors scientists

VOA慢速英语2011--Words and Their Stories: Bag Expressions

Words and Their Stories: Bag Expressions Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Different people have different ways of saying things their own special expressions. Each week we tell about some popular American expressions. The

VOA标准英语2011--Tony Nominations Honor Plays about Love

AMERICAN MOSAIC - Tony Nominations Honor Plays about Love Past, Present and Distant DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. On our program this week, we play new music from Dengue Fever We also tell

VOA慢速英语2011--Making Music Together

THIS IS AMERICA - Making Music Together BARBARA KLEIN: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Barbara Klein. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember. This week, we explore music through the eyes of two married couples. One of them produces rec