VOA慢速英语2011-Mubarak Moves to Replace Government After

Egypt is a nation of eighty million people -- the largest in the Arab world. Hosni Mubarak came to power in nineteen eighty-one. The president said early Saturday that he had asked his government to resign and would quickly appoint a new cabinet. Mr.

VOA慢速英语2011-Words and Their Stories: Medical Expressi

Many professions have their own words and expressions. This is true for the medical profession. Doctors use many technical terms that most people do not understand. But there are also expressions we use every day to tell about a persons health. Let m

VOA慢速英语2011--One DC Newspaper Is All About the Homele

DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week we play music by Gorillaz. And answer a question from Vietnam about Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. But first, we tell about a Washington, D.C.,

VOA慢速英语2011--States Put Pressure on Public Unions

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 Americans have been watching the protests in the Middle East and North Africa -- and closer to home. Workers in Wisconsin, and now some other states, h

VOA慢速英语2011-Imaginations at Work: A Saddle Maker and

CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Christopher Cruise. FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus. Some jobs require little or no creativity. Other jobs are all about creativity. This week on our program, we meet two A

VOA慢速英语2011-AMERICAN MOSAIC - For Sale: John Lennon’

I'm Doug Johnson. This week, we play music from electric guitar player Marnie Stern And answer a question from China about writer Toni Morrison But first, we tell about some special sales of cars and other former possessions of one of the Beatles mos

VOA慢速英语2011-2000 Years of Computing History, at a Mus

Silicon Valley in Northern California is home to many of the worlds largest technology companies. These include Apple, Google, Oracle, Intel, Cisco Systems and Hewlett-Packard. The valley is also home to the Computer History Museum in Mountain View.

VOA慢速英语2011-Next Google Chief Knows Company; Jobs' La

Changes are taking place in Silicon Valley in California. Larry Page will replace Eric Schmidt as chief executive at Google. And Apple's chief, Steve Jobs, is taking another medical leave. Two years ago Mr. Jobs received a new liver. In two thousand

VOA慢速英语2011-James Rouse, 1914-1996: He Built Columbia

FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about James Rouse. He was a developer who found new ways to improve American cities. (MUSIC) STEVE EMBER: It was a gray day in nineteen seventy-three. Ja

VOA慢速英语2011--A Victory For Computers as Watson Wins ‘

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. An IBM super computer named Watson has won the latest battle of man versus machine. 这里是美国之音慢速英语科技报道。一台名为沃森（Watson）的IBM超级计算机在最近的一次

Patricia Neal 1926-2010: Actress Had Great Success and Perso

SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Im Shirley Griffith. CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: And Im Christopher Cruise with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Patricia Neal, a famous actress who reached the top of her profession but had many personal traged

Short Story: ‘The Boarded Window’ by Ambrose Bierce

FAITH LAPIDUS: Now, the VOA Special English program AMERICAN STORIES. (MUSIC) Our story today is called The Boarded Window. It was written by Ambrose Bierce. Here is Shep ONeal with the story. SHEP ONEAL: In eighteen thirty, only a few miles away fro

VOA慢速英语2011--Moammar Gadhafi: The Making of a Libyan

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。 Moammar Gadhafi came to power in Libya on September first, nineteen sixty-nine. He led a military overthrow while King Idris was away. Early relations with t

VOA慢速英语2011--Food Expressions, Part Three

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. We present more expressions about food. They are from Elenir Scardueli, a listener in Brazil. 现在是美国之音慢速英语词汇典故节目。今天我们介绍更多由巴西听众E

VOA慢速英语2011--Royal Wedding Draws a Worldwide Crowd

IN THE NEWS - Royal Wedding Draws a Worldwide Crowd This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. People around the world watched Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton get married. The royal wedding broke records for live streaming on the Interne

VOA慢速英语2011--American History: Roosevelt Wins in 1936

MARIO RITTER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal policies during the nineteen thirties changed the face of American government. The new president and the Congress passed legislatio

Children at US School Show Their Support for Victims in Japa

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Cranes are large birds with long legs and necks. In Japan and other East Asian cultures, they represent luck and long life. Japanese tradition says a person who folds one thousand paper cranes gets th

Mesa Verde National Park: Protecting the Culture of Ancient

STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And Im Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about a large National Park established to protect the culture of ancient Native Americans. It is called Mesa Verde. (MUSIC) STEV

VOA慢速英语2011--Space Shuttle Program Nears an End

CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im Christopher Cruise. BOB DOUGHTY: And Im Bob Doughty. Today, we will tell about American plans for space exploration after the space shuttle program. We tell how more and more

For Japan Farmers, Radiation Fears Mean Economic Pain

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报道。 Japan's nuclear crisis may mean greater demand for imported food and less competition from Japanese products on world markets. But it also means that