VOA慢速英语2011-Words and Their Stories: State Nicknames,

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Today, we finish telling about the interesting nicknames that have been given to the fifty American states. The state of Ohio is in the midwest. It is named the Buckeye State after a tree

VOA慢速英语2011-US Housing Market Slow to Recover From Co

CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Christopher Cruise. FAITH LAPIDUS: And I'm Faith Lapidus. This week on our program, we look at the American housing market after the collapse that pulled the economy into a rec

VOA慢速英语2011-Before 'Black Swan,' Ballet as a Dance of

SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And Im Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Ballet is a formalized kind of dance performance with a rich and interesting history. The word ballet comes from the French language, and is based on the Italian word

VOA慢速英语2011-When a Cut Finger Is More Serious Than It

Hospital emergency rooms treat injured fingers all the time. Without treatment, a bad cut can lead to permanent damage. But how should a person know when a bleeding cut is serious enough to require medical attention? We asked Dr. Martin Brown, chairm

VOA慢速英语2011-Short Story: ‘The Ransom of Red Chief’

We present the short story The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry. Here is Shep ONeal with the story. (MUSIC) SHEP ONEAL: It looked like a good thing. But wait till I tell you. We were down south, in Alabama Bill Driscoll and myself when this kidnapping

VOA慢速英语2011-American History: Calvin Coolidge Wins in

Vice President Calvin Coolidge became president in nineteen twenty-three following the death of President Warren Harding. Coolidge quickly gained the trust of most Americans by investigating the crimes of Harding's top officials. The conservative eco

VOA慢速英语2011-Avoiding the Danger of Carbon Monoxide Po

FAITH LAPIDUS: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus. CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: And I'm Christopher Cruise. Winter has brought cold weather to many areas in Earths northern hemisphere. With the cold comes a danger as old as

VOA慢速英语2011-Looking to Africa for Ideas About How to

Sub-Saharan Africa has the world's highest hunger rate. The United Nations says thirty percent of the people were undernourished last year. But a new report says African farmers also have ideas that could help the world fight hunger and poverty. Dani

VOA慢速英语2011-Mentors Try to Improve Lives of Homeless

A mentor is someone who teaches or advises a younger person with less experience. January is National Mentoring Month in the United States. This is a time for calling attention to the value of mentoring. Some mentoring programs connect adults with ch

VOA慢速英语2011-Short Story: 'Rappaccini’s Daughter' by

Our story today is called Rappaccinis Daughter. It was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. We will tell the story in two parts. Here is Kay Gallant with the first part of our story. (MUSIC) KAY GALLANT: Many years ago, a young man named Giovanni Guascont

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-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