Getting to the Bottom of a Fish Die-Off in Southern Californ

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. People in a community on the Pacific coast in Southern California awoke last week to a sea of dead fish. About eight hundred fifty sailboats and powerboats come and go from the marina at King Harbor

VOA慢速英语2011--Census Findings Show Changes in US Popul

STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Steve Ember. FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus. Every ten years the United States government counts the national population and asks people questions about how they live. Results fr

Ten of Thousands of Technology Lovers Head South to Austin

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. Tens of thousands of people travel to Austin, Texas each year to attend the South by Southwest festival. The festival is most famous for its music and film presentations. In recent years it has also

Edward Hopper, 1882-1967: One of the Best American Artists o

SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Im Shirley Griffith. DOUG JOHNSON: And Im Doug Johnson with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about artist Edward Hopper. He painted normal objects and people in interesting and mysterious ways. (MUSIC) SHIRLEY

VOA慢速英语2011--Short Story: 'Keesh' by Jack London

SHEP O'NEAL: Keesh lived at the edge of the polar sea. He had seen thirteen suns in the Eskimo way of keeping time. Among the Eskimos, the sun each winter leaves the land in darkness. And the next year, a new sun returns, so it might be warm again. T

VOA慢速英语2011--British Singer Adele Is Number One in US

DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week, we play music from Adeles new album, which is number one on Billboards top two hundred ... And we answer a question from Thailand about former baske

How High Will the Price of Oil Go This Time?

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 Unrest in North Africa and the Middle East has pushed oil prices back into the news. Prices have been rising at their fastest level since two thousand

Quake, Tsunami May Only Add to Economic Struggles for Japan

Quake, Tsunami May Only Add to Economic Struggles for Japan日本发生强烈地震，经济前景雪上蒙霜 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道节目。 The earthquake that shook Japan with his

Future Payments for Retirees Are Big Issue Now for US States

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 State and local governments across the United States are facing big budget deficits. Many of these shortfalls include promises of future retirement pay

For Many People, First the Doctor's Office, Then the Web

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. A new survey finds that more than eighty percent of Internet users in the United States search for health information online. The survey is from the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life P

VOA慢速英语2011--The Carter Family: First Family of Count

STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And Im Shirley Griffith with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about the Carter Family, the First Family of country music. STEVE EMBER: It was August second, nineteen twenty-seven.

VOA慢速英语2011--Words and Their Stories: Deep Six

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Sailors seem -- to those of us on land -- to lead exciting, even mysterious lives. Many things are different at sea. Even the language is different. Simple words like right and left are no

China Promises to Help the Poor

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道节目。 About three thousand delegates from around China are in Beijing for this year's meeting of the National People's Congress. 近3千名来自全国各地的

American History: How the Depression Hit Foreign Relations

MARIO RITTER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in VOA Special English. The stock market crash of nineteen twenty-nine began a long and difficult period for the United States. President Herbert Hoover struggled to find solutions a

VOA慢速英语2011--In Class With Peace Corps Volunteers in

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语教育报道。 This week marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Peace Corps. President John Kennedy began the program in nineteen sixty-one. The Peace Corps sends Amer

After Brain Study, New Questions About Mobile Phones

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. How important is your mobile phone, better known to Americans as a cell phone? MAN: I use my phone all the time. I'm always on my phone. WOMAN: It's kind of pretty much important to me because it's like

Two Inventions That Helped Level the Playing Field Against

BOB DOUGHTY: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Im Bob Doughty. CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: And Im Christopher Cruise. Today we tell about two recent inventions that have helped to save lives. We will also tell about the people who developed

Food Makers See Crunch Time Against New Maize for Fuel

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. (SOUND) Food companies say a new kind of maize could take the crunch out of corn chips and other popular foods. The big Swiss company Syngenta genetically engineered the maize to contain an enzyme c

Hey, Hon, Ready to Learn How They Talk in Baltimore?

STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA. I'm Steve Ember. FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus. This week on our program, we tell you about the past and present of the city of Baltimore, Maryland. (MUSIC) STEVE EMBER: We start with the name. Many Balt

How Egypt's Present Is Affecting Studies of Its Ancient Past

FAITH LAPIDUS: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Im Faith Lapidus. BOB DOUGHTY: And Im Bob Doughty. This week, we tell about a new report about alcohol abuse. And we tell how the recent political unrest in Egypt has affected America