IN THE NEWS - After Big Protests, Russians Vote for President This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Russians vote for a new president Sunday, and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is expected to win. There are five candidates on the ballot. The oth
WORDS AND THEIR STORIES - Touching All Bases: Baseball Rules! Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. (MUSIC) American English is full of colorful expressions. One such expression is to touch all bases. It comes from the sport o
EXPLORATIONS - Hoover Dam: Taming the Colorado River and Powering Millions BOB DOUGHTY: This is Bob Doughty. STEVE EMBER: And this is Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Hoover Dam. (MUSIC) BOB DOUGHTY: Our repor
AMERICAN STORIES - Short Story: The Lady, or the Tiger? by Frank R. Stockton 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 w
AMERICAN MOSAIC - Dr. Seuss Returns to the Movies With 'The Lorax' JUNE SIMMS: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im June Simms. On our show today we play new music from Estelle And we tell about an effort by college students
Agriculture Report - Water Problems and the World 农业报道 - 水问题对全球影响 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报道。 A new American intelligence report says water-related probl
Economics Report - Microcredit Is Expanding to New Products for the Poor This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Modern microfinance started with economist Muhammad Yunus. In the nineteen seventies, he started what became the Grameen Bank i
Technology Report - Bahrain and Belarus Added to an Enemies of the Internet List This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. A media rights group has added to its list of countries with the most restrictions on Internet freedom. At the same ti
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - When Collecting Things Becomes a Problem FAITH LAPIDUS: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus. CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: And I'm Christopher Cruise. On our program this week, we tell about Compulsive H
THIS IS AMERICA - Website Links People Across Continents Through Books BOB DOUGHTY: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. FAITH LAPIDUS: And I'm Faith Lapidus. This week on our program, we tell you about a website that c
THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: Life in the U.S. After the 9/11 Attacks STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. This week in our series, we look at America after the events o
Health Report - Why Getting Dirty Can Be Healthy for Children 健康报道 - 早期接触细菌对儿童健康有利 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语健康报道。 A new study suggests that early expos
Technology Report - Microsoft Takes On Zeus This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. The Microsoft Corporation is making progress in efforts to stop one of the most harmful cybercrime operations active today. It is called Zeus. Last week, a
Words and Their Stories: Feel The Pinch 词汇典故:手头拮据 I'm Susan Clark with the Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. 这里是美国之音慢速英语词汇典故节目,我是苏珊克拉克。 In the nineteen thirties, a s
Agriculture Report - New Findings About Loss of Bees This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Bees add an estimated eighteen billion dollars a year to the value of American crops. They pollinate flowers that become fruits, nuts and vegetab
Education Report - Getting a Better Picture of Student Success This is the VOA Special English Education Report. About ten percent of spending on primary and secondary education in the United States comes from the federal government. For ten years no
Agriculture Report - Teaching Coffee Farmers About the Birds and the Bees 农业报道 - 种植更多树木和鲜花对咖啡生产的帮助 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报道。 The Univ
PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Beverly Sills, 1929-2007: A Beautiful Voice for Opera and the Arts STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And Im Barbara Klein with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Beverly Sills. Her clear sopran
Technology Report - Caines Arcade Video Brings Creative Boy Fame 科技报道 - 凯恩的游乐场小男孩网络爆红 This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语科技报道。 An Internet video called Caine
IN THE NEWS - Counting Down to the Olympic Crowds in London 新闻报道 - 2012伦敦奥运会进入倒计时 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。 The London Olympics are less than one hundred d
- VOA慢速英语2012--EXPLORATIONS - Guitar Heroes, Before Anyone Even Heard of Video Games
- VOA慢速英语2012--THE MAKING OF A NATION - Terrorists Attack America
- VOA慢速英语2012 AMERICAN MOSAIC - The Art of Play: Video Games Exhibit Opens at Museum in Washington
- VOA慢速英语2012--THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: George W. Bush Re-Elected
- VOA慢速英语2012 AMERICAN MOSAIC - Artists Paint the Town in Baltimore
- VOA慢速英语2012 PEOPLE IN AMERICA - George Abbott, 1887-1995: 'Mister Broadway'
- VOA慢速英语2012 Words and Their Stories: Mayday
- VOA慢速英语2012 Technology Report - India Dismisses Charges of Internet Censorship
- VOA慢速英语2012 People in America - Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962: She Was the Most Influential Wife of Any American President
- VOA慢速英语2012 THIS IS AMERICA - American Folk Music, From Traditional to 'Freak'
- VOA慢速英语2012 THIS IS AMERICA - Getting Your Kicks on Route 66
- VOA慢速英语2012 SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Kitchen Chemistry: The Science of Herbs and Spices
- VOA慢速英语2012 Words and Their Stories: Pan
- VOA慢速英语2012 IN THE NEWS - London Olympics Begins; Punishment for Penn State
- VOA慢速英语2012 IN THE NEWS - Ethiopia's Meles Goes on Sick Leave
- VOA慢速英语2012 Words and Their Stories: Money (Part 3)
- VOA慢速英语2012 THIS IS AMERICA - In Theaters: 'Brave,' 'To Rome With Love' and 'Lola Versus'
- VOA慢速英语2012 THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: Life in the 1970s and 1980s
- VOA慢速英语2012 EXPLORATIONS - From a Photo of War, a Statue to Remember
- VOA慢速英语2012 Agriculture Report - When Animals Make People Sick
- VOA慢速英语2012--EXPLORATIONS - Guitar Heroes, Before Anyone Even Heard of Video Games
- VOA慢速英语2012--THE MAKING OF A NATION - Terrorists Attack America
- VOA慢速英语2012 AMERICAN MOSAIC - The Art of Play: Video Games Exhibit Opens at Museum in Washington
- VOA慢速英语2012--THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: George W. Bush Re-Elected
- VOA慢速英语2012 AMERICAN MOSAIC - Artists Paint the Town in Baltimore
- VOA慢速英语2012 PEOPLE IN AMERICA - George Abbott, 1887-1995: 'Mister Broadway'
- VOA慢速英语2012 Words and Their Stories: Mayday
- VOA慢速英语2012 Technology Report - India Dismisses Charges of Internet Censorship
- VOA慢速英语2012 People in America - Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962: She Was the Most Influential Wife of Any American President
- VOA慢速英语2012 THIS IS AMERICA - American Folk Music, From Traditional to 'Freak'
- VOA慢速英语2012 THIS IS AMERICA - Getting Your Kicks on Route 66
- VOA慢速英语2012 SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Kitchen Chemistry: The Science of Herbs and Spices
- VOA慢速英语2012 Words and Their Stories: Pan
- VOA慢速英语2012 IN THE NEWS - London Olympics Begins; Punishment for Penn State
- VOA慢速英语2012 IN THE NEWS - Ethiopia's Meles Goes on Sick Leave
- VOA慢速英语2012 Words and Their Stories: Money (Part 3)
- VOA慢速英语2012 THIS IS AMERICA - In Theaters: 'Brave,' 'To Rome With Love' and 'Lola Versus'
- VOA慢速英语2012 THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: Life in the 1970s and 1980s
- VOA慢速英语2012 EXPLORATIONS - From a Photo of War, a Statue to Remember
- VOA慢速英语2012 Agriculture Report - When Animals Make People Sick