VOA慢速英语2013 AS IT IS 2013-05-14 Activists, News Media Examine Reporting of Rape

AS IT IS 2013-05-14 Activists, News Media Examine Reporting of Rape From VOA Learning English, welcome to As It Is. Hello, Im Steve Ember. Thanks for joining us. Activists and news reporters are questioning how media around the world report rape and

VOA慢速英语2013 Scientific and Engineering Skills Lead to Inventions that Save Lives

Scientific and Engineering Skills Lead to Inventions that Save Lives This is Science in the News, in VOA Special English. Im June Simms. Today Shirley Griffith and Bob Doughty tell about two recent inventions that have helped to save lives. We will a

VOA慢速英语2013 Boston Tries to Keep Visitors Coming to the City

Boston Tries to Keep Visitors Coming to the City Welcome to This Is America from VOA Learning English. Im Kelly Jean Kelly. And Im Mario Ritter. Today we talk about the city of Boston, Massachusetts. Boston has been in the news recently because of th

VOA慢速英语2013 High-Level Delegations Meet for Talks on Mali Crisis

High-Level Delegations Meet for Talks on Mali Crisis From VOA Learning English, this is IN THE NEWS in Special English. High-level delegations met in Bamako, Mali for talks on the crisis in the countrys north. Representatives from the United Nations,

VOA慢速英语2013 Can You 'Think and Grow Rich?' A Famous Books Says, 'Yes'

Can You 'Think and Grow Rich?' A Famous Books Says, 'Yes' From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report in Special English. Can you think your way to wealth and success? Napoleon Hill believed that if you think the right thoughts you can. I

VOA慢速英语2013 AS IT IS 2013-05-21 Good Economic News, but Poverty Continues. Why?

AS IT IS 2013-05-21 Good Economic News, but Poverty Continues. Why? Hello again, and welcome to As It Is, VOAs daily magazine show for people learning American English. Im Christopher Cruise. Today on the program, we report on the fight against illeg

VOA慢速英语2013 Proverbs Tell About Love, War and Money

Proverbs Tell About Love, War and Money Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Today we talk about proverbs. A proverb is a short, well known saying that expresses a common truth or belief. Proverbs are found in most cultures a

VOA慢速英语2013 AS IT IS 2013-05-20 Angelina Jolie Removes Breasts to Prevent Cancer

AS IT IS 2013-05-20 Angelina Jolie Removes Breasts to Prevent Cancer Hi there. Thanks for joining us again on As It Is. Im Kelly Jean Kelly. The fate of mankind will rest in the hands of one. Ooo. Dont start. Do you recognize that movie? Its Lara Cro

VOA慢速英语2013 Obama Administration on the Defensive

Obama Administration on the Defensive From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. President Obama this week found himself on the defensive on three different issues. Political observers say the issues could threaten his plan of action for his sec

VOA慢速英语2013 New York Celebrates the Arts of Cambodia

New York Celebrates the Arts of Cambodia Welcome to American Mosaic from VOA Learning English. Im June Simms. Today, we play hit songs from the songwriting team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. We also talk about The Great Gatsby, the movie that ope

VOA慢速英语2013 AS IT IS 2013-05-18 A Non-Profit Group Gives Millions of Needy Children 'Room to Read'

AS IT IS 2013-05-18 A Non-Profit Group Gives Millions of Needy Children 'Room to Read' This is As It Is. Welcome back. Im Caty Weaver. On todays show, we talk about two educational programs for children, thousands of miles apart. We also remember an

VOA慢速英语2013 Jefferson Arranges Louisiana Purchase - Pgm No.33

Jefferson Arranges Louisiana Purchase - Pgm No.33 From VOA Learning English, welcome to The Making of a Nation, our weekly program of American history for people learning English. Im Steve Ember. Weve been discussing the presidency of Thomas Jefferso

VOA慢速英语2013 AS IT IS 2013-05-16 Conflicts Displace People Around the World

AS IT IS 2013-05-16 Conflicts Displace People Around the World Hello, again! Im Jim Tedder in Washington. Today we examine the human side of war, not from a soldiers point of view, but from that of civilians who are forced from their homes by conflic

VOA慢速英语2013 AS IT IS 2013-05-21 Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif Faces Major Tests as Prime Minister

AS IT IS 2013-05-21 Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif Faces Major Tests as Prime Minister From VOA Learning English, welcome to As It Is. Hello, Im Steve Ember. Today we go to Pakistan, where Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif faces major tests as he takes command of

VOA慢速英语2013 AS IT IS 2013-05-28 Nigeria Struggles to Control Violence

AS IT IS 2013-05-28 Nigeria Struggles to Control Violence From VOA Learning English, welcome to As It Is. Hello, Im Steve Ember. Today, from Nigeria, government attempts to control violence by the Islamist militant group Boko Haramand pardons to mili

VOA慢速英语2013 Blues, Country and Soul Mix in Memphis, Tennessee

Blues, Country and Soul Mix in Memphis, Tennessee From VOA Learning English, welcome to This Is America. Im Avi Arditti. And Im Kelly Jean Kelly. This week, learn about a city in the South that helped give the world many kinds of American music. Come

VOA慢速英语2013 AS IT IS 2013-05-22 Plans for Chemical Plants Raise Questions in Southwest China

AS IT IS 2013-05-22 Plans for Chemical Plants Raise Questions in Southwest China Welcome to As It Is, the daily magazine show from VOA Learning English. Im Mario Ritter. Today, we look at plans by some large companies to improve conditions for factor

VOA慢速英语2013 Breathing Easier: How to Control Asthma

Breathing Easier: How to Control Asthma This is Science in the News. Im Shirley Griffith. And Im Bob Doughty. Spring has returned to the United States. The sky is blue, the grass is green and many plants are flowering. Spring can be a beautiful time

VOA慢速英语2013 AS IT IS 2013-05-23 Pollution Forces Residents from California Town

AS IT IS 2013-05-23 Pollution Forces Residents from California Town Hello. Im Jim Tedder in Washington. Welcome to a special edition of As It Is. Seventeen years ago, an American energy company paid hundreds of millions of dollars to settle legal cla

VOA慢速英语2013 AS IT IS 2013-05-24 New Study Predicts Huge Species Loss from Climate Change

AS IT IS 2013-05-24 New Study Predicts Huge Species Loss from Climate Change From VOA Learning English, this is At It Is. Welcome! Im Caty Weaver. This week, American scientists said carbon dioxide in Earths atmosphere had risen to its highest level