A College for People with Learning Disabilities1

By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Feb 6, 2003 This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Today we continue our series for foreign students who want to study in the United States. We tell about an A

Iraq Museum Antiquities1

Broadcast: May 14, 2003 By Jerilyn Watson VOICE ONE: This is Phoebe Zimmermann. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today, we tell about efforts to re

Water Storage Systems

Broadcast: May 12, 2003 By Jill Moss This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Each year, millions of people in Bangladesh drink ground water that has been polluted by naturally high levels

Bees and Beekeeping1

Broadcast: May 13, 2003 By Mario Ritter This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Most people have heard the sound of bees among flowers. Bees live almost everywhere in the world--except the

Graduations

Broadcast: May 29, 2003 By Jeri Watson This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Graduating seniors at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, May 25. May and June are the months when most g

Leatherback1 Turtle2 Disappearing

Broadcast: February 28, 2003 By George Grow This is the VOA Special English Environment Report. Scientists have appealed for international cooperation to protect leatherback sea turtles. The scientist

US-EU Dispute over Genetically Modified1 Foods

Broadcast:Feb 25, 2003 By Mario Ritter This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. The Bush administration has been trying to get the European Union to accept new genetically engineered crops.

Female Genital1 Cutting

Broadcast: Feb 24, 2003 By Jill Moss This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Activists for the rights of women have declared a yearly observance to oppose the cutting of female sex organs.

Drying Food

Broadcast: Jan 21, 2003 By Gary Garriott Drying food is a simple, low-cost way to keep food safe for eating. Drying removes water that small organisms use to break down food into other substances. Som

Coffee

Broadcast: Jan 14, 2003 By Mario Ritter This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. World coffee prices have dropped by almost fifty percent over the last three years. They are at their lowest

The Major Science Stories of the Year 2002

Broadcast: Jan 7, 2003 By George Grow, Cynthia Kirk, Nancy Steinbach and Caty Weaver VOICE ONE: This is Sarah Long. VOICE TWO: And this is Bob Doughty with the Special English program SCIENCE IN THE N

Agricultural Universities

Broadcast: January 23, 2003 By Nancy Steinbach This is the VOA Special English EDUCATION REPORT. We continue our series of reports about how students from foreign countries can attend a college or uni

McDonald's Fast-Food Company is Facing Legal Action

Broadcast: Jan 22 , 2003 By Jerilyn Watson The McDonald's fast-food company is facing legal action by people who say its food made them fat and sick. In New York City, legal action was recently brough

Destruction of the Indonesian Forests

Broadcast: Jan 24, 2003 By George Grow This is the VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT. Two environmental groups blame dishonesty1 among Indonesian officials for the continued destruction of the co

Affirmative Action

Broadcast: April 14, 2003 By Cynthia Kirk VOICE ONE: Legal experts call it America's most important debate on affirmative action in twenty-five years. Colleges and universities say they have a right t

Military1 Education

Broadcast: Jan 16, 2003 By Nancy Steinbach This is the VOA Special English Education Report. We continue our series of reports about how foreign students can study at an American college or university

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说到明星，我们通常会想到各种聚关灯下的闪耀，各种美艳，大气。娱乐明星真的有很多，而我们最津津乐道之一的就是明星们的八卦了，今天谁和谁又恋爱啦，谁又在机场被拍啦，谁的素颜

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重点词汇 pitch: vt. 投；掷；定位于； schedule: vt. 安排，计划；编制目录；将列入计划表 There are two twin brothers named Ricky and Bobby who enjoyed playing baseball. Rickey was always the pitcher and Bobby was always the

第253期:扎克伯格的故事

Mark Zuckerberg: The Social Revolutionist The next time you decide to check your Facebook page to see if you have any new messages, likes, or just to see what your friends are up to, you can thank Mark Zuckerberg. Zuckerberg is the man who changed th