VOA慢速英语2009-THIS IS AMERICA - Follow the Santa Fe Trail to O

VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: A modern sign marks the Santa Fe Trail. Behind, an example of adobe architecture. And I'm Steve Ember. This week on our program, we take you to a city in the

VOA标准英语2013--Marshall Chapman Shows No Signs of Slowing Down

Marshall Chapman Shows No Signs of Slowing Down Blaze of Glory isnt just the title track to Marshall Chapmans latest CD, its a premonition she once had. Living the hard life of a rock-and-roller, Chapman never figured shed live past 40. But at 39, af

科学美国人60秒 SSS Teachers' Racial Biases Have Different Effects for High Versus Low Performers

Teachers' Racial Biases Have Different Effects for High Versus Low Performers平等对待每一个学生 The ways teachers view their students can influence how teachers teach. Which affects how and what students learn. Now a study finds that a teach

英语听力：自然百科 黄石公园的夏天 Yellowstone—10

As soon as she feels it is safe, she settles to suckle and reassure them. Bison can shrug off this sudden change in the weather; they are after all built to survive the Yellowstone winter. But this tiny hummingbird is more vulnerable. Flowers damaged

2007年VOA标准英语-Winds of Political Change Blow in Washington

By Jim Malone Washington 04 January 2007 The winds of change blew through Washington Thursday as Democrats took control of Congress for the first time in 12 years. The congressional shift in power following last November's elections brings new oppor

2007年VOA标准英语-Russian President Keeps Low Profile in Ukrainia

By Andre de Nesnera Washington 17 April 2007 Ukraine is in the midst of a constitutional crisis - the most serious since the days of the 2004 Orange Revolution. At that time, Russia was very much involved in what was happening to its neighbor. In thi

VOA慢速英语2013 AS IT IS 2013-07-06 Arab-Israeli Singer Follows Her Passion

AS IT IS 2013-07-06 Arab-Israeli Singer Follows Her Passion Hello again and welcome to As It Is! your daily magazine show from VOA Learning English. Im June Simms. The Arab-Israeli singer-songwriter Mira Awad is well known in Europe and the Middle Ea

VOA标准英语2008年-Gabon's Olympic Delegation Draws Low Marks for

The four athletes Gabon sent to this year's Olympic Games in Beijing were accompanied by a delegation reported to be comprised of over 60 officials. The athletes won no medals. Brent Latham reports from our West and Central Africa bureau in Dakar, s

美国国家公共电台 NPR Trying Physical Therapy First For Low Back Pain May Curb Use Of Opioids

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: A new study finds that when people with low back pain get physical therapy early on, they end up saving money on health care. They're also less likely to use addictive painkillers. NPR's Patti Neighmond reports. PATTI NEIGHMOND, BY

美国国家公共电台 NPR Even Low-Dose Contraceptives Slightly Increase Breast Cancer Risk

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美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Humbled To Ask For Help' — Low-Income Communities Struggle To Recover After A Wildfire

'Humbled To Ask For Help' Low-Income Communities Struggle To Recover After A Wildfire RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Fires have already destroyed nearly 1,400 homes in California this year, the latest in a string of blazes that have ravaged the state in recent

英语听力：自然百科 黄石公园的夏天 Yellowstone—13

She chews its tail first, to make sure the fish can't get away. While the pups are still demanding milk, the mother otter will often keep the whole fish for herself. Her pups are happy enough with caviar. As the flow becomes slow enough for the trout

英语听力：自然百科 黄石公园的夏天 Yellowstone—17

They are vast smoke plumes. Yellowstone is burning. Throughout the summer, the dry lodgepole pines have become like a tinderbox, and lightening has struck the match. The worst wild fires will burn for weeks. In 1988, a third of Yellowstone burnt in a

英语听力：自然百科 黄石公园的夏天 Yellowstone—16

Bison calves are more independent of their mothers. The adults' focus is now set on a ruthless competition to mate. A male bids to enter a herd with females in season. He uses dust to accentuate all his size and power. Another male already establishe

英语听力：自然百科 黄石公园的夏天 Yellowstone—18

But just as the first of Yellowstone's new generation are preparing to leave, its last visitors are arriving. Night after night, army cutworm moths have been escaping the heat of a distant prairie. They have been flying in on favorable winds, hiding

VOA标准英语2008年-Republicans Open Convention With Low Key Appeal

The Republican party began its national political convention Monday in St. Paul, Minnesota, with a shortened opening day schedule that focused on efforts to put together aid packages for people on the U.S. Gulf coast, affected by Hurricane Gustav. T

VOA常速英语2008年-WHO Develops Long-Lasting, Low-Cost Meningitis

By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 10 March 2008 With more than three months remaining in the peak meningitis season, outbreaks in Burkina Faso and Central African Republic have already taken hundreds of lives. But the World Health Organization says a new, low-c

学个词Learn a Word 第1067期 Low-key

今天我们要学的词是low-key。 Low-key, 低调的，不张扬的。 The actor leads a low-key life off screen, 这个演员在银幕背后的日常生活中十分低调。 Pop singer Britney Spears is reportedly planning to get married and she

2007年VOA标准英语-Scientists Find DNA That Determines Dog Size

By David McAlary Washington 05 April 2007 Scientists have discovered a genetic reason why some dogs are small and others big. They say the finding has implications beyond canine size, since the work applies to the study of other complex genetic trait

2006年VOA标准英语-Poll Finds Muslim Women Admire Western Val

By Stephanie Ho Washington 06 June 2006 The Gallup Organization has found many Muslim women admire western values, but do not necessarily want them applied in their culture. These findings come from a