VOA慢速英语2011--Refugees Bring Flavor of Home to Community Farms

Agriculture Report - Refugees Bring Flavor of Home to Community Farms 农业报道 - 移民美国的难民开设社区农场种植本国农作物 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报道。 Gen

美国国家公共电台 NPR By Returning To Farming's Roots, He Found His American Dream

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Over the next few months, we're going to hear from people who are in pursuit of the American Dream through the most basic part of life - food. Sometimes, the American Dream involves getting ahead in the world. Today's story isn't l

2006年VOA标准英语-Raid Controversy Has Roots in US Constitut

By Jim Malone Washington 01 June 2006 A controversy over federal agents raiding the office of a congressman has its roots in the formation of the U.S. Constitution more than 200 years ago. The controv

VOA慢速英语2009-Health Report - Laying the Roots for Healthy Tee

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Bad teeth can be painful -- and worse. They can even be deadly. Infections of the gums and teeth can release bacteria into the blood system. Those bacteria can increase the chances of a heart attack or

2006年VOA标准英语-Anti-Government Protesters in Egypt Fight

By Lindsay Wise Cairo 20 April 2006 When the Egyptian Movement for Change began organizing anti-government protests in Cairo a year and a half ago, it hoped it would pressure President Hosni Mubarak t

2007年VOA标准英语-Musician Embraces Ancient Musical Roots

By Valer Gergely Washington 27 March 2007 watch Sephardic Music report The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. held a concert this week to help revive traditional Sephardic music from the former Yugoslavia. For producer Valer Gergely, VOA's Jim

VOA标准英语2008年-Study Shows Vitamin D Affects Breast Cancer Out

By Carol Pearson Washington 23 May 2008 Breast cancer researchers have recently come to some important conclusions for women. The universities of Chicago and Toronto released a study that shows a link between the spread of breast cancer and vitamin D

VOA标准英语2012--Historic Theater With Black History Roots Reopens in Washington

Historic Theater With Black History Roots Reopens in Washington The Howard Theater, a Washington DC landmark, is reborn. The sound of music once again fills the historic venue that was built in 1910 as the largest theater in the world for African Ame

VOA标准英语2014--Jennifer Nettles Shows Off Diverse Musical Roots 珍妮佛展示不同音乐的根源

Jennifer Nettles Shows Off Diverse Musical Roots 珍妮佛展示不同音乐的根源 Jennifer Nettles is known for her work as the lead singer of Sugarland, a Grammy-winning Country music duo. But now she has released her first solo album, That Girl

美国国家公共电台 NPR Orangutan's Vocal Feats Hint At Deeper Roots of Human Speech

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Scientists are finding clues about the origin of human speech thanks to a very unusual ape. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on an orangutan named Rocky. JON HAMILTON, BYLINE: A half-dozen orangutans are relaxing in a sun-filled atrium

美国国家公共电台 NPR Dee Rees And Mary J. Blige Dug Into Their Roots To Make 'Mudbound'

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Finally today, I'll be honest with you, we debated long and hard about how to introduce this next conversation. It's Black History Month, so this is a time when a lot of people remember firsts such as Thurgood Marshall, the first

美国国家公共电台 NPR This Year's Christmas Tree Shortage Has Roots In The Recession

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now I need to warn you that this next story is a slight bummer if you celebrate Christmas and you happen to celebrate with a freshly-cut evergreen. It turns out that you might be getting a Charlie Brown tree this year - you know,

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Visit To Houston's Himalaya: Pakistani And Indian Food With Deep Texas Roots

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Just off a Houston freeway, in a strip mall with an Indian tailor and a South Asian grocery store, is a small restaurant with an outsized reputation. It's called Himalaya, and its chef and owner is a Houston institution. KA

美国国家公共电台 NPR In Junot Diaz's 'Islandborn,' A Curious Child Re-Creates Her Dominican Roots

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The writer Junot Diaz wanted to publish a children's book for more than 20 years. In the meantime, he stayed busy. He wrote several grown-up books, including The Brief Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao, which won a Pulitzer Prize. He al

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Interlaced Fingers' Traces Roots Of Racial Disparity In Kidney Transplants

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now for an improbable love story. Now, here you might be thinking, aren't the bookshelves groaning with those? But here's a love story that did not just change two people's lives. It shed light on inequalities that our next guest

VOA双语新闻2008年：Iowa Caucuses Provide Grassroots Dem

On Thursday, voters in Iowa will gather in community halls, schools, coffee shops and other venues to participate in this year's presidential caucuses. This first-in-the-nation event, officially since 1972, could determine who the likely candidates f

VOA常速英语2008年-Diane Schuur Pays Tribute to Jazz Roots on 'Som

By Doug Levine Washington 14 February 2008 In the music world, it's often said, What goes around comes around. As VOA's Doug Levine tells us, that phrase rang true for Grammy-winning vocalist Diane Schuur, who pays tribute to her jazz roots on her la

2007年VOA标准英语-Non-Profit Organization Seeks to Clear Landmine

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 09 April 2007 Roots of Peace, a non-profit organization that removes landmines around the world, has an ambitious project in southern Africa. As Sabina Castelfranco reports for VOA from Rome, the organization plans to clea

VOA常速英语2008年-Gullah-Geechee Community Embraces African Roots

By Roger Hsu Washington, DC 06 February 2008 On a number of islands off the coasts of the southern states of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, live the Gullahs, a group many believe is the most authentic African-American community in the U.S. The

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Rumble' Celebrates Rock 'N' Roll's Native American Roots

(SOUNDBITE OF LINK WRAY'S RUMBLE) LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: This is the riff that is known as rumble. Instantly recognizable, it was named rumble because of its use of distortion and bass to create a sound that, in 1958, seemed dangerous and transgr