VOA慢速英语2011--Remembering the Gulf Oil Spill, One Year

IN THE NEWS - Remembering the Gulf Oil Spill, One Year Later This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。 Last year on April twentieth the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig exploded in flames in the Gu

VOA慢速英语2011--Remembering Hollywood Legend Elizabeth T

DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week, we answer a question about sports terms and play music by blues great Pinetop Perkins, who died Monday. And we remember another star who died this w

VOA慢速英语2011--Words and Their Stories: Proverbs About

Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Today we explain more popular proverbs. A proverb is a short, well known saying that expresses a common truth or belief. Proverbs are popular around the world. Many listeners have sent us

VOA慢速英语2011--At Thanksgiving, the Making of a National Feast

Agriculture Report - At Thanksgiving, the Making of a National Feast This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. In sixteen twenty-one, a big celebration took place at Plymouth Colony in what is now the state of Massachusetts. European settle

VOA慢速英语2011--Words and Their Stories: Hotheaded Hot S

词汇典故：暴脾气与自大哥 Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. 现在是美国之音慢速英语词汇典故。 Hot is a simple, easily understood word. So are most of the expressions made with the word hot. But no

VOA慢速英语2011--Knowing Women's Risk of Heart Disease

Health Report - Knowing Women's Risk of Heart Disease 健康报道 - 了解女性心脏病风险 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语健康报道。 Heart disease is the world's leading cause of death. Yet

VOA慢速英语2011--Letterboxing: A Modern-Day Treasure Hunt

THIS IS AMERICA - Letterboxing: A Modern-Day Treasure Hunt BOB DOUGHTY: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Bob Doughty. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And Im Shirley Griffith. This week on our program, we explore letterboxing. And later, we loo

VOA慢速英语2011--From Clay to Art: A Short History of Cer

EXPLORATIONS - From Clay to Art: A Short History of Ceramic Artistry STEVE EMBER: I'm Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And I'm Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. At the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. you might see

VOA慢速英语2011--Palestinians Apply to UN; US Links Pakis

IN THE NEWS - Palestinians Apply to UN; US Links Pakistan to Attacks 新闻报道 - 巴勒斯坦申请入联 美国指责巴基斯坦支持国内恐怖组织 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。

VOA慢速英语2011--Hurricane Irene Hits Northeastern United

IN THE NEWS - Hurricane Irene Hits Northeastern United States 时事新闻 - 飓风艾琳席卷美国东北部 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语时事新闻。 Emergency crews in the eastern United States a

VOA慢速英语2011--American History: Truman's Second Term

THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: Truman's Second Term STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. Im Steve Ember. (MUSIC) This week in our series, we continue the story of America's thirty-third p

VOA慢速英语2011--Inmates Find Hope in College Classes at

Education Report - Inmates Find Hope in College Classes at San Quentin Prison 教育报道 - 圣昆廷监狱为犯人提供大学课程 This is the VOA Special English Education Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语教育报道。 Last week we to

VOA慢速英语2011--Visiting the Beautiful Missions Along California’s Coast

EXPLORATIONS - Visiting the Beautiful Missions Along Californias Coast FAITH LAPIDUS: Im Faith Lapidus. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about the first attempts to settle what is now the wester

VOA慢速英语2011--Eleanor Creesy Helped Guide One of the F

Explorations - Eleanor Creesy Helped Guide One of the Fastest Sailing Ships Ever Built STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And Im Shirley Griffith with Explorations in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about Eleanor Creesy. She helped to

VOA慢速英语2011--Chronic Diseases an 'Impending Disaster'

Health Report - Chronic Diseases an 'Impending Disaster' for Some Nations This is the VOA Special English Health Report. When we think of threats to public health, we often think of communicable diseases. But experts say non-communicable diseases --

VOA慢速英语2011--English Expressions With Kick

Words and Their Stories: English Expressions With Kick 词汇典故：Kick的相关词汇 Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. 这里是美国之音慢速英语词汇典故。 (MUSIC) From birth to death, the word kick has be

VOA慢速英语2011-Anxious Students Gain on Tests by Writing

Some students get so nervous before a test, they do poorly even if they know the material. Sian Beilock, a psychology professor at the University of Chicago in Illinois, has studied these highly anxious test-takers. SIAN BEILOCK: They start worrying

VOA慢速英语2011-Business English Speakers Can Still Be Di

Business is the most popular subject for international students in the United States. At last count, twenty-one percent of foreign students at American colleges and universities were studying business and management. The Institute of International Ed

VOA慢速英语2011-Agriculture Report - New Law in US Aims t

The United States is making the first major changes in its food safety rules since the nineteen thirties. A new law called the Food Safety Modernization Act will govern all foods except meat, poultry and some egg products. It calls for increased gove

VOA慢速英语2011-Congresswoman May Owe Life to Luck and 'B

On Saturday in Tucson, Arizona, a gunman opened fire on a small crowd meeting outdoors with a congresswoman. Six people were killed and fourteen were wounded, including the representative, Gabrielle Giffords. The bullet traveled along the left side o