VOA慢速英语2011-Agriculture Report - An 'Image Problem' f

People who do not get enough vitamin A in their diet may develop night blindness. But in the developing world a lack of vitamin A causes much more serious harm to children. The World Health Organization links vitamin A deficiency to as many as two hu

VOA慢速英语2011-EXPLORATIONS - Where Did the English Lang

STEVE EMBER: This is Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And this is Shirley Griffith with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we present the first of two programs about the history of the English Language. (MUSIC) STEVE EMBER: More people

VOA慢速英语2011-Education Report - Are You Learning Engli

Songs teach language. Consider a song like Tom's Diner by Suzanne Vega. An American teaching English overseas once told us that students love it. (MUSIC) Recently we asked people on Facebook to suggest other songs that English learners might like. No

VOA慢速英语2011-Economics Report - Facebook's New Friends

Facebook is the world's biggest social network -- and the subject of the movie Social Network. (SOUND) The real Mark Zuckerberg and his friends at Harvard University launched the site in two thousand four. Facebook says it reached five hundred millio

VOA慢速英语2011-The People’s Choices? Johnny, Taylor, T

I'm Doug Johnson. This week we play music by Americas Ambassador of jazz Billy Taylor who died last week in New York. We also answer a question about business leader and aid donor Bill Gates. But first a report on the Peoples Choice Awards held Wedne

VOA慢速英语2011--Bessie Coleman, 1892-1926: She Dared to

PeopleinAmerica-BessieColeman,1892-1926:SheDaredtoDreamandBecametheFirstAfricanAmericanFemaleI FAITH LAPIDUS: I'm Faith Lapidus. STEVE EMBER: And I'm Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Bessie Coleman, the f

VOA慢速英语2011--Most States See Increases as Hispanic Po

BARBARA KLEIN: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Barbara Klein. MARIO RITTER: And Im Mario Ritter. This week on our program, we talk about the growth in the Hispanic population, America's largest minority group. We also tell you a

VOA慢速英语2011--US Seeks to Ease Tensions Between North,

IN THE NEWS - US Seeks to Ease Tensions Between North, South in Sudan 时事新闻 - 美国寻求缓解苏丹南部与北部的紧张关系 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语时事新闻。 South Sudan is pr

VOA慢速英语2011--The Ever-Present Threat of Tsunamis

SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - The Ever-Present Threat of Tsunamis BOB DOUGHTY: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Im Bob Doughty. FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus. This week, we tell about tsunamis -- the deadly sea waves often caused by

VOA慢速英语2011--Delaying Marriage: Instead of 'I Do,' Mo

THIS IS AMERICA - Delaying Marriage: Instead of 'I Do,' More Americans Say 'Let's Wait' FAITH LAPIDUS: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus. BOB DOUGHTY: And I'm Bob Doughty. This week on our program, we talk about cou

VOA慢速英语2011--Agriculture Report - In Africa, the Gree

Agriculture Report - In Africa, the Greening of the Sahel This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Niger is located in the Sahel area south of the Sahara. The west African country is largely hot, dry desert. But since the nineteen eighties

VOA慢速英语2011--New Movie and Museum Exhibits Shine New

AMERICAN MOSAIC - New Movie and Museum Exhibits Shine New Light on Civil War Events DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week, our program is all about the Civil War in a new film and museum

VOA慢速英语2011--Short Story: “The Open Boat” Part Tw

AMERICAN STORIES - Short Story: The Open Boat Part Two by Stephen Crane BARBARA KLEIN: Now, the VOA Special English program AMERICAN STORIES. (MUSIC) We continue the story of The Open Boat by Stephen Crane. As we told you last week, the story is base

VOA慢速英语2011--Exploring the Art of Glass Through Histo

EXPLORATIONS - Exploring the Art of Glass Through History and Around the World BARBARA KLEIN: Im Barbara Klein. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. At the Smithsonian American Art Museum, you can see a large hear

VOA慢速英语2011--Words and Their Stories: Deep Six

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Sailors seem -- to those of us on land -- to lead exciting, even mysterious lives. Many things are different at sea. Even the language is different. Simple words like right and left are no

VOA慢速英语2011--India on Way to Topping US in Internet Users

Technology Report - India on Way to Topping US in Internet Users This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. India could pass the United States in the number of Internet users in less than two years. A new report says India reached one hundred

VOA慢速英语2011--A Soccer Ball That Gives You Energy -- Really

Technology Report - A Soccer Ball That Gives You Energy -- Really 科技报道 - 足球型发电机 This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语科技报道。 Have you ever heard the expression a ball of energ

VOA慢速英语2011--Words and Their Stories: Grapevine

Words and Their Stories: Grapevine 词汇典故：小道消息 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节目。 Some of the most exciting information comes by way of the grapevine . 一

VOA慢速英语2011--Internet Group Makes Way for Dot-Anything

Technology Report - Internet Group Makes Way for Dot-Anything 科技报道 - 新通用顶级域名即将接受申请 This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语科技报道。 A top-level domain is the part of

VOA慢速英语2011--Words and Their Stories: Get Your Act Together

Words and Their Stories: Get Your Act Together 词汇典故：行动起来 I'm Susan Clark with the Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. 现在是美国之音慢速英语词汇典故节目，我是苏珊克拉克。 A woman from Japan was