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DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Recycling Scrap Metal Into MoneyBy Gary Garriott Broadcast: Monday, July 31, 2006 This is the VOA Special English Development Report. People have been recycling metals for hundred
ECONOMICS REPORT - General Motors Moves to Cut CostsBy Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, March 31, 2006 I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economics Report. General Motors lost almost eleven t
EDUCATION REPORT - Some American Colleges Drop the SAT and ACT as Required Tests for AdmissionBy Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Thursday, April 27, 2006 This is Shep O'Neal with the VOA Special English Ed
ECONOMICS REPORT - Year in Economic News, Part 2 By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, December 31, 2004 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report. The Russian oil company, Yukos, cont
On January 11, Norway became the first country to begin turning off signals from its FM radio network. The Norwegian stations will instead use only digital audio broadcasting, called DAB. FM, or frequency modulation, radio stations have been in opera
Have Scientists Discovered a Radio Space Shield? Space, it turns out, is not a very safe place for electronic devices. High-energy space particles can cause serious problems for satellites and electronic equipment, even on the Earths surface. These p
Japanese Companies Introduce New Companion Robots Robots are being used in industry assembly lines, to carry out medical operations and in the military. 机器人如今被用于工业装配线,实施医疗手术和用于军事方面。 But, some Ja
Major world automakers have already invested heavily in electric vehicles and related technology and they are committed to keep doing so. Some have even promised to stop producing vehicles that run only on gas or diesel fuel in the future. The change
Central Bank Chief Says Job Market Is Improving 美央行行长表示就业市场正在改善 The head of the United States central bank says she expects the U.S. job market to continue to improve. Janet Yellen says the inflation rate should rise clo
The president of the European Commission appealed for cooperation between the European Union and the United States. Here is what Jean-Paul Juncker said to U.S. President Donald Trump during their talks in Washington, DC: We are close partners allies,
City planners and citizens alike frequently push for better public transportation. They argue that it can lessen traffic and reduce emissions from cars. Now theres a new reason to be gung-ho about public transitit helps make people skinnier. Thats ac
Firefighters are steadily working to put out smoldering homes in San Bruno, California outside San Francisco, where an explosion last night killed at least four people and injured dozens more. At least 38 homes have been destroyed. San Bruno Fire Chi
1. unlikely Seeing that hes ill, hes unlikely to come. 他既然有病,那就不大可能来了。 The job is unlikely to be finished inside of a year. 这工作一年之内不见得能完成。 They are unlikely to stay in power after the next ele
VOICE ONE: This is Rich Kleinfeldt. VOICE TWO: And this is Ray Freeman with THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a VOA Special English program about the history of the United States. Today, we tell the story about some social and cultural issues of the nineteen
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. The United States is already one year into a recession. That was the news this week from the National Bureau of Economic Research. The downturn is the longest since a recession that began in nineteen
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Dye can bring a little color to life. Most clothing is colored with dyes. Modern, manufactured dyes can be costly. Natural dyes from plant and animal products have been used since ancient times. So
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Barack Obama defeated John McCain Tuesday in the longest and most costly presidential campaign in American history. The Center for Responsive Politics estimates that the two candidates spent more tha
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Dye can bring a little color to life. Most clothing is colored with dyes. Modern, manufactured dyes can be costly. Natural dyes from plant and animal products have been used since ancient times. So
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. World economic growth remained strong in two thousand seven. The International Monetary Fund estimated growth at five and two-tenths percent. But predictions for two thousand eight call for slower gr
Economics Report - Paying Others to Worry About Your Online Image 经济报道 - 聘请他人管理你的网上声誉 This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 A reputation -- what people think