2007年VOA标准英语-Depression May Be Over-Diagnosed

By Melinda Smith Washington 12 April 2007 Watch report on Depression The World Health Organization estimates at least 121 million people worldwide suffer from depression. Now researchers with the American Psychiatric Association have found that many

VOA慢速英语2011--A Stock Market Big Enough to Stretch Acr

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 A ten-billion-dollar deal aims to create the world's largest exchange company. The plan would combine the operators of the New York Stock Exchange and

VOA慢速英语2009-Development Report - Teaching HIV Prevention to

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. A researcher says three hundred forty-three thousand AIDS deaths in South Africa in the last ten years could have been prevented. Nicoli Nattrass blames the former government of Thabo Mbeki for del

VOA慢速英语2009-Agriculture Report - Do-It-Yourself: Growing Tom

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Today we talk about tomatoes. Tomatoes are generally easy to grow. Experts at the University of Illinois Extension suggest you start seeds indoors if the ground is still cold. For best results with

VOA慢速英语2009-Economics Report - Tax Troubles Force Two Nomine

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. President Obama has accepted responsibility for problems involving his nominees for two important positions. On Tuesday, the President's choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services wit

VOA慢速英语2009-Development Report - A Cool Way to Keep Food Fro

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. A few degrees can make a big difference when it comes to food storage. Foods can go bad if they get too warm. But for many of the world's poor, finding a good way to keep food cool is difficult. Re

VOA慢速英语 Education Report - Studying in the US: How to Avoid

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Plagiarism is the act of representing another person's words or ideas as your own. The offense may be as small as a sentence copied from a book. Or it may be as extensive as a whole paper copied -- o

VOA慢速英语 Development Report - Experts Seek More Attention to

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Buruli ulcer is a bacterial disease that eats away muscle tissue. People can become disabled. They may even need to have an arm or leg removed. Buruli ulcer disease can be easily treated with antib

VOA慢速英语 Education Report - Studying in the US: Coming to Ter

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Not all college teachers are full professors. Many are assistant or adjunct professors. This week in our Foreign Student Series, we discuss academic titles in American higher education. Adjunct profe

VOA慢速英语 Agriculture Report - Improving 'Feed Efficiency' in Cattle

Agriculture Report - Improving 'Feed Efficiency' in Cattle 农业报道 - 提高牛的饲养效率 From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report in Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报道。 Animal feed is the bigge

After Brain Study, New Questions About Mobile Phones

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. How important is your mobile phone, better known to Americans as a cell phone? MAN: I use my phone all the time. I'm always on my phone. WOMAN: It's kind of pretty much important to me because it's like

VOA慢速英语2012 Technology Report - New Laws Needed to Deal With Users’ Digital Legacies

Technology Report - New Laws Needed to Deal With Users Digital Legacies This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. Benjamin Stassen took his own life in twenty-ten. His parents thought their twenty-one year old son was happy. Since his suicid

VOA慢速英语2012 Education Report - Rescuing Masai Girls From Early Marriage

Education Report - Rescuing Masai Girls From Early Marriage This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Priscilla Nangurai of Kajiado, Kenya, retired as a teacher in two thousand five. Today, at the age of sixty-two, she could be living a quiet

VOA慢速英语2012 Agriculture Report - Why 'Precision Agriculture' Is a Good Investment

Agriculture Report - Why 'Precision Agriculture' Is a Good Investment This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Precision agriculture is a way of thinking about how to improve production and get more from existing resources. It often involv

VOA慢速英语2012 Agriculture Report - Do It Yourself: Raising Angora Goats

Agriculture Report - Do It Yourself: Raising Angora Goats This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Has anyone ever tried to get your goat? To get your goat is an expression. It means to make you mad. A good friend might tell you: Don't wor

VOA慢速英语2012 Health Report - US Considers Approving Drug to Prevent HIV

Health Report - US Considers Approving Drug to Prevent HIV This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Studies show that a drug called Truvada can prevent HIV infections. The pill is taken once a day. Studies showed it was ninety percent effective

VOA标准英语2012--Agriculture Report - Really, It's OK to Pinch Mums

Agriculture Report - Really, It's OK to Pinch Mums 农业报道 - 如何种植菊花 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报道。 People have been growing chrysanthemums for more than two thousa

VOA慢速英语2012 Health Report - Getting Paid to Play Sick at School

Health Report - Getting Paid to Play Sick at School This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Some people act sick to get out of work. Others act sick to get work. For medical actors like Ted Bell, the stage is an examination room with a future

VOA慢速英语2012 Health Report - A UN Warning About Chemical Dangers

Health Report - A UN Warning About Chemical Dangers This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The United Nations Environment Program is calling for urgent action to reduce what it says are growing risks from chemicals. The agency says in a new r

2006年VOA标准英语-Indonesian Lepers Still Face Discrimination, De

By Trish Anderton Jakarta 29 May 2006 Former South Korean leprosy patient, Oh Chun-duck, participates in an anti-Japan rally for having been forced to stay in isolated leprosariums during Japan's wartime colonial rule (File photo - Oct. 27, 2005) Th