VOA慢速英语2009年-Education Report - Getting a Fellowship, F

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. The Ford Foundation in the United States is a charitable organization that calls itself a partner for social change. It has a study program currently available to college graduates in twenty-two coun

VOA慢速英语2010年-Education Report - For Foreign Student

The number of international students in the United States is at record levels. Last year, more than six hundred seventy thousand foreign students attended an American college or university. And for the eighth year the school with the largest number w

VOA慢速英语2010年-Agriculture Report - Housing Plan Thre

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Russia's Pavlovsk Experimental Station houses one of the oldest seed and plant collections in the world. But this month a court agreed to let the Russian Housing Development Foundation take control

VOA慢速英语2010年-Education Report - Studying in the US:

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. March Madness is the name for the busy championship season in American college basketball. But March also means another kind of madness -- the nervous wait for admissions letters from colleges and uni

VOA慢速英语2010年-Agriculture Report - Working Magic in

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Beans are a popular choice for home gardens. Specialists at the University of Illinois Extension say bush beans need the least work. The plants do not need supports to stand. Green bush beans used t

VOA慢速英语-Education Report - Book Predicts Jump in High School

Authors of ''Disrupting Class'' say computer-based learning makes it easier to individualize lessons. First of two parts. Transcript of radio broadcast 18 June 2008 This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Computers have been used in teachi

VOA慢速英语2010年-Health Report - Breastfeeding, a Skill

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. This is World Breastfeeding Week. The celebration is now in its nineteenth year. It grew out of a meeting organized by UNICEF to find ways to support breastfeeding. Jill Hall supports breastfeeding. In f

VOA慢速英语2010年-Economics Report - Financial Reform La

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. On Wednesday, President Obama signed into law the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. BARACK OBAMA: These reforms represent the strongest consumer financial protections in history -- in hi

VOA慢速英语2010年-Education Report - In Treating Athlete

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. One job of an athletic trainer is to treat injured athletes. But does it make a difference if the trainer is male or female? Sometimes, yes , if an injury or condition is a male problem or a female pr

VOA慢速英语2010年-Health Report - Study Ties New Doctors

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Being a patient in certain hospitals in the month of July can be dangerous or even deadly. That was the finding of sociology professor David Phillips at the University of California, San Diego, and his s

VOA慢速英语2010-Education Report - Too Few Women in Scien

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Two new studies have investigated why fewer females, compared to males, study and work in the so called STEM subjects in the United States. Those subjects are science, technology, engineering and math

VOA慢速英语2010-Agriculture Report - Deforestation Decrea

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization says deforestation has decreased over the past ten years. But it still continues at a high rate in many countries. Deforestation is mainly caused

VOA慢速英语2010年-Development Report - US Launches Effor

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The Obama administration has launched the first in a series of projects to support entrepreneurs in Muslim communities worldwide. The Global Entrepreneurship Program will provide advice and other he

VOA慢速英语2012 Special English - US Ambassador Killed in Libya

Special English - US Ambassador Killed in Libya I'm Avi Arditti with more news in Special English. We spoke with two VOA reporters about the killing of Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans at the United States consulate in Benghazi, Lib

VOA慢速英语2010年-Education Report - A High School Offer

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Most American schools have boys and girls in the same classroom. But a public high school in the small, rural town of Boonsboro, Maryland, offers a special program. Top students in the ninth and tenth

VOA慢速英语2010年-Education Report - Early Classes = Sle

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Surveys of American teenagers find that about half of them do not get enough sleep on school nights. They get an average of sixty to ninety minutes less than experts say they need. One reason for this

VOA慢速英语2010年-Education Report - Sleepy Teens, Early

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Last week, we talked about the conflict between sleepy teenagers and early morning classes. Many people commented on our website and Facebook page. For example, Damla Ece in Turkey wrote: I agree with

VOA慢速英语2010年-Health Report - For Lots of People, Ge

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Old age may not sound exciting. But recent findings offer good news for older people and for people worried about getting older. Researchers found that people become happier and experience less worry aft

VOA慢速英语2010年-Health Report - Bringing Attention to

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. This Friday is World Suicide Prevention Day. This year's observance is meant to bring attention to the differences among suicidal individuals and their situations around the world. But the organizers als

VOA慢速英语2010年-Agriculture Report - Want Truly Homema

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Goats are valuable not just for their milk and meat. Or for their ability to control weeds and help renew grasslands. Or even for their ability to be gentle around children. Goats can also be valuab