VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we remember five interesting people who died this year. We begin with the writer David Foster Wallace. His inventive stories and books

发表于:2018-11-27 / 阅读(354) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2008年(十二)月

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. For much of the year, record prices for oil have made oil-producing nations rich. Now these nations are trying to cut production to support collapsing prices. Last week, the Organization of Petroleum Expor

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This is the VOA Special English Development Report. There are different ways to store fish. Two ways to keep fish for future use are canning and freezing. Two other methods are drying and smoking. Today we have the first of two reports describing, s

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This is the VOA Special English Health Report. We talked last week about ways to avoid hypothermia and other cold-weather injuries. Today we are going to talk about emergency treatment. Hypothermia can be mild, moderate or severe. Mild hypothermia i

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VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein. Today, we tell you everything you ever wanted to know about snow. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Winter weather has returned to northern areas of

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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Alfalfa is sometimes grown on marginal land We have a question from Jonah Ojowu in Benue State, Nigeria, about a subject we have discussed in the past. Jonah is a postgraduate student in soil and w

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Millions of Americans will celebrate Christmas on December twenty-fifth. It is the most widely celebrated religious holiday in the United States. For the past few weeks, Americans have been preparing for Christmas. I'm Bob Doughty. Shirley Griffith

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(129) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2008年(十二)月

VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein. This week, we will tell about planets orbiting stars other than the Sun. We will remember a huge disaster that struck four years ago. A

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VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about four more individuals who are making a difference in the world. Each person is helping others in special ways. (MUSIC) VOICE O

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This is the VOA Special English Education Report. For the past two weeks, we have talked about the SAT and ACT college admissions tests and the GRE for graduate school. This week in our Foreign Students Series, we move on to English language tests.

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HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week, we talk about some of the best movies and books of the year. And we play some great music from two thousand eight that we did not get a chance to play earl

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This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Winter in many places means ice skating, sledding and snowball fights. But unless someone is prepared, outdoor fun can also mean frostbite and hypothermia. Today we talk about how to stay warm, dry and

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Welcome to the MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. Texas won its independence from Mexico during the administration of President Andrew Jackson. Leaders of the territory then wanted to become part of the United States. Jackso

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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. The United States Federal Reserve says it will use all available tools to restart economic growth. The central bank's main interest rate is now the lowest in its history. This week the Fed cut its ta

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HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week: We listen to holiday music Answer a listener question about snowfall in the United States And, report about some special lights at a museum that help make

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Welcome to the MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. In the early eighteen thirties, the territory of Texas belonged to Mexico. But many Americans had moved to Texas because they could buy a lot of land with little money. The g

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This is the VOA Special English Education Report. This week in our Foreign Student Series, we continue our discussion of college entrance tests in the United States. There are two competing admissions tests at the undergraduate level: the SAT and th

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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A new study says almost forty percent of China is losing soil because of wind and water erosion. The Chinese government recently announced the results of a three-year study. The study was the large

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VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein. This week, we will tell about a genetic map for an animal that disappeared long ago. We will tell about an unusual-looking insect from

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VOICE ONE: This is Gwen Outen. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Every week we tell about a person who was important in the history of the United States. Today we tell the story of athlete Jesse Owens.

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