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This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Seven activists from around the world have received the Goldman Environmental Prize for two thousand nine. Former Vice President Al Gore presented the prizes in San Francisco, California last week.

VOA标准英语2012--Expanding Health Insurance in Developing Countries

Expanding Health Insurance in Developing Countries Rwanda will host a regional conference next week (9-11/13), with a focus on health insurance. Rwanda has been praised for moving toward universal coverage for its population. But many say its a compl

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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

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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 Development Report - Experts Watch for Spread of Chi

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. People get chikungunya fever when they are bitten by mosquitoes infected with the disease. For many years, the disease has been found in countries in Africa and Asia. The symptoms are increased bod

VOA慢速英语2013 China Develops Its Drone Industry

China Develops Its Drone Industry From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report in Special English. China said last week that it had considered launching a drone strike against a major Burmese drug trafficker wanted in the killings of 13 C

VOA慢速英语2013 科技报道 - 中国发展无人机产业

Technology Report - China Develops Its Drone Industry 科技报道 - 中国发展无人机产业 From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report in Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语科技报道。 China said last week that i

VOA慢速英语2011--American History: Developing the First A

THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: Developing the First Atomic Bombs STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. Im Steve Ember. (MUSIC) World War Two ended with an action that was never taken befor

VOA慢速英语2012 Technology Report - Syrian ‘Citizen Journalists’ Use Social Media to Spread News Restricted by

TechnologyReport-SyrianCitizenJournalistsUseSocialMediatoSpreadNewsRestrictedby This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. Social media networks have come to play an important part in the political unrest in Syria. The Syrian government barre

VOA标准英语2012--Making Farming Better in Developing Countries

Making Farming Better in Developing Countries The new head of a major research organization says the key to food security is to farm smarter, not to plow more land. The strains on agriculture are growing as the global population rises and emerging ec

VOA标准英语2011--Better Development through Education

Better Development through Education The Global Partnership for Education has launched a three-year effort to put 25 million children in the classroom for the first time and train 600 thousand teachers. It calls education one of the most important in

VOA标准英语2011--Scientists Try to Develop Safer Sleeping

Scientists Try to Develop Safer Sleeping Sickness Cure Researchers say they've developed a safer way to treat sleeping sickness, a parasitic disease that is fatal if not treated. Sleeping sickness, or trypanosomiasis, is a chronic medical problem in

VOA标准英语2011--Laos Faces Pressure to Alter Hydropower

Laos Faces Pressure to Alter Hydropower Ambitions Laos plans to build a hydropower dam on the lower Mekong River, but neighboring countries say more study is needed. Analysts say the high-level opposition puts pressure on Laos to alter its hydropower

Development Experts Ring Up Kenya's Mobile Money Success Sto

The success of the M-Pesa mobile money system in Kenya is attracting the attention of development experts, aid organizations and companies seeking to replicate its effectiveness. An award-winning advertisement for M-Pesa shows money flying from a smi

VOA标准英语2013--Environment May Affect Development of Language

Environment May Affect Development of Language There are about 7,000 languages in the world, and they are constantly evolving and changing. But it's a bit of a mystery why languages change the way they do. Anthropologist Caleb Everett of the Universi

DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Tools for Development

DEVELOPMENT REPORT – July 29, 2002: Tools for Development By Jill Moss (Photo -CARE) This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Building things or making clothes can be difficult in develop

英语作文-考研 On Developing Tourism

英语作文 Directions: In this part, you are to write an essay of about 200 words within 40 minutes. Your essay should be based on the OUTLINE below. 1. 目前的状况 2. 发展旅游业的好处 3. 由此而产生的问题 4. 我的看法 旅游业----无烟的工业----正在中国迅

英语作文-中考 The Development of a Private Car

英语作文-中考 Directions： For this part you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic The Development of a Private Car. You should write no less than 150 words and base your composition on the outline（given in Chinese） below

How To Save Thousands on Personal Development

How To Save Thousands on Personal Development Crossing the Line In life, there often seems to be a line where many things move from being a positive to a negative. From a healthy part of our existence to an unhealthy one. From a functional and normal

UN Urges Countries to Develop National Drought Policies

GENEVA The World Meteorological Organization warns that climate change is projected to increase the frequency, intensity, and duration of droughts. The U.N. agency said stronger national drought policies are urgently needed to lessen the devastating