VOA慢速英语2009年-Economics Report - E-Books Hold Next Chapt

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. The book industry is trying to get a good read on its future. These days, instead of turning paper pages, many readers reach for handheld devices. These electronic readers not only store books to sho

VOA慢速英语2009年-Health Report - Screening for Breast, Cerv

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Sometimes new health advice conflicts with old advice. Yet new guidelines last week for breast cancer testing in the United States created a storm of debate. The advice came from experts who are appoint

VOA慢速英语2009年-Development Report - Results of UN Food Su

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks at the World Summit on Food Security Last week, the United Nations held a World Summit on Food Security. But the three-day meeting in Rome produc

VOA慢速英语2009年-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - How You Look in Pict

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 efforts against the H1N1 virus, often called swine flu. We will give a possible explanation for why some

VOA慢速英语2009年-Agriculture Report - Earl Cooley: Remember

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Years ago, a young forester took an unusual new job. Earl Cooley became one of the first smokejumpers. Smokejumpers parachute from airplanes. They fight fires that crews cannot reach quickly or eas

VOA慢速英语2009年-THIS IS AMERICA - What Thanksgiving Day Me

VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA. I'm Faith Lapidus. This Thursday is a day for families and friends to share a special holiday meal and think about what they are thankful for. This week on our program, we ask some people to share their favorit

VOA慢速英语2009年-PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Hank Williams,1923-195

VOICE ONE: PEOPLE IN AMERICA -- a program in Special English by the Voice of America. Every week at this time, we tell you a story about people who played a part in the history of the United States. I'm Tony Riggs. Today, Larry West and I tell the s

VOA慢速英语2009年-EXPLORATIONS - Global Hip-Hop Music with a

VOICE ONE: I'm Doug Johnson. VOICE TWO: And I'm Faith Lapidus with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about more hip-hop music artists who are spreading their messages around the world. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Hip-hop music is popular aro

VOA慢速英语2009年-Agriculture Report - Watching Out for 'Wic

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Just because a plant looks nice does not mean you should eat it. Farmers learn this lesson tragically sometimes when their animals feed on wild plants. In fact, some of the nicest looking plants in

VOA慢速英语2009年-PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Eunice Kennedy Shriver

VOICE ONE: Im Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: Eunice Kennedy Shriver And Im Bob Doughty with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Eunice Kennedy Shriver. She was a member of one of the most famous families in American politics. Sh

VOA慢速英语2009年-Development Report - 'Non-Formal' Schools

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. In two thousand three, the government of Kenya established a program of free primary education for all children. But there are not enough public schools for all the children who live in the crowded

VOA慢速英语2009年-Health Report - Researchers Link Gene to N

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The next time you think about going without sleep, consider this: Laboratory animals that are kept awake for long periods of time ... die. Yet sleep scientist Ying-Hui Fu at the University of California

VOA慢速英语2009年-THIS IS AMERICA - Nancy Drew: The Secret o

VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Shirley Griffith. Our subject this week is the teenage investigator in one of the most successful children's book series of all time -- Nancy Drew. SUS

VOA慢速英语2009年-EXPLORATIONS - Death Valley: A Beautiful b

VOICE ONE: This is Phoebe Zimmerman. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we visit one of America's great national parks. It is a place of strange and silent beauty. As beautiful as this place i

VOA慢速英语2009年-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Part-Time Astronomer

VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Shirley Griffith. This week, we will tell about evidence that something big struck the planet Jupiter. We will also tell about a long ignored organ in

VOA慢速英语2009-Education Report - Studying in the US: The J

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. In America, May and June are the traditional months for graduations. A listener in China, Jack Hoo from Jiangsu province, wants to know how American college graduates find jobs. Right now the answer

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

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Compost is a dark, rich material added to soil to improve it. Compost is produced when bacteria and fungi break down organic matter, aided by insects, earthworms and other organisms. This natural r

VOA慢速英语2009-Health Report - New Study Disputes 'Depressi

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. We all know that some people do not seem as emotionally strong as others when life gets difficult. But why is that? A study published in two thousand three in the journal Science offered an answer. The

VOA慢速英语2009-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Transgenic Monkeys Pro

VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, a program in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I'm Shirley Griffith. This week, we will tell about a study involving monkeys and a gene from jellyfish. We will tell about an agreement to ban

VOA慢速英语2009-THIS IS AMERICA - What Is Your Favorite Song

VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember with Shirley Griffith. This week on our program, we play some of our favorite songs about summer. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Summer at the beach If you ask most Americans, they wo