VOA慢速英语2010年-PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Emily Dickinson, 1

SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Im Shirley Griffith with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about nineteenth century poet Emily Dickinson. (MUSIC) READER: Because I could not stop for Death He kindly stopped for me The carriage held but just o

VOA慢速英语2010年-AMERICAN MOSAIC - Volunteer Programs O

Im Doug Johnson. Today: Some new music from Christina Aguilera. And a report on vocational education in the United States. But first, we talk to some Americans who have retired from their professional lives but still work hard to help others. (MUSIC)

VOA慢速英语2010年-Economics Report - Inventors Given Hop

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Recently, the United States Supreme Court decided a case on the property rights of inventors. The question was whether a business method is enough of an invention to receive a patent. Patents are a fo

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-IN THE NEWS - Bombings in Uganda Raise

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. (SOUND) Ugandans buried their dead this week after bombings that killed more than seventy people in Kampala. The victims, including an American, were watching the World Cup final on television Sunday at two

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-PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Clare Boothe Luce,

GWEN OUTEN: And Im Gwen Outen with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about a woman who became famous for her activities in government, the media and the arts. She was a member of Congress and an ambassador. She was a news report

VOA慢速英语2010年-American Mosaic - Boy Scout Jamboree c

FAITH LAPIDUS: Welcome to American Mosaic in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im Faith Lapidus. Today we listen to a new album from pop star Miley Cyrus And answer a question about basketball star LeBron James. But first we visit some campers under the s

VOA慢速英语2010年-IN THE NEWS - Political Tensions Grow

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Iraqis elected a new parliament in March. There was no clear winner. And five months later there is still no agreement on a coalition government. On Wednesday, the United Nations Security Council called on

VOA慢速英语2010年-Development Report - A Simple Operatio

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. A medical aid program in Kenya offers hope to women and girls suffering from a condition known as fistula. About two million women and girls worldwide have the condition. There are about one thousan

VOA慢速英语2010年-THIS IS AMERICA - Getting Married in A

KATHERINE COLE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Katherine Cole. MARIO RITTER: And I'm Mario Ritter. This week -- weddings in America. (MUSIC: Halleujah Chorus / Handel's Messiah) KATHERINE COLE: A very special wedding took plac

VOA慢速英语2010年-Agriculture Report - Ideas for Getting

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. When is a plant considered a weed? Experts at Penn State University have a simple answer: When the undesirable qualities outweigh the good qualities. Consider that crops generally produce several hu

VOA慢速英语2010年-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Human Activities

BOB DOUGHTY: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. FAITH LAPIDUS: And I'm Faith Lapidus. Today we tell about threats to coral reefs and some new discoveries about these ancient, biological structures. (MUSIC) BOB DOUGHT

VOA慢速英语2010年-Health Report - Study Finds No Reason

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A miscarriage is the natural loss of a pregnancy before the twentieth week. This happens to as many as twenty percent of known pregnancies. Experts say many pregnancies end before a woman even knows she

VOA慢速英语2010年-EXPLORATIONS - From Bhangra to Reggae,

STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And Im Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we travel around the world listening to the music from six creative and exciting albums. Some artists are well known, while others

VOA慢速英语2010年-Education Report - Obama Signs Spendin

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. President Obama signed legislation Tuesday to provide twenty-six billion dollars to the states for education and healthcare. The measure includes ten billion dollars for education and sixteen billion

VOA慢速英语2010年-Economics Report - The Rise and Fall o

Mark Hurd got credit for building Hewlett-Packard into the world's largest technology company. H-P is the top seller of personal computers and printers. It had sales last year of almost one hundred fifteen billion dollars. Mr. Hurd became chief execu

VOA慢速英语2010年-American Mosaic - A Forest of Art That

DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to American Mosaic in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im Doug Johnson. Today we celebrate our thirteen-hundredth show on Friday the thirteenth with music from the band Arcade Fire, and a story about a huge shopping center in Minnes

VOA慢速英语2010年-Education Report - Muslim College Open

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Zaytuna College is a new four-year college in Berkeley, California. Zaytuna is seeking to become the first accredited Muslim college in the United States. The name comes from the Arabic word for olive

VOA慢速英语2010年-EXPLORATIONS - Visiting the Met

STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And Im Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we travel to New York City to visit one of the most famous museums in the world. The Metropolitan Museum of Art collection covers f