VOA慢速英语2011-Agriculture Report - New Law in US Aims t

The United States is making the first major changes in its food safety rules since the nineteen thirties. A new law called the Food Safety Modernization Act will govern all foods except meat, poultry and some egg products. It calls for increased gove

VOA慢速英语2011-PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Bob Feller, 1918-2010

STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Bob Feller, one of the best pitchers in the history of American baseball. (MUSIC) CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: I didnt know much. I just reared back and let the

VOA慢速英语2011-Technology Report - All Eyes Were on Tabl

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. Tablet computers were the stars of this year's Consumer Electronics Show. The international gathering in Las Vegas, Nevada, is the world's biggest technology trade show. Companies launched more than

VOA慢速英语2011-Classes Start in March at Internet Traini

A new Internet training center in Togo will give young people in that part of West Africa a chance to improve their job skills. The International Telecommunication Union and the computer-networking company Cisco Systems launched the center. A telecom

VOA慢速英语2011-Dian Fossey, 1932-1985: She Gave Her Life

FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Dian Fossey. She studied the wild mountain gorillas of central Africa. Her work resulted in efforts to save these rare and endangered animals. (MUS

VOA慢速英语2011-Tunisians Mourn Losses in Jasmine Revolut

Tunisia is observing three days of mourning for people killed in the revolution that ousted the president a week ago. As many as one hundred people may have died since the start of the uprising in December. The former president, Zine el-Abidene Ben A

VOA慢速英语2011-Virginia Ages Into a Fine Winemaking Stat

I'm Doug Johnson. This week we play new music by the band Cake And answer a question about New York City But first a visit to Virginia wine country. (MUSIC) Virginias Wineries DOUG JOHNSON: The economic recession has caused many Americans to cut thei

VOA慢速英语2011-Business English Speakers Can Still Be Di

Business is the most popular subject for international students in the United States. At last count, twenty-one percent of foreign students at American colleges and universities were studying business and management. The Institute of International Ed

VOA慢速英语2011-Black Americans Set Out in Search of a Be

BOB DOUGHTY: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. The early years of the twentieth century were a time of movement for many black Americans. Traditionally, most blacks lived in the Southeastern states. But in the

VOA慢速英语2011-Anxious Students Gain on Tests by Writing

Some students get so nervous before a test, they do poorly even if they know the material. Sian Beilock, a psychology professor at the University of Chicago in Illinois, has studied these highly anxious test-takers. SIAN BEILOCK: They start worrying

VOA慢速英语2011-You Can See This Art for Free on City Str

STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember with Explorations in VOA Special English. Today, we travel through city streets all over the world to explore street art, a popular and lively art movement. (MUSIC) BARBARA KLEIN: Street art can be found on buildings,

VOA慢速英语2011-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Are Bone Pieces Fro

CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Im Christopher Cruise. FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus. Today, we will tell about an effort to learn what happened to American pilot Amelia Earhart. We will tell about a grou

VOA慢速英语2011-World Food Prices Expected to Stay High o

Economists across the world are expressing concern about rising food prices. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization recently released its Food Price Index. The list showed that a number of foods cost more than during the world food cris

VOA慢速英语2011-Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Nearing C

FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus. This week on our program, we tell you about a memorial being built in Washington to honor Martin Luther King Junior. He was America's most influential civil rights leader of the twentieth century. (MUSIC: Oh Freed

VOA慢速英语2011-Airport Security Could Go to 'Electronic

Dogs are known for a strong sense of smell. Their noses can be trained to identify different odors. Dogs are often used in search and rescue operations and to sniff for things like drugs and explosives. Some dogs have even been trained to sniff for c

VOA慢速英语2011-WHO Chief Warns of Risk to 'Winning Strea

The World Health Organization says it has reached a limit in its fight against diseases and disasters. Director-General Margaret Chan says the agency is overextended and faces serious funding shortfalls. Dr. Chan says the WHO is no longer operating a

VOA慢速英语2011-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Let It Snow!

FAITH LAPIDUS: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im Faith Lapidus. BOB DOUGHTY: And Im Bob Doughty. Today, we will tell you everything you wanted to know about snow. (MUSIC) FAITH LAPIDUS: Winter has returned to northern parts of t

VOA慢速英语2011-Obama, Boehner and America's Newly Divide

FAITH LAPIDUS: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Faith Lapidus. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember. This week on our program, we look at the new Congress in Washington. (MUSIC) FAITH LAPIDUS: The one hundred twelfth Congress opened l

VOA慢速英语2011-American History: Nation Grows More Conse

Americans experimented with many new customs and social traditions during the nineteen twenties. There were new dances, new kinds of clothes and some of the most imaginative art and writing ever produced in the United States. But in most ways, the ni

VOA慢速英语2011-The World Speaks English for Science, Bus

STEVE EMBER: This is Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And this is Shirley Griffith with the VOA Special English program, EXPLORATIONS. Today we present the second of our two programs about the history of the English Language. (MOVIE) STEVE EMBER: Last