VOA慢速英语2011--Obama Enters 2012 Race on Good Jobs News

Economics Report - Obama Enters 2012 Race on Good Jobs News This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 Most of the news in Washington this week was about the budget talks to prevent a shutdown o

VOA慢速英语2011--American History: Roosevelt Aims for Eco

THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: Roosevelt Aims for Economic Security With 'Second New Deal' DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. Franklin Roosevelt's first three months as president was o

VOA慢速英语2011--A School Newspaper Links Sioux Indian Te

Education Report - A School Newspaper Links Sioux Indian Teens to Their Community This is the VOA Special English Education Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语教育报道。 The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in the American state of South Dako

VOA慢速英语2011--Japanese Art Show in New York Has Specia

AMERICAN MOSAIC - Japanese Art Show in New York Has Special Meaning After Natural Disaster DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week on our program: new music from two indie-rock bands ... A

Real Life ‘Glee’ Chorus in Virginia Voted America’s Fav

DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week on our program, we play music from an album released this week by the two sisters who sing together as Mary Mary. We also answer a question from Colo

Brain-Computer Interfaces Could Mean More Freedom for the Di

Brain-Computer Interfaces Could Mean More Freedom for the Disabled This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. Since the nineteen seventies, scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computers. Brain-computer interface, or

VOA慢速英语2011--Exploring the Long and Short of Hair Los

Exploring the Long and Short of Hair Loss BARBARA KLEIN: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Im Barbara Klein. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember. Today we talk about hair. We will tell what hair is, how it grows, and some of the main re

Why Hands-Free Faucets May Be a Risk to Some Hospital Patien

Why Hands-Free Faucets May Be a Risk to Some Hospital Patients This is the VOA Special English Health Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语健康报道。 Automatic faucets use an electronic sensor to start and stop the flow of water when people

VOA慢速英语2011--The Evolution of Spacesuits

EXPLORATIONS - The Evolution of Spacesuits STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And Im Shirley Griffith with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we tell about the special clothes astronauts wear that protect them while they

VOA慢速英语2011--Fight Over Spending Is Just Beginning in

IN THE NEWS - Fight Over Spending Is Just Beginning in Washington This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. A week ago, the United States government was preparing to suspend some of its operations for lack of a budget. But late last Friday, negotia

VOA慢速英语2011--Next Step After Carbon: Knowing Your Nit

Next Step After Carbon: Knowing Your Nitrogen Footprint This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报道。 A carbon footprint is the amount of carbon dioxide pollution that we produce as a result of o

VOA慢速英语2011--Words and Their Stories: Fish Expression

Words and Their Stories: Fish Expressions Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. 现在是美国之音慢速英语词汇典故节目。 (MUSIC) Americans use many expressions about fish and fishing. For example, if something so

VOA慢速英语2011--Grow It Yourself: Turning Bulbs Into Bea

Agriculture Report - Grow It Yourself: Turning Bulbs Into Beautiful Blooms This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报道。 Bulbs are underground plant stems. They provide food for a shoot. Some bul

VOA慢速英语2011--Beauties in the Garden: Growing Ornament

Agriculture Report - Beauties in the Garden: Growing Ornamental Trees and Bushes This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报道。 Trees and plants are called ornamentals if their main job is to add

Elizabeth Taylor, 1932-2011: She Was Considered One of the M

Elizabeth Taylor, 1932-2011: She Was Considered One of the Most Beautiful Women of Her Time BARBARA KLEIN: Im Barbara Klein. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about the film star Elizabeth Ta

VOA慢速英语2011--Remembering the Gulf Oil Spill, One Year

IN THE NEWS - Remembering the Gulf Oil Spill, One Year Later This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。 Last year on April twentieth the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig exploded in flames in the Gu

VOA慢速英语2011--How an Allowance Helps Children Learn Ab

Economics Report - How an Allowance Helps Children Learn About Money This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Many children first learn the value of money by receiving an allowance. The purpose is to let children learn from experience at an

VOA慢速英语2011--Culturally Diverse Dolls from Two New Yo

AMERICAN MOSAIC - Culturally Diverse Dolls from Two New York Toymakers DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week, on our program we play new music by hip-hop artist Wiz Khalifa We answer a qu

Take Me Out to the Ball Game for Some Hits of the Musical So

BARBARA KLEIN: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. Baseball is a sport that began in the eastern United States in the eighteen hundreds. It became known as the national pastime, a game that millions of people continu

VOA慢速英语2011--Sports Doping: From the Laboratory to th

SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Sports Doping: From the Laboratory to the Playing Field FAITH LAPIDUS: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Im Faith Lapidus. BOB DOUGHTY: And I'm Bob Doughty. Today, we tell about sports doping the use of drugs o