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By Lawan Davis Broadcast: September 7, 2003 (THEME) People in America, a program in Special English on the Voice of America. Today, Steve Ember and Rich Kleinfeldt tell about scientist Rachel Carson.

Katharine Graham

By Rochelle Gollust Broadcast: August 10, 2003 (THEME) VOICE ONE: I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I'm Doug Johnson with the VOA Special English program, PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today we tell about Kat

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Broadcast: August 3, 2003 (THEME) VOICE ONE: I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program People in America. Today we tell about a man known as Johnny Applese

Cesar Chavez

by Robert Brumfield Broadcast: July 27, 2003 (THEME) VOICE ONE: I'm Nicole Nichols. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Program, People in America. Today we tell about one of t

Sam Houston, Part. 1

By George Grow Broadcast: July 6, 2003 (THEME) VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Phoebe Zimmermann with the VOA Special English program, People in America. Today, we tell the story of Sam

Edwin Hubble

By Marilyn Christiano Broadcast: December 23, 2003 (THEME) ANNOUNCER: EXPLORATIONS -- a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (MUSIC) Today, Richard Rael and Tony Riggs tell the story of

Chief Joseph, Part 1

By Barbara Dash Broacast: December 22, 2003 (THEME) ANNOUNCER: People in America -- a program in Special English by the Voice of America. Every week at this time, we tell the story of a man or a woman

VOA慢速英语2014 AS IT IS 2014-01-23 New Holy Book in Use in Sierra Leone 塞拉利昂使用新圣经

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Language Study: Babies Learn Better with Others

A new study has found that young babies learning languages through video materials do better with other babies around than they do alone. The study confirms earlier studies that found a childs learning can be greatly improved when it happens together

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介绍: Word Root: Inter internet /??nt?rnet/ n. 互联网 international /??nt?r?n??n?l/ adj. 国际的 interview /??nt?rvju?/ n. 面试 interrupt /??nt??r?pt/ v. 打断 interact /??nt?r??kt/ v. 互动

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英语俚语天天说 第204期:双11来了你应该知道"包邮"英文怎么讲!

介绍: rip off 宰人; 坑人 The price is a rip off, so I never buy anything from that shop. 那的价格很坑，所以我从来不在那家店买东西。 coupon 优惠券 You can collect points from the soda bottles and use them to get discount

英语俚语天天说 第190期:英语里不止微微一笑

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What Is Attorney-Client Privilege?

President Donald Trump tweeted a message one day after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) took action against his lawyer. Trump tweeted, Attorney-client privilege is dead. The statement came a day after the FBI raided the New York office and h

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One-Third of College Students Worldwide Attend Private Schools Private colleges and universities are growing in popularity around the world. One-third of all higher education students worldwide take classes at such schools. That finding is from a stu

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France Uses Fines to Fight Sexual Harassment The government of France announced new measures against sexual wrongdoing Wednesday, including fines for sexual harassment. It also extended the time limit for rape accusations. President Emmanuel Macron h

VOA慢速英语2018--全美多地游行抗议枪支暴力

US Students Lead Massive Protests to Demand Gun Control People gathered in cities across America on Saturday for massive student-led protests to demand stronger gun control measures. Hundreds of thousands took part in large March for Our Lives protes

Turkey Targets More Suspected Followers of Gulen

Turkey detained more suspected followers of clergyman Fethullah Gulen on Friday, police and media reported. Turkish officials accuse Gulen of directing a plot aimed at overthrowing the government in July 2016. The overthrow attempt failed. Gulen has

What’s More and More Not In A Name? Gender Identity

What do you think these names have in common? Royal. Charlie. Salem. Skyler. Justice. Oakley. Well, in the United States, all of these names are considered fitting for girls and boys. They are considered gender-neutral. And modern American parents ap

VOA慢速英语2018--'Paul Bunyan,' An American Folk Tale

Today we tell a traditional American story called a tall tale. A tall tale is a story about a person who is larger than life. The descriptions in the story are exaggerated much greater than in real life. This makes the story funny. Long ago, the peop