VOA慢速英语2011--American History: The Election of 1968

THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: The Election of 1968 STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. Im Steve Ember. Nineteen sixty-eight was a presidential election year in the United States. It was

VOA慢速英语2011--Study Links Smoking to Millions of TB Deaths

Health Report - Study Links Smoking to Millions of TB Deaths 健康报道 - 一项研究称吸烟和肺结核病死亡有直接联系 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语健康报道。 The World Health Org

VOA慢速英语2010年-Health Report - Study Ties Some Pestic

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A.D.H.D. is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Government estimates say three to seven percent of school-age children in the United States have it. Adults can also have it. People with A.D.H.D. ha

VOA慢速英语2010年-Development Report - Small Drug Pouch

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Researchers say they have found a way to extend the storage life of a drug used to treat H.I.V. Their work could give infected mothers in the developing world a new way to prevent the spread of the

VOA慢速英语2010年-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - UN Report Critic

BOB DOUGHTY: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Im Bob Doughty. FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus. Today, we will tell about a United Nations warning about Earths natural environments. We will have information about infections link

VOA慢速英语2010年-EXPLORATIONS - Amelia Earhart: The Fir

MARY TILLOTSON: This is Mary Tillotson. STEVE EMBER: And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today, we tell about Amelia Earhart. She was one of Americas first female pilots. (MUSIC) MARY TILLOTSON: Amelia Earhart w

VOA慢速英语2010年-Agriculture Report - A Cotton Plant Ki

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. In two thousand eight, scientists reported on a study of cotton grown in six provinces in northern China. The study involved bollworms, a major threat to cotton farmers. It also involved Bt cotton,

VOA慢速英语2010年-PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Lena Horne, 1917-2

BARBARA KLEIN: Im Barbara Klein. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we remember the singer and actress Lena Horne. She helped break racial barriers by changing the way black women were represented in

VOA慢速英语2010年-THIS IS AMERICA - 'The Fantasticks' at

SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Shirley Griffith. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember. This week on our program, we tell about a musical play that is fifty years old this month. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: The Fantasticks fi

VOA慢速英语2010年-IN THE NEWS - Oil Spill Spreads Fears

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Five years ago this August, Hurricane Katrina struck. Now, American states along the Gulf of Mexico are fearing a different kind of environmental disaster. Oil is flowing from a damaged well one thousand fi

VOA慢速英语2010-People in America - Ida Tarbell, 1857-194

BOB DOUGHTY: People in America, a program in Special English on the Voice of America. Every week we tell about a person who was important in the history of the United States. Today Shirley Griffith and Ray Freeman tell about reporter Ida Minerva Tarb

VOA慢速英语2010-Development Report - World Bank Sees Prog

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The World Bank says most developing countries have made important progress toward the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals. Last week the international lender released its yearly World Devel

VOA慢速英语2010-IN THE NEWS - Height, Hooks: The Passing

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. In recent days, Americans have lost two civil rights leaders of the twentieth century, Dorothy Height and Benjamin Hooks. Dorothy Height died Tuesday at the age of ninety-eight. She witnessed more civil rig

VOA慢速英语2010-THIS IS AMERICA - Mailing a Letter to Cal

BOB DOUGHTY: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. BARBARA KLEIN: And I'm Barbara Klein. This week on our program, we tell you about the Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas. We explain its place in the history of

VOA慢速英语2010-AMERICAN MOSAIC - Sade Returns to Battle

DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im Doug Johnson. This week on our program, we have music from the new album by Sade. And we read some of your comments. But first, we have a report on the business of entreprene

VOA慢速英语2010-Economics Report - Adding Up the Costs of

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Air traffic over much of Europe came to a halt for six days because of the huge cloud of ash from a volcano in Iceland. Now the economic costs are still being counted as airlines try to get everyone t

American History: A Long Conservative Period Ends With

BOB DOUGHTY: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty with Steve Ember. This week in our series, we continue the story of the administration of Herbert Hoover. And we talk about the election of ninete

VOA慢速英语2011--Learning How to Make Soap

STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. While washing your hands have you ever wondered what materials are in a bar of soap and why it cleans? Today we answer that question with a vis

Ashoka Supports Social Entrepreneurs Around the World

FAITH LAPIDUS: Im Faith Lapidus. CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: And Im Christopher Cruise with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about an organization called Ashoka. It supports people who create new ways to solve social problems. (MUSIC) FAITH

Nuclear Crisis in Japan Raises Worries About Radiation Risks

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The crisis at the damaged Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Station in northern Japan has raised worries about radiation risks. We spoke Tuesday with Jonathan Links, an expert in radiation health sciences