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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Last Friday, President Bush called for an economic growth package -- a plan to give a quick shot of energy to the slowing American economy. Now, the administration has an agreement with Democratic an

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HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. On our show this week: We listen to some music from Chrisette Michele /P Answer a listener's question about gun control in the United States /P And report about a pop

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ANNOUNCER: People in America, a program in Special English on the Voice of America. (MUSIC) Today, Shep O'Neal and Warren Scheer finish the story of civil right's leader Martin Luther King, Junior. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Martin Luther King was born in A

VOA慢速英语 2008 0101a

Now, a Special English program for the New Year. I'm Faith Lapidus. The New Year is the time for new beginnings. It is also the time to buy a new calendar. Yet it can take a lot of time just to choose the right one. There are lots and lots of choice

VOA慢速英语 2008 0123b

VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. This week, we hear some unusual sounds from space. Scientists created them by taking radio wave observations and turning them into sound waves

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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. News of the American central banks interest rate cut this week was the top story in financial markets around the world. In a surprise announcement Tuesday, the Federal Reserve lowered the federal funds rat

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Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. Im Doug Johnson. Today, Tony Riggs and I continue the story of the United States Constitution. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: In May of seventeen eighty-seven, a group of America's early

VOA慢速英语 2008 0101b

This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. This week our program is about a mystery as old as time. Bob Doughty and Sarah Long tell about the mystery of time. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: A sundial at the state Capitol in Olympia, Wa

VOA慢速英语 2008 1024a

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Watching stocks in Tokyo Credit markets showed signs of some improvement this week. Interest rates for short-term loans between banks fell, in a sign that banks may be more willing to lend. But stock

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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Americans will elect a new president one week from Tuesday. As the campaign enters its final week, some are still undecided. Two polls, from the Associated Press and Investor's Business Daily, showed Barac

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Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. Andrew Jackson Last week in our series, we talked about the election of eighteen twenty-eight. Andrew Jackson defeated President John Quincy Adams, after a campaign in which

VOA慢速英语 2008 1027a

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. An estimated one-third of all people are infected with tuberculosis. Most have latent, or inactive, cases. They do not suffer coughing, increased body temperature or other signs of active TB. A tub

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VOICE ONE: I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Bessie Coleman, the first African American woman pilot. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Bessie Coleman Bessie Coleman was born in Atla

VOA慢速英语 2008 1024b

HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week: We listen to music from Katy Perry Answer a listener question about how parents teach their children about money But first, we look at the television famil

VOA慢速英语 2008 1026a

VOICE ONE: I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today, we tell about Paul Robeson. He was a singer, actor, and civil rights activist. In the nineteen thirties, he was one of the

VOA慢速英语 2008 1027b

VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein. It is autumn in the northern part of the world. So it is time to play some of our favorite songs about this season. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: P

VOA慢速英语 2008 1022b

VOICE ONE: I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Millions of people in the United States like to spend their holidays enjoying nature. They carry everything they will need with them. Today we tel

VOA慢速英语2009年-People in America - Michael Jackson, 1958-

VOICE ONE: Im Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: Michael Jackson during rehearsals for planned shows at Staples Centre in Los Angeles, 23 Jun 2009 And Im Bob Doughty with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about one of the most famous pe

VOA慢速英语2009年-Education Report - Out of Class Early: Col

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. The last time the United States Education Department asked young people how long they took to finish college was in two thousand one. Fifty-seven percent graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in f

VOA慢速英语2009年-Development Report - A Service Group Built

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Amizade volunteers learn about local culture and make friends as they work in communities throughout the world Amizade means friendship in Portuguese. It is also the name of a service organization