EXPLORATIONS - NASAs Aquarius Satellite Will Help Scientists Learn About Salt Levels in the Sea STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. DOUG JOHNSON: And Im Doug Johnson with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about an American space agency proj...
Health Report - Health Problems Slow Gains in US Life Spans This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Americans spend more on health care than most other people. Yet a new study shows that life expectancy in the United States is falling behind o...
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Mother Bears May Be More Bark Than Bite FAITH LAPIDUS: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im Faith Lapidus. BOB DOUGHTY: And Im Bob Doughty. This week, we tell about the robot collection at the world famous Smi...
Agriculture Report - Groups Press for US Ban on Antibiotics in Healthy Animals This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Antibiotics are used to cure bacterial infections. But about fifty years ago, farmers started to give small amounts of...
THIS IS AMERICA - A Crowd of Superheroes at the Movie Theater STEVE EMBER:Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And I'm Shirley Griffith. Action, horror, love and laughter -- the summer movie season is...
Technology Report - US Seeks Shadow Internet, Mobile Networks in Repressive Countries This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. The Obama administration is leading an effort to deploy what some people call liberation technology in repressive...
People in America - Ernest Hemingway, 1899-1961: He Was Able to Paint in Words What He Saw and Felt SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: I'm Shirley Griffith. FRANK OLIVER: And I'm Frank Oliver with People in America, a Special English program about people who were imp...
Words and Their Stories: Expressions Involving the Nose and the Ears Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. A persons nose is important for breathing and smelling. The nose is also used in many popular expressions. Some people...
AMERICAN STORIES - Short Story: The Diamond Lens, Part 1, by Fitz-James O'Brien SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Now, the Special English program, AMERICAN STORIES. (MUSIC) Our story today is called The Diamond Lens. It was written by Fitz-James O'Brien. We will te...
IN THE NEWS - Mavericks, Bruins Are Champs in a Busy Sports Week 新闻报道 - 达拉斯小牛队和波士顿棕熊队分获NBA和NHL总决赛冠军 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道节目。 H...
AMERICAN MOSAIC - Enjoying Outdoor Cooking, Without the Unwanted Visitors DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. On our program this week, we listen to new music by Death Cab for Cutie And answer a...
Economic Report - Apple's Lion Is Latest to Join Download-Only Trend in Software This is the VOA Special English Economic Report. Apple's new version of its desktop operating system for Mac computers is called Mac OS X Lion. Apple says this latest OS...
THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: World War Two Continues with the D-Day Invasion in Normandy STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. (MUSIC) On June fifth, nineteen forty-f...
Education Report - No National Standards: A Strength or Weakness of US Schools This is the VOA Special English Education Report. What American students are expected to learn has long been different from state to state. We talked last week about the t...
Health Report - Child Vaccine Efforts Get Big Boost This is the VOA Special English Health Report. International donors have promised more than four billion dollars to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization. That group, known as the GAVI A...
