People in America - Aaron Copland, 1900-1990: He Taught Americans About Themselves Through Music STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And Im Barbara Klein with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Aaron Copland, one of...
Words and Their Stories: Great Scott 词汇典故：感叹词 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。 Every language has its ways of expressing strong emotions -- surprise, shock,...
AMERICAN STORIES - Short Story: 'One Thousand Dollars' by O. Henry FAITH LAPIDUS: Now, the VOA Special English program, AMERICAN STORIES. (MUSIC) Our story today is called One Thousand Dollars. It was written by O. Henry. Here is Steve Ember with the...
IN THE NEWS - Questions for Britain After the Riots This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. (SOUND) This week, Britain faced its worst riots since the nineteen eighties. The unrest began in London and spread to other cities, including Manchester,...
AMERICAN MOSAIC - Smithsonian Exhibit Celebrates Rescue of Chilean Miners (MUSIC) DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week on our show, we have music from a new album by the Swedish electron...
Economics Report - Debt, Recession Worries Bring Volatility to World Markets 经济报道 - 债务和衰退担忧给全球市场带来震荡 This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 A rollerco...
THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: How the Berlin Airlift Got Off the Ground STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. Im Steve Ember. (MUSIC) The Second World War ended with the surrender of Japa...
Education Report - How Much Should a Teacher's Job Depend on Test Scores? This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Students in Washington, DC, will return to classrooms this month to begin a new school year. But at least five percent of thei...
EXPLORATIONS - Three Books That Explore the Human Brain SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Im Shirley Griffith. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we discuss three books that tell about ways the human brain works. One book...
Health Report - Wising Up About Wisdom Teeth This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Wisdom teeth are normally the last teeth to appear. This usually happens when people are in their late teen years or early twenties -- in other words, when th...
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Heat May Be Natures Deadliest Killer FAITH LAPIDUS: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im Faith Lapidus. BOB DOUGHTY: And I'm Bob Doughty. This week, we tell about health problems linked to extreme heat. We tel...
Agriculture Report - Hot in the Garden: Too Much Sun Can Harm Vegetables 农业报道 - 过多日照会对植物造成损害 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报道。 Last week we discussed h...
THIS IS AMERICA - Fathers Who Cook; Food Trucks Roll Across America FRITZI BODENHEIMER: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Fritzi Bodenheimer. MARIO RITTER: And Im Mario Ritter. This week on our program, we hear about fathers who c...
Technology Report - Bigger Ships, So a Bigger Panama Canal This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. The Panama Canal opened almost one hundred years ago. More than one million ships have passed through the waterway since nineteen fourteen....
People in America - Helen Keller, 1880-1968: She Became the Most Famous Disabled Person in the World RAY FREEMAN: I'm Ray Freeman. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And I'm Shirley Griffith with People in America - a program in Special English by the Voice of Americ...
