IN THE NEWS - 20 Years After the Soviet Union, Renewed Calls for Political Reform This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. December marks twenty years since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Mikhail Gorbachev was the last Soviet leader. His reform...
Economics Report - Economic News in 2011 经济报道 - 2011年全球经济要闻回顾 This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 This week, we look back on a few of the big economic stories of...
AMERICAN MOSAIC - Critics' Picks for Best Books and Movies of the Year DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im Doug Johnson. Today on our show: the best books and movies from two thousand eleven. Plus, we play some...
Education Report - Rural Medical School Competes With City Life 教育报道 - 美国农村地区医生缺乏,医学院校出招应对 This is the VOA Special English Education Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语教育报道。 Many rural are...
THE MAKING OF A NATION - Little Known Democrat Defeats President Gerald Ford in 1976 Election STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in VOA Special English. Im Steve Ember. This week in our series, we look back at the pres...
Health Report - Laying the Roots for Healthy Teeth in Young Children 健康报道 - 健康护齿从儿童做起 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语健康报道。 Bad teeth can be painful -- and worse. The...
Explorations - How Freud Changed What People Thought About the Mind DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to Explorations in VOA Special English. I'm Doug Johnson. The movie A Dangerous Method is showing in theaters across the United States and in other countries. T...
Agriculture Report - High Food Prices, Revolutions, and the Future 农业报道 - 高粮价的影响及未来 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报道。 Food prices are down from their record...
AMERICAN STORIES - Short Story: 'Angelina's Dress' JUNE SIMMS: And now, for the season of Christmas, we present Angelina's Dress, written for VOA Special English. Here is Doug Johnson with our story. DOUG JOHNSON: It was dinner time at the Wilsons' h...
Technology Report - Electronics Among Most Popular Gifts This Year 科技报道 - 电子产品继续位居今年最受欢迎礼物名单首位 This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语科技报道。 Electro...
THIS IS AMERICA - Social Scientists Rethink City Living SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Shirley Griffith. STEVE EMBER: And I'm Steve Ember. This week on our program, we tell you why an economist has written a...
Education Report - Education Group Gives $170 Million to 7 Countries 教育报道 - 全球教育合作组织向7个国家提供1.7亿美元资助 This is the VOA Special English Education Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语教育报道。 A thr...
THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: Ford Leads Nation After Nixon Resigns STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION -- American history in VOA Special English. Im Steve Ember. This week in our series, we tell the story of the thirty-eight...
Health Report - Progress in Fighting Snakebite Deaths 健康报道 - 治疗毒蛇咬伤取得新进展 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语健康报道。 Researchers are finding new ways to save snakebite...
EXPLORATIONS - Picking Apart the Timeless Appeal of 'The Nutcracker' DOUG JOHNSON: I'm Doug Johnson. FAITH LAPIDUS: And I'm Faith Lapidus with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we enter a world of Christmas magic, snowflakes, sweets and suga...