Words and Their Stories: Baseball Terms Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Baseball is Americas national sport. So it is not unusual that many popular expressions come from baseball. But first, let me explain a little about...
AMERICAN MOSAIC - Corn Maze Craze; Skydive and SpaceX; Songs From Above Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. Im June Simms. On our show this week, we tell about sky divers and space flight. We also play some sky and space songs. But fir...
Education Report - United Nations Report Urges Putting Education to Work From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report in Special English. A new United Nations report says over two hundred million young people in developing countries have n...
THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: Southern Colonies Develop on Farming Economy STEVE EMBER: From VOA Learning English, this is THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in Special English. Im Steve Ember. This week in our series, we finish the...
Health Report - Rare Fungal Meningitis Outbreak in United States From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report in Special English. Health officials in the United States are attempting to contact patients who recently received steroid injection...
EXPLORATIONS - Jimmy Doolittle: a Pilot and Leader EXPLORATIONS, a program in Special English on the Voice of America. Today Shirley Griffith and Frank Oliver tell about a famous World War Two pilot, Jimmy Doolittle. He was a scientist, an airplane e...
AGRICULTURE REPORT - Demand for Wheat Growing in Sub-Saharan Africa 农业报道 - 撒哈拉以南非洲地区小麦需求猛涨 From VOA Learning English, this is the AGRICULTURE REPORT in Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报道...
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Was Jesus Married? This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im Mario Ritter. And Im Faith Lapidus. Today, we tell about a debate over words written on an ancient piece of papyrus. The wording suggests that some early...
TECHNOLOGY REPORT - Huawei and ZTE Deny Claims That They Present a Security Threat to the United States 科技报道 - 华为和中兴否认对美国国家安全造成威胁 From VOA Learning English, this is the TECHNOLOGY REPORT in Special English....
Words and Their Stories: Fall Guy 词汇典故:替罪羊 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节目。 Every week at this time, the Voice of America tells about popular words an...
IN THE NEWS - Arrests in the Shooting of a Pakistani Schoolgirl 新闻报道 - 巴基斯坦逮捕女学生枪击案嫌犯 From VOA Learning English, this is IN THE NEWS in Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语的新闻报道。 Pakistani...
Economics Report - Conflict Presses Syrian Economy This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Eighteen months of conflict in Syria have hurt the countrys economy. But in the capital, Damascus, a certain level of normalcy exists. Prices are hig...
AMERICANMOSAIC-China'sMoYanWinsNobelinLiterature;RomaCultureinNewYork;American Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. Im June Simms. On our show this week, we play some music nominated for American Music Awards. We also take a look at Rom...
THIS IS AMERICA - Musical Legend Chuck Berry Still Reeling and Rocking on Stage at 86 Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Faith Lapidus. This week on our program -- the music of Chuck Berry. The man often called the father of rock a...
EXPLORATIONS - William Shakespeare: Star of Stage and Screen Welcome to EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today, we complete our story about the English writer William Shakespeare. Last week, we talked about Shakespeare's life, his plays and poems...