Agriculture Report - Surviving a Drought: A Farmer's Old-Fashioned Lessons This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. In recent days the remains of what had been Hurricane Isaac moved into the American Midwest. The storm brought rain to some...
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Learning First Aid: What to Do Until Medical Help Arrives CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Christopher Cruise. Today, Bob Doughty and Pat Bodnar provide a short guide to first aid. (MUS...
Agriculture Report - US Farmers Struggle With Drought This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A drought across much of the United States is forcing farmers to make difficult decisions. Damage to corn and soybeans is already severe in the...
THIS IS AMERICA - Nell Freudenberger on Her Book 'The Newlyweds'; Pioneer Music From the 'Little House' Series SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Shirley Griffith. CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: And I'm Christopher Cruise....
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,...
Technology Report - A Japanese Court Sides With Samsung Against Apple This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. Samsung Electronics has won the latest case in its continuing battle with the American owned computer company Apple over property...
Technology Report - New Research Hopes to Speed Development of HIV Vaccine This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. A team of scientists in the United States has created a new type of mouse that has an immune system similar to that of human...
IN THE NEWS - Romney Says He Will 'Restore the Promise of America' 新闻报道 - 罗姆尼表示将重塑美国希望 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。 MITT ROMNEY: Mr. Chairman, delegates,...
AMERICAN STORIES - Doctor Heideggers Experiment by Nathaniel Hawthorne MARIO RITTER: Now, the VOA Special English program, AMERICAN STORIES. (MUSIC) We present the short story Doctor Heidegger's Experiment by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Here is Barbara Klei...
AMERICAN MOSAIC - Remembering Astronaut Neil Armstrong JUNE SIMMS: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English! Im June Simms. This week, we hear about a new book on natural soundscapes and the man who recorded them. We also tell about singer K...
Economics Report - US Postal Service Wants Congress to Make Changes to Its Business Model This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. This month, the United States Postal Service reported a loss of over five billion dollars from April to June....
Education Report - Using Art to Make Summer School More Interesting This is the VOA Special English Education Report. June, July and August are vacation months for most American school children. But some young students pay a high price for that long...
THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: Life After 9/11 STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. This week in our series, we look at America after the events of September eleventh, tw...
Economics Report - US-China Trade: Calls for Reform This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Last week, we told about a recent talk in Washington on trade ties between the United States and China. Former Secretary of the Treasury Henry Pauls...
Education Report - More Universities Offer Free Online Courses This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Earlier this year, we reported on the growth of massive open online courses, or MOOCs. These higher education courses are mostly free and...
