THIS IS AMERICA - Delaying Marriage: Instead of 'I Do,' More Americans Say 'Let's Wait' FAITH LAPIDUS: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus. BOB DOUGHTY: And I'm Bob Doughty. This week on our program, we talk about cou...
Technology Report - Is NASAs James Webb Space Telescope a Time Machine? This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. If you could build a time machine, what would it look like? Maybe, it should look like a telescope. American scientists are bui...
IN THE NEWS - Obama, in Mideast Speech, Supports Palestinian Demand This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. President Obama discussed the political unrest in the Middle East and North Africa in a speech Thursday in Washington. BARACK OBAMA: We su...
AMERICAN MOSAIC - Bicycling Brothers Search America for Community Spirit DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. On our program this week, we play new music from Moby And we answer questions about ge...
Economics Report - Who Should Be the Next Chief of the IMF? This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. The International Monetary Fund will need to find a new leader. Dominique Strauss-Kahn has resigned as managing director. Mr. Strauss-Kahn i...
THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor Pulls US Into War STEVE EMBER: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. Im Steve Ember. (MUSIC) History is usually a process of slow change....
Education Report - US Schools Under Pressure to Deal With Sexual Violence This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Federal officials in the United States are telling schools that they need to do a better job of preventing sexual violence and...
EXPLORATIONS - Nam June Paik Made Video Into a Modern Art Form SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Im Shirley Griffith. MARIO RITTER: And Im Mario Ritter with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Nam June Paik is widely considered one of the first video artists. Today...
Health Report - How Early Treatment Can Limit the Spread of HIV This is the VOA Special English Health Report. For people infected with HIV, the earlier they start treatment, the better -- and better not just for them. A new study shows that early tr...
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Efforts to Stop Polio Continue FAITH LAPIDUS: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus. BOB DOUGHTY: And I'm Bob Doughty. On our program this week, we tell about efforts to defeat the disease polio....
Agriculture Report - Study Links Climate Change to Changes in Crop Yields This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A new study says climate change has reduced the world's wheat and maize production. The study says rice and soybean yields h...
THIS IS AMERICA - Getting Into the Guinness Book of World Records CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Christopher Cruise. BARBARA KLEIN: And I'm Barbara Klein. This week on our program, we talk about getting into...
Technology Report - Scientists Develop Smartphone App for Eye Exams This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. More than two hundred eighty million people around the world have vision problems or are blind. The World Health Organization says...
People in America - Alan Shepard, 1923-1998: The First American to Fly in Space SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: I'm Shirley Griffith. STEVE EMBER: And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program People in America. Each week we tell about someone important...
Words and Their Stories: Brass Tacks 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。 Our expression today is getting down to brass tacks. It means to get serious about something, to...
