Education Report - A Push to Get More Indonesians to Study in US This is the VOA Special English Education Report. The Obama administration wants to double the number of Indonesians studying in the United States. More than fifty American universities...
EXPLORATIONS - Six Building Designers Who Are Redefining Modern Architecture STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And Im Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about six building designers widely considered...
Health Report - A New Reason for Why the Deaf May Have Trouble Reading This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Deaf people may have no trouble communicating English words through American Sign Language, or ASL. But studies of ASL users show th...
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Sports Doping: From the Laboratory to the Playing Field FAITH LAPIDUS: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Im Faith Lapidus. BOB DOUGHTY: And I'm Bob Doughty. Today, we tell about sports doping the use of drugs o...
Agriculture Report - Grow It Yourself: Turning Bulbs Into Beautiful Blooms This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报道。 Bulbs are underground plant stems. They provide food for a shoot. Some bul...
THIS IS AMERICA - Another World, Underground: Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico BOB DOUGHTY: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. BARBARA KLEIN: And I'm Barbara Klein. This week on our program, we explore a U...
Technology Report - Test of Big Space Rocket Set for Late 2012 This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. An American space company says a powerful new rocket should be ready for a test launch by the end of next year. The company is Space Exp...
PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Robert Frost, 1874-1963: Celebrating National Poetry Month with One of Americas Most Famous Poets STEVE EMBER: I'm Steve Ember. FAITH LAPIDUS: And I'm Faith Lapidus with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today, we begin th...
Words and Their Stories: Fish Expressions 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。 (MUSIC) Americans use many expressions about fish and fishing. For example, if something so...
AMERICAN STORIES - Short Story: The Open Boat by Stephen Crane (Part 1) BARBARA KLEIN: Now, the VOA Special English program AMERICAN STORIES. (MUSIC) Our story today is called The Open Boat. It was written by Stephen Crane and is based on what really...
IN THE NEWS - 150 Years Later, US Still Debate Issues That Fueled Civil War This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This Tuesday is the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of the opening shots of the American Civil War. On April twelfth, eighteen si...
AMERICAN MOSAIC - Japanese Art Show in New York Has Special Meaning After Natural Disaster DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week on our program: new music from two indie-rock bands ... A...
Economics Report - Obama Enters 2012 Race on Good Jobs News This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 Most of the news in Washington this week was about the budget talks to prevent a shutdown o...
THE MAKING OF A NATION - American History: Roosevelt Aims for Economic Security With 'Second New Deal' DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in VOA Special English. Franklin Roosevelt's first three months as president was o...
Education Report - A School Newspaper Links Sioux Indian Teens to Their Community This is the VOA Special English Education Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语教育报道。 The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in the American state of South Dako...