日期：2009-06-15 ANNOUNCER: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Shirley Griffith. If one album had to explain jazz, a strong candidate would be Kind of Blue by thetrumpetplayer andbandleaderMiles Davis. This week on our program, Steve Ember and Gw... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-15 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Agricultural tourismis when people visit farms for entertainment, education or just to get away from the city. Agritourism is increasingly popular in the United States. It can add to farmers' profi... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-15 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Medical emergencies are not always easy to recognize. Yet any delay in emergency treatment could mean the difference between life and death orpermanent disability. The American College of Emergency Phys... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-15 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Medical emergencies are not always easy to recognize. Yet any delay in emergency treatment could mean the difference between life and death orpermanent disability. The American College of Emergency Phys... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-15 This is the VOA Special English Education Report. And this is the fifth week of our Foreign Student Series about higher education in the United States. Earlier, we talked about the first steps to take if you want to study in America. We also discuss... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-15 This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Congress has voted to ban most financial exchanges that involve gambling on the Internet by people in the United States. The measure threatens to cut the business of several foreign companies. Almost... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-15 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon is expected to become secretary-general of the United Nations on January first. Mister Ban was the winner this week in unofficial voting by the Security Council. H... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-15 VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein. Millions of Americans are taking a long weekend in honor of Labor Day. The holiday is considered the unofficial end of summer. Many peop... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-15 This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Online education is our subject this week as we continue our Foreign Student Series. Our reports are for students around the world who would like to attend a college or university in the United State... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-15 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Scientists are trying to better understandautism. The National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, Maryland, recently announced the start of three major studies of autism. Autistic children experien... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-15 VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Shirley Griffith. Our subject this week is an area of study that interests millions of people --genealogy, researching family history. (MUSIC) VOICE ON... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-15 This is the VOA Special English Education Report. What is the difference between a college and a university? This is the subject of part three in our series for students who want to attend a college or university in the United States. Colleges and u... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-15 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Thai military leaders say their seizure of power Tuesday was necessary to unite a nation divided by months of political tension. 80 percent of Thais in a public opinion study approved of the ouster of Thak... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-15 This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. On Wednesday, the United States Federal Reserve chose to keep its target interest rate unchanged at 5.25 percent. The Federal Open Market Committee said a main reason for its decision was the slowing... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-15 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Trade officials from a number of countries met in Brazil last week to discuss ways to restart world trade talks. The failure of agricultural negotiations led to the suspension of those talks in Jul... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-15 This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Computer-maker Hewlett-Packard announced this week that the chairwoman of its board of directors will resign in January. How Patricia Dunn came to be forced out after less than two years is a complex... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-15 This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The International Campaign to Ban Landmines says mine-clearing efforts made more progress last year than ever before. But the group says it is concerned about future progress because international... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-15 This is the VOA Special English Education Report. This week, in our Foreign Student Series, we discuss the first steps to studying in the United States. Step one is to visit an American educational advising center. There are more than four hundred o... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-15 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Many of the workers who served at the World Trade Center after the September 11 attacks became sick. They breathed a harmful mix of dust, smoke and chemicals in the ruins of the Twin Towers and a third... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-15 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Last week, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced help for American farmers hurt by lack of rain. Mr. Johanns said the total amount of aid is about 780 million dollars. The aid will include l... 阅读全文>>