Archive for May, 2010
Working to Improve the Condition of Everglades National Park
VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I’m Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I’m Doug Johnson. This week, we tell about Everglades National Park in the American state of Florida. We also tell about an effort to improve the condition of this important natural treasure. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: When many [...]
Words and Their Stories: Pulling a Fast One
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. (MUSIC) Today I will tell about expressions using numbers. Let us start with the number one. Numbers can be tricky. On the one hand, they are simply numbers. On the other hand, they have meanings. I for one use these expressions a lot. Many people [...]
More US Parents Think Beyond Most Popular Names for Babies
VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I’m Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: Traditional baby names are not as popular as they used to be And I’m Shirley Griffith. This week on our program, we talk about baby names in America. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Every year, more than four million babies are [...]
