VOA——Voice Of America美國之音。是世界知名的新聞廣播機構(gòu)之一。它的新聞節(jié)目長期為全球英語學(xué)習(xí)者所推崇。VOA新聞節(jié)目按照語速分為：SpeciaI English慢速英語和Standard English標準英語兩種。本套叢書匯聚、最新VOA新聞素材，涉及政治、經(jīng)濟、文化等方方面面。幫助讀者朋友全面提高聽力技能和整體語言水平。選材時代感強，知識點撥實用，練習(xí)設(shè)置精巧。
第一部分 VOA 慢速英語 VOA Special English.................001 第一章 政要新聞 VOA 1 全球政要與領(lǐng)袖深刻緬懷曼德拉 Remembering Nelson Mandela Around the World .............002 VOA 2 繼續(xù)關(guān)注醫(yī)療保健網(wǎng)站 Focus on Health Care Website ............................................007 VOA 3 美國政府結(jié)束停擺并提高債務(wù)限額 Deal Reopens Government, Extends Debt Limit ................011 VOA 4 “好奇號”登陸火星一周年 Mars Rover Marks First Year on Red Planet .......................016 VOA 5 伊朗核協(xié)議將帶來新關(guān)切 Iran Nuclear Pact Sets New Dynamics in Motion ...............020 聽力點睛 怎樣聽記VOA中的數(shù)字 ..............................................025 第二章 經(jīng)濟熱點 VOA 1 奧巴馬政府提出的聯(lián)邦預(yù)算 Obama Administration Proposes Federal Budget ...............026 VOA 2 世界銀行關(guān)于全球經(jīng)濟做出預(yù)測 World Bank Makes Predictions for Global Economy .........031 VOA 3 投資者擔心美國債務(wù)上限危機 Investors Concerned About US Debt Ceiling Crisis ...........036 VOA 4 歐盟達成1.3萬億美元預(yù)算 EU Agrees to 1.3 Trillion Budget ........................................040 VOA 5 亞洲腐敗拖累經(jīng)濟增長 Corruption in Asia Slows Economic Growth ......................044 聽力點睛 怎樣處理新聞中的專有名詞.......................................048 第三章 科技時尚 VOA 1 智能手機告訴你飲水是否安全 Safe Water? Ask the Smartphone ........................................049 VOA 2 你的電腦正在網(wǎng)絡(luò)犯罪嗎？ Is Your Computer Committing Cybercrimes? .....................053 VOA 3 家庭無線網(wǎng)絡(luò)可以監(jiān)控老人是否跌倒 Home Wireless Network Detects Elderly Tumbles .............057 VOA 4 官方證實航海家1號已在外太空 Voyager 1 Is Officially out There ........................................061 聽力點睛 了解縮略詞...................................................................065 第四章 教育看點 VOA 1 美國幫助促進海地的教育制度 US Help to Boost Haiti’s Education System .......................067 VOA 2 利比里亞大學(xué)招生標準提高 Admission Standards Toughened at University of Liberia ..071 VOA 3 字母不再用來表示成績了 “C” Isn’t Average in All Schools Any More ...................075 VOA 4 多哥學(xué)者拯救語言遺產(chǎn) Togolese Academics Fight for Linguistic Heritage .............079 VOA 5 網(wǎng)上課程可能會徹底改變大學(xué) Online Classes Might Revolutionize Colleges ....................083 聽力點睛 怎樣理解新聞中的代詞...............................................087 第五章 農(nóng)林絮語 VOA 1 糧食價格上漲的擔憂可能緩解 Worries About Rising Food Prices May Ease .....................088 VOA 2 水灌溉帶來瘧疾 Irrigation Brings Malaria Along with Water .......................092 VOA 3 植物殺菌劑或會傷害蜜蜂 Plant Fungicide Might Harm Honeybees ............................096 VOA 4 公共媒體幫助農(nóng)場主避免食物浪費 Social Media Helps Farmers Avoid Food Waste .................100 VOA 5 種植紅辣椒 Growing Chili Peppers ........................................................104 聽力點睛 重視新聞導(dǎo)語的核心作用...........................................108 第六章 能源環(huán)境 VOA 1 密西西比河水位下降威脅航運 The Mississippi River Level Drop Threats the Navigation Industry ................................................................................109 VOA 2 為食物保護水 Securing Water for Food .....................................................113 VOA 3 熱浪期的協(xié)同作用導(dǎo)致城市酷熱 Heat Waves Make Cities Swelter Synergistically ...............117 VOA 4 東帝汶的海洋生態(tài)保護區(qū) Conservation in Timor-Leste ...............................................121 VOA 5 中美氣候合作 U.S.-China Climate Partnership ..........................................125 聽力點睛 擴大詞匯量...................................................................130 第七章 醫(yī)藥健康 VOA 1 喝太多汽水的孩子更容易有攻擊性 Children Who Drink Lots of Soft Drinks More Likely to Be Aggressive ...........................................................................131 VOA 2 世界無煙日世界衛(wèi)生組織呼吁禁止煙草廣告 WHO: Urge Ban on Tobacco Advertising, Promotion, Sponsorship .........................................................................135 VOA 3 雙語可能減緩多種癡呆的發(fā)作 Bilingualism May Delay Different Kinds of Dementia ......139 VOA 4 防止HIV傳染給嬰兒 Prevent HIV Transmission to Infants ..................................143 VOA 5 研究表明流感疫苗能預(yù)防心臟病 Study: Flu Vaccine Could Prevent Heart Attack .................147 聽力點睛 注意處理精聽與泛聽的關(guān)系.......................................151 第八章 體育娛樂 VOA 1 波蘭組合演奏“Four-by-Four” Polish Ensemble Conducts "Four-by-Four" Orchestra ........152 VOA 2 未來主義電影《極樂空間》針砭時弊 Futuristic Movie “Elysium” Underscores Today’s Ills ...156 VOA 3 感恩節(jié) Thanksgiving .......................................................................160 VOA 4 為頭部健康減少青少年橄欖球訓(xùn)練撞擊 Limit Youth Football Practice Hits for Brain Health...........164 VOA 5 秋季之歌 Songs about autumn ............................................................168 聽力點睛 合理安排各種節(jié)目的收聽順序...................................172 第二部分 VOA 標準英語 VOA Standard English............173 第一章 政要新聞 VOA 1 關(guān)注聯(lián)邦政府關(guān)閉可能性 Focus on Potential Federal Shutdown .................................174 VOA 2 促進非洲可持續(xù)發(fā)展 Promoting Sustainable Growth in Africa ............................179 VOA 3 馬里的安全局勢不容樂觀 Mali Security Situation Remains Fragile ............................183 VOA 4 中東的和平進程 Middle East Peace Process ..................................................187 VOA 5 數(shù)以萬計的南非人民深切悼念曼德拉 South Africa Prepares for Enormous Crowds at Mandela Memorial .............................................................................191 聽力點睛 聽力訓(xùn)練應(yīng)培養(yǎng)的能力...............................................195 第二章 經(jīng)濟熱點 VOA 1 IMF：亞太新興經(jīng)濟體增長前景減弱 IMF Says Growth Prospects Weaken in Emerging Asia-Pacific Economies ...........................................................................196 VOA 2 美國強勢的就業(yè)率增長將失業(yè)率削減至5年來最低 Strong US Job Growth Cuts Unemployment to 5-Year Low .............................................................................................200 VOA 3 美債危機臨頭全球市場憂心 US Debt Crisis Worries World Markets ..............................204 VOA 4 資源整合對亞洲的繁榮至關(guān)重要 Integration Crucial To Central Asian Prosperity .................208 VOA 5 歐盟各國就1.3萬億的預(yù)算達成共識 EU Agrees to 1.3 Trillion Budgets ......................................213 聽力點睛 聽力速度的培養(yǎng)...........................................................217 第三章 科技時尚 VOA 1 耀星突然發(fā)狂 Flare Star Goes Wild in Minutes .........................................218 VOA 2 南非變廢為沼氣 South Africa Uses Biogas to Turn Waste into Power ..........222 VOA 3 物種滅絕不再是永恒的 Extinction May Not Be Forever ..........................................226 VOA 4 鯨魚用交織的彎須攝取食物 Whale Baleen Bends and Weaves to Snag Food .................230 聽力點睛 注意單詞的發(fā)音現(xiàn)象...................................................234 第四章 教育看點 VOA 1 文化意象影響第二語言使用 Cultural Images Affect Second Language Usage ................235 VOA 2 三歲的孩子懂得很多 Three-year-olds Know Better ..............................................239 VOA 3 正念可改善考試成績 Mindfulness May Improve Test Scores ...............................243 VOA 4 社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)旨在加快科學(xué)進程 A Social Network Aims to Speed Up Progress in Science ..247 VOA 5 美國法學(xué)院更注重實踐經(jīng)驗 Law Schools in the United States Focus more on Practical Work ....................................................................................251 聽力點睛 應(yīng)試英語聽力三步驟...................................................254 第五章 農(nóng)林絮語 VOA 1 美國農(nóng)業(yè)部的國外農(nóng)業(yè)服務(wù)正在與饑餓戰(zhàn)斗 USDA’s Foreign Agriculture Service Fighting Hunger ......255 VOA 2 美國農(nóng)業(yè)部同意變更肉類標簽設(shè)計 USDA Agreed to Change the Design of Meat Labels .........259 VOA 3 采摘下來的農(nóng)作物化合物有助于保持峰谷值 Picked Produce Compounds Keep Up Ebb and Peak .........263 VOA 4 美國農(nóng)業(yè)生產(chǎn)方式的改變 The Changing Landscape of U.S. Farm Production ............267 VOA 5 嚴格進行雜草控制 Getting a Firm Grip on Weed Control .................................271 聽力點睛 提高聽、說能力...........................................................275 第六章 能源環(huán)境 VOA 1 氣候變化與臺風(fēng)海燕 Climate Change Linked to Typhoon Haiyan .......................276 VOA 2 海底垃圾：塑料包裝袋 Plastic Bags Litter Seafloor .................................................280 VOA 3 企鵝物種可能成為氣候“贏家” Penguin Species Could Be Climate Winner ........................284 VOA 4 天然氣推廣及環(huán)保條例的出臺重傷美國煤炭產(chǎn)業(yè) Natural Gas, Environmental Regulations Hurt US Coal Regions ................................................................................288 VOA 5 氣候正逐漸變糟 Climate Change Getting Worse by the Minute ....................292 聽力點睛 影響聽力的因素...........................................................296 第七章 醫(yī)藥健康 VOA 1 腦力鍛煉對任何年齡都有好處 Brain Exercise Benefits at any Age .....................................297 VOA 2 有益腸道菌落能置有害菌于死地 Good Gut Bacteria May Keep Bad at Bay ..........................301 VOA 3 葉酸能預(yù)防兒童自閉癥嗎？ Can Folic Acid Prevent Childhood Autism? .......................305 VOA 4 早餐對節(jié)食者最重要 Breakfast Is the Most Important Meal for Dieters ..............309 VOA 5 聯(lián)合用藥能治愈部分丙肝患者 Combining Drugs Cures Some with Hepatitis C.................313 聽力點睛 注意起連接作用的詞...................................................317 第八章 體育娛樂 VOA 1 拯救生命的足球精神 Spirit of Soccer Saves Lives ................................................318 VOA 2 反興奮劑機構(gòu)采取更嚴格的規(guī)則 Anti-Doping Authorities Adopt Stricter Rules ....................322 VOA 3 “了不起的蓋茨比” “The Great Gatsby”.........................................................326 VOA 4 汽車影院在美國仍然吸引大批觀眾 Drive-in Movies in US Still Draw Crowds .........................330 VOA 5 孩子們觀看感恩節(jié)游行花車 Children Ogle at Floats for Thanksgiving Day Parade .......333 聽力點睛 提高英語聽力的6個方法.............................................338 第三部分 VOA英語新聞常用詞匯1500............................341
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