听VOA学英语：英语10倍速增长学习法

第一部分 VOA 慢速英语 VOA Special English.................001

第一章 政要新闻

VOA 1 全球政要与领袖深刻缅怀曼德拉

Remembering Nelson Mandela Around the World .............002

VOA 2 继续关注医疗保健网站

Focus on Health Care Website ............................................007

VOA 3 美国政府结束停摆并提高债务限额

Deal Reopens Government, Extends Debt Limit ................011

VOA 4 “好奇号”登陆火星一周年

Mars Rover Marks First Year on Red Planet .......................016

VOA 5 伊朗核协议将带来新关切

Iran Nuclear Pact Sets New Dynamics in Motion ...............020

听力点睛 怎样听记VOA中的数字 ..............................................025

第二章 经济热点

VOA 1 奥巴马政府提出的联邦预算

Obama Administration Proposes Federal Budget ...............026

VOA 2 世界银行关于全球经济做出预测

World Bank Makes Predictions for Global Economy .........031

VOA 3 投资者担心美国债务上限危机

Investors Concerned About US Debt Ceiling Crisis ...........036

VOA 4 欧盟达成1.3万亿美元预算

EU Agrees to 1.3 Trillion Budget ........................................040

VOA 5 亚洲腐败拖累经济增长

Corruption in Asia Slows Economic Growth ......................044

听力点睛 怎样处理新闻中的专有名词.......................................048

第三章 科技时尚

VOA 1 智能手机告诉你饮水是否安全

Safe Water? Ask the Smartphone ........................................049

VOA 2 你的电脑正在网络犯罪吗？

Is Your Computer Committing Cybercrimes? .....................053

VOA 3 家庭无线网络可以监控老人是否跌倒

Home Wireless Network Detects Elderly Tumbles .............057

VOA 4 官方证实航海家1号已在外太空

Voyager 1 Is Officially out There ........................................061

听力点睛 了解缩略词...................................................................065

第四章 教育看点

VOA 1 美国帮助促进海地的教育制度

US Help to Boost Haiti’s Education System .......................067

VOA 2 利比里亚大学招生标准提高

Admission Standards Toughened at University of Liberia ..071

VOA 3 字母不再用来表示成绩了

“C” Isn’t Average in All Schools Any More ...................075

VOA 4 多哥学者拯救语言遗产

Togolese Academics Fight for Linguistic Heritage .............079

VOA 5 网上课程可能会彻底改变大学

Online Classes Might Revolutionize Colleges ....................083

听力点睛 怎样理解新闻中的代词...............................................087

第五章 农林絮语

VOA 1 粮食价格上涨的担忧可能缓解

Worries About Rising Food Prices May Ease .....................088

VOA 2 水灌溉带来疟疾

Irrigation Brings Malaria Along with Water .......................092

VOA 3 植物杀菌剂或会伤害蜜蜂

Plant Fungicide Might Harm Honeybees ............................096

VOA 4 公共媒体帮助农场主避免食物浪费

Social Media Helps Farmers Avoid Food Waste .................100

VOA 5 种植红辣椒

Growing Chili Peppers ........................................................104

听力点睛 重视新闻导语的核心作用...........................................108

第六章 能源环境

VOA 1 密西西比河水位下降威胁航运

The Mississippi River Level Drop Threats the Navigation

Industry ................................................................................109

VOA 2 为食物保护水

Securing Water for Food .....................................................113

VOA 3 热浪期的协同作用导致城市酷热

Heat Waves Make Cities Swelter Synergistically ...............117

VOA 4 东帝汶的海洋生态保护区

Conservation in Timor-Leste ...............................................121

VOA 5 中美气候合作

U.S.-China Climate Partnership ..........................................125

听力点睛 扩大词汇量...................................................................130

第七章 医药健康

VOA 1 喝太多汽水的孩子更容易有攻击性

Children Who Drink Lots of Soft Drinks More Likely to Be

Aggressive ...........................................................................131

VOA 2 世界无烟日世界卫生组织呼吁禁止烟草广告

WHO: Urge Ban on Tobacco Advertising, Promotion,

Sponsorship .........................................................................135

VOA 3 双语可能减缓多种痴呆的发作

Bilingualism May Delay Different Kinds of Dementia ......139

VOA 4 防止HIV传染给婴儿

Prevent HIV Transmission to Infants ..................................143

VOA 5 研究表明流感疫苗能预防心脏病

Study: Flu Vaccine Could Prevent Heart Attack .................147

听力点睛 注意处理精听与泛听的关系.......................................151

第八章 体育娱乐

VOA 1 波兰组合演奏“Four-by-Four”

Polish Ensemble Conducts "Four-by-Four" Orchestra ........152

VOA 2 未来主义电影《极乐空间》针砭时弊

Futuristic Movie “Elysium” Underscores Today’s Ills ...156

VOA 3 感恩节

Thanksgiving .......................................................................160

VOA 4 为头部健康减少青少年橄榄球训练撞击

Limit Youth Football Practice Hits for Brain Health...........164

VOA 5 秋季之歌

Songs about autumn ............................................................168

听力点睛 合理安排各种节目的收听顺序...................................172

第二部分 VOA 标准英语 VOA Standard English............173

第一章 政要新闻

VOA 1 关注联邦政府关闭可能性

Focus on Potential Federal Shutdown .................................174

VOA 2 促进非洲可持续发展

Promoting Sustainable Growth in Africa ............................179

VOA 3 马里的安全局势不容乐观

Mali Security Situation Remains Fragile ............................183

VOA 4 中东的和平进程

Middle East Peace Process ..................................................187

VOA 5 数以万计的南非人民深切悼念曼德拉

South Africa Prepares for Enormous Crowds at Mandela

Memorial .............................................................................191

听力点睛 听力训练应培养的能力...............................................195

第二章 经济热点

VOA 1 IMF：亚太新兴经济体增长前景减弱

IMF Says Growth Prospects Weaken in Emerging Asia-Pacific

Economies ...........................................................................196

VOA 2 美国强势的就业率增长将失业率削减至5年来最低

Strong US Job Growth Cuts Unemployment to 5-Year Low

.............................................................................................200

VOA 3 美债危机临头全球市场忧心

US Debt Crisis Worries World Markets ..............................204

VOA 4 资源整合对亚洲的繁荣至关重要

Integration Crucial To Central Asian Prosperity .................208

VOA 5 欧盟各国就1.3万亿的预算达成共识

EU Agrees to 1.3 Trillion Budgets ......................................213

听力点睛 听力速度的培养...........................................................217

第三章 科技时尚

VOA 1 耀星突然发狂

Flare Star Goes Wild in Minutes .........................................218

VOA 2 南非变废为沼气

South Africa Uses Biogas to Turn Waste into Power ..........222

VOA 3 物种灭绝不再是永恒的

Extinction May Not Be Forever ..........................................226

VOA 4 鲸鱼用交织的弯须摄取食物

Whale Baleen Bends and Weaves to Snag Food .................230

听力点睛 注意单词的发音现象...................................................234

第四章 教育看点

VOA 1 文化意象影响第二语言使用

Cultural Images Affect Second Language Usage ................235

VOA 2 三岁的孩子懂得很多

Three-year-olds Know Better ..............................................239

VOA 3 正念可改善考试成绩

Mindfulness May Improve Test Scores ...............................243

VOA 4 社交网络旨在加快科学进程

A Social Network Aims to Speed Up Progress in Science ..247

VOA 5 美国法学院更注重实践经验

Law Schools in the United States Focus more on Practical

Work ....................................................................................251

听力点睛 应试英语听力三步骤...................................................254

第五章 农林絮语

VOA 1 美国农业部的国外农业服务正在与饥饿战斗

USDA’s Foreign Agriculture Service Fighting Hunger ......255

VOA 2 美国农业部同意变更肉类标签设计

USDA Agreed to Change the Design of Meat Labels .........259

VOA 3 采摘下来的农作物化合物有助于保持峰谷值

Picked Produce Compounds Keep Up Ebb and Peak .........263

VOA 4 美国农业生产方式的改变

The Changing Landscape of U.S. Farm Production ............267

VOA 5 严格进行杂草控制

Getting a Firm Grip on Weed Control .................................271

听力点睛 提高听、说能力...........................................................275

第六章 能源环境

VOA 1 气候变化与台风海燕

Climate Change Linked to Typhoon Haiyan .......................276

VOA 2 海底垃圾：塑料包装袋

Plastic Bags Litter Seafloor .................................................280

VOA 3 企鹅物种可能成为气候“赢家”

Penguin Species Could Be Climate Winner ........................284

VOA 4 天然气推广及环保条例的出台重伤美国煤炭产业

Natural Gas, Environmental Regulations Hurt US Coal

Regions ................................................................................288

VOA 5 气候正逐渐变糟

Climate Change Getting Worse by the Minute ....................292

听力点睛 影响听力的因素...........................................................296

第七章 医药健康

VOA 1 脑力锻炼对任何年龄都有好处

Brain Exercise Benefits at any Age .....................................297

VOA 2 有益肠道菌落能置有害菌于死地

Good Gut Bacteria May Keep Bad at Bay ..........................301

VOA 3 叶酸能预防儿童自闭症吗？

Can Folic Acid Prevent Childhood Autism? .......................305

VOA 4 早餐对节食者最重要

Breakfast Is the Most Important Meal for Dieters ..............309

VOA 5 联合用药能治愈部分丙肝患者

Combining Drugs Cures Some with Hepatitis C.................313

听力点睛 注意起连接作用的词...................................................317

第八章 体育娱乐

VOA 1 拯救生命的足球精神

Spirit of Soccer Saves Lives ................................................318

VOA 2 反兴奋剂机构采取更严格的规则

Anti-Doping Authorities Adopt Stricter Rules ....................322

VOA 3 “了不起的盖茨比”

“The Great Gatsby”.........................................................326

VOA 4 汽车影院在美国仍然吸引大批观众

Drive-in Movies in US Still Draw Crowds .........................330

VOA 5 孩子们观看感恩节游行花车

Children Ogle at Floats for Thanksgiving Day Parade .......333

听力点睛 提高英语听力的6个方法.............................................338

第三部分 VOA英语新闻常用词汇1500............................341