GoingDigital:California'sTextbookProject
ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishEducationReport.CaliforniahasanewprogramcalledtheDigitalTextbookInitiative.ARNOLDSCHWARZENEGGER:"Startingthisfallwithhighschoolmathandscience,wewillbethefirststateinthenation--thefirststateinthenation--toprovideschoolswithastate-approvedlistofdigitaltextbooks."ThatwasGovernorArnoldSchwarzeneggerinJune,talkin...[
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jail[aprisonforthosewaitingtobetriedforacrimeorforthoseservingsentencesforcrimesthatarenotserious]
Hewassentencedtotendaysinjail.jewel[avaluablestone,suchasadiamondoremerald]
Shekeepshervaluablejewelsatthebank.job[theworkthatonedoestoearnmoney]
JeanhasanewjobatanInternetcompany.join[(1)toputtogetherorcometogether;(2)tobecomepartoforamemberof]
Icanjointhetwobrokenpart...[
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DoctorsAreAdvisedonTreatingaHoarseVoice
ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishHealthReport.Ifusingyourvoiceisdifficult,thenyouknowwhatdysphoniais.Themorecommonnameforthisdisorderishoarseness.Expertssayaboutoneinthreepeoplewillbecomehoarseatsomepointintheirlives.IntheUnitedStatesalone,anestimatedtwentymillionareaffectedatanygiventime.
Infections,smokingandusingyourvoicetoomuch,toolo...[
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MoreExpressionsThatAreOldandTrue
Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogramWORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.Todayweexplainmoreproverbs.Aproverbisashort,well-knownsayingthatexpressesacommontruthorbelief.Proverbsarepopulararoundtheworld.Manyproverbsgiveadviceabouthowtolive.Someproverbsarehundredsofyearsold,buttheyarestillusedtoday.Forexample,mysonisjustlikehisfatherinmanyways.Weoftensaythetwoofthem...[
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Beyond'Law&Order':TheUSJurySystem
VOICEONE:WelcometoTHISISAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.I'mSteveEmber.VOICETWO:
Anartist'sdrawingshowsa
lawyergivinghisclosing
argumentstothejuryduringa
federalcourtcasein
Washingtonin2007
AndI'mBarbaraKlein.Thisweekonourprogram,wetakealookatthejurysystemintheUnitedStates.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:AlistenerinUlaanbaatar,Mongoli...[
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Guide.TheAmericanAccentGuidehas8
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ThebookandCDsareavaiableatAmazon.com.
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TheAmericanAccentGuide(2ndEdition)
Note2:Pleasedonotcopyordownloadtheaudiofilesto
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HearttoHeart:SomeHeartfeltExpressions
Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogramWORDSANDTHEIRSTORIES.Eachweek,thisprogramexplainsthemanymeaningsofEnglishexpressions.Today’sexpressionsincludeaveryimportantword–heart.
Wewilltrytogettotheheartofthemattertobetterunderstandthemostimportantthingsaboutwordsandtheirstories.Sotakeheart.Havenofearaboutlearningnewexpressions.Besides,popularEngl...[
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LookingBackattheLifeofEdwardKennedy
ThisisINTHENEWSinVOASpecialEnglish.Thisweek,Americanssaidgoodbyetothelastsonofoneofthenation'smostpoliticallyinfluentialfamilies.SenatorEdwardKennedydiedTuesdayofbraincancer.Hewasseventy-seven.
Avisitorwritesinamemorial
bookattheJohnF.Kennedy
PresidentialLibraryinBoston
SenatorKennedy--oftenknownasTedorTeddy--wastheyoungestoffo...[
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I[thepersonspeaking]
Iamgladtomeetyou.ice[frozenwater]
Wouldyoulikemoreiceinyourdrink?idea[(1)athoughtorpictureinthemind;(2)abelief]
Helikedyourideasfortheparty.(1)
Hisideasaboutreligionareverystrange.(2)identify[torecognizesomeoneorsomethingandtosaywhoorwhattheyare]
Canyouidentifythemanyousawwiththevictim?if[(1)oncondition;(2)providedthat]
Iwillgoonlyifyougo...[
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hair[thefinematerialthatgrowsfromtheskin,especiallyfromthehead]
Shehaslongbrownhair.half[oneoftwoequalpartsofsomething]
Shehadsomesoupandhalfasandwichforlunch.halt[(1)tocausetocometoastop;(2)tostop]
Hehaltedthegroupofmarchingmen.(1)
Themarchingmenhalted.(2)hang[(1)toplacesomethingsothehighestpartissupportedandthelowerpartisnot;(2)tokillbyhanging]
Pleasehangyourco...[
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