如果我们仅仅把VOA慢速新闻当作一个泛听材料，而不去学习其中的经典语法，可以说是十分可惜的。金利编著的《VOA慢速英语随身听(附光盘听力语法双突破)》将新闻中的长难句在每节后列出，对其中的重要语法现象进行详细解析，让读者可以双管齐下，在练习听力的同时还能学习语法知识，夯实英语基础，可谓一举两得。

序言

前言

Unit 1 Life Style 生活方式

 1 Weddings Are a Billion Dollar Business in America

 婚礼在美国是单大生意

 2 Valentine's Day: a History of the Day of Love

 情人节：关于爱情，关于历史

 3 With Physical Activity, No Need to Be an Olympian

 只要运动起来，没必要做奥运选手

 4 America Loves Blue Jeans

 美国大爱牛仔裤

 5 Winning Big Fun at County Fairs

 在乡村集市上玩得开心

 6 For Some, Religion Is Part of the College Experience

 对有些人来说，宗教是大学生活的一部分

 7 Volunteer Programs Offer Seniors a Way to Spend Their Time Helping Others

 志愿者项目给了老年人帮助他人的机会

 8 Meet Some HardWorking Helping Hands

 邂逅吃苦耐劳、乐于助人的人

 9 For Smokers, Never Too Late to Quit

 戒烟永远不迟

 10 Little Kids Making a Big Difference through Community Service

 通过做社区服务小孩子也可以做大事

 11 Disabilities in America

 美国的残疾人

 12 Program Provides Food, Farming Education to Urban Poor

 为城市贫民提供食物和农业教育的计划

 13 Hospice Helps Patients Live Their Final Days

 善终服务帮助临危病人度过他们结尾的日子

Unit 2 Economy & Finance 经济财政

 1 H&M Plans to Raise Pay for Clothing Workers

 H&M公司计划为服装工人加薪

 2 Corruption in Asia Slows Economic Growth

 亚洲腐败问题减缓经济增长

 3 Immigrants Help to Drive Growth in New York

 移民推动纽约经济发展

 4 Connecting Employers with Job Seekers

 连接招聘者与求职者的纽带

 5 Somalia Seeks to Rebuild Economy, Promote Peace

 索马里力求重建经济，促进和平

 6 African Union Pushing for More Intercontinental Trade

 非盟大力推动更多洲际贸易

 7 FAO and OECE Predict Rising Demand for Food from China

 粮农和经合组织预计对中国食品的需求会增长

 8 US Donates Millions to Help Ease Zimbabwe Food Shortages

 美国捐赠数百万美元缓解津巴布韦食品短缺问题

 9 EU Agrees to 1.3 Trillion Budget

 欧盟达成1.3万亿预算协议

 10 Campaigners Are Calling for the World's Richest Countries to End Tax Havens

 示威者呼吁全球超级富有国家终结避税港政策

 11 Job Opportunities and Unemployment in South Africa

 南非的就业机会和失业问题

 12 Conflict Presses Syrian Economy

 冲突压制叙利亚经济

 13 Pressure in Europe Builds for Banking Reform

 欧洲银行业改革压力与日俱增

Unit 3 Science Technology 科技

 1 The Computer Programming Language that Changed the World

 改变世界的计算机编程语言

 2 Legal Aspects of 3D Printing

 3D打印的法律考量

 3 New iPhone App Improves the Chance of Survival

 提高生存机会的iPhone新应用

 4 A Cool Way to Keep Food from Spoiling

 食物保鲜的“酷”方法

 5 Cars that Talk to Each Other Could Prevent Most Accidents

 汽车交互通信技术可防交通事故

 6 New Generation of Laptops Spell Trouble for PCs

 新一代笔记本电脑给个人电脑带来麻烦

 7 A Kitchen that Talks? This One Teaches French

 会讲话的厨房教法语

 8 Light Bulbs from Plastic Bottles, Water and Bleach

 水、漂白剂和塑料瓶制成的水灯泡

 9 Taking Medicine, with a Microchip under the Skin

 通过皮下植入芯片服药

 10 New Research Hopes to Speed Development of HIV Vaccine

 新研究有望加快HIV疫苗开发

 11 Drones: Not Just for the Military Anymore

 无人机不再局限于军事领域

 12 UN Investigator Calls for Ban on LARs

 联合国调查员呼吁对自发性杀人机器人实行禁令

 13 Flying Car Moves Closer to Reality

 飞行汽车离现实更近了一步

Unit 4 Education 教育

 1 Comparing American and Chinese Parents

 中美家长对比

 2 Touring Colleges, without Ever Leaving Home

 足不出户游览高校

 3 Law Schools in the United States Focuses more on Practical Work

 美国的法律学校更注重实践工作

 4 70YearOld Lives the College Experience

 70岁老人体验大学生活

 5 Getting a Free Education, in Huge Online Classes

 从海量网上课堂获取免费教育

 6 Debating the Best Way to Learn a Language

 关于学习语言超好方法的争议

 7 How Much Should a Teacher's Job Depend on Test Scores?

 教师的工作在多大程度上受考试分数的影响？

 8 Lecture or Interactive Teaching?

 填鸭式授课还是互动式教学？

 9 US Lawmakers Debate Education Issues

 美国立法者讨论教育问题

 10 Kenya's Pledge to Provide Every FirstYear Student with a Laptop

 肯尼亚为一年级新生提供电脑

 11 The NeverEnding Controversy over SameSex Education

 永远受争议的同性学校

 12 Taliban Victim Calls for Children's Education Rights

 塔利班受害者呼吁儿童的受教育权

 13 Rebuilding Higher Education in South Sudan

 重建南苏丹高等教育体系

Unit 5 Health 健康

 1 What Is the Relationship between Age and Happiness?

 年龄和幸福的联系

 2 Are You Hardcore Enough for CrossFit?

 混合健身，你够强悍吗？

 3 Need a Doctor? Turn on Your Electronic Device

 需要医生？打开你的电子设备吧

 4 Millions Die Every Year from Air Pollution

 每年数百万人死于空气污染

 5 Do Long Periods in Space Affect the Body and Mind?

 长期在太空中影响人的身心吗？

 6 Cigarettes Cause More Health Problems than Just Lung Cancer

 吸烟导致的健康问题不仅是肺癌

 7 Breast Cancer Drug Fights Infection in HIV/AIDS Patients

 乳腺癌药物可抗艾滋病毒感染

 8 New Material Can Protect Older Adults

 新材料防老年人骨折

 9 Mental Training Helped Elderly Stay Sharp for Years

 心智训练助老年人长保敏捷

 10 Life Expectancy Gap Widens between Women in Rich and Poor Countries

 贫富国家女性平均寿命差距扩大

 11 Prolonged Exposure Therapy Helps Sexually Abused Adolescent Girls

 延长暴露疗法可帮助受性侵的少女

 12 World Health Organization Urges Countries to Vaccinate Children

 世卫组织督促各国为儿童接种疫苗

 13 World's “Largest Reservoir” of Polio Virus

 全球脊髓灰质炎病毒主要来源地

Unit 6 Cultures & Arts 文化艺术

 1 You Can See This Art for Free on City Streets around the World

 在世界各国城市街头免费欣赏艺术

 2 Music Stars Share Their Trade with Kids at Grammy Camp

 歌星在格莱美夏令营与孩子们分享职业经验

 3 Somewhere a Language Dies Every Two Weeks

 每两周就有一种语言消失

 4 Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of To Kill a Mockingbird

 纪念《杀死一只知更鸟》50周年

 5 Exploring the Art and History of Printmaking

 探索版画印刷术的历史

 6 From Clay to Art: a Short History of Ceramic Artistry

 从黏土到艺术：陶瓷艺术简史

 7 Music Would Not Be the Same without the Guitar

 没有吉他音乐将会不同

 8 Exploring Textile Arts through History and around the World

 透过时间和空间探索纺织艺术

 9 A New Public Art Project Is Bringing Color and Life

 一场新艺术展带来活力和生气

 10 Exploring the Art of Glass through History and around the World

 透过时间和空间探索玻璃艺术

 11 Folklife Festival Takes Visitors to the Ancient Country of Wales

 民间艺术节带领游客来到古老的威尔士王国

 12 Prisons as Art Studios

 囚室也能成画室

 13 Culturally Diverse Dolls from Two New York Toymakers

 纽约玩具商推出体现文化多样性的玩具

Unit 7 Agriculture 农业

 1 FDA Says Some Antibiotics in Livestock Will Be Limited

 美国食品药物管理局将限制家畜用抗生素

 2 Senegal and Sea Shepherd Unite to Fight Illegal Fishing

 塞内加尔和海洋守护者协会联合打击非法捕鱼

 3 Millions of People in Sudan Facing Food Insecurity

 数百万苏丹人面临粮食短缺

 4 Vietnamese Consumers Shop for "Safe" Vegetables Online

 越南消费者网购安全蔬菜

 5 FAO Conference to Focus on African Food Security

 粮农组织会议关注非洲粮食安全

 6 Agricultural Crisis Looms in CAR

 粮食危机逼近中非共和国

 7 Diseases of Cassava Wreak Havoc in Africa

 木薯疾病在非洲肆虐

 8 Irrigation Brings Malaria along with Water

 灌溉用水带来疟疾

 9 Social Media Helps Farmers Avoid Food Waste

 社交媒体帮助农民避免食物浪费

 10 DRC Farmers Facing Theft Switch to Less Edible Crops

 受盗窃烦扰的刚果农民转而种植不易食用的农作物

 11 Opium Poppy Growing Has Increased in Afghanistan

 阿富汗鸦片种植量增加

 12 Kenya Farmers Call on Britain to Reverse Khat Ban

 肯尼亚农民呼吁英国取消阿拉伯茶禁令

 13 Life Not So Sweet for Nigerian Sugar Farmers

 尼日利亚糖农生活并不甜

Unit 8 World News 世界新闻

 1 Working to Fight Climate Change

 致力于应对气候变化

 2 Asian Domestic Workers Fight Abuses

 亚洲籍家庭佣人反虐待

 3 Russia to Limit Snowden's Speech

 俄罗斯限制斯诺登发言

 4 A Tragedy in Norway Raises Questions for Europe

 挪威悲剧引发欧洲诸多问题

 5 Palestinians Cheer UN General Assembly Vote

 巴勒斯坦庆祝成为联合国观察员国

 6 Europe and the Debt Crisis in Greece

 欧洲与希腊债务危机

 7 Obama Defends US Foreign Policy

 奥巴马捍卫美国外交政策

 8 Rebels Shoot Down Ukrainian Helicopters

 反政府武装击落乌克兰直升机

 9 Yanukovych Denies Ouster

 亚努科维奇否认被驱逐

 10 Extreme Cold Freezes Much of United States

 严寒冰封美国大部分地区

 11 Iran Nuclear Agreement Called a Good First Step

 伊朗核问题谈判迈出成功的一步

 12 Group Reports on US Intelligence Gathering

 特殊小组报告美国情报收集情况

 13 Comment Could Settle Syria Crisis or Make It Worse

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