精彩呈现十年世界大事记全球热门事件之全景写照，随心所欲畅听鲜活世界最精彩的听力素材、最实用的听力点拨技巧、最标准的听力音频！

VOA(Voice ofAmerica，美国之音)是美国政府资助的国际广播，以46种语言对外进行无线电和电视广播，是世界上最大的英语新闻广播机构之一。“VOA十年精华选集”系列图书精选21世纪前十年的VOA新闻英语素材，按照慢速初级、慢速中级、常速初级、常速中级分为四册。本册为《VOA十年精华选集(慢速初级)》。慢速英语以美国人最常用的1500个基本单词为主体，语言简短、明晰，以每分钟90个单词的速度进行广播。本书由贾楠编著。

1 时事新闻

Protests Against Big Business Spread in US 2

占领华尔街运动

Oil Spill Spreads Fears Along US Gulf Coast 8

墨西哥湾石油泄漏进逼美国海岸

America Welcomes a New President 13

美国欢迎新总统

Issues After Killings at Virginia Tech Go Beyond Debate Over Gun Laws 19

弗吉尼亚枪击事件

The North Korean Nuclear Development Was a Long-time Coming 24

朝鲜核武器开发预谋已久

Aid for Tsunami Victims 29

印度洋海啸紧急援助

Anti-war Demonstrations 34

反战游行

Palestinian Elections and Arafat 39

民族英雄阿拉法特

Economic Effects of Terrorist Attacks 43

911恐怖袭击重创美国经济

2 经济报道

The Business of Learning Mandarin 48

汉语普通话备受老外追捧

Steve Jobs Step Down with Apple on Top 53

苹果巅峰时刻乔布斯隐退

UAE, Other Nations Target BlackBerry for Access to User Information 58

黑莓通信设备阿联酋遭禁

G-20 Leaders Promise Measures to Fight Global

Recession 63

20 国集团竭力对抗全球经济衰退

Too Big to Fail US Seizes Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac 68

大而不倒：美国政府接管房利美和房地美

What's Up in the Bond Market? 72

债券市场前路在何方？

Warren Buffett Gives Huge Gift to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 77

股神巴菲特厚礼捐赠盖茨基金会

Wal-Mart Tops the Fortune 500 List for the Fourth Year 82

沃尔玛四度蝉联《财富》500强榜首

OPEC and Oil Prices 87

原油价格动荡，欧佩克说了算吗？

3 今日美国

Getting Your Kicks on Route 66 92

66号公路：母亲之路

Census Findings Show Changes in US Population 97

人口普查意义重大

Want to Be a Foreign Exchange Student? First Do Some Homework 102

想做国际交换生的你，准备好了吗？

Reaching for the Ball: NBA Finds More Players and Fans Overseas 108

NBA的国际影响力

With Podcasts, When Students Speak in Class, the

World Can Listen 114

播客技术：让世界聆听我们的声音

4 探索发现

The US Capitol Represents American Democracy (I) 120

国会建筑：美国民主的象征（上）

The US Capitol Represents American Democracy (II) 125

国会建筑：美国民主的象征（下）

Visiting Endangered Places Around the World (I) 129

濒临灭绝之地（上）

Visiting Endangered Places Around the World (II) 133

濒临灭绝之地（下）

5美国万花筒

Soccer in America and Chinatown 140

文化多样：足球与唐人街

Under the Sea with SpongeBob SquarePants 147

童年记忆：与海绵宝宝畅游海底世界

In Virginia, Six Indian Tribes Still Wait for Federal Recognition 152

印第安人今何在？

State Fairs 158

农业博览会

National Women's Hall of Fame 164

美国妇女名人堂

MSU Internship Program 170

MSU实习项目：实现梦想的第一步

6 教育报道

Tragedy at One School, Renewal at Another 178

校园枪击案一波未平一波又起

A School Where Children Learn to Eat Better 183

校园里的营养搭配课程

Muslim College Opens in US with Hopes and Suspicions 190

开办穆斯林学院，希望与疑虑并存

The Business of the GMAT 195

红红火火的GMAT

When Trouble with Math Equals a Learning Disability 200

数学困难等于学习障碍吗？

Excuse Me, Professor, How Much Do You Earn? 204

美国教授到底赚多少钱？

Interns Provide Free Labor, But Internships Are Not Always Free 209

免费实习劳力：参加实习要付费

Foreign Students at U.S. Colleges Have Several Ways to Get Financial Aid 213

美国留学资助多样化

International Children's Digital Library 217

国际儿童数字图书馆

Tour Colleges, Without Ever Leaving Home 222

足不出户，坐地游学

7美国故事

Bartleby 228

抄写员巴特尔比

Feathertop 235

羽毛冠

Here It Comes, There It Goes 241

摆来摆去

8词汇掌故

Hold On 248

Hold种种

Nicknames for New York City 252

纽约绰号“大苹果”

Like a Rolling Stone 256

如同滚石

Dime 260

一角硬币

9 建国史话

Search for Gold Drives Settlers to the West 266

寻找黄金驱动西部定居

A Freeze Hits US-Soviet Relations After World War Two 271

美苏关系冰冻期

Attack on Pearl Harbor Ends American Effort to Avoid War 276

偷袭珍珠港

Immigrants: America's Industrial Growth Depended on Them 281

移民：美国腾飞之源动力

The American Civil War: Lincoln's Gettysburg Address 286

美国内战：林肯的葛底斯堡演讲

Thomas Jefferson: Inaugural Speech 291

托马斯·杰斐逊：就职演说

Victory and Independence 296

自由的胜利

10 美国人物

John Kenneth Galbraith He Influenced Economic Thought for Many Years 302

约翰·肯尼斯·加尔布雷斯：美国经济思想领头人

Rachel Carson, Environmentalist and Author 308

蕾切尔·卡逊：寂静的春天

Philo Farnsworth: The Father of Television 314

电视之父：菲洛·法恩斯沃斯

The Wright Brothers Showed the World How to Fly 319

怀特兄弟让我们飞起来

Katharine Graham: A Powerful Media Leader in America 324

美国报业第一夫人：凯瑟琳·格林厄姆

Elvis Presley 330

摇滚之王：猫王

Walt Disney 335

华特·迪士尼

11 农业报道

Vietnam's Big Year for Coffee, Rice Exports 342

越南：咖啡和大米出口大国

Trying to Improve Food Safety with a Camera 347

高科技监控食品安全

The Danger of Desertification 352

土地沙漠化威胁人类生存

Seed Collection Effort Aims to Safeguard 21% Food Crops 356

植物诺亚方舟扬帆起航

More Organic Foods at Wal-Mart Stores 361

沃尔玛超市有机食品受追捧

U.S. Seeks to Increase Ocean Fish Farming 366

美国积极加强海洋渔业生产

Economic Effects of Mad Cow Disease 371

疯牛病重创全球经济

12 科技与发展报道

Results of UN Food Summit Seen as Disappointing 378

联合国粮食峰会结果令人失望

Zimbabwe's Cholera Epidemic 382

津巴布韦霍乱盛行

Move Away from Rural Life Puts Pressure on Cities Environment 386

城市化引发环境问题

Poor Nutrition in the Developing World 390

发展中国家儿童营养不良现象

Helping Children After the Tsunami 394

海啸过后，救援儿童

UN Treaty Against Organized Crime 398

联合国打击有组织犯罪

International Education Plan 402

国际教育计划

Tobacco in Developing Countries 406

发展中国家的烟草

Internet in Malaysia 410

马来西亚旅游巴士里的互联网

The Legal Battle Between Apple and Samsung 414

三星VS苹果：止战之殇？

Steve Jobs Remembered 419

怀念史蒂夫·乔布斯

13 健康报道

UN Says Family Planning Pays Big for Developing Countries 426

计划生育：发展中国家的福祉

Fukushima Children Tested for Thyroid Cancer Risk 431

福岛启动儿童甲状腺检查项目

Study Links Bedtime Rules to Better Skills in Preschool Children 436

想要孩子健康成长，优质睡眠是关键

United States and Mexico Battle Swine Flu 440

美墨联手对抗猪流感

A New Push for Breastfeeding in Developing Countries 444

推动发展中国家母乳喂养

US Doctor Group Urges Autism Testing for All Babies 448

儿童自闭症宜早发现早治疗

Recognizing Medical Emergencies 452

你应该知道的急救小常识

United Nations Launches Children's AIDS Campaign 456

联合国启动消灭儿童艾滋病倡议规划

SARS in China 460

非典在中国

WTO Drug Agreement 465

世贸药品协议

14 实话实说

Deadly Outbreak of Bird Flu 470

中国爆发H7N9致命禽流感

The Bomb Attacks in Boston 474

波士顿爆炸案

15 科学报道

A New Way to Help Predict Earthquakes 480

预测地震新法

Do You Live in a Happy Country? 484

你生活在幸福的国度吗？

True or False: Kids + Too Much TV = Less Ability to

Learn? 489

看电视有碍儿童学习能力

An Exploration to the Comet 493

探索彗星的奥秘