VOA(Voice of America,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(慢速初级)》精选21世纪前十年的新闻英语素材,以慢速英语——词汇量严格限定在美国人最常用的1500个单词内——为对象,从慢速英语原有的十五个栏目,即时事新闻、经济报道、今日美国、探索发现、美国万花筒、教育报道、美国故事、词汇掌故、建国史话、美国人物、农业报道、科技与发展报道、健康报道、实话实说、科学报道选材。每篇文章包括五部分,即新闻背景介绍、英文原文、词汇注释、参考译文和听力技巧点拨。除此之外,根据文章中所讲述的大事件,我们还提供了相关事件的新闻实景图片,使读者能有更加愉悦的学习体验。为方便读者学习,所选文章尽量没有删减,长度与VOA官网的原文基本保持一致,为广大读者提供更完整的听力练习体验。 目录:
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