VOA慢速英语20061225a

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Right now, the top story in AIDS research involves newly announced findings about adult male circumcision. Two studies in Africa found that circumci

SSS 2009-12-29

Could there be a substance that both gives us the munchies and can help combat obesity? There may indeed be, according to research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The Monell Center in Pennsylvania partnered with Kyus

AP 2011-08-27

1. Parts of North Carolina all the way up to Massachusetts have been rattled by an earthquake. The 5.9-magnitude quake was centered in Virginia and has caused minor damage and some injuries. 2. Hundreds of Libyan rebels have stormed one of Muammar Ga

SSS 2011-01-27

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? Generations of American children have been told, Eat your broccoli! And for decades, researchers have known that broccoli and related vegetables like cauliflower and water

SSS 2012-03-28

This is Scientific Americans 60 Second Science, I am Cynthia Graber, this will just take a minute. Compounds found in the herb thyme have antibiotic properties. Now scientists have demonstrated that thyme might have a future role in fighting acne. A

SSS 2012-01-03

Ever wondered why mosquito eat some people up but leave others relatively unscathed. a new study find this prefential treament due to smells produced by the microscopic critters that cover our bodies. the reaserch is in the journal public library sci

SSS 2010-10-25

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Take a deep breath. Taste anything? Actually, your lungs may, because scientists have discovered that the same receptors that exist on the tongue to tast

新西兰英语 765 Aluminium Smelter

The aluminium smelter at Tiwai Point near Invercargill opened in 1971. It had a contract to buy cheap electricity, generated by hydro-electricity from Lake Manapouri which is not far away. Now in 2013, 13% of all electricity generated in New Zealand,

SSS 2009-11-11

This book stinks! is really a bad review. But even a classic work can start to smell when it gets old enough. Now chemists have developed a technique that identifies what kind of degradation process an old book or historical document is going through

SSS 2010-10-06

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science, Im Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? The 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to the University of Delawares Richard Heck, Purdues Ei-ichi Negishi and Hokkaido Universitys Akira Suzuki for their work in develop

SSS 2011-03-08

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Wine can help keep conversation flowing at a dinner party. And now it looks like that wine may aid in materials science as well. Japanese researchers dis

英语单词大师：Compounding

AA: I'm Avi Arditti. Rosanne Skirble is away, but joining me from Los Angeles is English teacher Lida Baker to explain our topic on Wordmaster this week. It's a feature of the language called compounding. LIDA BAKER: Compounding is when we take two w

购物英语对话-Buying a Pan(1)

A: I am looking for a pan. B: No problem. What size would you like? A: A big one would be nice. B: How about this one? It's our biggest16 in diameter. A: Oh, yes. I like that one. But it's too heavy. B: Okay, try this one. It's made of aluminum. A: O

购物英语对话-Buying a Pan(4)

A: Can you help me find a pan? B: Are you looking for a small, medium, or large pan? A: I want a big pan. B: Does this one look big enough? A: Yes, it's the right size, but it weighs too much. B: Well, what do you think of the aluminum pan? A: It's l

“爱疯7”成新自拍神器

Selfies could soon be even sharper, if claims about Apple's next iPhone are confirmed. 若关于下一代iPhone的推测属实，自拍体验或许会更加炫酷。 Experts analysed the recent test version of iOS 9 released by the firm - and founds

卖空者再次瞄准香港中概股

Two fresh attacks by short sellers on Hong Kong-listed stocks are testing the citys efforts to limit companies ability to halt their shares from trading without answering allegations. 卖空者对香港上市股票发起的两起最新袭击，正在考

英语单词大师：A Blackbird

AA: I'm Avi Arditti. Rosanne Skirble is away, but joining me from Los Angeles is English teacher Lida Baker to explain our topic on Wordmaster this week. It's a feature of the language called compounding. LIDA BAKER: Compounding is when we take two w

英语面试时要让面试官相信你能胜任

进行英语面试时，面试官会问到，你为什么觉得你胜任这项工作。那么你的回答就要让面试官相信你能把这份工作做好。本文列出了一些常见的问题和回答，仅供参考。 I (Interviewer 面试者) A

莎士比亚十四行诗全集:第76篇

Why is my verse so barren of new pride, 为什么我的诗缺乏点晴之笔， So far from variation or quick change? 行文沉闷呆板，千篇一律？ Why with the time do I not glance aside 为什么我的诗不顺应时尚， To new-found meth

经济学人:几内亚人的火星生活(1)

In the small village of Lasanayah, Mamadou Kalissa looks out over his ancestral home. 在Lasanayah的一个小村庄里，马马杜卡利萨朝着自己的老家看去。 Last year it was farmland but now bauxite mining has turned it into a Martian l