You Do the Math Hello and welcome to Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. On this program we explain how to use common expressions in American English. We also explore the origins of these expressions. Where do they come from? Today we

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This is Scientific Americans 60-second Science, Im Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. I still tend to move my fingers almost subconsciously when doing arithmetic. Well, that might be not so strange according to research published in the Ma

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The Salinity of Ocean Waters If the salinity of ocean waters is analyzed, it is found to vary only slightly from place to place. Nevertheless, some of these small changes are important. There are three basic processes that cause a change in oceanic s

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EDUCATION REPORT - After 40 Years, Calculators in School Still Add Up to Debate By Nancy Steinbach / Broadcast: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 16:00:00 UTC This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Can you do the math: What is one hundred times four, divid

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Q: Lately I have struggled to get out of bed despite waking up a decent time to go to my lab (I'm a grad student), the end result being I fall asleep again and end up going in about 11.5 hours later than I really want to. How do I make myself actuall

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New Words 新单词 concrete adj. 具体的 addition n. 加 subtraction n. 减 multiplication n. 乘 division n. 除 frequently adv. 频仍地 withdraw v. 掏出 formula n. 公式,程式 plus prep. 加 minus prep. 减 compound v. 合成 times n. 倍

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