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Today's topic is active voice versus passive voice. Here's Brian from Iowa: It drives me crazy when people write in passive voice. How can I teach people how to tell the difference between passive and active voice and stay away from passive voice? Th

VOA标准英语2011--Treatments Proven Effective in Studies,

Treatments Proven Effective in Studies, Work in Real Life Too Evidence-based medicine means just what it says - treatments that have been shown in scientific studies to work. But studies are one thing - do these treatments work as well in real-world

VOA慢速英语2013 Muslim Brotherhood Ready for More Active Role in Jordan

Muslim Brotherhood Ready for More Active Role in Jordan From VOA Learning English, this is IN THE NEWS in Special English. The Muslim Brotherhood is one of the largest Islamic groups in the Arab world. For years, the Brotherhood has been banned in a

英语语法：92 Subjunctive Verbs

[Note: I originally covered this topic September 16, 2006. The transcript you see now on the page is a new version that was updated March 5, 2009. Some of the reader comments at the bottom relate to the earlier version.] Grammar Girl here. Today's to

英文笑话：The Plural Form of "Child" “孩子”的复数形式

Teacher: What is the plural of Man, Tom? Tom: Men. Teacher: Good. And the plural of child? Tom: Twins. 老师：汤姆，男人这个词的复数形式是什么？ 汤姆：男人们。 老师：答得好。那孩子的复数形式呢？ 汤姆：双胞胎。

礼貌的形成 The Form of Manner

礼貌的形成 The Form of Manner When we talk to other people, we will be pleased to chat with them if they are nice to us. On the contrary, if the person is rude and impolite, we will not want to listen to them. Manner matters so much in the commu

英文特辑精选：《Form》—Devics

Form - Devics form and you like what you are but they don't so you form with the hope to be the best you can be in a world with nothing it's all lies and so am i and no one listens form now your awake and the nightmare goes on time it's the gun that

英文摇滚歌曲：Scar Symmetry - Deviate From The Form

I transcend my earthly form Through some questions never asked before Question the need to be a machine That responds automatically Some words will trigger certain acts Just one of the commandments we have learnt Some acts will trigger certain states

VOA慢速英语2012--Economics Report - Greece Struggles to Form Government, Unsure about Reform

Economics Report - Greece Struggles to Form Government, Unsure about Reform 经济报道 - 希腊进入第三轮组阁尝试 改革前途未卜 This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 The Oly

VOA标准英语2012--World Health Day Focuses On 'Active Aging'

World Health Day Focuses On 'Active Aging' Shelby Harris just celebrated his 111th birthday. His secret? I try to live the right kind of life, he said. I try to live the truth, I love everybody and I want everybody to love me. Some experts say a posi

VOA标准英语2011--Brief Singular Life Inspires Creative Activists

Brief Singular Life Inspires Creative Activists Artist, activist and photojournalist Dan Eldon lived a short, yet full, life expressing himself through photos, drawings and journals. He died almost two decades ago, at age 22, covering a story he beli

VOA标准英语2011--New Ebola Vaccine Proves Effective in Mice

New Ebola Vaccine Proves Effective in Mice U.S. scientists have developed a new vaccine against the deadly ebola virus which has the potential to remain potent after years of storage. Ebola is one of the deadliest viruses known. It kills about nine o

VOA标准英语2011--Helper Serum Boosts Effectiveness of Flu

Helper Serum Boosts Effectiveness of Flu Vaccine Vaccines against swine and avian flu can be made more effective by the addition of a helper serum known as an adjuvant. The finding from a new study could let vaccine makers stretch supplies and possib

SCIENCE REPORT - Seasonal Affective Disorder

SCIENCE REPORT – January 3, 2002: Seasonal Affective Disorder By George Grow This is the VOA Special English SCIENCE REPORT. Some people feel sad or depressed during the winter months in northern ar

2006年VOA标准英语-Aggressive Breast Cancer Found More Often in Bl

By Barry Unger Washington, DC 09 June 2006 watch Cancer report A pair of studies has discovered a connection between younger black women and a more aggressive form of breast cancer. The disease is affecting black women in both Africa and the United

Effectiveness of Four-Drug TB Treatment Confirmed

One of the biggest challenges in fighting tuberculosis comes from new drug-resistant(抗药性的) strains of the disease. And one of the main reason those strains have developed is that TB patients often don't take their standard, 14-pill, course of

Low form keeps Beckham out of Olympic team

LONDON, July 2 (Xinhua) -- British sport sensation David Beckham was not given the chance to play for his home team in the upcoming London Olympic Games because of low form. British Olympic football coach Stuart Pearce Monday told reporters at a news

Activist helps US HIV law change

Activist helps US HIV law change UK activist has spoken about his role in pushing the US government to overturn a law which bans people with HIV from visiting the country. Paul Thorn, 38, an expert on HIV and TB, was stopped from speaking at the Pac

Pato cautious about form after injury

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Corinthians striker Alexandre Pato admits he is still a long way off rediscovering the form that made him one of the world's most sought-after strikers. The 23-year-old scored his third goal in seven matches for th

CCTV9英语新闻：12,000-year-old artform championed by modern artist

Among Zambia's cultural treasures is rock art dating back 12,000 years. But authorities are failing to protect it from vandalism, theft, illegal rock quarrying, and even graffiti. One local artist, though, inspired by the artform, is doing what he ca