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Boadcast: February 18, 2003 By Mario Ritter This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Food in the United States can include genetically engineered crops. No genetically engineered animals, h

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The concept of obtaining fresh water from icebergs that are towed to populated areas and arid regions of the world was once treated as a joke more appropriate to cartoons than real life. But now it is

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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Melamine is an industrial chemical. So how and why did it get into pet food that caused kidney failure in cats and dogs? And what might be the risk to the human food supply? These are questions tha

考研背诵50篇——44.Obtaining Fresh water from icebergs

The concept of obtaining fresh water from icebergs that are towed to populated areas and arid regions of the world was once treated as a joke more appropriate to cartoons than real life. But now it is being considered quite seriously by many nations,

VOA慢速英语--藻类可能有助于解决世界饥饿

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. Nearly 790 million people around the world do not get enough to eat. Most of them live in developing countries. Many parts of the developing world do not have transportation systems in p

Brazil: Water Is an International Problem

A Brazilian official says water restrictions in Brasilia will end by December, when an expanded supply system will be completed. United Nations officials say Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, is one of a growing number of cities with water shortages.

WHO Warns Terrorists Could Threaten Food Supply

Broadcast: Jan 31 2003 The World Health Organization is warning countries to take steps to prevent terrorist attacks on food supplies. About 1.5 million people, most of them children, die each year fr

Fish Farms May Soon Supply More Than Half the World's Catch

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报道。 Traditional fisheries may no longer be the world's most important provider of fish. A new United Nations report shows that fish farming or aquacultur

VOA慢速英语2012--Waste Not, Want Not

Waste Not, Want Not Next week (8/26-31) is World Water Week, and this years theme is Water and Food Security. Some 25 hundred officials, policymakers and scientists will gather in Stockholm for the largest annual meeting on water development issues.

Online Tool Shows How What You Eat Affects Pollution

Looking to lead a more eco-friendly lifestyle? You could start by cutting back on meat. A new nitrogen footprint calculator shows you the impact your diet has on the environment. You may have heard of the concept of a carbon footprint. That's how muc

投资者寻求避险:黄金、石油价格上涨

Gold, Oil Prices Up as Investors Seek Safe Haven 投资者寻求避险:黄金、石油价格上涨 NEW YORK The up-and-down prices of oil and gold mirror the unsettled world situation, and both reflect the economic squeeze most nations currently face

VOA常速英语2008年-'Perfect Storm' of Factors Driving Up Oil Price

By Michael Bowman Washington 23 April 2008 Since the beginning of the decade, gasoline prices in the United States have roughly tripled, while the global price of a barrel of oil has risen even more. The trend has inflicted pain on consumers and petr

AGRICULTURE REPORT - Soybeans

AGRICULTURE REPORT - September 24, 2002: Soybeans By Gary Garriott This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Soybeans are a valuable part of the world’s food supply. They are grown in many

AGRICULTURE REPORT - World Food Day

AGRICULTURE REPORT – November 5, 2002: World Food Day By Jill Moss This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. More than one-hundred countries celebrated World Food Day on October sixteenth.

No World Oil Shortage, Says Saudi Minister

Broadcast: Jan 25 2003 Saudi Arabia's oil minister says his country and the oil cartel, OPEC, could make up for any interruption in oil supplies caused by a possible war in Iraq. He told business and

音乐咖啡厅:Every woman in the world理想中的完美女人

这首电影《撕裂人》的插曲，给人以震撼，格兰特可能会把整个小镇的人杀光但却一直对爱妻下不了手。被他抓去后的妻子醒来后，看到墙上和丈夫昔日的照片，伴着充满情调的音乐，观众可以感觉到男主角还深深的爱着她，那种爱已经是一种升华，让每一位影迷都感觉到深沉的可

CCTV9英语新闻：CPPCC members discuss economic restructuring

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's work report stressing further restructuring of the economy. As political advisors gathered to discuss the report, our reporter Wu Guoxiu heard from some of them about what reform could bring to global economy. China's eco

经济学人420:稀土与气候变化 陷入了危机?

Science and Technology 科技 Rare earths and climate change 稀土与气候变化 In a hole? 陷入了危机？ Demand for some rare-earth elements could rapidly outstrip supply 某些稀土元素可能很快会供不应求 MANY plans for reducing t

好听的英文歌曲：Every Woman in the World - Air Supply

Every night seems dinner and wine Saturday girls I was never in love, never had the time In my hustle and hurry world Laughing myself to sleep, waking up lonely I needed someone to hold me, oh It's such a crazy home town It can drag you down Till you

VOA双语新闻 ---油价为何如此高？答案似多种多样

Since the beginning of the decade, gasoline prices in the United States have roughly tripled, while the global price of a barrel of oil has risen even more. The trend has inflicted pain on consumers and petroleum-dependent industries while massively