VOA慢速英语2013 Agriculture Report - Getting a Firm Grip on Weed Control

Agriculture Report - Getting a Firm Grip on Weed Control 农业报道 - 控制杂草生长的办法 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报道。 When is a plant considered a weed? Experts at Pen

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Scientists develop herbicide-resistant seeds that can kill the parasitic plant. Transcript of radio broadcast: 23 June 2008 This is the VOA Special English Development Report. A sorghum field infested with striga, or witchweed Farmers in Africa call

VOA慢速英语2009-Agriculture Report - The Seeds of Weed Control

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. When is a plant considered a weed? Experts at Penn State University have a simple answer: When its undesirable qualities outweigh its good qualities. Consider this: Crops generally produce several

VOA慢速英语2011--Ideas for Getting a Firm Grip on Weed Co

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Boy, this is the worst weed Ive ever had, Wesley thought, even though it smelled great. Hed rolled two joints, smoked them both, and still didnt feel high. Hed heard about some super weed that gets people so high that they think theyre straight. Mayb

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美国国家公共电台 NPR A Wayward Weedkiller Divides Farm Communities, Harms Wildlife

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: This summer in Arkansas, a weed-killing chemical called dicamba drifted across the landscape and damaged millions of acres of crops. And the injury went deeper. It split rural communities. It destroyed friends and took a toll on th

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She has Olympic gold in her trophy case, but American Sheila Taormina has achieved more than victory - she has made history by becoming the first American athlete to make the Olympics in three different sports. VOA's David Byrd has this look at Taor

2007年VOA标准英语-Alert System Helps Locate Missing Children

By Tabinda Naeem Washington, DC 26 January 2007 watch Amber Alert report Dylan and Shasta Groene Every day thousands of children around the world are reported missing. Authorities in the United States have devised a special method to alert the publi

VOA慢速英语2013 Getting a Firm Grip on Weed Control

Getting a Firm Grip on Weed Control This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. When is a plant considered a weed? Experts at Penn State University have a simple answer: When the undesirable qualities outweigh the good qualities. Consider the

VOA慢速英语2011--Inventor of Weed Eater Started a Revolut

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VOA标准英语2012--Syrian Refugees Struggle on Lebanese Border

Syrian Refugees Struggle on Lebanese Border The men are clamoring for a signature on their ration cards. For them, it is the difference between feeding their families tonight, and not. The refugees here support the Syrian revolution, and they have fl

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The new film from writer-director Tom McCarthy explores themes he featured in his acclaimed earlier films The Station Agent and The Visitor: issues of family connections and choices ordinary people make in everyday life. Here's a look at the bittersw

美国国家公共电台 NPR Monsanto Attacks Scientists After Studies Show Trouble For Weedkiller Dicamba

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Monsanto, the pioneer of genetically modified food, likes to say it is rooted in science, but some leading scientists are accusing the company of denying evidence about the risks of its newest weedkilling technology. NPR's Dan Cha

美国国家公共电台 NPR Damage From Wayward Weedkiller Keeps Growing

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Farmers in parts of the South are fighting each other over a weed-killing chemical. Some are using it in combination with a new generation of genetically engineered crops. Others are angry because it's blowing in the wind and dam

2007年VOA标准英语-Cubans Struggle in Province Rich in Tobacco, To

By VOA News Pinar del Rio, Cuba 14 February 2007 watch Inside Cuba: part 2 This week we are bringing you a special series of reports called Inside Cuba - Reporter's Notebook. The series is based on the reporting of a video crew that contributes mate

VOA常速英语2007-Liberia Health Campaign Battles Stigma of Lepros

By Kari Barber Dakar 30 October 2007 Health workers in Liberia say it has been difficult to battle leprosy in the country and treat those who have it, because of the stigma associated with the disease. It has long been a local belief that the illnes

2006年VOA标准英语-Women's Health an Obstacle to Reducing Poverty

By Jordan Davis Dakar 17 October 2006 Nomad woman stand in a food line at a village near the small town of Dakoro, Niger As the international community marks World Poverty Day Tuesday, health experts say one of the keys to reducing poverty is improv

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今天我们要学的词是juggle。 Juggle, 有力图平衡的意思。在美国， Some college students need to juggle jobs and school to pay for their education, 一些大学生需要边上学，边打工，自己赚学费受教育。 The job req

2006年VOA标准英语-Chile's Pinochet Mourned by Family, Friends

By Jane Chambers Santiago 12 December 2006 Family and friends of former Chilean military leader Augusto Pinochet have paid tribute to the late general at a funeral in Santiago. Pinochet died Sunday afternoon after suffering a heart attack. From Sant