The Future of Food 食物的未来

We used to be a nation of farmers. But now it’s less than two percent of the population in the United States. And so, a lot of us don’t know what it takes to grow food. Over 12 thousand years ago

美国国家公共电台 NPR Adult ADHD Can't Be Diagnosed With A Simple Screening Test, Doctors Warn

DAVID GREENE, HOST: The World Health Organization has endorsed a six-question screening test for ADHD in adults. Now, this is catching a lot of people's attention because, with symptoms like distractedness and disorganization, it can be pretty tempti

减肥瘦身英语口语话题 第22期:拒吃高脂肪起司

Unit 22 Chuck high-fat cheese。 Unit 22 拒吃高脂肪起司 One ounce oI most cheeses----one measly slice----averages about 100 calories and 7 or 8 grams of fat. 大部分的奶酩只要一盎司____即使是微不足道的一小片___平均都含大

VOA标准英语2011--Study Supports Breast Cancer Screening Every Two Years

Study Supports Breast Cancer Screening Every Two Years A new study finds that women who have a mammogram every other year are less likely to get a suspicious result requiring additional testing as compared to women who have the breast cancer screenin

VOA标准英语2011--Experts Recommend Screening Newborns for

Experts Recommend Screening Newborns for Heart Defects One of the scariest things a new parent can hear is, your baby has a birth defect. But some of the most dangerous birth defects are are invisible ones, such as deformities in the baby's tiny hear

VOA标准英语2014--Five Patients Given Experimental Ebola Drug Said To Be Improving

Five Patients Given Experimental Ebola Drug Said To Be Improving Without specific drugs or a vaccine for Ebola, the only thing doctors can do for those suffering from this disease is treat their symptoms and hope their bodies can fight the virus. Ebo

考研英语长难句讲解 第210期

23. Illustrated with an entertaining array of examples from both high and low culture, the trend that Mr. McWhorter documents is unmistakable. 【分析】句子主干为 the trendis unmistakable。Illustrated with...culture为过去分词短语作方式

美国国家公共电台 NPR Lawmakers Weigh Pros And Cons Of Mandatory Screening For Postpartum Depression

NOEL KING, HOST: Lawmakers in California are about to start debating a bill that would make doctors screen pregnant women and new mothers for mental health problems. Many doctors do not like this idea. From member station KQED in San Francisco, April

美国国家公共电台 NPR Federal Task Force Softens Opposition To Routine Prostate Cancer Screening

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: There's big news today about one of the most common forms of cancer. An influential federal task force now says patients and doctors should discuss screenings for prostate cancer. NPR health correspondent Rob Stein has more. ROB

Scottish bowel screening trial succeeds

BEIJING, Nov. 9 (Xinhuanet) -- Routine bowel screening can cut deaths from bowel cancer by 27 percent, a latest Scottish study finds. The result was presented at the National Cancer Research Institute's (NCRI) conference in Liverpool. Funded by the S

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3035 experimental

今天我们要学的词是experimental. Experimental 试验阶段的。The House of Representatives rejected a Republican bill that would give terminally ill patients the ability to try experimental drugs. 美国国会众议院否决了一项议案，

世界上最著名的可以酿酒的八种葡萄

'I KNOW NOTHING about wine--where do I start?' is perhaps the most frequent question I am asked. An obvious starting point is with grape varieties, which each have their own distinctive character and flavor. 我对葡萄酒一无所知──我该从哪

2006年VOA标准英语-Study: Screening of Young Athletes Can Reduce R

By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 05 October 2006 watch Athletes Heart Risk One of the leading causes of death among young athletes on the playing field or court is a heart condition called Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. But the results of a 25-year stu

2007年VOA标准英语-Experimental Procedure May Let Injured Player W

By Carol Pearson Washington 13 September 2007 American professional football player Kevin Everett fractured his neck during a game, 9 September 2007. He remains sedated and in intensive care. It is too early to tell if Everett will recover fully. Th

美国航天局模拟“在火星上种土豆”

Do Peru's potatoes have the right stuff? 秘鲁的土豆能经受住考验吗？ That's the question scientists will be asking in Lima next month, when a selection of tubers will begin undergoing tests to determine whether they're fit to grow on Mars

VOA标准英语2010年-New Experimental Drug for Pancreatic C

I never take credit for God's healing in people. - PastorDaniel Negroni Nearly a year ago, Daniel Rocha, a television producer in the Washington area, received a death sentence. He had an aggressive form of pancreatic cancer that was spreading rapidl

外贸询盘英语大全(四)

How long does it usually take you to make delivery? 你们通常要多久才能交货？ Could you make prompt delivery? 可以即期交货吗？ Would you accept delivery spread over a period of time? 不知你们能不能接受在一段时间里分批

外贸英语“询盘”大全（二）

May I have an idea of your prices? 可以了解一下你们的价格吗? Can you give me an indication of price? 你能给我一个估价吗? Please let us know your lowest possible prices for the relevant goods. 请告知你们有关商品的最低价

VOA双语新闻：埃塞俄比亚科学家荣获世界粮食奖

Ethiopian scientist was named on Thursday as the winner of the 2009 World Food Prize in an event at the U.S. State Department. Ejeta, a faculty member at Purdue University in the Midwestern U.S. state of Indiana, was honored for his work on drought a

Drought Tolerant Seeds to Tackle African Food Crisis

Scientists have now started to breed drought resistant crops which they hope will combat East Africa's worst drought in 60 years. More than 13 million people across Africa are facing severe food shortages. But as CRI's Su Yi reports, a new strain of