VOA慢速英语 2008 1218a

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. For the past two weeks, we have talked about the SAT and ACT college admissions tests and the GRE for graduate school. This week in our Foreign Students Series, we move on to English language tests.

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Prisma App Makes Art Out of Photos

Prisma App Makes Art Out of Photos Pokmon GO is the most popular app in the world right now. But another new app is also getting a lot of attention. And its free. Prisma lets users add filters to photos to interesting, beautiful and strange effect. T

365个英语简短小故事-335. The Vacuum Cleaner Filter(2)

But the HEPA filter for Olivers Vibe got dirty very quickly. And, it was not cleanableit was simply replaceable. When it turned filthy brown, Oliver went back to Target to buy a new filter. Oddly, Target sold the F15 belt for the Vibe, but not the fi

VOA标准英语2011--New TB Vaccine Passes Safety Tests

New TB Vaccine Passes Safety Tests Tuberculosis continues to be a major threat around the world, especially in developing countries. A new vaccine has gone into testing, and the results may change how childhood vaccinations are given. TB kills 1.8 mi

简单慢速英语阅读：A Cup of Coffee

He filled the pot with water. He put the pot on the burner. He put a lid on the pot. He turned on the burner. He took a bag of coffee beans out of the cabinet. He opened the bag. He poured some beans into the grinder. He ground the beans in the grind

Indian Scientists Invent Nose Filter to Protect Against Air Pollution

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. In parts of India, it is not uncommon to see people wearing a mask over their nose and mouth. The capital, New Delhi, has some of the world's dirtiest air. The pollution was a call for a

VOA慢速英语2009-Development Report - From Depths of a Librar

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Jeffrey Schwarz coordinates the water filter project for North America from the Carnegie Library Pot Shop, adapting technology developed in Central America during Hurricane Mitch in 1998 The Braddo

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AS IT IS 2015-08-28 Book Pages Could Provide Safe Drinking Water 书页可以提供安全饮用水 The expression a thirst for knowledge may soon have a new meaning for millions of people who have no way to get clean water. Researchers have developed

Are Children Taking Too Many Tests?

Are Children Taking Too Many Tests? Urban school systems in the U.S. give too many tests, says a new study. President Obama agrees. In an open letter to parents, he asks: Ive got a pop quiz for parents and teachers across the country. If our kids had

VOA标准英语2014--Juice Infused with Microscopic Particles Offers 'Unparalleled' View of Gut

Juice Infused with Microscopic Particles Offers 'Unparalleled' View of Gut A new imaging technique involving a specially-prepared liquid that patients drink could help doctors better diagnose and eventually treat illnesses in the gut. The small intes

VOA标准英语2014--Ancient Papyrus Reed Could Hold Key to Water Conservation

Ancient Papyrus Reed Could Hold Key to Water Conservation Ancient Egyptians turned papyrus into paper and provided the world with it for thousands of years. Hundreds of thousands of books in the Royal Library in Alexandria and Rome's 58 public librar

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A: You dont look so good. B: I have a major stomachache A: Did you eat something strange? B: I had spaghetti with clam sauce for lunch. A: Maybe you have food poisoning. B: Yes, that could have been it, but I havent been feeling that great for the pa

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美国科学60秒 SSS 2013-08-05

It's similiar to a pregnancy test: a drop of liquid on a strip of paper causes an easily seen color change. But imagine that kind of simple, cheap technology employed in testing for pollution or health issues anywhere and on the cheap. Researchers at

2007年VOA标准英语-Water Filter Wins Developer Engineering Prize

By Tabinda Naeem Washington, D.C. 21 May 2007 Two years ago, the National Academy of Engineering established the Grainger Challenge Prize for Sustainability. This $1 million award was designed to challenge the world's scientists to develop a practica

The Snipe and the Clam

Just as a clam came out to bask in the sun a snipe pecked at its flesh．The clam closed its shell and squeezed the snipe's beak．If it does not rain today and it does not rain tomorrow，you will be a dead clam，said the snipe．If you cannot free

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1. You don't have to see each other every day. 你们不必每天都见面。 If you can, then why not? But you don't have to nag each other about you or your partner coming over just because you haven't seen a glimpse of each other for the day (yet)

Good-bye My Fancy

Good-bye my Fancy! Farewell dear mate,dear love! I'm going away,I know not where, Or to what fortune, or whether I may ever see you again, So Good-bye my Fancy. Now for my last-let me look back a moment; The slower fainter ticking of the clock is in