VOA慢速英语 2007 0131a

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Amnesia is a loss of memory. But scientists in Britain have found that it can mean a loss of imagination as well. They asked amnesia patients in a study to imagine new experiences and then describe them.

背诵为王 第 四 册 第 29 课

Lesson29 Alcohol Damage to the Young Brain Few teens seem to worry about what alcohol does to their bodies. Cirrhosis of the liver is unlikely to catch up with them for decades, and heart disease must seem as remote as retirement, but recent research

事实：怎样命名一只章鱼-How To Name An Octopus

Pre-Listening Vocabulary binomial nomenclature: a two-part system for naming species (e.g., Panthera tigris) genus: a subdivision of a family of organisms (e.g., Panthera is the genus for tigers, lions and leopards, and a subdivision of the Felidae f

SSS 2010-02-24

Wanna be lazy and productive at the same time? Try a napbecause napping can improve learning. So said U.C. Berkeleys Matthew Walker February 21st at the meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in San Diego. He followed two

SSS 2009-01-30

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. You probably remember exactly what you were doing when you first heard the news on 9/11. Thats because the brain has ways to file information so that thi

国家地理-2008-06-21 China's Amazing Flowers 繁花似锦的中国

China has more plants than anywhere else in the temperate regions of the world. In fact, it has almost twice as many kinds of plants as there are in the United States which is about the same size and about three times as many as there are in Europe.

10-12 侯鸟具有更好的记忆力

Migrating Birds Remember Better Migratory birds not only get to see the world. A new study finds that these globetrotters also have better long-term memories than stay-at-home relatives. The extra bra

60秒科学:想学得更好 那就打个盹吧！

工作累了，就趴在办公桌上小睡片刻，这样有助于提高你的记忆力。据英国《每日邮报》报道，德国一项最新研究发现，白天打个盹不仅可以使人恢复体力，还能帮助大家提高记忆力。 To Lea

SSS 2008-07-09

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Christopher Intagliata. Got a minute? Doctors prescribe Ritalin to hyperactive kids to calm them down and increase their attention span. And college kids have taken to using Ritalin to concentrate

SSS 2009-11-12

We all love getting something new. But then we have to move around our current clutter to find a place for it. Well, looks like things work the same way in the brain. Because according to a study published in the journal Cell, newborn neurons in the

New prospect of reversing Alzheimer's disease raised

BEIJING, Nov. 28 (Xinhuanet) -- Scientists in Canada have raised a prospect of reversing Alzheimer's disease by deep brain stimulation, according to media reports Monday. The technique here is known as deep brain stimulation -- applying electricity d

英语听书《海底两万里》第68期 第6章 开足马力(10)

While I was observing this phenomenal creature, two jets of steam and water sprang from its blowholes and rose to an altitude of forty meters, 当我观察这只奇怪动物的时候，两道水和汽从它的鼻孔吐出来，直喷到叫十米的高度

60秒科学:Finding Room for New Memories

Finding Room for New Memories A study in the journal Cell shows that the formation of new memories requires the movement of other memories located in the hippocampus to long-term storage in the neocortex. Karen Hopkin reports We all love getting some

VOA标准英语2012--Silent Strokes Tied to Memory Loss Among Older Adults

Silent Strokes Tied to Memory Loss Among Older Adults The results of a stroke are painfully evident as this patient struggles to get out of a wheelchair and walk again. Sudden numbness, physical weakness, difficulty speaking and comprehending and los

英语听书《海底两万里》第311期 第23章 珊瑚王国(8)

The light from our glass coils produced magical effects at times, lingering on the wrinkled roughness of some natural arch, 我们的蛇形玻璃管中的光学，照在这些天然的凹凸不平的拱形建筑物上面， or some overhang suspended

英语听书《海底两万里》第161期 第11章 诺第留斯号(12)

In the first group: organ-pipe coral, gorgonian coral arranged into fan shapes, soft sponges from Syria, isis coral from the Molucca Islands, sea-pen coral, wonderful coral of the genus Virgularia from the waters of Norway, various coral of the genus

英语听书《海底两万里》第197期 第14章 黑潮暖流(11)

A triggerfish, I said. 是一条箭鱼。我于是说了。 It's a Chinese triggerfish, Ned Land replied. 尼德兰回答：是一条中国箭鱼。 Genus Balistes, family Scleroderma, order Plectognatha, Conseil muttered. 康塞尔于是低声说：箭

英语听书《海底两万里》第222期 第17章 海底森林(3)

There I saw again, but not yet pressed and dried like the Nautilus's specimens, some peacock's tails spread open like fans to stir up a cooling breeze, scarlet rosetangle, 我在这里又看到的，不是像在诺第留斯号船上风干的标本，而

万物简史 第522期:丰富多彩的生命(18)

At intervals it hands down decrees, declaring that Zauschneria californica (a common plant in rock gardens) 它不时下达命令，宣布从今以后加州倒挂金钟（一种普通的假山庭园植物） is to be known henceforth as Epilobium can

清醒早晨-锻炼身体(6)

ways to improve your alertness and cognitive function in the morning. 早晨提高你的警觉性及认知能力 Be physically active Physical activity in the morning can also help to increase your mental performance and make you more alert, as it in