Words That Are Their Own Opposites

Words That Are Their Own Opposites And now, Words and Their Stories, a VOA Learning English program about American expressions. When you are learning a language, context is everything. Here, context means the words around another word or phrase that

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

Rare but Deadly

Rare but Deadly By Susan Brink /2005, U.S. News World Report . All rights reserved with permission. Distributed by Tribune Media Services International. Simple, cheap blood tests could save thousands

CNN 2010-11-17

Airline passengers have learned to live with a lot of security rules over the years. Empty your pockets, remove your belt, take off your shoes, one cork size plastic bag, no more than three ounces of liquid per container, you get the picture. But, fu

Female Genital1 Cutting

Broadcast: Feb 24, 2003 By Jill Moss This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Activists for the rights of women have declared a yearly observance to oppose the cutting of female sex organs.

EXPLORATIONS - The Indiana Dunes: Beautiful Sand Hills and W

EXPLORATIONS - The Indiana Dunes: Beautiful Sand Hills and Wildlife in America's Midwest By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And

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

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

2018年CRI 3D printing of casting pattern leads the industrial transformation in Ningxia

There are more than 26 thousands casting companies in China, accounting for half of all the global manufacturers of casting products. But the traditional method of handmaking castings is heavily reliant on human resources and energy, and can produce

Sand and Stone 沙子和石头

The story goes that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. 两个朋友结伴穿越沙漠，旅途中二人突然吵了起来，其中一个掴

英语歌曲:Leona Lewis专辑精品 Footprints In The Sand

Leona Lewis首张专辑中的精品 Footprints In The Sand You walked with me Footprints in the sand And helped me understand Where I'm going You walked with me When I was all alone With so much unknown Along the way then I heard you say I promise yo

听歌学英语:Footprints In The Sand(沙滩上的脚印)

听歌学英语:Footprints In The Sand(沙滩上的脚印) Leona Lewis是一名英国的Pop、RB（rhythem and blues）创作型歌手。她因夺得2006年第三届英国电视选秀X-Factor冠军而成名，而她同样也是第一位赢得此选秀的

音乐咖啡厅:Ruben Studdard - Footprints in the sand

音乐咖啡厅:Ruben Studdard - Footprints in the sand 相关介绍：2003年5月21日，在第二季的美国偶像大赛(American Idol)决赛上，一个身材巨肥硕的黑小伙，被评委称为天鹅绒般的泰迪熊(Velvet Teddy Bear)的RB歌

Lesson 125 - TRAILBLAZER / CUTTING EDGE

trailblazer cutting edge 今天我们要给大家介绍的两个俗语都有

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

男性究竟该不该做前列腺癌筛查

Fewer men are being screened for prostate cancer, and fewer early-stage cases are being detected, according to two studies published Tuesday in The Journal of the American Medical Association. 11月17日发表在《美国医学协会杂志》(Journal

Only the Best Are on the 'Cutting Edge'

Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. For todays program, we go into the kitchen! There is a good chance you do not go one day without using a knife. It is an important tool when cooking, and without it, you could not make ma