Earth and Sky:Acid Rain 酸雨

Acid Rain 酸雨 Damage from acid rain is widespread - not just in eastern North America, but throughout Europe, Japan, China, and Southeast Asia. Is the rain that's falling on your umbrella acidic? A listener's question -- on today's Earth and Sky. J

VOA标准英语2013--Liberian Refugee Gets New Face After Devastating Acid Burn

Liberian Refugee Gets New Face After Devastating Acid Burn Henry Cole has lost count of how many times hes been wheeled into surgery. In the last two years, Cole has had more than a dozen procedures. And there are more to come. But he has no complain

英语听力文摘 English Digest 574、饥饿的千层面！

Hungry Lasagna So you made lasagna last night, and it was delicious. You saved the leftovers by wrapping aluminum foil over the top of the pan, and putting it in the fridge. When you get hungry today, you go to look for that lasagna, but it looks lik

知性英语－Acid rain 酸雨

How does acid deposition affect human health? We eat food, drink water, and breathe air that has come in contact with acid deposition. Canadian and U.S. studies indicate that there is a link between t

英语导读1000句[28]:Acid Rain

Section 28 Acid Rain 50 years ago, no one talked about acid rain. Then we didn't really know the harm it was causing to the world. Today almost every adult and school child is aware of acid rain and i

HEALTH REPORT - Folic Acid Reduces Fetal Deaths

HEALTH REPORT - October 23, 2002: Folic Acid Reduces Fetal Deaths By Nancy Steinbach This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A new study in Sweden has confirmed another important health effect

VOA慢速英语2013 Can Folic Acid Prevent Childhood Autism?

Can Folic Acid Prevent Childhood Autism? From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report in Special English. A new study found that women who took folic acid supplements in early pregnancy were less likely to have a child with autism. Folic acid

AS IT IS 2016-02-13 Work Soothes Pain of Acid Attacks In India

AS IT IS 2016-02-13 Work Soothes Pain of Acid Attacks In India A caf in India is hiring women who once stayed in hiding after being attacked with acid. One woman, Dolly Kumari, says she stayed inside for two years after a man threw acid on her. He wa

VOA标准英语2012--Acid Attacks Continue in Cambodia Despite Harsher Punishments

Acid Attacks Continue in Cambodia Despite Harsher Punishments For Som Bunnarith, memories of the day acid violence changed his life forever are as vivid in his mind as the scars on his skin. When it splashed on me, it felt hot. It even burned through

VOA标准英语2012--Pakistani Acid-Attack Victim Enjoys New Life in Texas

Pakistani Acid-Attack Victim Enjoys New Life in Texas After taking the oath of citizenship, Julie Aftab celebrated. I have waited eight-and-a-half years to hear those words, and those words mean so much to me, she said. Ten years ago, when she was 16

VOA常速英语2014--Use of Acid Attacks for Punishment Persists in Pakistan 巴基斯坦仍存在泼洒硫酸作为惩罚

Use of Acid Attacks for Punishment Persists in Pakistan 巴基斯坦仍存在泼洒硫酸作为惩罚 Despite laws against acid attacks, the practice of pouring acid on men, women and children as a form of punishment continues in Pakistan. Two victim

VOA标准英语2013--Magnetic Ring Used to Stop Acid Reflux

Magnetic Ring Used to Stop Acid Reflux Heartburn is usually linked to gastric acid that reaches the esophagus when a weak muscle does not close as it should after swallowing. When stomach juices back up into the esophagus, the acid can cause a burnin

VOA标准英语2013--Folic Acid Supplements Shown To Reduce Risk Of Autism

Folic Acid Supplements Shown To Reduce Risk Of Autism Green, leafy vegetables, fruits and nuts naturally contain folate, a B vitamin that helps the body make healthy new cells. Most pre-natal vitamins include folic acid because it protects against de

VOA常速英语2007年-Acid Attacks Are a Growing Form of Revenge in U

By Birungi Machrine Kampala 26 November 2007 Attacks using acid are becoming more frequent in Uganda. Up to 2003, there were only 145 recorded attacks, but over the last three years, there have already been 87. Survivors often suffer from severe emot

2007年VOA标准英语-Folic Acid Linked to Colon Polyps

By Melinda Smith Washington, D.C. 07 June 2007 For years, doctors urged women to take folic acid if they planned to get pregnant. Then researchers discovered the nutrient helped reduce the risk of a heart attack. But now a new study shows folic acid

英语听力文摘 English Digest 90、爱吃甜食

I love to eat sweets--candy, cookies, caramel apples--- everything. But I don't like getting cavities. Is there a way to eat lots of sugar without ruining your teeth? D: Interesting question. First, let's assume that you're not going to cut out sweet

英语听力文摘 English Digest 324、可乐的神奇清洁能力

The Cleaning Power of Soft Drinks! 饮料的神奇清洁能力 Lets begin with a cleaning tip: If you have some tarnished or corroded brass that you want to clean, an old brass candlestick for example, you can use Coca-Cola, or any other cola soft dr

英语听力文摘 English Digest 177、保护牙齿

Getting Rid Of Cavities 牙痛是继续忍受还是提前做好防护?爱护牙齿，每天的必修课。 M:Sorry,I'm late.I was brushing my teeth. W:Brushing your teeth?Right before 'A Moment Of Science'? Why? M:I'm trying to get rid of a cavity. W

新西兰英语 172 Folic Acid in Bread

On September 18th, all New Zealand bread was going to have folic acid added to it. However, now the government has decided to wait three years. New Zealand and Australia have an agreement about food standards. Australia is going to add folic acid to

英语听力文摘 English Digest 405、可以喝的雨水

Acid Water Yal: What are you doing outside, Don? It's about to rain. Don: I'm setting out bottles. Y: I can see that. But why? D: For my new business venture. Bottled rainwater! Y: As in living plastic bottles out in the rain and then selling them as