For Japan Farmers, Radiation Fears Mean Economic Pain

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报道。 Japan's nuclear crisis may mean greater demand for imported food and less competition from Japanese products on world markets. But it also means that

VOA标准英语2010年-CT Scan Radiation Draws Concern

Doctors use X-rays to view internal organs, obtain clear images of possible disease and to treat cancer. For years radiation has been used to save lives, but there is growing concern that some patients are getting more than they ask for when they und

Nuclear Crisis in Japan Raises Worries About Radiation Risks

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The crisis at the damaged Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Station in northern Japan has raised worries about radiation risks. We spoke Tuesday with Jonathan Links, an expert in radiation health sciences

SSS 2008-10-23

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Animals rely on all sorts of cues to find their next meal. Monkeys and birds are attracted to the colors of ripe fruits and berries. And snakes find thei

Humans to Mars Official NASA Goal, But What About Radiation?

Human exploration of Mars is now an official goal of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Last month, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a bill to increase NASAs budget. The law sets spending at $19.5 billion for the 12-month per

Thinking about Your Life 思考生活

How many times have you heard the expression that most people spend more time planning their vacation than they do planning their lives. I would expand that expression by adding that most people spend more time thinking about their vacation than they

Disney reveals 2 new movie projects

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Walt Disney Studios Saturday disclosed the ongoing production of two new movies, included one directed by Academy Award winner Pete Docter. The studio made the revelation at the D23 Expo, the Disney version of Comic-C

Health Experts Detail Radiation Symptoms

U.S. health experts monitoring Japan's nuclear crisis are seeking to explain health risks from radiation（放射） exposure, while cautioning that radiation levels measured this week at the Fukushima-Daiichi power plant in northern Japan have not y

VOA慢速英语2010年-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Keeping a Lookou

DOUG JOHNSON: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I'm Doug Johnson. FAITH LAPIDUS: And I'm Faith Lapidus. Today, we will tell about skin cancer. (MUSIC) DOUG JOHNSON: Skin cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer. It is also

VOA标准英语2012--Japanese Town Split by Radiation Evacuation Zone

Japanese Town Split by Radiation Evacuation Zone It is an extraordinary meeting of the Kawauchi village assembly. Because of severe damage to the village's municipal hall from the earthquake, the public gathering has been convened at a community cent

Japan's Nuclear Crisis Stokes Fears of Radiation Exposure

Japan raised the severity of the Fukushima nuclear crisis from four to five on a seven-point scale of international nuclear events. Fears of radiation exposure has caused a run on salt products all across the region, including in China, where shopper

智能手机没让我们变傻

AS much as we love our digital devices, many of us have an uneasy sense that they are destroying our attention spans. We skitter from app to app, seldom alighting for long. Our ability to concentrate is shot, right? 我们喜爱我们的数码设备，

WHO Warns Against Self-Medication as Antidote to Radiation

The World Health Organization (WHO) warns against the indiscriminate(任意的无差别的) use of potassium iodide as a precaution against nuclear radiation. WHO is issuing this advisory following reports of people in Japan and elsewhere who are usi

Japanese Radiation Adviser Quits in Rebuke

A key Japanese adviser on radiation（放射 ） leaks at the country's disabled Fukushima nuclear power facility has quit in protest over the government's handling of the disaster. The adviser, Toshiso Kosako, a radiation safety expert at the Univer

《后会无期》这种“公路电影”英文怎么说？

我们来看一段相关的英文报道 The film The Continent, directed by Chinese professional rally driver and best-selling author Han Han, is set to be released in China today. 由中国职业赛车手兼畅销书作者韩寒执导的电影《后会

food from Japan to be tested for radiation

NEW DELHI, March 16 (Xinhua) -- The Indian government has ordered food originating from（发源于） Japan to be tested for radiation in the wake of explosions at a Japanese nuclear plant following a devastating earthquake-tsunami last Friday, repo

VOA标准英语2010年-Body Scanners, Touted as Effective Too

Public opinion polls suggest most Americans favor full body scanners as a way to protect against terror attacks on commercial airliners. The benefits of scanners are being debated in a number of countries. Some groups have raised privacy issues. But

U.S. finds low levels of radiation in milk

WASHINGTON, March 30 (Xinhua) -- A trace amount of radioactive(辐射性的) iodine（碘） has been found in a sample of milk from the west state of Washington, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sai

尼日利亚证实爆发禽流感

LAGOS, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Nigerian government on Wednesday confirmed the outbreak of bird flu in 11 states. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Akinwumi Adesina made the disclosure at an emergency meeting on Avian Influenza with state

The Mistaken Father

The morning following the birth of our first child, my husband was mistakenly directed to the room of another new mother on the maternity floor. As he walked into the room, he bent over the nap- ping mother, whose back was turned to him, and gave her