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

Watch the US Navy’s New Laser Weapon in Action

The United States Navy has demonstrated a new laser weapon operating in the Persian Gulf. The Laser Weapons System, or LaWS, is deployed on the USS Ponce transport ship. A live test firing of the weapon was recently carried out for Cable News Network

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EOB End Of Block块结束 EOC Embedded Operation Channel 嵌入式操作通道 EOD Education On Demand 教育点播 EOF End Of file 文件结束 EOF End Of Frame 帧结束 EOI End Of Image 图像结束

美国加强对马里旅客的筛查

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. government announced Sunday it will add Mali to the list of Ebola-affected countries for which enhanced screening and monitoring measures will be taken. Effective Monday, Nov. 17, people arriving in the United

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

美国国家公共电台 NPR Buried In Trump's Nuclear Report: A Russian Doomsday Weapon

Buried In Trump's Nuclear Report: A Russian Doomsday Weapon ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Today the Trump administration released a report on America's nuclear weaponry. Most of the assessment was of the Pentagon's nukes and missiles, but buried in the plan was

VOA常速英语2008年-Rape in Kenya Used as Weapon in Political Unres

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 01 February 2008 A United Nations report released February 1shows rape is being used as a weapon in Kenya as the country is roiled in ethnic violence since the December elections. The survey of rape victims was conducted in the

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今天我们要学的词是secret weapon。 Secret weapon, 秘密武器。 The rookie turned out to be the team's secret weapon at crunch time in the opening game, 这名新队员在首场比赛关键时刻成了球队的秘密武器。 The candidate

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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

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Nigeria wants the US to reconsider its inclusion on a list of countries whose air travelers will be subjected to enhanced security screening techniques. The new security measures come into effect in response to the Christmas Day bombing attempt on a

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ASAP：As soon as possible尽快 BF：Boyfriend男朋友 BTW：By the way随便说一下 BBL：Be back later稍后回来 BRB：Be right back很快回来 CU：See you再见 CUL：See you later下次再会 DIIK：Damned if I known我真的不知道 DS：

SCO calls for nuclear-weapon-free zone, space security

BEIJING, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) called for the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in central Asia in a declaration released after the conclusion of the group's Beijing summit on Thursd

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

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

China reiterates enhanced support for small firms

BEIJING, April 26 (Xinhua) -- The State Council, or China's Cabinet, on Thursday required local authorities to take further steps in enhancing fiscal and tax support for the country's small and micro-sized companies and relieving their financing diff

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Think Positive Thoughts Every Day积极看待每一天If your life feels like it is lacking the power that you want and the motivation that you need, sometimes all you have to do is shift your point of view. 如果你觉得心有余力不足，觉得缺

学个词Learn a Word 第1049期 Secret weapon

今天我们要学的词是secret weapon。 Secret weapon, 秘密武器。 The rookie turned out to be the team's secret weapon at crunch time in the opening game, 这名新队员在首场比赛关键时刻成了球队的秘密武器。 The candidate

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