VOA标准英语2010年-Website Helps Dieters Keep Kilos Off

A new study indicates the Internet can help dieters keep the weight off. For many people trying to shed a few kilograms, it's hard enough to lose the weight, but many experts say it's even harder to keep the weight off. Now, a new study indicates tha

AP 2010-11-25

1. The Transportation Security Administration says airport screens will continue but that they will try to make them as minimally invasive as possible. The more thorough screenings have drawn fire from lawmakers and passengers. They come nearly a yea

VOA慢速英语--研究人员发现入侵物种的“善良”一面

Researchers Find Bright Side to Some Invasive Species Non-native species present threats to natural environments across the world by pushing out native organisms. Their presence can seriously damage ecosystems that provide clean water, food and other

SSS 2008-12-18

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Real-time information about whats happening in our bodies at the cellular level could be crucial for fighting cancer and other life-threatening conditi

SSS 2008-11-26

Darwin's fabled isles, the Galapagos, are in need of a makeover. And removing invasive species of plants tops the to-do list for the islands restoration. But six species that were set to be exterminated have gotten a reprieve. Because a new study fin

【中级类英语听力】19

We've lost our dog. Luckily he has a tag around his collar and he is also microchipped. It's a smart idea to get your dog microchipped. The microchip is inserted under the skin of the animal. It is done at a veterinarian's office or an animal shelter

SSS 2011-08-10

Invasive species get a bad rapbut we humans are usually to blame for their spread. Take Japanese stiltgrass, an invasive that arrived from Asia nearly 100 years ago as a packing material for porcelain. When it creeps into forests, it forms dense carp

VOA慢速英语 2008 0514a

Health Report - Need Your Appendix Out? Let Me Reach Down Your Throat Researchers test ways to remove diseased organs through the body's natural openings. Transcript of radio broadcast: 13 May 2008 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Medi

2006年VOA标准英语-Minimally Invasive Surgery is New Trend

By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 27 July 2006 watch Surgery report Having surgery used to mean the permanent memento of an ugly scar. But the trend in modern surgery is something called M.I.P., which stands for Minimally Invasive Procedure. There are

VOA标准英语2010年-Invasive Asian Carp Harm Commercial Fi

Commerical fisherman Chad Isaak and a partner haul in a boatload of invasive Asian Carp, Jul 2010 The multi-billion-dollar commercial fishing industry in the Great Lakes region of the United States employs more than 800,000 people, but is threatened

写给超级忙人的思维指南

During the first presidential campaign Michelle Obama was worried her husband's schedule allowed him no time to think. You hear the same from business executives who traverse impossibly packed days. 在第一次总统竞选过程中，米歇尔奥巴马

美国国家公共电台 NPR Neurosurgeon: McCain's Recovery From Brain Surgery Might Take Weeks

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: As we've heard, Senator John McCain is recuperating from neurosurgery. He had a blood clot removed from over his eye. And to learn more about the kind of surgery he underwent, its risks and what a recuperation might be like, we t

VOA标准英语2010年-Eat to Beat Invasive Lionfish

Lionfish are taking over coral reefs in the Caribbean and Atlantic. Here, Lad Akins catches one. In the waters of the Caribbean Sea, a voracious invasive species called the lionfish is threatening to overtake the reefs. Conservation groups are fighti

VOA标准英语2010-Brain Scans Find Consciousness in Some Ve

For more than two decades a Belgian man named Rom Houben was misdiagnosed as being in a vegetative state, following a car accident. Then doctors discovered through a brain scan that he was conscious and possessed normal brain function. At first it se

手术机器人的首次手术

LONDON, March 14 (Xinhua) -- King's College London Monday announced that a team of roboticists, engineers and surgeons at the college have for the first time operated on a human body using a soft surgical robot as part of keyhole surgery. Under the g

2007年VOA标准英语-Global Positioning Systems Now Help Doctors Per

By Carol Pearson Washington 18 May 2007 The technology that helps drivers to navigate roads and soldiers to map their positions is now helping doctors repair worn-out knees. The medical procedure is called navigational knee surgery. VOA's Carol Pears

私营军事公司的兴起(1)

The Rise of the Private-Sector Military 私营军事公司的兴起 In era of shrinking armed forces, America turns to private firms to carry out foreign military aid. 在武装部队缩减的时代，美

咱们裸熊 第15期:软糖交易

Okay, here it is. 好啦，就是这里啦。 The date is June 24th. 今天是六月二十四号。 I've found what I believe to be a cave. 我猜我发现的这是一个穴居。 Oh. This furniture looks handmade. 噢，这家具是手工制作的。

经济学人211:入侵物种 繁衍与湮灭

Science and technology 科学技术 Invasive species 入侵物种 Boom and bust 繁衍与湮灭 Invasive Argentine ants may be less persistent than once feared 入侵性阿根廷蚂蚁可能没有想象的那么可怕 Ready for take-off 随时准备离

公司的管理人员如何对付愤青毕业生

Ive been given a 22-year-old to manage who has a first-class degree from Cambridge and is a first-class pain in the butt. 公司让我去管理一个22岁的年轻人，他是剑桥的优等毕业生也是个一等一的刺头。 Ive asked him to wor