AS IT IS 2013-09-20 NeuroRacer: A Video Game for the Elderly Brain An elderly man plays a video game as part of a study at the University of California, San Francisco.. From VOA Learning English, this is As It Is. Welcome back! Im Caty Weaver. Gettin

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blaze 闪耀 blow 打击 boldly 大胆地 bush 灌木丛 change into 换上(衣服), 变成 drive off 开走 elderly 上了年纪的 feel sorry for 对感到惋惜 get out 出去,出来 here and there 到处 march 行进 prisoner 囚犯 prisone

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AILSA CHANG, HOST: A drug commonly used to treat the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis could protect many more older women against bone fractures. That's according to a big new study published today by the New England Journal of Medicine. NPR health

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Topic 1-Pilot operation of not suing elderly over 60 for minor offences A media report showed that the Pudong District of Shanghai is carrying out a pilot operation that elderly offenders over the age of 60 will not be charged for minor offences. Is

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【今日基础词】 Local 【Transcript】 An elderly woman and her little grandson, whose face was sprinkled with bright freckles, spent the day at the zoo. Lots of children were waiting in line to get their cheeks painted by a local artist who wa

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【今日基础词】 Knowledge 【Transcript】 Once upon a time there was a small island on which lived Happy, Sad, Knowledge and Love. One day, feeling that the island was about to sink, they were ready to ship, leaving the island. Only Love to st

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Chinese families are getting smaller and Chinese fathers aren't doing enough when it comes to child-care. Those are some of the conclusions of the latest Chinese Family Development Report. The report is compiled each year by the national health and f

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By Melinda Smith Washington 04 September 2007 Microchip device showninserted in arm One of the greatest fears for families of Alzheimer's patients is that an older relative might wander off, and then forgets how to get home again. Could a microchip i

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By Melinda Smith Washington 02 July 2007 In many developed countries around the world the fastest growing age group is 80 and over. Older people in developing countries are also living longer. Given a choice, many elderly people prefer to live indep

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By David McAlary Washington 19 December 2006 As we get older, most of us will have more difficulty remembering things, like phone numbers, grocery lists, and most importantly, when to take medications. But a new study shows that mental training for

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By Carol Pearson Washington, DC 23 February 2006 watch Caregiver report A groundbreaking new study shows that caring for a sick spouse can raise the caretaker's risk of death. Another study shows that

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Report: Africa Not Prepared for Aging Population A new report says African governments are ill prepared to handle the growing number of people over age 65. The African Development Bank is raising concerns over the lack of health insurance and pension

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June 15 is Elder Abuse Awareness Day 6月15日认识虐待老年人问题世界日 Sunday, June 15, is Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The World Health Organization describes elder abuse as a global social issue affecting the health and human rights of mi

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 26 February 2008 The U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR) reports more Sudanese refugees have arrived in eastern Chad, following renewed attacks on Jebel Moun in West Darfur. The UNHCR says it is difficult to estimate how many people ha

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今天我们要学的词是severe。 Severe, 严重的,严峻的。最近美国大部分地区陷入酷暑之中。 The elderly and the young are the most vulnerable to severe heat and humidity, 老年人和小孩子是最难以承受高温和湿热天

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