This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A new study shows that unhappiness in middle age, also known as midlife crisis, is a universal experience. Two economists did the study: Andrew Oswald of the University of Warwick in England and David B

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1. The upper Mississippi River in Missouri and Illinois is about to hit its high point. The National Weather Service says the river will crest in some places Sunday and other locations Monday. Despite widespread flooding, water levels did not reach

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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I'm Cynthia Graber. This'll just take a minute. Remember when Barbie whined that math is hard. Maybe you got annoyed at hearing a popular female doll say that to little girls. Or maybe you also had a n

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Here are two seemingly unrelated facts. One: from the late 1940s through 1963, we tested atomic bombs in the atmosphere. Two: wine lovers are sometimes duped into spending exorbitant amounts for fake vintage bottles that werent from the year they wer

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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. You may have noticed that as you get older, you start forgetting more stuff: like, where you left your glasses, or the names of your children. Well, if y

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Mike: So Dusty, we were talking earlier, and you're telling that you're into marine biology, and that's kind of your background. So, tell me a little bit about why you like - what's your fascination with marine biology? Dusty: Well, the main thing is

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Teacher: Can you tell me anything about the great scientists of the 18th century? Pupil: Yes, sir, I can. They are all dead. 教师:你能告诉我一些有关十八世纪的伟大科学家的事情吗? 学生:我能,先生。他们都死了。

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The most effective formal programs help educate men about the need to mentor women and establish guidelines for appropriate behavior. 有效的项目还能教会男性如何去指导女性,并建立相应的行为准则。 These programs can be a g

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Vitamin B9 is also known as folic acid or folate. Technically, folate is the term for the vitamin B9 that is found naturally in foods, while folic acid is the name for the synthetic supplement that is added to foods and vitamins. 维生素B9也称为叶

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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Sophie Bushwick. Got a minute? The early bird gets the wormand may avoid skin cancer. Because a new mouse study suggests that, for humans, tanning in the mornings may be less likely to permanently

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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. It sounds either really crazy, or kind of obvious. But according to new research, pick-up soccer could help homeless men avert the risk of an early dea

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[全屏观看] 点击右键- 另存为 可保存这个Flash影片 Description: Manage hotels in Scotland, Egypt, Monaco and the cold wild Russia. More complicated structure of the hotels and system of services, cool mini-games are waiting for you in

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今天我们要学的词是sound off。 To sound off about something, 有抱怨的意思。 Local residents sounded off about plans to cut library hours, 当地居民对缩短图书馆的开放时间表示不满。 The player sounded off about the te

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This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A new study has found that a fat cell gene may reduce the risk of colon cancer in some people. The study provides what scientists say is the first evidence of a genetic link between a fat cell gene and

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Low Levels of Vitamin D Might Hurt Your Brain 缺乏维生素D影响大脑功能 From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. Health experts have long known that vitamin D is important for healthy bones and teeth. It may also help

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AS IT IS 2016-09-06 Water Pollution Puts Over 300 Million at Risk 超过3亿人面临水污染风险 More than 300 million people in Africa, Asia and Latin America are at risk of life-threatening diseases such as cholera and typhoid. The reason: Poll

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Britons have been watching almost 2-1/2 hours more television a week this year as cash-strapped people stay at home more -- and because there's more to watch, figures showed on Tuesday. Official statistics from The Broadcasters' Audience Research Boa

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21 只有部分椰菜可以预防癌症 DATE=3-15-01 TITLE=SCIENCE REPORT - New Broccoli Study BYLINE=George Grow (Start at 58

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43 空气污染能引发心脏病 DATE=7-6-01 TITLE=ENVIRONMENT REPORT - Pollution Linked to Heart Attacks BYLINE=Cynthia Kirk (Start at 59

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11. One of the pressing problema facing our nation ( China ) today is overcoming disparities in urban and rural income levels . 我们国家(中国)如今面临的紧迫问题之一是克服城乡收入水平之间的差距。 12. One of the most ser

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