A Silent Killer: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning 沉默的杀手:一氧化碳中毒 From VOA Learning English, this is Science in the News. Im Bob Doughty. And Im June Simms. Winter has brought cold weather to many parts of Earths northern hemisphere. With

发表于:2018-11-27 / 阅读(492) / 评论(0) 分类 2013年VOA慢速英语(十二)月

《美国文化脱口秀》推出老外最忌讳的话题排行榜。有些事儿,最好别和老外谈。比如工资、比如宗教、还比如拉肚子。中国人自由分享的话题,外国人忌讳什么呢?说了又有什么后果呢?今

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ESL Podcast 1183 Air and Water Pollution Julia: Stop poisoning us! Stop poisoning us! Robert: Why are you picketing in front of this factory? Julia: This factory is polluting our air and water. Theyre responsible for contaminating the environment wit

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This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Workers clean up lead paint at a building in Providence, Rhode Island in 2006. A new study shows that lead-based paint remains a worldwide threat to public health. Paint containing lead is a major

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Russia Expels More British Diplomats Russia ordered new cuts Friday to the number of British diplomats in the country. The move has worsened the clash between Russia and several European countries and the United States over the poisoning of a former

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26 Renting an Apartment GLOSSARY apartment manager a person whose job is to take care of problems in an apartment building, collect the rent, and find peopleto live in the building * When our toilet stopped working, we called the apartment manager. v

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As It Is - Thousands of Children in Nigeria Still Suffering from Lead Poisoning中毒是数以千计的尼日利亚儿童面临的最主要的威胁 From VOA Learning English, this is As It Is. Hi! Welcome back to the show. Im Caty Weaver. Nigeria is

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By Tom Rivers London 24 November 2006 Calling it unprecedented, a British official says former Russian Spy Alexander Litvinenko was poisoned by radiation. For VOA News, Tom Rivers reports from London. Alexander Litvinenko, former KGB spy and author

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Since the U.S. government ordered lead removed from paint and gasoline 30 years ago, the incidence of childhood lead poisoning has dropped to about one percent in most communities across the country. Exposure to the toxic element can cause brain dama

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Brain scans of men and women exposed to lead during childhood shows residual damage less severe in females Rose Hoban | Washington, DC 18 December 2009 Ever since the ancient Roman era, people have known that lead, a heavy metal long used in paints,

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A former chief of the Beijing traffic police is being investigated for discipline violations. Song Jianguo became the head of the capital's traffic management division in 2008 before the Beijing Olympic Games. He's being accused of using his position

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Raising Awareness of Lead Poisoning 提高人们对铅中毒的意识 The World Health Organization says lead poisoning has devastating health consequences, especially for children. The WHO is raising awareness about the problem during International

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09年12月四级作文预测及范文(08) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic A Food Poisoning Accident. You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) be

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And finally, let's take a look at how a little white lie is helping a little girl change her eating habits for the better. Someone using the name Mo Yizhi posted online that her nine-year old sister doesnt like eating vegetables. On Monday, the littl

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今天我们要学的词是chronic。 Chronic, 长期的,慢性的。在美国, Some 40 million Americans suffer from chronic sleep problems, 大约有四千万美国人睡眠长期有问题。很多美国人都患有糖尿病、高血脂、高血压

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At least 23 people have died on the Indonesian resort islands of Bali and Lombok after consuming locally produced palm wine made with methanol, a fuel used for lanterns. The first victims began arriving at Sanglah General Hospital in the Balinese ci

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When we are warned about the dangers of food, it usually relates to food allergies or food poisoning. The image of killer biscuits has never quite come into peoples minds. Millions of people reach for a biccy whenever they pour a cup of tea and it se

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台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是: Of course, many other life factors can lead to infidelity; from unresolved emotional issues, baggage from past relationships and excessive alcohol intoxication. 当然,有很多生活因素可能

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今天我们要学的词是 hospitalized. Hospitalized 住院就医。223 Macedonian workers were hospitalized for food poisoning. 223名马其顿工人因食物中毒住院治疗。Africans living in Northern India are afraid of going out after a sp

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