[00:05.12]Cassava is an important food in the diets of more than 500,000,000 people in Africa, Asia and South America. [00:15.70]However, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization notes that agricultural development policies [00:24.53]ofte

发表于:2018-12-03 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 美国英语听力80篇

Broadcast: Jan 06, 2003 In Zimbabwe, shortages of food are being blamed for two riots in recent days. One of the riots took place Sunday, the other on Friday. Both happened because of shortages of mai

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[00:06.48]Lack of Vitamin A is the leading cause of blindness among children in deveoping countries. [00:14.55]These children do not get enough Vitamin A in the food they eat. [00:21.11]In Africa,more than 3,000,000 children suffer from blindness or

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World Population Day is observed annually on July 11. Its aim is to raise awareness of global population problems. The event started in 1989 in response to the worlds population reaching five billion two years earlier. The United Nations Development

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bauxite, ['b?:ksait] n 铝土矿(铝的基本矿石) 【记】1)Baux是法国地名,xite=site场所。Baux因产铝而知名。 2)baux读:宝库,xite场所。产铝的宝库

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South Korean Smart Farm Built Inside Former Road Tunnel A South Korean company is operating the countrys largest indoor smart farm inside a former road tunnel. The farm produces fruits and vegetables hydroponically, which means the plants do not grow

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This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Scientists may have found a way to reduce shortages of type O blood. Type O is the kind of blood that hospitals most often need. What the researchers are testing is an easier way to make type O blood ou

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VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I'm Faith Lapidus. On our program this week, we will tell about the new United Nations report on climate change. We will also tell about an ancient burial

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AS IT IS 2015-06-10 Most African Children with AIDS Have No Access to Medical Care 大多数非洲艾滋儿童无法获得医疗救助 A United Nations official says nearly 95 percent of African children living with AIDS do not have a way to get trea

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AS IT IS 2016-05-21 El Nino Drought Leaves 28 Million Southern Africans Hungry 厄尔尼诺致非洲南部2800万人陷入饥荒 Dry weather in southern Africa has reduced agricultural production and left 28 million people hungry. Scientists have bla

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What Are the Colors of Choice for Cars? 你会选择什么颜色的汽车? Many cars in advertisements, exhibits and at car dealerships in the United States are red, blue or green -- but almost 75 percent of new cars sold in the United States are bla

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 21 March 2007 Water shortages are intensifying across India as its economy booms and its population grows. From New Delhi, Anjana Pasricha reports, experts are calling for better water management practices in the country.

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: And we are learning more this morning about an opioid crisis different from the one we usually cover. This one is playing out in hospitals around the country. Anesthesiologists and other doctors are facing shortages of injectable

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Researchers around the world are now working on trying to perfect the development of synthetic complex organ parts. CRI's Laiming explains. The Red Cross Society of China has announced the country's first online volunteer organ-donor registry this mo

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Vietnam to Increase Electricity Production with Natural Gas Imports Vietnam plans to start using liquefied natural gas, or LNG, by the year 2020. Although Vietnam has said it would be hurt by the effects of climate change, it plans to move forward wi

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今天我们要学的词是go through the roof。 Roof是房顶的意思。Go through the roof冲破房顶,意思就是超过了最高极限。The unemployment rate went through the roof, 失业率飞涨。Due to shortages, the price of wheat has g

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VIENNA, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Climate change and rising temperature in the long term can lead to water shortages in the Alps region, international experts warned Thursday at the Water-Scarce Final Conference in the Austrian eastern city Graz. The Alpi

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Growing up in China as a kid, my childhood smelled like instant noodles. 作为一个在中国长大的孩子,我的童年回忆起来充满了方便面的味道。 It is no secret that many Asians love eating instant noodles. It is a dried noodle

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China has full picture of coastal water resources BEIJING, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- China on Friday officially concluded an eight-year-long national marine survey, giving the country a true picture of its coastal water resources. Launched by the State Oce

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For the last two weeks, our newspapers have been full of stories about the Big Freeze. Like many other places in Europe, the weather in Britain has been very cold. We have had lots of snow, and the roads are covered with ice. There are shortages of g

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