VOA慢速英语2009年-Health Report - South Africa Tests AIDS Va

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Thirty-six volunteers in South Africa will test the safety of an African-developed vaccine against H.I.V. The tests are the first step in human clinical trials of two vaccine candidates developed at the

VOA标准英语2011--ontrolled Time Machine Tests Prairie Fut

Climate-Controlled Time Machine Tests Prairie Future Researchers from the University of Oregon have set up a kind of time machine to test how a warmer climate might affect grasslands and prairies around the world. Today, grasslands cover between 25 a

美国有线新闻 CNN 伊朗试射导弹引发美新制裁 美伊关系再度紧张

First, though, tensions between the U.S. and the Middle Eastern nation of Iran. Earlier this week, Iran tested out a medium range missile, a U.S. defense official said the test failed and that there was no threat to America or its allies in the Middl

美国有线新闻 CNN 朝鲜再次向东部海域试射导弹 美俄韩做出回应

AZUZ: Up next today unlike the last couple of missile tests conducted by the Asian country of North Korea, the one it carried out earlier this week was successful. In fact, analysts say the country might have developed a weapon that could hit U.S. te

新概念英语85年上外美音版第四册 第4课

Lesson 4 Seeing hands看手 In the Soviet Union several cases have been reported recently of people who can read and detect colours with their fingers, and even see through solid doors and walls. One case concerns an 'eleven-year-old schoolgirl, Vera

VOA标准英语2008年-US Athletes Drug-Free at Beijing Games

Doping cases at the Beijing Olympics have been far fewer compared to recent games. As of Friday, just five athletes had tested positive for banned substances. As VOA's Jim Stevenson reports from Beijing, the news is good for the International Olympi

VOA慢速英语2013 AS IT IS 2013-05-21 Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif Faces Major Tests as Prime Minister

AS IT IS 2013-05-21 Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif Faces Major Tests as Prime Minister From VOA Learning English, welcome to As It Is. Hello, Im Steve Ember. Today we go to Pakistan, where Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif faces major tests as he takes command of

2006年VOA标准英语-North Korea Conducts Missile Tests

By Paula Wolfson White House 05 July 2006 U.S. officials say North Korea has test fired at least six missiles, including a long-range missile that failed shortly after launch. High level consultations are underway. -------- White House officials cal

voa标准英语2008-Mumbai Attack Tests City's Reputation for Resili

The vibrant seaport city, Mumbai, in southern India, usually is quick to bounce back from catastrophes like bombings, communal riots and monsoon floods. But the most recent terror attack is testing its reputation for resilience. Mumbai is limping ba

VOA标准英语2009-Use of US Government Financial Aid to Banks

A congressional overseer of the U.S. government's efforts to rescue the financial system said a massive infusion of federal funds intended to ease a severe credit crunch has only partially succeeded, with many ailing banks using the money to survive

VOA标准英语2009年-Australia Debates Revamping Controversial

By Phil Mercer Sydney 18 September 2009 Australia is revising controversial citizenship tests, to make sure applicants are more aware of their rights and responsibilities rather than examine their general knowledge about sports and culture. The gove

VOA标准英语2009年-Iran Tests Long-Range Missile Ahead of Nuc

By Elizabeth Arrott Cairo 28 September 2009 Revolutionary Guard's Tondar missile is launched in a drill, Sunday 27 Sept. 2009, near the city of Qom, 80 miles south of Tehran Iranian state media report the military has successfully test fired its lon

VOA常速英语2007-Australia Defends Controversial Citizenship Test

By Phil Mercer Sydney 02 October 2007 Australian refugee groups have criticized tests that require people to answer questions about the nation's history and culture to qualify to become a citizen. Critics believe the new measures will discriminate ag

美国国家公共电台 NPR Lyme Disease Is On The Rise Again. Here's How To Prevent It

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: It is tick season, and with it comes the risk of Lyme disease. Once found mainly in New England, Lyme disease is now being reported in a much wider range of the U.S. NPR's Allison Aubrey reports that cases have more than doubled

美国国家公共电台 NPR Heat Making You Lethargic? Research Shows It Can Slow Your Brain, Too

DAVID GREENE, HOST: For now, were going to turn to a story about a heat wave that is affecting much of the country this summer. NPRs Allison Aubrey reports that all of this warmth can slow us down in ways we might not even realize. ALLISON AUBREY, BY

2016年CRI Chinese space lab Tiangong-2 kicks off in-orbit tests, waiting for docking with Shenzhou-11

Hours after Tiangong-2 was successfully launched, the space lab conducted its first transfer of orbit at 2:45 am Beijing time on Friday morning. In the meantime, it has also started in-orbit tests, which are a series of examinations on the functions

2006年VOA标准英语-Australia Tests Bird Flu Defenses

By Phil Mercer Sydney 19 October 2006 One-thousand people in Australia have conducted a four-day bird flu exercise that simulated the arrival of a planeload of flu-stricken passengers at Brisbane's international airport. The drill included customs o

VOA标准英语2008年-DNA Tests ID Russian Czar's Children

DNA tests have positively identified the remains of two children of the last Russian czar, settling a mystery that had long surrounded their fate. VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports the memory of the murdered czarist family is still hon

2007年VOA标准英语-Blood Test is Accurate Predictor of Future Hear

By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 11 January 2007 watch Heart Disease Blood Test The World Health Organization (WHO) says that cardiovascular disease causes approximately one third of all deaths worldwide (16.7 million). And those deaths are not just

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Lying to a Machine 不说谎的人觉得它很神秘，说谎的人觉得它很可怕，这就是神奇的测谎仪。面对不断攀升的犯罪，善良的人们总是期望借助科学的灵丹妙药，将所有犯罪分子手到擒来。测谎技术