This is Scientific American - 60 seconds Science. I'm Synthia Graver. Got a minute. It's obivious that say turning the lights off saves money, but being reminded that using less energy saves money may not be the most effective way to motivate consume

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自改革开放以来,中国人的生活便以越来越快的速度变化发展着。中国年轻一代的生活不同于他们的父母,更不同于他们的祖辈。 Listen Read Learn Since the beginning of the opening up policy, life in China has been developing at a faster and faster rate. The liv

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Smitha Raghunathan | Washington, DC 25 June 2010 Harvard researchers found that white rice consumption increases the risk of Type 2 diabetes while brown rice consumption actually reduces the risk. Reducing your risk of diabetes may be as simple as ha

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The highest consuming group consumed an average of 46 teaspoons of sugar of added sugars A new report by an industry analyst says global sugar consumption will reach 176 million tons by 2015. That's about 20 percent more than the estimated sugar cons

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Delegates from 171 countries and several hundred civic groups are meeting next week in Uruguay to discuss ways to reduce tobacco consumption around the world. A controversial report published on the eve of the meeting says some of the proposed measur

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FAO Aims to Quickly Measure World Hunger Measuring the scope of world hunger is a long and complicated process. Often officials and policymakers dont have the most up-to-date information. Now, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, the FAO, hope

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: You may have noticed over the past year or so that food prices at supermarkets have been lower than they used to be. That's been great for shoppers, not so great if you are a grocer or a farmer. NPR's Alina Selyukh reports on the

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse shares something in common with President Trump. Both are serving in elected office for the very first time, but the similarities pretty much end there. Before his election in 2014, Sasse was a federal h

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With salaries going up across China, and the Belt and Road increasing access to Europe and beyond, more and more Chinese consumers are turning to imported goods at supermarkets. The Sanyuanli Market, located next to the embassy district in Chaoyang D

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Topic1 English Test for Career PromotionIn China, almost every profession has ranks for different skill level workers, for example, there are five ranks for radio host and auditor; four ranks for translators and lawyers. Workers can be promoted to hi

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随着中国的不断繁荣和发展,消费水平发生变化也不足为奇。人们现在拥有更多可支配的收入,广告也引导人们该如何消费。 Listen Read Learn With the coming of prosperity and development of China, it is no wonder that levels of consumption have changed as well.

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消费新观念 The New Consumptive Attitude 中国经济的成功正改变着中国人看待金钱的方式。拥有更多周转资金的人们正步入物质消费的文化当中。 Listen Read Learn The economic success of China is changing the way Chinese people look at money. The people, who no

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今天我们要学的词是super bowl。 Super bowl, 是美式橄榄球超级杯的意思。今年的超级杯比赛定于这个星期天举行。Super Bowl Sunday is the most-watched U.S. television broadcast of the year, 超级杯星期天是美国一

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No. You are not dreaming. Industry is looking better. House prices are on the up. And we are spending more on our high streets. The recession may be far from over, but it is the economic tone changing. The National Institute of Economic and Social Re

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Different Blood Pressure in Both Arms Linked to Heart Disease Cardiologist Oscar Garfein takes blood pressure readings from both of his patients' arms. That technique saved the life of one of his patients. I found that in one arm, it was very, very l

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A heat wave in Iran has prompted the government to call for cutbacks in the consumption of water and electricity. The move comes as Iran deals with intensified international sanctions and an ongoing strike by Tehran's bazaar owners. The Iranian econo

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The World Bank says China's economy will grow faster than expected this year, but cautions it is too soon to say a sustained recovery is imminent. 世界银行表示,中国经济今年的增长比预期的要快。但是,现在说中国经济已经

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Topic 1-Gov't tries to use web to track down missing seniors The Chinese government is employing online crowd-based technology to search for the hundreds of thousands of elderly people that go missing in China every year. Will that be an effective me

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Topic1 Tourism, advertising 'least trusted' industries in ChinaTrust is a heavy topic in Chinese society. A newly released report on China's social psychology shows a general improvement in social trust, especially in government and media, but trust

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一周新闻点评,新时代中国女性乐于单身 Welcome to 'Today' - an hour of world news and analysis -- Today keeps you informed and inspired. I'm Wuyou Coming up: 1) SpringFestival--Chinese tourists smarter about overseas consumption 2)

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