You are what you eat, the old expression goes. But it leaves out one crucial detail. We don't dine alone. We dine with trillions of friends. Jeff Gordon, a microbiologist at Washington University in Saint Louis. And they are partners in consuming the

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年Scientific American(十二)月

Our story today is called the Wide Net. It was written by Eudora Welty. Here is Larry West with the story. William Wallace Jameson's wife Hazel was going to have a baby, but this was October, and the baby wouldn't be borne until April. Hayzel acted a

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And now the weekly Special English program American Stories. Our story today is called Marshal in Rome, it was written by May Brisken. Here is Keg Lant with our story. Often when he stood next to his wife, Marshal reminded me of an unhappy dog. His e

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The Earth's Biggest Threat 地球危机──温室效应 by Levi King Global warming was once considered unlikely to be real. Recently, though, it has become widely accepted as fact. Scientists have calculated that the earth's atmosphere has gotten

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UNIT 2 Lesson 9-16 Food and Restaurants 饮食和餐厅 Lesson 9 Let's Eat!Let's Drink!我们吃吧!我们喝吧 1.What's this?这是什么? bread 面包 chicken 鸡肉 cookies 饼干 dumplings 饺子 eggs 鸡蛋 fruit 水果 juice 果汁 meat 肉 mi

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DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to American Mosaic in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im Doug Johnson. Today, we listen to Wake Up, a new album from John Legend and the Roots. And we answer a question about a famous Tennessee Williams play. But first, we tell abo

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Danger to West Increases From Al-Qaida Threat in Yemen Video obtained from al-Qaida-linked militants in Yemen shows missile launchers, automatic weapons, heavy ammunition and vehicles with machine guns. All, they say, were captured from the Yemeni Ar

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Heres another episode suggested by one of our awesome listeners! Going out to restaurants is pretty simple, but there are so many details to consider, like how to order exactly what you want, where to sit, and how to pay. Harp and Maura love going ou

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By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 02 June 2006 watch Hurricane Predictions Hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean began June first. Alberto will be the first named Atlantic hurricane in 2006. Paul Sisco re

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SCIENCEINTHENEWS-StudiesLinktheWeatherEventKnownasLaNiatoLackofRainfallinEast SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im Shirley Griffith. BOB DOUGHTY: And Im Bob Doughty. Today, we examine the extremely dry conditions

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By Steve Mort Miami, Florida 04 July 2007 Sales of Latin music CDs are on the rise in the United States. Industry figures show that while overall demand for compact discs is declining, sales at U.S. stores stocking CDs from Central and South America

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US Takes Action Against Cyber Theft Threat From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report in Special English. The United States has announced a plan to fight the quickly growing threat from cyber spies and Internet attackers known as hacker

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IMF Chief: Global Financial Threat Easing The world's economy is growing at a slightly slower pace than the IMF's initial forecasts in January. But top financial officials gathered in Washington for the annual Spring meetings - face a less threatenin

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Over the next few weeks, we're going to meet a series of people who are pursuing the American dream through the most basic part of life, food. Today we're going to meet a fisherman in Massachusetts, a place where people once made a

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Tourism is bringing economic benefits to the Laotian city of Luang Prabang, the spiritual, religious and cultural capital of Laos for centuries. But with commercialism on the rise, some are worried the town is losing its identity. Turists gather out

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By Lisa Bryant Paris 10 January 2007 The Basque separatist group ETA is warning it may launch new terrorist attacks, following its December 30 bombing at a Madrid airport that killed two people. From Paris, Lisa Bryant reports the blast has shattere

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Pump Premium Fuel, Eat Gourmet Food at Washington Gas Station WASHINGTON Imagine putting gas in your car and sitting down to a delicious meal - all in the same place. You can do that in Washington, D.C., where a combination gas station and convenienc

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When one has tasted watermelon, he knows what the angels eat. - Mark Twain Do you like watermelon? Do you think it's such a wonderful food? What food do you like best? Do you think your favorite food is good enough for angels to eat? Ask your friends

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By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 09 June 2006 Pakistan has described the killing of Abu Musab al- the terrorist leader in Iraq, as a significant development in the global war on terror. But al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden continues to elude U.S., Afghan an

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi, Kenya 10 December 2007 Many medical aid workers in countries facing nutritional emergencies extol the virtues of ready-to-eat foods. A nutrition specialist for Doctors Without Borders reported such therapeutic foods were us

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