In 1965, a French lowyer, Andre Raffray, gambled on statistics and lost. He acquired the flat of a 90-year-old woman, Jeanne Calment, agreeing to pay her a lifetime pension of 2500 francs a month in exchange. It seemed reasonable to think Calment wou

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White Women in US Are Dying Sooner 证据显示美国白人妇女寿命短 From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle report. Health experts say there is evidence that many white women in the United States are dying too soon. In othe

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Liberia has come a long way since the end of its second civil war in 2003. Since then, the economy grew by more than 7 percent per year, per capita income rose by nearly nine-fold, and life expectancy went from 53 to 61 years. 利比里亚自2003年结

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Now, there's been some action, too. 现在,人们也已经有所行动。 Over the past decade, six major health care providers and insurers have committed over 600 million dollars to affordable housing, 在过去几十年,6家主要医疗保健提

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Phone App to Assist Alzheimers Caregivers From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report. Alzheimers disease is mostly a condition of old age. Since life expectancy is getting longer around the world, the number of people affected by the br

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Suicides and Drug Overdose Deaths Push Down US Life Expectancy Suicides and drug overdoses were two reasons for an increase in the number of deaths in the United States last year. They also were partly to blame for a continuing decrease in how long A

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Don: Time to go again to the A Moment of Science mailbag. A listener writes: Dear Yal and Don, I know that it's important to have clean air, but why? Besides making the air smell better, what's the advantage of reducing air pollution? Yal: Interestin

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Out of the mists of the Stone Age, this structure has stood since the dawn of recorded history. This rounded tomb called Newgrange has stood on the bend of Ireland's River Boyne for more than 5,000 years. It is massive, distinct and very mysterious.

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Olov Bygren was looking to see if poor nutrition had an effect on health when he stumbled on something curious. It appeared that a famine could affect people almost 100 years later even if they never

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The Health Benefits of Gardening From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle Report. As spring comes to half the world, many people can enjoy the new growth that comes with warmer weather. This is a great time to get outside and get dirty

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By 2050, We will Live in a More Populous, Urban World 到2050年,我们居住的城市将更加拥挤 Demographers say India, China, Pakistan, Nigeria, Indonesia and Bangladesh will account for clos

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Report: Norway Highest in the Human Development Index Lisa Schlein Geneva 10 Jul 2001 10:16 UTC A report released today (Tuesday) says Norway has the best quality of life of any country in the world.

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Why Is Life Expectancy Falling in US? Suicides and drug overdoses are two reasons for a continuing decrease in how long Americans are expected to live. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported recently that there were more than 2.8 mil

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The talk of a longer working life is already causing concern for many. Our reporter Su Yuting spoke to people on the streets of Beijing, to hear their reactions. A delayed retirement will eventually affect all people in China, whether young or old, m

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When Yuriko Nishi's three grown-up sons left home, she asked her husband of 36 years an unusual question: Was there any dream married life had prevented him from fulfilling? 当大西百合子三个成年的儿子离开家之后,她问了与自己结

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Staying single may shorten life span Staying single all your life may not be good for your health. That's the conclusion of new research that shows that people who never marry face an even greater chance of dying early than people who have been divor

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Staying single all your life may not be good for your health. 一辈子单身对于健康可能没什么好处。 That's the conclusion of new research that shows that people who never marry face an even greater chance of dying early than people who

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Todd: So, Monica, a minute ago we were talking about Tai Chi and about how it helps longevity, helps you live a long life. One time when I was in Bangkok, I met a guy and he was doing Tai Chi and he looked really young, but he said the secret to his

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expectancy of value 预期值 expenditure 支出;开支;费用 expenditure approach 支出计算法;开支计算法 expenditure baseline 开支基线 expenditure commitment 开支承担 expendit

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The decision by Theresa May, the new UK prime minister, to postpone approval for Hinkley Point nuclear power station, apparently because of security concerns about Chinese investors involved in the project, raises questions about another of her prede

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