Medicinal tablets are nothing new. Doctors have been dispensing pills for thousands of years. Now, archaeologists have turned up some of those ancient medicines which were preserved in a shipwreck for close to two millennia. The 2nd centry Pozzino wr

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 Scientific American(一)月

You are on Just One Thing today. Come on over this way. Dr. Lawrence Rosen is with us this morning. And let's just talk a little bit about allergy season because he is the pediatric columnist for Kiwi magazine. And now April, the worst month for alle

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026 common health problem Words Ailment pill/tablet rash doctor bruise jetlag sore fever(ish) burn pain headache earache Stomach ache back pain allergic allergy swollen ointment/cream graze splinter Phrases Bruise your arm Cut your finger Get a heada

发表于:2018-12-12 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 情景英语口语100主题

Agriculture Report - New Findings About Loss of Bees This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Bees add an estimated eighteen billion dollars a year to the value of American crops. They pollinate flowers that become fruits, nuts and vegetab

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SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Orchids Look Weak, But Many Are Stronger Than They Appear From VOA Learning English, this is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in Special English. Im Christopher Cruise. And Im June Simms. Today we tell about the beauty and science of orchids

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LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Now this Halloween story about bats and spirits - not spooky spirits. We're talking tequila. NPR's Neda Ulaby went to a Mexican bar in Washington, D.C., to research the connection between bats and booze. NEDA ULABY, BYLINE:

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Pollinators Shape Plants to Their Preference我的进化来自你的偏好 Honeybees are the charismatic microfauna of the pollination world. But flies, bumblebees, butterflies and mothsthey all pollinate, too. With varying degrees of success. The po

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Jim: Argh...I feel terrible, I keep sneezing and my eyes are all watery, what's wrong with me? 啊,我感觉很糟糕,我一直在打喷嚏,眼睛也泪汪汪的,我怎么了? Tom: Wow, you're not dying are you, it looks like you have a col

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That's why I'm heading to south Sussex. I've heard about an experiment happening right now to establish how much pesticide bees are really getting in the wild. So I'm joining in Professor Dave Goulson and his team to find out how they are going to do

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By Jessica Berman Washington 05 October 2006 U.S. researchers have developed a vaccine that offers protection against a common allergy trigger in the United States known as ragweed. Scientists say the development has the potential to guard against a

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By Steve Herman New Delhi 24 April 2008 Adopting modern lifestyles, urbanization and even climate change are among some of the factors being blamed for an alarming rise in asthma in Asia. From New Delhi, VOA Correspondent Steve Herman has a preview o

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Oregon Advertising Studio Tracks Fukushima Radiation If you were to picture the sort of person who might take the lead in gathering radiation data from the Fukushima nuclear accident, Marcelino Alvarez probably wouldn't come to mind. My background is

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: Many people complain this time of year about pollen allergies. They get those itchy, watery eyes, runny noses. You know what I'm talking about. But some people with seasonal allergies have it worse. They develop allergic reactions

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Walk through Times Squareyou're bombarded with advertising. And it turns out, a bumblebee might have a similar feeling, buzzing through a field of flowers. So these flowers are these billboards, they're advertising a good, this delicious nectar rewar

发表于:2019-01-20 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年Scientific American(八)月

The site was once a spring-fed pond, full of water. Mammoths were tempted in to drink. But when they tried to climb back out, the banks were steep and slippery. Just like the short-faced bear imprisoned underground, some became trapped. Scavengers wo

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Yael: Don, are you eating my tulips? Don: Just having myself a little snack. Y: Of MY tulips? I brought those in here to brighten the place up, not for you to eat! And who eats flowers anyway? D: Have you seen that movie, Monsoon Wedding? There's a c

发表于:2019-01-26 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 英语听力文摘 English Digest

Victor: Oh, doctor, youve got to help me! Doctor: Try to relax. What seems to be the problem? Victor: Im sneezing all the time, and my eyes are itchy and watery. Doctor: Tilt your head back so I can take a look at your nasal passages. Youre very cong

发表于:2019-01-30 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 地道美语播客

By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 17 April 2006 watch Sinus Surgery report Many people who live in climates where there is a change of seasons often experience sinus problems. Sinus pain and headaches c

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(172) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(四月)

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: A swarm of potential stingers were unleashed on Washington, D.C., this week. This is not a political statement. A swarm of bees from one of the two hives atop NPR headquarters buzzed over the streets as they followed their queen ou

发表于:2019-02-13 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年NPR美国国家公共电台5月

Johnnys orchards kept him busy year-round. Every fall, Pennsylvania farmers took their newly picked apples to the cider mills. So thats when seeds were plentiful. Johnny usually collected a couple of bushels of them from the mills. During the winter,

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