This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Farmers and gardeners have turned the soil for centuries. But many now believe in no-till or reduced tillage, a method also called conservation tillage. The Conservation Technology Information Cente

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Experimental Treatment Targets Drug-Resistant Bacteria You probably have heard about the Trojan Horse. Tradition says the ancient Greeks used a large wooden horse to trick enemy forces and capture the city of Troy. Now, researchers say a similar plan

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In the oysters were raised in much the same way as dirt farmers raised tomatoes- by transplanting them. First, farmers selected the oyster bed, cleared the bottom of old shells and other debris, then

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Drug-Resistant Malaria Spreads in Southeast Asia 东南亚地区耐药疟疾传播 From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语健康报道。 On Thailand's border with Myanmar, also known as Burma, a malari

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New Words 6A @ earthquake n. [C] (also quake) a sudden shaking of the Earth's surface 地震 @ detect vt. notice or discover sth. that is difficult to see, feel, etc. 发现;查出 @ experimental a. used for, relating to, or resulting from experime

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. A protracted hunger strike by most of the t error suspects detained Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, could fuel a new round of debate over whether to shut down the U.S. prison. President Obama says he is going to

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1. The man smokes _______ packs of cigarettes a day. A. one B. two C. three 2. The man and woman are _____________. A. siblings B. husband and wife C. coworkers 3. According to the conversation, where does the man probably smoke at home? A. in the ba

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DEVELOPMENT REPORT – December 9, 2002: Tuberculosis Control Program in India By Jill Moss This is the VOA Special English Development Report. There are more people with tuberculosis in India than in

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This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Evidence is increasing that common influenza viruses are becoming resistant to the main drug used to treat them. The drug is oseltamivir, also known as Tamiflu. The most common seasonal flu virus found i

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Heat-Resistant Glassware Celebrates 100th Anniversary 耐热玻璃器皿诞生100周年 One hundred years ago, a new kind of cookware entered the American market. It was called Pyrex. Today the Pyrex name is well known in the United States. The heat-

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Antibiotic Resistance Found in Amazon Tribe 亚马逊部落发现抗生素耐药性 There are some people who have never come into contact with Western civilization. These people have microbes, tiny organisms, on and in their bodies that can do somet

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Animals in many large livestock-raising operations around the world get a small but steady dose of certain antibiotics in their feed. U.S. health officials say there is unequivocal evidence of a link between overuse of antibiotics in healthy livestoc

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Plants Weaken Without Insects Bugging Them Evolutionary pressures The new study examines how insects and plants are still co-evolving. Anurag Agrawal studies evolution in real-time. The Cornell University professor of ecology and evolutionary biology

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Tuberculosis Cases Down, Disease Still A Major Killer The news from the World Health Organization is mixed: some 20 million people are alive today as a result of international efforts to control tuberculosis and care for those who have it. As a resul

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Tough TB Responds to Drug Treatment An antibiotic used to treat severe infections shows promise against a very resistant and deadly form of tuberculosis. XDR-TB is resistant to at least four of the drugs used most often against the disease. Extensive

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Before Tomas dumped a massive amount of rain on Haiti, doctors treated cholera patients in hospital tents. Flooding from the storm could cause cholera to spread as sewage and other refuse seeps into tents where many people have been living since Janu

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AGRICULTURE REPORT - Study Says Genetically Engineered Rice Cuts Use of Insecticides By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A

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English born, John Bartram spent more than thirty years exploring Northeast America in search of new plants. He discovered Asters and Goldenrod and many others, despite numerous inconveniences such as rattlesnakes. Monarda, known also as Bee Balm was

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Scientists Produce Gene-Edited Chickens to Stop Spread of Flu Virus British scientists are developing gene-edited chickens designed to be fully resistant to the influenza, or flu virus. Wendy Barclay is one of the leaders of the gene-editing project.

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How to get rid of procrastination? 如何摆脱拖延症? Just take the first step. 只需迈出第一步。 When you start to look too far into the future any task or project can seem close to impossible. And so you shut down because you become ov

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