But first: Lyme disease is on the rise. It's being spread by a growing tick population and has become a particular problem for the Massachusetts islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard. But an MIT scientist thinks he might have a long-term solutio

发表于:2018-12-05 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈健康系列

MORI ROTHMAN: Sujin Woo and her mother, Lee Bo-ok live in an apartment in South Korea's capital of Seoul. On this Saturday morning, Lee is making Korean fried sweet potatoes for lunch. Some parts of the food, like the sweet potato peels, won't make t

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈环境系列

AS IT IS 2016-05-16 Small Crowds at Texas Oil Technology Conference 德州石油技术会议参会人数减少 Low oil prices have reduced oil exploration and development activity around the world. Tens of thousands of workers have lost jobs with oil

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年VOA慢速英语(五)月

以下段落是摘自新闻里的一些重要信息,并不是一个段落的听写。空内信息可在本新闻中全部找到,大家可以根据这些信息复述新闻。 一、泛听建议: 1、完整听一遍,掌握大意。 2、继续听,特

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 NPR边听边练

You should start a budget. 你应该开始做预算了。 You should start a budget. 你应该开始做预算了。 Mary is working on it. 玛丽正在做呢。 We need to cut costs. 我们需要减少开支。 We need to cut costs. 我们需要减少开

发表于:2019-01-27 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 玩转商务英语900句

GWEN IFILL: Now we turn to another angle of our continuing of climate change and its impact. Tonight, our science team looks at the toll it is taking on sea turtles and some of their tiniest offspring. We went to the coast of Southern Florida and cam

发表于:2019-01-27 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈环境系列

WILLIAM BRANGHAM: Six years ago, a terrible family tragedy occurred here in rural British Columbia. But over time, it became much more than that. This tragedy set in motion dramatic changes to the laws governing drinking and driving -- changes that s

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From the forest elephants of Africa, to Indias tigers and even our own harbour seals, wildlife is losing the battle for survival all over the world. 无论是非洲森林象、孟加拉虎(又名印度虎)还是斑海豹,世界上所有的野生动

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(90) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

If you find yourself piling on the pounds, try buying a new set of crockery. 如果你发现自己长肉了,不妨买套新餐具。 For the simple step of eating from a smaller plate could slash your calorie intake by nearly a tenth, according to

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

China has lifted more than 10 million rural residents out of poverty this year with a record-breaking investment of more than 100 billion yuan in government funds, and it plans to pull another 10 million people out of poverty next year. 今年我国投

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

随着这一轮金融危机不断扩大,许多金融术语也越来越多出现在各式媒体的要闻和本地新闻版块,出现在人们的日常交谈中。 根据英国报章(《金融时报》除外)过去一周频繁出现的一些财经、

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(90) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

Married people are twice as likely to become obese than their single counterparts, scientists claim. 科研人员日前称,已婚人士发胖的几率为单身人士的两倍。 Greek researchers found that married couples were more likely to becom

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 英语美文

If job stress is wearing you down and you want more leisure time, but you can't -- or don't want to -- quit altogether, it can be easy to feel stuck. But there's an alternative to consider: a voluntary demotion. Plenty of professionals dream of scali

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

UNITED NATIONS, March 4 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday called on countries to reduce sugar intake among adults and children to less than 10 percent of their total energy intake. According to WHO, a further reduction to b

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

A handful of nuts a day can keep hunger at bay and beat belly fat, according to scientists. This is the first time a link between eating nuts and higher levels of serotonin - a substance that decreases appetite, boosts happiness and improves heart he

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

ROME, May 28 (Xinhua) -- Poverty indicators improved in Italy in 2013 and the number of seriously deprived families fell, the annual report by National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) showed on Wednesday. The ISTAT data indicated that the number of s

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

A Useful Glossary for Work Experience work experience 工作经历work history 工作经历occupational hisstory 工作经历professional 职业经历employment 工作employment history 工作经历experience 经历business experience 工作经历spe

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

在用英语进行口头表达时,学生常常出现以下错误: ①表达不当,汉语式英语频频出现。 ②逻辑思维欠缺,观点不清,知识面及思路狭窄。 ③语言语调不标准,有些词汇发音不准,带有地方

发表于:2019-02-09 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 英语口语

The 26m employed Britons earn on average £90 ($112) a day. 两千六百万名在职的英国人每天平均能挣90镑(112美元)。 Covering the shortfall would cost around £120bn a year, equivalent to the budget of the National Health Servi

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人综合

Disney posted a 5% increase in revenue for the three months to 27 June - but missedexpectations for the first time in eight quarters. 迪斯尼宣布,到7月27日为止的三个月内,收入增长了5%,但这是它在8个季度里首次未能达到

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