Palau to Ban Sunscreen to Try to Save its Coral Reefs The Pacific nation of Palau will soon ban many types of sunscreen in an effort to protect its coral reefs. 太平洋岛国帕劳将很快禁止使用多种类型的防晒霜,以保护珊瑚礁。

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最新研制一种新的医疗设备,可以利用身体动作来充电。 Novel materials could allow the implantation of flexible, rechargeable batteries that would constantly recharge from the body's own movements--even just breathing. Cynthia Gr

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(108) / 评论(0) 分类 60秒科学

Vietnamese authorities continue to crackdown on free speech. The latest victim is activist blogger Nguyen Van Hoa. He was sentenced to seven years in prison for allegedly conducting propaganda against the state, by producing videos and blogging in pr

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2017年(12月)

So next, the materials move to production. And what happens there is we use energy to mix toxic chemicals in with natural resources to make toxic contaminated products. There are over 100,000 synthetic chemicals in use in commerce today. Only a handf

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Can I tell you, I love my Pantene Pro-V. Of the dozen or so personal care products I use every day, it's the one I can't live without. Says it gives my dull hair the ultimate cool shine. How does it do that? I was wondering that while I was lathering

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This is AP News Minute. Secretary of State, Mike Pumpeo, and South Korea's President both say they are trying hard to keep the upcoming US-North Korea summit on track. President Trump says there is a substantial chance the meeting, planned for June,

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(117) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2018(五)月

Pet turtles can be unsanitary. But Chinese soft-shelled turtles really up the ante on distasteful behavior. They perform a variation on urinationthrough their mouths. Most land-based vertebrates produce urine to get rid of water-soluble toxic waste,

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A: Hey Nick, what are you up to? B: Not much, just heading over to the shooting range. You wanna come? A: Seriously? You mean to fire a real weapon? I dont know man. B: Yeah, it will be fun! I have a 9mm pistol that is really easy to shoot. I also ha

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PoisonousJuice Awomanandherbrother-in-lawcouldnevergetalong. Onedayshesaidtohim,Ifyouweremyhusband , I'dputpoisoninyourjuice? Hereplied,IfIwereyourhusband,I'ddrinkthatjuice. Notes: 1.Awomanandherbrother-in-lawcouldnevergetalong. 有个女人和她的

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今天我们要学的词是slum. Slum贫民窟。The United Nations human rights chief has slammed Israel, saying that 1.9 million people in Gaza are caged in a toxic slum from birth to death. 联合国人权事务高级专员批评以色列,说加沙

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今天我们要学的词是 curtail. Curtail 做为动词,有缩减的意思。Technology companies, who have traditionally adopted a hands-off policy, are now struggling to curtail online offensive speech. 传统上往往采取不干预政策的高科

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今天我们要学的词是recycling。 Recycling, 意思是回收。随着近年来人们环保意识的加强, Recycling has come a long way, 废物回收也取得了显著进展。 为了庆祝星期四的世界地球日四十周年, There wil

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Russian Weapons Challenge Ukrainian Military 俄罗斯武器挑战乌克兰军事 LONDON Experts say the rebels in eastern Ukraine are using sophisticated Russian weapons that require specialized skills to operate and could only have come directly fr

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According to the World Health Organization, which is part of the United Nations, more than 2 billion people around the world dont have clean drinking water in their homes. Thats about 28 percent of the entire worlds population. 世界卫生组织隶属

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Lawn enthusiasts love a lush, green carpet of grass, which is why they hate crabgrass. And now, they may have one more reason to despise the weed. Because crabgrass isn't just faster-growing than the rest of the lawn. It may actually be poisoning the

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Lawn enthusiasts love a lush, green carpet of grass, which is why they hate crabgrass. And now they may have one more reason to despise the weed. Because crabgrass isn't just faster-growing than the rest of lawn. It may actually be poisoning the lawn

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Washington Week: Focus on Philippines Aid, Iran Nukes 聚焦华盛顿:关注菲律宾的援助,伊朗核武器问题 This week, America marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. But Washington is also focused on pr

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Kerry, Lavrov in 'Constructive' Talks on Syria Weapons Agreement 克里,拉夫罗夫对叙利亚的武器协议建设性的会谈 GENEVA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, had constructive talks Friday on e

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Zimbabwe's unity government's designated deputy agriculture minister Roy Bennett has been charged with possessing weaponry, banditry, and attempting to commit terrorism, in a court in Mutare in eastern Zimbabwe. Roy Bennett is also being charged with

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Topic 1-500 students sickened at school built on toxic site Authorities in China have launched an investigation after a report that hundreds of children who all go to the same school in Jiangsu Province have developed health problems, including cance

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