2007年NPR美国国家公共电台一月-A Broken Foot, an Artificial Leg, and a R

Recording technology has changed a lot over the years, but you can still do one essential thing. You sit in front of a microphone and you tell a story, which here we are again this Friday morning because it's time for StoryCorps. It's an oral history

闭着眼睛飘单词 四级词汇5

[0:0]arithmetic arouse arrange算术 引起,唤起 安排,准备 [0:37.8094]arrest artificial artistic aspect逮捕,拘留 人工的,人造的 艺术的,美术的 方面,面貌 [1:31.0307]assemble assembly assess asset混合,聚集 立法机构,议会 对...估价 人价值的,优点 [2:22.6436]as

海事英语600句 14

Part 14 Cleaning tanks 1. Transfer slops into slop tank. 2. Dispose sludge into sludge tank. 3. Sludge disposed into sludge tank. 4. Order shore slop tank. 5. Order slop barge and report. 6. We have 50 tons of slops. 7. Slop barge ordered. 8. Stop pu

创新英语-Scientists Create Energy-Making Artificial Leaf

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created what could be a breakthrough in providing clean, alternative energy. Researchers have invented an artificial leaf that splits water into hydrogen and oxygen and stores the ene

VOA标准英语2015--Researchers Create Artificial Skin With Sense of Touch

Researchers Create Artificial Skin With Sense of Touch Scientists have recently made considerable gains in creating human-like artificial limbs, but they still look and feel artificial. That could change with a development from South Korea. Researche

60秒科学:Artificial Muscle Brings Back Blink

Artificial Muscle Brings Back Blink A study in the Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery reports the development of an artificial muscle system that could restore the ability to blink to stroke and injury patients. Cynthia Graber reports Most of us blin

Biosolids

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: October 28, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Farmers have long put animal waste on their fields. They may also use human waste. Mode

CNN 2010-10-11

You want an example of something toxic? Take a look over my shoulder here. That red sludge spilled out of a reservoir at an aluminum plant on Monday. This happened in the European nation of Hungary. This stuff is toxic. Around 250 people had to leave

2006年VOA标准英语-Indonesia to Evacuate Thousands from Mud Flow Z

By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 27 September 2006 Indonesia is to resettle thousands of people whose homes have been engulfed by mud surging from a gas exploration site. Efforts to stop the flow of mud have failed. ---- Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (file photo

Artificial Leaf Turns Sunlight into Electric Power

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have turned to Mother Nature for inspiration, inventing a device that mimics photosynthesis, the process plants use to convert sunlight and water into usable energy. MIT chemistry professor Dani

VOA标准英语2010年-Hungary Threatened By New Chemical Dis

Environmentalists have warned of a new industrial accident in Hungary that they say could once again threaten villages, towns and even Budapest with toxic red sludge. Just outside the Hungarian capital, a reservoir is being watched which has potentia

VOA标准英语2010年-Hungarian Toxic Sludge Nears Danube

An official in Hungary says a toxic sludge spill, which has killed four people, has reached the edge of Europe's second longest river, the Danube. Officials say the sludge has reached the Danube, one of Europe's longest rivers. An official also told

VOA标准英语2011--Artificial Blood Vessels Work Well, Have

Scientists say they have successfully tested artificial blood vessels grown in the laboratory. In a heart bypass operation, surgeons typically remove a vein from a patient's leg and use it to replace blocked arteries that feed the muscles of the hear

VOA常速英语2008年-Rat Study Links Weight Gain to Artificial Sweet

By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 15 February 2008 Obesity is becoming a worldwide problem, even in developing countries. But diet drinks and food prepared with sugar substitutes do not seem to help curb people's appetites. Now a new study may provide

学个词Learn a Word 第1713-artificial

今天我们要学的词是 artificia。Artificial 人造的。artificial intelligence 人工智能。不久前，The FDA approved a new artificial retina device that would help some people regain part of their sight. 美国食品和药物管理局批准

英伦广角 2010-10-17 匈牙利遭遇红色污泥流

As disaster team enter the devastated communities, the extent of the damage is clear. Villages have been wiped out by the wave of sludge, and wild life has been coated in dangerous chemicals. It's frustrating work. Many of indigenous animals are frig

夏说英语新闻晨读 第344期:巨石强森的抑郁症

本期内容： Dwayne Johnson has thanked fans for their support after he opened up about his battle with depression. The 45-year-old discussed his mother's suicide attempt and a period he described as the worst time of his life in an interview with

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-10-09)

1. New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg says he will introduce legislation requiring colleges to adopt a code of conduct that prohibits bullying and harassment. The Democrat made the announcement Wednesday at a town meeting in memory of 18- year-old T

VOA标准英语2011--Artificial Speech Mimics Real Thing

Artificial Speech Mimics Real Thing 合成声音发展渐入佳境 未来虚拟声音真假难辨 At a University of Arizona laboratory, Professor Brad Story analyzes the voices of singers, actors and public speakers both live and on audio tape. 在亚

夏说英语新闻晨读 第408期:隐形眼镜不可冲进下水道

本期内容： Researchers in the US have been investigating the final journeys taken by disposable contact lenses. They found 15-20% of US users simply flick these fiddly lenses down the drain via the bathroom sink or toilet. The study suggests tha