Placebo Effect Update

By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: November 19, 2003 This is Phoebe Zimmermann with the VOA Special English Health Report. When scientists want to test the effectiveness of a new drug, they usually divide

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Helen: Hello, this is Real English from BBC Learning English, Im Helen. Jean: 大家好，我是董征。欢迎收听地道英语。 Helen: In Real English, we look at words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary. Jean: 和汉语一样，英语语言里也是有好

2007年VOA标准英语-EU Concerned As Kosovo Blast Kills Two

By Stefan Bos Budapest 24 September 2007 The European Union has condemned a bomb blast that killed at least two people and injured nearly a dozen others in Serbia's Kosovo Province. Stefan Bos reports for VOA from Budapest there is rising tension in

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Widows of BP oil rig blast victims testify before US Congress He's the breath in my lungs. He's the beat of my heart -- Shelley Anderson, widow of oil rig victim Shelley Anderson's blond hair skims the blue ribbon she wears on her lapel in memory of

新西兰英语 72 Southerly Blast

A southerly blast swept through the south of New Zealand yesterday, bringing snow, sleet, hail and freezing temperatures. Southland had the worst of the front as it headed north, with up to 30cm of snow in Fiordland, 15cm in inland Southland and up t

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Blast rocks Moscow subway 莫斯科一地铁站发生爆炸 A bomb has ripped through an underpass packed with hundreds of commuters and shoppers in central Moscow, killing eight people and injuring about 50. The bomb went off during rush hour in one

VOA常速英语2007-Bomb Blast in Russian City of Togliatti Kills at

By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 31 October 2007 At least eight people are dead and 56 have been injured following a bomb blast on a bus in the Russian city of Togliatti. VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports that local authorities are treating the

每日一词【986】blast：强烈批评

今天我们要学的词是blast。 Blast, 做为动词，有强烈批评的意思。 Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick blasted Arizona's new immigration law, 麻萨诸塞州州长帕特里克对亚利桑那州新出炉的移民法提出强烈谴责

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By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 02 June 2008 A large car bomb blast outside the Danish embassy in Pakistan's capital has killed at least 8 people and wounded dozens of others. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports on the attack in an upscale Islamabad neighborho

SW China colliery blast kills 3, injures 4

GUIYANG, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed and four others injured, including three who were seriously injured, in a coal mine blast in southwest China's Guizhou Province, local authorities said Tuesday. The blast occurred around 5:25 p.m.

Sichuan colliery blast death toll rises to 45

PANZHIHUA, Sichuan, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Death toll from Wednesday's colliery blast in southwest China's Sichuan Province has climbed to 45, with one still missing, authorities said on Sunday night. Search was continuing in the Xiaojiawan Coal Mine in

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今天我们要学的词是side effect。 Side effect, 副作用。一项最近民调显示，Most Americans want health reform but fear its potential side effects, 大多数美国人都希望看到医疗改革，但是又担心改革可能带来的副

VOA标准英语2008年-Ukraine Mine Blast Traps 37 Workers

By Stefan Bos Budapest 08 June 2008 At least 37 miners in Ukraine were trapped underground following a powerful explosion during maintenance work at a coal mine in the eastern city of Donetsk. Officials say the blast destroyed the main shaft of the

学个词Learn a Word 第753期 side effect

今天我们要学的词是side effect。 Side effect, 副作用。一项最近民调显示，Most Americans want health reform but fear its potential side effects, 大多数美国人都希望看到医疗改革，但是又担心改革可能带来的副

Anger Grows in Cyprus Over Munitions Blast

Thousands of demonstrators continued their march through the country's capital as anger spreads over the governments apparent involvement in an explosion at a naval base on Monday that left 12 people dead. At least 20 people have been arrested in con

Deadly blast hits Pakistan city

At least 41 people have been killed in a bomb blast in a crowded area of the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar, officials say. More than 100 people have also been injured, a regional minister（部长） said. Officials and witnesses said a vehicl

美国习惯用语:287 blow-out; bash; wing-ding; blast

今天要讲的习惯用语属于同一个主题，party，也就是聚会或者宴会。美国有不少人热中于参加party，所以和这些社交场合相关的俗语或者习惯用语也特别丰富多彩。我们今天要学的第一个是：

学个词Learn a Word 第986期 Blast

今天我们要学的词是blast。 Blast, 做为动词，有强烈批评的意思。 Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick blasted Arizona's new immigration law, 麻萨诸塞州州长帕特里克对亚利桑那州新出炉的移民法提出强烈谴责

Six Chinese killed, one missing in Congo blast

BRAZZAVILLE, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Six Chinese were killed and one was missing after Sunday's ammunition depot explosions in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo, according to the Chinese embassy here on Sunday night. The victims belonged