VOA双语新闻：病人的干细胞或能修复其受损关节

Millions of people in the United States suffer from osteoarthritis, or degenerative joint disease. The most severe cases requiring joint replacement surgery. 数百万的美国人患有骨关节炎，又称退化性关节疾病。病情严重的需要做

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The London Olympics are about to begin, and spectators will again be riveted by feats that would have been impossible when the modern Olympics began in 1894. Jaw-dropping records are attainable in part because of the advances in materials science. Ne

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The London Olympics are about to begin,and spectator will again be revited by feats that would've been imposibily when the modern Olympics began in 1986. Jaw-dropping records are attainable in part because of advances in material science. New materia

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Bravo! Stanley, you're still the best in the world! I need your help. The plot thickens. The Cartilage Family are socialites in the south of France. There's a woman who has them believe in she is a spirit medium. _____________1_______________. She wo

VOA慢速英语20060524a

HEALTH REPORT - F.D.A. Approves New Artificial Knee Implants for WomenBy Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 I'm Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English HEALTH REPORT. Women who have prob

科学家们试验治疗关节炎的新方法

Scientists Test New Treatment for Injuries that Produce Arthritis American researchers are looking for new ways to reduce arthritis pain. Arthritis is known to affect older people. Over time, the joints of the body suffer damage and become inflamed.

美国军医首次在士兵手臂上进行外耳再造

US Army Doctors 'Grows' Ear on Soldier's Arm Army doctors in Texas have successfully transplanted a new left ear on a soldier. The ear was grown in the soldiers lower arm. 得克萨斯州军医成功地在一名士兵的身上移植了新的左耳。这

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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Animals that live in cold climates tend to have stubby limbsshorter arms and legseven smaller ears and tails. Picture a penguin and youll see what I mean

Whose Finger Do You Want on the Button?

Whose Finger Do You Want on the Button? Now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. On this program, we explore the meaning of everyday expressions in the English language. Today, we talk about a common object that appears in many express

VOA标准英语2010年-Regrowing Worn Joints Using Patient St

Various stages of cartilage growth on scaffold. The final image on the right shows naturally forming cartilage for comparison. These replacement joints can be made of combinations of metal alloys, plastic and ceramic, but new research shows that it m

VOA标准英语2011--Osteoporosis Drug Might Repair Joints Da

Osteoporosis Drug Might Repair Joints Damaged by Arthritis A medication that builds bone mass in patients with osteoporosis might actually help repair damaged joints and could be used to treat people suffering from arthritis, according to University

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I As long ago as 1860 it was the proper thing to be born at home. At present, so I am told, the high gods of medicine have decreed that the first cries of the young shall be uttered upon the anaesthetic air of a hospital, preferably a fashionable one

【英文短篇小说】THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON（2）

There's a great future in the dry-goods business, Roger Button was saying. He was not a spiritual man--his aesthetic sense was rudimentary. Old fellows like me can't learn new tricks, he observed profoundly. It's you youngsters with energy and vitali

英语听力文摘 English Digest 451、长期用筷子有损关节

Chopsticks and Arthritis 筷子与关节炎 If youve ever tried eating with chopsticks , you know they can be a pain to learn how to use. According to a Boston University study, ever since their invention nearly five-thousand years ago, chopsticks ha

Philadelphia guard Richardson undergoes successful knee surgery

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- NBA's Philadelphia 76ers announced Tuesday that their guard Jason Richardson has undergone successful knee surgery. The 12-year NBA veteran, who has not played for a month and will be sidelined for the rest of the seas

每日一词【475】hot button：热门、焦点

今天我们要学的词是hot button。 Hot button, 是热门、焦点。在美国加州进行的最新民意调查发现，支持同性婚姻的选民第一次占据了多数。 The results of the survey showed the highest level of support on the h

美国习惯用语:306 button your lip; on the button

今天我们要讲的习惯词语都包括这样一个词，button。大家也许已经知道button是纽扣，但是button也可以作动词，意思你也一定猜得到，就是扣上纽扣。我们今天要讲的第一个习惯用语是: button y

学个词Learn a Word 第475期 Hot button

今天我们要学的词是hot button。 Hot button, 是热门、焦点。在美国加州进行的最新民意调查发现，支持同性婚姻的选民第一次占据了多数。 The results of the survey showed the highest level of support on the h

环球英语 — 151：The Belly Button

Voice 1 Thank you for joining us for Spotlight! Im Rebekah Schipper. Voice 2 And Im Liz Waid. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 Are you an i

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Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it, he said. Until now. My invention can change the weather. Just aim it at the sky and push a button. There are buttons for Rain, Sun, and Snow. His wife said, That sounds too good to