Sleepwalking

Alice: Hello, I'm AliceStephen: And I'm Stephen. Alice: And this is 6 Minute English! This week were talking about sleepwalking. Have you ever walked in your sleep, Stephen? Stephen: I dont think so, but Ive been known to tell stories in my sleep. Al

AGRICULTURE REPORT - Growing Wheat

AGRICULTURE REPORT – January 15, 2002: Growing Wheat By George Grow This is the VOA Special English AGRICULTURE REPORT. Studies show that there will be nine-thousand-million people in the world by t

SSS 2009-12-10

Little girls are made of sugar and spice and, according to a study published in the journal Cell, a fierce determination to maintain their girlishness. Because it seems that a single gene keeps their ovaries from turning into testes. Scientists have

趣味青春英语 第22期:Like a moth to a flame

Idiom: Like a moth to a flame ( doing something attractive and dangerous ) Hit the book: Potion Disability Inspire Down syndrome Chromosome

【一起听英语】梦游症

梦游症是会遗传的。 Alice: Hello, I'm Alice Stephen: And I'm Stephen. Alice: And this is 6 Minute English! This week were talking about sleepwalking. Have you ever walked in your sleep, Stephen? Stephen: I dont think so, but Ive been known to

The extinction of men

Neil: Hello and welcome to Six-Minute English from BBC Learning English, I'm Neil and with me today is Rosie. Rosie: Hi there. Neil: Well, today we're talking about men. Rosie: That sounds interesting. Neil: It is very interesting especially if you'r

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台九月-Scientists: Male Chromosome Won't Lead to

Scientists at the Whitehead Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts say it's fortunate for humans that the Y chromosome is not on the verge of extinction. That's because the Y is the chromosome that makes males males. The outlook is less favorable for

VOA慢速英语2010年-Health Report - Study Finds No Reason

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A miscarriage is the natural loss of a pregnancy before the twentieth week. This happens to as many as twenty percent of known pregnancies. Experts say many pregnancies end before a woman even knows she

VOA慢速英语2012 AGRICULTURE REPORT - Demand for Wheat Growing in Sub-Saharan Africa

AGRICULTURE REPORT - Demand for Wheat Growing in Sub-Saharan Africa 农业报道 - 撒哈拉以南非洲地区小麦需求猛涨 From VOA Learning English, this is the AGRICULTURE REPORT in Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报道

2006年VOA标准英语-Genetically-Modified Wheat, Cottonseed Offer Ho

By David McAlary Washington 23 November 2006 Scientists have genetically engineered two crops in a way they say will help improve nutrition in poor countries. One group has boosted the levels of certain nutrients in wheat and another team has made t

VOA标准英语2012--Indian Government Takes Heat for Rotting Wheat

Indian Government Takes Heat for Rotting Wheat In Bhopal, India anger and frustration boil over - protesters clashing with police, blaming government officials for letting their harvests go to waste. On Thursday, Punjab state's deputy chief minister

VOA标准英语2012--Boosting Africa's Wheat Production

Boosting Africa's Wheat Production Agricultural experts are meeting in Addis Ababa (10/8-12) to discuss ways of making sub-Saharan Africa a major wheat producer. The region traditionally has played a small role in wheat production, but that could cha

科学美国人60秒 SSS 2014-07-17

Wheat helped create civilization in the Middle East. Its a staple crop for 30 percent of the worlds population. And now, with the publication of four articles in the journal Science, were close to a detailed understanding of the bread wheat genome. W

科学美国人60秒 SSS 2014-07-18

Wheat helped create civilization in the Middle East. Its a staple crop for 30 percent of the worlds population. And now, with the publication of four articles in the journal Science, were close to a detailed understanding of the bread wheat genome. W

【文摘】男性生物钟

Tick-tock, tick-tock. Is that your biological clock? And if it is, are you female? Most people think biological clocks are strictly female phenomena, with infertility and the risk of certain diseases

Developing Wheat Resistant to Leaf Rust

59 美国科学家正试图培育抗叶锈病小麦 DATE=6-19-01 TITLE=AGRICULTURE REPORT - Developing Wheat Resistant to Leaf Rust BYLINE=George Grow (Start at 59

VOA常速英语2008年-Wheat Prices Surging to Historic Highs

By Mil Arcega Washington 27 February 2008 Wheat futures shot up this week to near the all-time high ($11.6975 a bushel) as foreign buyers scrambled to lock in supplies. A combination of bad weather, increasing global demand and export slowdowns in wh

China raises minimum wheat purchase prices for 2012

BEIJING, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- China's top economic planner announced Wednesday that it will raise the minimum purchase prices for wheat from farmers in 2012 to boost grain output. The move aims to protect farmers' enthusiasm to grow grains and furthe

经济学人:自闭症 为什么不是雨女

Autism 自闭症 Why it's not Rain Woman 为什么它不是雨女 Women have fewer cognitive disorders than men do because their bodies are better at ignoring the mutations which cause them 与男性相比，患有认知障碍的女性较少，因为她

这些健康新知识 你了解多少

1 Compared with conventional beef, grass-fed beef is higher in this health-promoting nutrient, which gives its fat a yellow color: 1、与传统牛肉相比，草饲牛肉中某种有益健康的营养素含量更高，并让脂肪呈现黄色，这种