【健康】血压-Blood Pressure

A: Have you been having any problems lately? B: No, but the nurse at school says that I should have my blood pressure checked. A: Do you have a history of high blood pressure? B: No, I have never been told that I have high blood pressure. A: High blo

Pressing Oil from Seeds

By Gary Garriott Broadcast: November 25, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. From the beginning of human history, people have used oils from seeds and nuts. Most

2006年VOA标准英语-Large Oil and Gas Project Under Pressure in Rus

By Bill Gasperini Sakhalin, Russia 20 October 2006 A giant energy project on Russia's remote Sakhalin Island has recently come under scrutiny because of environmental concerns. A foreign run consortium has long been building parallel gas and oil pip

VOA慢速英语2010年-Economics Report - Oil Spill Puts Fina

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. BP is one of the world's largest energy companies. It reported a profit of about six billion dollars in the first three months of this year. That was more than double compared to a year ago. Now, BP f

2007年VOA标准英语-Most Children with High Blood Pressure Not Diag

By Carol Pearson Washington 22 August 2007 High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a disease usually associated with adults, but children can get it too and can have serious health problems because of it. A new study is now calling for pediatricians

VOA标准英语2010年-Gulf of Mexico Oil Well Remains Shut A

U.S. officials say a cap on a damaged oil well in the Gulf of Mexico appears to have a small leak, but they say there are no plans to remove the cap from the well. Engineers are carefully studying the well for any evidence of problems. Engineers spot

VOA标准英语2010年-Test on Gulf Oil Well Underway After T

A workboat pulls boom into place alongside the Pacific Responder oil skimming vessel in the Gulf of Mexico near the coast of Louisiana, 14 Jul 2010 BP has restarted a pressure test on a leaking oil well in the Gulf of Mexico to prepare for an effort

VOA标准英语2010年-BP Has Some Success in Plugging Oil Le

BP oil company has announced its first major success in containing a massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. Engineers inserted a metal tube into a broken pipe on the sea floor, to siphon oil into a ship on the surface. BP engineers implemented the f

VOA标准英语2011--Fukushima Plant Operator: Nitrogen Pumpi

Fukushima Plant Operator: Nitrogen Pumping Operation Going Well A plan to inject nitrogen into the containment vessel around reactor 1 at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant appears to be working, the plant owner said Thursday. Higher pressure levels h

High Blood Pressure in Young Adults Could Lead to Heart Disease 青年时血压高能导致心脏病

VOA常速英语2014--High Blood Pressure in Young Adults Could Lead to Heart Disease 青年时血压高能导致心脏病 February is heart health month, and a new study that provides clues to young people about keeping their hearts healthy. The stud

VOA标准英语2014--Niger Delta Communities Pressure Shell on 2011 Oil Spill

Niger Delta Communities Pressure Shell on 2011 Oil Spill YOUBEBE, NIGERIA Local leaders in the Niger Delta want to unite competing communities to pressure Shell Petroleum to pay billions of dollars in reparations and clean up of fishing areas they sa

原版英语对话：Blood Pressure(1)

A: Have you been having any problems lately? B: No, but the nurse at school says that I should have my blood pressure checked. A: Do you have a history of high blood pressure? B: No, I have never been told that I have high blood pressure. A: High blo

原版英语对话：Blood Pressure(3)

A: Have you been feeling OK lately? B: My coach wants you to check my blood pressure. A: Has anyone ever told you that you had high blood pressure? B: I dont have any symptoms of high blood pressure. A: People with high blood pressure seldom know the

美国国家公共电台 NPR Texas Town's Fortunes Rise And Fall With Pump Jacks And Oil Prices

Texas Town's Fortunes Rise And Fall With Pump Jacks And Oil Prices AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: The middle class in America is constantly shifting and changing shape. Since the 1970s, it's shrunk decade by decade. We also know that income inequality is growi

英文短篇故事（纽约）169 The Bicycle Pump at K-Mart

He was going to ride his bike down to South Ferry. He squeezed the tires. They were soft. They needed air. I should buy a pump one of these days, he thought. He rode his bike to K-Mart on 34th Street. He walked the bike inside the store. He went to t

CNN Marketplace 2006-06-13

A new survey shows you're not paying any more the gas pumped than you were three weeks ago. Good news since late May. Motorists aren't paying any more for gas, but not paying any less either, accordin

AGRICULTURE REPORT - How to Strike Oil (From Seeds, That Is)

AGRICULTURE REPORT - How to Strike Oil (From Seeds, That Is) By Gary Garriott Broadcast: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 I'm Jim Tedder with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Where cottonseed oil beg

VOA标准英语2008年-Oil Price Spike Drives Up Other Costs

Rising fuel costs are making it more expensive to move food and other goods to the marketplace. That means prices are going up for consumers, but incomes may not be rising enough to keep pace with inflation. As VOA's Kent Klein reports, it also mean

2007年VOA标准英语-Children's High Blood Pressure Often Undiagnose

By Melinda Smith Washington 12 September 2007 A recent study indicates that a disturbing number of American children with high blood pressure go undiagnosed. The study has prompted discussion worldwide about whether hypertension among children is jus

U.S. stocks drop on Japan disaster and high oil prices

NEW YORK, March 22 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks declined on Tuesday on high oil prices and possible earning lost from airline companies because of Japan disaster. With no economic news released on Tuesday, investors（投资者） paid attention to the co