VOA标准英语 Lawmakers Urge More Action to Prevent Flu-Infected T

Members of the U.S. Congress - particularly those representing states along the border with Mexico and Canada - are calling on the Obama administration to do more to prevent travelers infected with swine flu from entering the United States. They mad

NPR 2010-01-04

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Craig Windham. The United States and Britain have shut down their embassies in Yemen in light of what President Obama's Deputy National Security Advisor John Brennan called alive and active threat of Al-Qaeda attacks

SSS 2009-11-27

It really is rocket scienceresearchers are using huge x-ray scanners from NASA to understand how sonar might be affecting the hearing of large ocean mammals. These scanners are usually used to inspect the space shuttles solid fuel rockets. Navy sonar

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EDUCATION REPORT - Electronic Games in Education

EDUCATION REPORT - Electronic Games in Education By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Thursday, May 27, 2004 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Education Report. For some educators, there is no

CNN 2012-05-12

Nice job on that iReport, Madison (ph).We're glad to see all of you tuning in to this midweek edition of CNN Student News.My name is Carl Azuz.Let's get started. First up,investigators are studying an explosive device that they say could have ended u

2007年VOA标准英语-New Airport Technology Raises Issue of Security

By Paul Sisco Washington, D.C. 03 January 2007 watch Screening report Ever since the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States, the need for airport security has led to a steady increase in the use and improvement of technology. One new

THIS IS AMERICA - Debate Over Electronic Voting

THIS IS AMERICA - Debate Over Electronic Voting By Jill Moss Broadcast: Monday, July 05, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA, in VOA Special English. I'm Gwen Outen. VOICE TWO: And I'm

VOA慢速英语2011-Airport Security Could Go to 'Electronic

Dogs are known for a strong sense of smell. Their noses can be trained to identify different odors. Dogs are often used in search and rescue operations and to sniff for things like drugs and explosives. Some dogs have even been trained to sniff for c

VOA标准英语2012--Electronic Dance Music Bounds into Mainstream

Electronic Dance Music Bounds into Mainstream When the American Music Awards present their top honors November 18, there will be a new category: Electronic Dance Music (EDM). EDM is a fresh sound that is spilling out of night clubs and blasting into

ECONOMICS REPORT - Nasdaq: An Electronic Marketplace

ECONOMICS REPORT - Nasdaq: An Electronic Marketplace By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, September 16, 2005 I'm Barbara Klein with the VOA Special English Economics Report. A listener in China asks abo

美国国家公共电台 NPR Bill Of The Month: A Tale Of 2 CT Scanners — One Richer, One Poorer

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Today, we have a tale of two medical bills - same patient, same test, but one test cost 33 times more than the other. It's our bill of the month, part of a series with Kaiser Health News in which we examine real-world medical bil

VOA标准英语2010年-Airport Body Scanners Called Safe If P

Compared to the dose level of a medical chest x-ray, a backscatter scan is thousands of times lower. Since the Christmas Day attempted bombing of a U.S. airliner, airports are looking for ways to tighten security. One method being adopted by some and

VOA标准英语2010年-New Body Scanners at Work In British A

Body scanners are viewed by many as an invasive technology, which amounts to a virtual strip search. They reveal graphic images of passengers' bodies, including medical details like evidence of mastectomy and colostomy bags. Britons call it a breach

VOA标准英语2010年-Europe Debates Airport Security

European aviation officials are meeting in Brussels to discuss airport security measures and British authorities are doing the same as governments try to decide the best way to protect planes and air passengers in the wake of a failed bombing attempt

VOA标准英语2010年-Body Scanners, Touted as Effective Too

Public opinion polls suggest most Americans favor full body scanners as a way to protect against terror attacks on commercial airliners. The benefits of scanners are being debated in a number of countries. Some groups have raised privacy issues. But

VOA标准英语2010年-African Countries Step Up Airport Secu

Several countries in Africa say they are increasing security at their airports following the Christmas Day bombing attempt on a US airliner by a Nigerian man. Other countries say they have no plans for upgrades, but are monitoring the situation. Scot

VOA标准英语2010年-New Life for Old Electronic Gadgets

With consumers rushing to buy the latest gadgets, the problem of what to do with discarded electronic products is becoming a growing environmental concern. Although electronic recycling is not yet as popular as paper and plastic recycling, two Americ

Imported drugs to go on China's electronic monitoring network

Imported drugs to go on China's electronic monitoring network BEIJING, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- China's food and drug safety watchdog plans to put imported drugs on the national electronic monitoring network in a move to step up drug management. Overseas p

英语听力—环球英语 1070 Reading Electronic Books

Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. I'm Ryan Geertsma. Voice 2 And I'm 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 3 The storyteller stands next to