Death Rates Rising for Middle Age Whites with Little Education

A new study from Princeton University economists says white middle-aged Americans without college educations are dying at higher rates. Professors Anne Case and Angus Deaton wrote the study. It finds that men and women older than 45 but younger than

Heat Economy and Ways to Dodge the Heat

With the current heat wave gripping many parts of China, people in some of the worst-affected cities of Shanghai and Hangzhou are scrambling to try to find ways to 'beat the heat.' CRI's Liu Min has more. August 7th was the date marking the beginning

英语口语大赢家Topic85:酷暑The Heat

夏天的一个中午，阿美和好朋友古奇在街上闲逛，天气特别炎热，两个人不停地抱怨，她们都在抱怨些什么呢？来看看吧！ Listen Read Learn Gucci: May, we are fools to hang out at noon. It's dying hot today. My skin is too weak to be exposed under the summer sun

VOA标准英语2011--New Drugs Promise Higher Cure Rates for

New Drugs Promise Higher Cure Rates for Hepatitis C The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved two new drugs - boceprevir and telaprevir - to treat hepatitis C, a virus that can cause liver damage and cancer. The new drugs are expected to imp

每日一词【355】heat：高温，压力

今天我们要学的词是heat。 大家都知道heat是高温的意思，那么不难想象，引伸一下，heat也可以理解为压力。还有两个多星期，美国2008年总统大选的初选就要拉开帷幕了。 Democratic leading candid

单词超市第8期 to beat the heat

今天要学的词组是：to beat the heat。Heat是指高温；高温是不能打的，只能设法克服。美国各地热浪滚滚，《华盛顿邮报》说，一个母亲和她两岁的女儿...try to beat the heat...by opening a window on the

学个词Learn a Word 第355期 heat

今天我们要学的词是heat。 大家都知道heat是高温的意思，那么不难想象，引伸一下，heat也可以理解为压力。还有两个多星期，美国2008年总统大选的初选就要拉开帷幕了。Democratic leading candida

ECB raises eurozone interest rates to 1.5%

The European Central Bank (ECB) has raised interest rates to 1.5% from 1.25% in an attempt to cool inflation in the 17-nation eurozone. ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet said that inflation, now 2.7%, was likely to remain clearly above the ECB's 2% t

U.S. lung cancer rates decline: CDC

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- The rates of new lung cancer cases in the United States dropped among men in 35 states and among women in six states between 1999 and 2008, according to a report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control an

每日一词【1018】heat up：越来越激烈

今天我们要学的词是heat up。 To heat up, 意思是越来越激烈。 The debate over immigration reform is heating up on the Hill, 国会关于移民改革的辩论日益激烈。 The World Cup is heating up as more teams are getting knocked

学个词Learn a Word 第1618-dead-heat

今天我们要学的词是 dead heat. Dead heat 意思是旗鼓相当，不相上下。The Connecticut Senate race remains a dead heat. 竞选康涅狄克州参议员的候选人旗鼓相当，难分上下。With less than a month left before the U.

India Holds Interest Rates Steady Amid Slow Growth

India's central bank kept interest rates unchanged Monday in a bid to curb inflation, despite pressure to cut rates to spur lagging economic growth. The Reserve Bank kept the rate at 8 percent, and the cash reserve rate for banks at 4.75 percent. The

每日一词【1112】take some heat：受到批评

今天我们要学的词是take some heat。 To take some heat, 受到批评。 The candidate is taking some heat for his stance on illegal immigrants, 候选人因为在非法移民问题上的立场而受到批评。华盛顿红人队教练沙纳汉因

美国习惯用语:315 stand out; stand the heat

我们今天要讲的习惯用语有一个共同的词: stand。我们要学的第一个习惯用语是: stand-out。这儿在stand和out之间有一个连词符号。 Stand-out当名词用。它和形容词outstanding意义相关连。不少人知道

Aussie banks rolling in cash, silent on rates

SYDNEY, May 2 (Xinhua) --- The Australia New Zealand Bank (ANZ) has reported first-half underlying profit of over 3 billion U.S. dollars, a result that stands in stark contrast to its refusal to keep in step with the central bank's official rate move

学个词Learn a Word 第1018期 To heat up

今天我们要学的词是heat up。 To heat up, 意思是越来越激烈。 The debate over immigration reform is heating up on the Hill, 国会关于移民改革的辩论日益激烈。 The World Cup is heating up as more teams are getting knocked

Obesity rates keep rising in U.S

LOS ANGELES, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Obesity prevalence was 30 percent or higher in 12 states of the United States last year, compared to nine states in 2009, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tuesday. In 2000, no states in the

Suicide rates in Europe 'linked' to financial crisis

The financial crisis almost certainly led to an increase in suicides across Europe, health experts say. The analysis by US and UK researchers found a rise in suicides was recorded among working age people from 2007 to 2009 in nine of the 10 nations s

China cuts interest rates, allows freer fluctuation

BEIJING, June 7 (Xinhua) -- China announced Thursday its first cut in benchmark interest rates in more than three years after slower-than-expected growth in the world's second-largest economy raised concerns of a hard landing. The People's Bank of Ch

学个词Learn a Word 第1112期 take some heat

今天我们要学的词是take some heat。 To take some heat, 受到批评。 The candidate is taking some heat for his stance on illegal immigrants, 候选人因为在非法移民问题上的立场而受到批评。华盛顿红人队教练沙纳汉因