实用英语综合教程第二册-5

UNIT 5 Text A PRE-READING TASK Exercise 1 Before reading the passage, try to answer the questions. 1. How much do you know about the Internet? 2. What do people usually do on the Internet? 3. What has

VOA慢速英语2014 高科技使汽车连接未来

AS IT IS 2014-06-02 Connected Cars on the Highway to the Future 高科技使汽车连接未来 Modern automobiles and their drivers are becoming connected through wireless technology to entertainment and information systems. VOA recently visited the

SSS 2008-09-25

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky . Got a minute ? Athletes have obviously been tempted to use performance enhancing anabolic steroids. Drug testing may discourage such use. But a new study finds that some of the perfo

科学美国人60秒 SSS High Fiber Diet Keeps Intestinal Walls Intact

Your nose may be the first place you think of as a source of mucus. But mucus is a major player in your gut, too. There's antimicrobial peptides and proteins that are present in there. Bacteria live in there and forage on the carbohydrates. And it's

英语听力文摘 English Digest 589、挡风玻璃为何如此牢实？

What Makes Windshield Glass So Tough? We tend to think of glass as fragilebut in fact, glass is pretty strong stuff. A flawless fiber of glass pulled lengthwise is five times stronger than steel! Although glass is quite strong, its also very brittlea

Snap Beans

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: October 21, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Snap beans possess the good qualities of other beans, but they may be less well known.

Powerless Aircraft Sets Altitude Record

Two pilots recently set a new altitude world record for gliders. A glider is an aircraft that does not have an engine. They are pulled into the air by powered airplanes and then released. They are designed to ride warm, rising air to gain altitude. T

我国建时速400公里高铁 助力'一带一路'互联互通

China is working on next-generation bullet trains with a maximum operational speed of 400 km per hour that will be ready by 2020 for markets linked to the Belt and Road Initiative, the country's top railway vehicle maker said. 国内最大的轨道客车

草莓的作用

Dieting isnt always easy, particularly if you have a sweet tooth. But by adding strawberries to your diet, you can enjoy a range of guilt-free dishes, drinks and snacks any time of day. Best of all, strawberries are low in calories, high in fiber, fa

吃坚果有助保持健康

Eat Nuts to Stay Healthy 吃坚果有助保持健康 From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. People have long known that nuts are part of a healthy diet. However, scientists in the Netherlands recently found that you do not ne

2007年VOA标准英语-Study Shows High Fiber Diet Not More Helpful Fi

By Melinda Smith Washington 18 July 2007 We are going to find out about two studies on breast cancer. One studied whether a diet very high in fiber and low in fat could reduce the risk of recurring breast cancer. Another study focused on women with a

VOA标准英语2012--High-Tech Edge Sharpens Olympic Games

High-Tech Edge Sharpens Olympic Games At the very first Olympic Games, in 1896, an American won a gold medal in the pole vault event after jumping 3.30 meters using a wooden pole. Four years ago in Beijing, an Australian won gold in the same event wi

VOA标准英语2012--DRC Misses Deadline for High Speed Internet

DRC Misses Deadline for High Speed Internet Officially, the Democratic Republic Congo is about four months behind schedule to connect to the West African Cable System (WACS). This is not the first time the DRC has missed out on a high speed Internet

Business Channel 2006-09-15&17

It was a quiet beginning. Early cinema was essentially a stage play with no spoken words. But then came the talkies and the movies grew into a major industry. The introduction of color allowed films t

U.S. study ranks walnuts as most healthy nuts

LOS ANGELES, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Walnuts have a combination(综合) of more healthful antioxidants and higher quality antioxidants than any other nut, U.S. researchers have found. Study findings were presented on Sunday at the 241st National Meeting

万万没想到：原来红薯这么有营养！

Here are some facts about sweet potatoes you probably don't know: 这里有一些关于红薯你可能还不知道的事实： Sweet Potatoes Originated in the Americas 红薯起源于美洲 They're in the family of plants that includes morning glori

每秒400T! 中国光纤传输逆天突破再度刷新纪录!

Chinese firm FiberHome has developed a type of optic fiber that can transmit 400 terabytes of data per second, breaking the world record for the amount of data that can be transmitted on optic fibers, the company said. 中国公司烽火通信近日表

certain foods key to lowering cholesterol level

BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhuanet)-- A new study shows that a diet rich in cholesterol-friendly foods, such as soy products and tree nuts, can decrease LDL (bad) cholesterol significantly, according to media reports on Tuesday. The study, published in the

China launches super-speed test train

QINGDAO, Shandong, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- China's largest rail vehicle maker, CSR Corp. Ltd, over the weekend launched its first test train that features speeds reaching up to 500 km per hour. The six-car train with a fairshaped head is the newest in th

外媒精选九大最健康食物：总有一款适合你

After years of sorting foods out, measuring the amount of vitamins, minerals, nutritional content and health benefits, scientists and nutritionist now know which are the healthiest foods for our diets. 经过多年对各种食物分类，计算食物中