VOA慢速英语 2007 1030b

VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: Researchers at Ohio State University studied exercise-induced asthma among top athletes at the school. Ohio State football players practice earlier this year.

OECD Says Oil Prices and Inflation Not Hurting Industrial Ec

By Douglas Bakshian A leading economic think-tank sees a strong recovery in the second half of the year for major industrial economies, in spite of high oil prices, and says inflation is not yet a con

万花筒2008-01-28:Beijing tries to curb inflation

A potential U.S. recession is giving Chinese policymakers a headache. CNN's Eunice Yoon reports Investors in Asia went on a wild ride this week. Markets zigzag on fears of a looming recession in the US. Things look a little different in China, thoug

VOA常速英语2008年-Inflation Hits Cambodia

By Rory Byrne Phnom Penh 18 April 2008 As in other developing countries from Egypt to Haiti, soaring inflation has recently emerged as a threat to Cambodia's hard won social stability. While wages have remained low, the price of rice and other staple

Inflation expectation presses for rate hike

Inflation expectation presses for rate hike The possibility of an interest rates hike by China's central bank is imminent as inflationary pressure prolongs and a prudent monetary policy is in place, the China Securities Journal reported Friday. China

Food price increases drive China's inflation to 10-month high

BEIJING, March 9 (Xinhua)-- China's annual consumer inflation rebounds to a 10-month high of 3.2 percent in February on accounts of rising food prices during the Spring Festival season, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data showed Sa

VOA常速英语2008年-Rampant Inflation Adds to Somalia's Woes

By Alisha Ryu 5-61285 01 April 2008 In Somalia, continuing insecurity, a surge in food and fuel prices, and uncontrolled printing of money have created runaway inflation that is threatening the lives of millions already suffering from 18 years of war

VOA英语2010年-China Struggles to Tackle Inflation

Chinese economic authorities have signaled that fighting rising prices will be their top priority next year. China's government set an average inflation rate target this year of 3 percent, but some economists expect the rate to top that figure. Last

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And we believe that these responses in higher-order areas are induced or become similar across listeners 我们认为，听众这些相似的大脑高层次区块反应， because of the meaning conveyed by the speaker, and not by words or sound. 是由

VOA标准英语2008年-Tobacco Use Rises Among Women

By Carol Pearson Washington 07 May 2008 The World Health Organization expects the number of women who smoke to triple over the next generation, if current trends continue. As a result, it expects more than 200 million women to die from tobacco induce

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Ways to smile 微笑的方式 Give and maybe don't receive. 付出，也许无需有所得 College is a perfect time to get involved in volunteering for a cause. 大学是个为了一个目标参加志愿活动的绝佳时间。 No matter what your p

60秒科学:Pill May Change Attraction

Pill May Change Attraction In a study in the journal Trends in Ecology and Evolution, researchers note that the birth control pill may change a woman's choice in whom she finds attractive. Cynthia Graber reports Some people like to think theres somet

让人无语的“电脑失忆症”

让人无语的电脑失忆症 各种电子设备用久了，我们好像都习惯了打拼音、选汉字。真正要拿笔写字的时候就会出现提笔忘字的情况，有关专家把这种现象叫做电脑失写症。 你有电脑失写症吗？

Single migrant women face high abortion risk

BEIJING, Sept. 26 (Xinhuanet) -- Young unmarried migrant women are facing a high risk of induced abortions in China and experts urged that they have better access to reproductive health education. Among the 8 to 10 million induced abortions performed

Harvests allay food inflation concern

Harvests allay food inflation concern CHANGCHUN, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Spikes in food prices could be devastating as it may force policy makers to reverse actions being used to stimulate China's weakest growth in three years. Soaring overseas grain pri

Inflation control target, how far to go?

BEIJING, Aug. 29 (Xinhuanet) -- Since the beginning of 2011, China has taken a series of measures to cool rising prices, such as introducing a prudent monetary policy, boosting supply and containing inrrational demand while establishing a price contr

IMF sees inflation "significant risk" in Britain

WASHINGTON, June 6 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Monday that it saw inflation the No. 1 challenge for the British economy in 2011. There are significant risks to inflation, growth and unemployment, the Washington-based fin

UN: Inflation Fears Continue in Asia

A United Nations economic survey for Asia Pacific says the region is now a leading driver of global economic growth, continuing a dramatic recovery from last year. U.N. economists warn that rising oil and food prices especially threaten millions of t

Inflation Squeezes Vietnamese Workers

Vietnam recently devalued its currency, the dong, by 9.3 percent against the dollar. Analysts say soaring inflation here makes life harder for many Vietnamese workers. Consumer prices in Vietnam this January were more than 12 percent higher than they