美国国家公共电台 NPR Survival Of The Sluggish: Scientists Find An Upside To A Low Metabolism

DAVID GREENE, HOST: All right, let me give you a big reason to listen to this next story about a clam's metabolism - because the essential conclusion is it is better to be lazy. Here's NPR's Laura Wamsley. LAUREL WAMSLEY, BYLINE: Luke Strotz is a pal

2007年VOA标准英语-West, Central African Countries Low on Good Gov

By Kari Barber Dakar 26 September 2007 Two reports released by governance watchdogs name West and Central African countries as some of the most corrupt and poorly governed in the world. Kari Barber reports from VOA's West and Central Africa bureau in

VOA常速英语2008年-Low Turnout in Egypt Poll Amid Opposition Boyco

By Challiss McDonough Cairo 08 April 2008 Turnout has been very light in Egypt's local council elections as the main opposition group urged its followers to boycott the election when its candidates were disqualified. VOA Correspondent Challiss McDono

VOA标准英语2008年-Low Technology Solutions Find Favor in Developi

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 19 May 2008 Fuel efficient stoves and ceramic water purifiers are two examples of low-tech innovations that can help people in poor countries improve their quality of life. Because what is known as appropriate technology usu

英文歌曲:All Time Low

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voa标准英语2008-US House Prices Continue to Fall Despite Low Mor

The U.S. housing sector remains weak, two years into an unprecedented decline. House prices, house sales, and house construction are all continuing to fall. Houses for sale in Denver, Colorado Home prices in the United States have fallen over eight

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

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Fight Against Low, Low Pay In Minor League Baseball Continues Despite New Obstacles

AILSA CHANG, HOST: You may have heard in recent years that minor league baseball players don't exactly share in the riches of the game. Most minor leaguers make an estimated $7,500 per year. Major League players average more than four million. A law

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

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

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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

英文歌曲:How Low

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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

US Central Bank to Hold Interest Rates Low

The U.S. central bank says Americas economic recovery has slowed, and that near-zero interest rates are expected to remain in place for another year. The statement from Federal Reserve policymakers came after a U.S. credit rating downgrade and signif

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

英语歌曲:Low

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China cuts interest rates, allows freer fluctuation

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