SSS 2008-12-29

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Women are so much better than men at so many things. But according to a report published by the Royal Society, chess is not one of them. The topic of sex

2007年VOA标准英语-US Claims Third at Women's World Cup

By Jim Stevenson Shanghai, China 30 September 2007 The United States has placed third place at the Women's World Cup football tournament in China. VOA's Jim Stevenson has more from Hongkou Stadium in Shanghai, where the U.S. women were 4-1 winners ov

SSS 2008-04-24

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Considering getting pregnant and want to influence whether you have a boy or a girl? According to new research published in the Proceedings of the Roya

SSS 2008-05-29

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Cynthia Graber, this will just take a minute. For generations, nearly all medical research was done on men. And the assumption was that whats true for men is true for women. Now of course we know tha

SSS 2010-11-26

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science.I'm Cynthia Graber.This will just take a minute. Back in April, 2009, this podcast covered research finding that a simple writing exercise helped minority students improve their grades. Now, a new study

SSS 2009-06-30

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I'm Christie Nicholson. Got a minute? Oh! Shoot. We might think that women are not as adept as men at wielding heavy tools, like say, hammers, according to popular stereotypes. But it turns out women m

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男人比女人的抵抗力更差？ Yvonne: This is 6 Minute English, I'm Yvonne Archer - and Ive been joined by Rob. Hello Rob! Rob: Hello Yvonne. Yvonne: Now Rob, you may not know this, but experts say that men are the weaker sex. Can you explain

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每个人都有自己的穿衣风格，设想一下，如果哪天我们的穿衣风格都统一起来，那是不是很无趣？ Yvonne: Hello this is 6 Minute English, I'm Yvonne Archer - and Alice is with me today. Hello Alice! Alice: Hello Yvonne

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SSS 2008-11-05

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky . Got a minute ? You might think that the World Toilet Summit was a meeting of Wall Street bigwigs. But no, its actually about toilets. The three day conference opened on November 4th

SSS 2008-10-15

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Adam Hinterthuer. Got a minute? October 15th is Global Handwashing Day. And public health officials are hoping to highlight hygiene concerns across the globe. One country that needs a hand with was

SSS 2008-06-06

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I am Cynthia Graber. This'll just take a minute. For women who are rather well-endowed, working out can sometimes be, well, a bit of a pain. Finding a good sports bra is key, now new research on breast

SSS 2008-04-14

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science, I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. In vitro fertilization(试管受精) efforts can be helped by oddly enough oral contraceptives .That's the finding from Tel Aviv University, site of the

SSS 2009-03-04

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Over the past 50 years more and more women have entered the work force. And theyre increasingly taking on jobs that have traditionally gone to men. Now

SSS 2011-10-14

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Christopher Intagliata. Got a minute? (The) most obvious effect of birth control pills is, well...birth control. But the pill may have subtler effects, too. Like influencing which guy a woman goes

SSS 2011-01-06

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science, Im Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. We produce tears in response to insults to the eyesthe sting of onion fumes, a tiny insect that flew into your cornea. But we also produce emotional tear

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This is AP news minute. 1. Donald Trump vowed to boost defense spending by tens of billions dollars. His comments came in a Philadelphia speech when he outlined his defense plans. 2. It took an act of Congress, but World War II pilot Elaine Harmon wa

Japan, US into FIFA Women's World Cup fina

BERLIN, July 14 (Xinhua) -- Japan and the United States roared into the FIFA Women's World Cup final on Wednesday. Japan rallied to beat Sweden 3-1 in Frankfurt while earlier the United States eased past France 3-1 in Moenchengladbach. In Japan, it i

U.S. beats Japan 2-1 to win Olympic women's soccer gold

LONDON, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Midfielder Carli Lloyd scored a brace to inspire the United States to beat Japan 2-1 in the final of the Olympic women's soccer tournament on Thursday. The American outfit, who lost to Japan in last year's world cup final,

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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Chapter 3 - Part 1 There was music from my neighbors house through the summer nights. In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars. At high ti