2008年ESL之就医 03 Taking Vitamins and Supplements

26 Renting an Apartment GLOSSARY apartment manager a person whose job is to take care of problems in an apartment building, collect the rent, and find peopleto live in the building * When our toilet stopped working, we called the apartment manager. v

2006年VOA标准英语-Senegalese Veterans Happy With French Pension I

By Jordan Davis Dakar 30 September 2006 Alioune Kamara the head of Senegal's office of veterans and war victims, stand in front of his office building at Dakar, Senegal, Sept. 26, 2006 Tens of thousands of veterans of France's colonial army will soo

2006年VOA标准英语-Sales of Herbal Supplements Soar but Questions

By Priscilla Huff Washington, DC 31 October 2006 watch Herbal Supplement report St. John's Wort for depression, garlic for a healthy heart, Chinese club moss for Alzheimer's... these herbal supplements are becoming increasingly popular in the United

英闻天下——555 Incentive Scheme Needed to Boost Rural Age Pension

A report by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences indicates that more than 78 percent of rural old-age pension contributors believe the scheme has failed to keep up with demand. Deng Qiandui is a rural doctor from Yunnan Province and a delegate to t

2006年VOA标准英语-Study: Iron Supplements Can Make Children

By David McAlary Washington 13 January 2006 A new study says United Nations health guidelines recommending iron supplements for anemic children could be dangerous in certain circumstances. Researchers

VOA慢速英语 2008 0115b

VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And Im Shirley Griffith. This week, we tell about vitamins. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Rey Salazar and his daughter, Aketzalli, 4, plant lettuce seeds at the Nutritio

VOA标准英语2010年-Fish Oil Supplements Might Lower Breas

A new study suggests that women who take fish oil supplements lower their risk of breast cancer. Fish oil supplements are a popular way to increase the intake of omega-3 fatty acids, which are thought to have a wide range of beneficial effects, parti

VOA标准英语2013--Folic Acid Supplements Shown To Reduce Risk Of Autism

Folic Acid Supplements Shown To Reduce Risk Of Autism Green, leafy vegetables, fruits and nuts naturally contain folate, a B vitamin that helps the body make healthy new cells. Most pre-natal vitamins include folic acid because it protects against de

英闻天下——37 China Proposes New Pension Insurance System

China's current pension insurance system includes basic pension insurance for urban workers, rural social insurance and urban social insurance. Under the new plan, those covered by two or three of these types of insurance can switch from one or the o

英闻天下——71 Deficit in China's Pension System

A recent report by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences shows China's pension deficit reached some 77 billion yuan in 2011. It increased nearly 9 billion yuan from the previous year. About one-third of China's provinces and autonomous regions do no

英闻天下——397 Incentive Scheme Needed to Boost Rural Age Pension

A report by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences indicates that more than 78 percent of rural old-age pension contributors believe the scheme has failed to keep up with demand. Deng Qiandui is a rural doctor from Yunnan Province and a delegate to t

纯正英语一分钟-pension

Do you have a pension? I didnt have one for many years. I always thought it was strange to start saving in my twenties for life in my seventies. Now, I wish I had started my pension earlier. My pension would be much bigger. The pension my government

French Protesters Rally Over Pension Refofm

VOA News 16 October 2010 - Tens of thousands of people are marching in cities across France in the latest protests against（抗议） President Nicolas Sarkozy's efforts to raise the retirement age（退休年龄）. Workers marched in dozens of cit

China sees huge gap in future pension payments

BEIJING, May 25 (Xinhua) -- China's social security fund manager on Friday warned of a huge capital gap amid future waves of pension payments to retirees as the country enters a period of rapid aging. The current size of the social security fund fail

China widens pension coverage as population ages

SHIJIAZHUANG, July 1(Xinhua) -- China on Sunday launched a campaign aiming to provide pension insurance to all rural residents and unemployed citizens in order to help the country cope with its aging population. We must ensure that the new pension in

Pension insurance coverage to double by 2015

BEIJING, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- China will nearly double its pension insurance coverage by the end of 2015 to address the problem of a rapidly aging population, a senior social security official said Wednesday. As many as 348 million more people will be

Zinc Leads to Shorter, Milder Colds

Zinc supplements reduce the average cold by about a day and also make symptoms（症状） less severe, according to the latest findings. There's no cure for the common cold, but there's no shortage of ways to treat the symptoms. For a number of year

Study: Multivitamins may damage women's heath

BEIJING, Oct. 12 (Xinhuanet) -- Study found that women who took multivitamins may actually be at risk, media reports on Wednsday. Women who took the dietary supplements vitamin B6, folic acid, magnesium, zinc, copper, iron and multivitamins had a hig

2018年CRI China to establish central adjustment system for pension funds

China has made plans to establish a central adjustment system for basic pension funds of enterprise employees to balance payment burdens of local governments. CRI's Victor Ning has more. Based on China's current pension system, a central adjustment f

【英语语言学习】维他命

This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im Bob Doughty. And Im Faith Lapidus. This week, we tell about vitamins. Many jobs must be done with two people. One person takes the lead. The other helps. It is this cooperation that brings succe