Why Is 'Cream of the Crop' the Best of the Best?

Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this show, we explore language. Where do expressions come from? And how do we use them? Today we go down on the farm the dairy farm, to be exact. Many female animals, such as cows and

VOA慢速英语-Agriculture Report - Adding Up Crop Losses From Midw

The hardest-hit state is Iowa, the leading corn state and last year's top soybean producer. Transcript of radio broadcast: 24 June 2008 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Farmers in parts of the American Midwest face a difficult rec

VOA标准英语2015--Study: Rats Pose Plague Risk in Croplands

Study: Rats Pose Plague Risk in Croplands Efforts to boost food production in East Africa may increase the risk of plague. A new study says the conversion of natural lands into croplands in Tanzania has been accompanied by a large increase in the rod

2007-12-25, Crop Circles--麦田怪圈

Johnny, looking out there. What do you see? field, some hay. No, its more than that, mate. Come on, now work with me here. What is it? Honestly man, I just see a field. It's a cosmic canvas. It's a blank supernatural sheet for extra terrestrial art.

SSS 2012-05-17

Turns out youre not just what you eat. Youre when you eat. Because a new study in mice suggests that, in the battle of the bulge, the timing of meals influences the piling on of pounds. In the experiment, researchers gave groups of mice either standa

VOA标准英语2009年-New Initiative to Boost Crop Yield in South Asi

A new international initiative to increase grain crop yields could help raise incomes for six million farmers in South Asia and combat hunger in one of the poorest regions of the world. Indian farmer women winnow mustard crop at Baraikapurva village

VOA标准英语2011--Micronutrient Powders Effective in Reduc

Micronutrient Powders Effective in Reducing Anemia in Children Nutrients taken in powder form are effective in preventing malnutrition in children, according to new findings. Children throughout the developing world suffer from anemia - a shortage of

环球英语 — 59：Saving Crop Diversity

Voice 1 Thank you for joining us for todays Spotlight. Im Courtney Schutt. Voice 2 And Im Ryan Geertsma. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 I

大城市对周围农村农作物生长的影响

> 29 大城市对周围农村农作物生长的影响 DATE=5-29-01 TITLE=AGRICULTURE REPORT - Pollution and Crops BYLINE=Jill Moss （Start at 59

AGRICULTURE REPORT - Cover Crops

AGRICULTURE REPORT - Cover Crops By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. The idea to grow a crop that improves the land

经典英文 晒太阳的作用

1,supplementary nutrients Vitamin D was mainly rely on two channels， one is to obtain from food， and the other one is on the adoption of solar ultraviolet radiation in human skin synthesis of vitamin D3， it can even in the small intestine to pr

VOA标准英语2008年-High Crop Prices Squeezing US Farmland Conserva

By Brian Wagner Miami 14 May 2008 As crop prices remain high, farmers and other landowners are working to expand their output and take advantage of big profits for wheat, corn and soybeans. The boom is creating pressure to begin farming on lands enro

Climate Change Already Reducing Crop Yields

Climate change is already beginning to hurt maize and wheat production, according to a new study. Higher average growing season temperatures(温度) in most major grain-producing countries are beginning to work against the progress made by improving

VOA标准英语2011--Texas Farmers Want More Crop Per Drop

Texas Farmers Want More Crop Per Drop With water scarcity emerging as a major global issue in the 21st century, a drought in the southern U.S. state of Texas highlights the need for farmers to get more out of limited water supplies. Some are using ne

TED演讲:昭示长寿的实验(4)

And there are certain forms of the FOXO gene 我们发现活到90或者100岁人里 that have found to be more frequently present 最常有的 in people who live to be 90 or 100. 某种FOXO基因 And that's the case all over the world, 这是遍布全球

维他命饮料 究竟是好是坏

Companies are increasingly adding vitamins and minerals to juices, sports drinks and bottled water, responding to a growing consumer demand for these products. Even though the amounts of added nutrients in these drinks are typically small, some nutri

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2913 exhaustive

今天我们要学的词是 exhaustive。Exhaustive形容词，意思是详尽的、彻底的。The decision of pulling out US embassy staff from Cuba came after an exhaustive review of US diplomats' safety in Havana and discussions with the Cuban go

你以为所有的蔬果都能减肥吗

Eating more fruits and vegetables can help control weight, but a new study suggests that it depends on which fruits and vegetables you eat. 多吃水果和蔬菜有助于控制体重，但一项新研究表明，这取决于你选择了哪些水果和蔬

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1 Compared with conventional beef, grass-fed beef is higher in this health-promoting nutrient, which gives its fat a yellow color: 1、与传统牛肉相比，草饲牛肉中某种有益健康的营养素含量更高，并让脂肪呈现黄色，这种

英语听力—环球英语 1113 Bamboo: Crop of the Future

Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. Im Ryan Geertsma. Voice 2 And Im Liz Waid. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand - no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 A group of six buildings stands