美国国家公共电台 NPR How Zika Became So Dangerous For Babies

AILSA CHANG, HOST: Scientists say they have solved a mystery about the Zika virus. They think they've figured out why the virus became a global threat all of a sudden and started causing severe birth defects. As NPR's Michaeleen Doucleff reports, the

英语听力：2013-12-29 地平线：什么害死了我们的蜜蜂—17

-There are at least pieces of evidence which show really serious impacts from levels of neonicotinoids that bees, wild bees could be exposed to in wild environment.And the arguement against the ban was laid out by one of the pesticide manufacturers.

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Hello. My name is Birke Baehr, and Im 11 years old. I came here today to talk about whats wrong with our food system. First of all, I would like to say that Im really amazed at how easily kids are led to believe all the marketing and advertising on T

有声英文阅读-为科学而献身

Sacrificed to Science? Professor Colin Blakemore works at Oxford University Medical School doing research into eye problems and believes that animal research has given humans many benefits: The use of

环保部发布研究报告 近三成儿童受室内空气污染威胁

Chinese children are facing new types of health risks, with nearly one-third of them are threatened by potential hazards from indoor air pollution, said a recent report released by the Ministry of Environmental Protection. 环保部日前发布报告称

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今年4月23日，法国人民就要投票选出新一任的总统了。可是，大家发现，今年的几位候选人都不怎么行。弗朗索瓦?菲永(Francois Fillon)因陷入家人吃空饷的丑闻，民调持续走低；极右翼候选人马

英文药品说明书的写法（十一）

上述10项是绝大多数英文药品说明书中必备项目，但是许多说明书中还常常出现其他一些项目。例如： 1、特点（Characteristics） 2、性质（Properties） 3、药代动力学（Phamacokinetics） 4、用药过量（

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有些说明书较详细地介绍药品的药理作用（Pharmacological Actions）。其内容主要包括药理作用、临床药理（Clinical Parmacology）、体外试验（in vitro experiments）、药物代谢（Metabolism）、药效（Potenc

清华学生的“PX百度词条保卫战”

In defense of science, truth Bi Xiaotian acquired a new habit recently. Every time he opens his web browser, he checks the entry of paraxylene (PX) on Baidu Baike. As one of the participants in correcting the Baidu entry in early April, the 22-year-o

职场人际：有礼貌就是王道吗？

People are naturally destructive. They alter conversations, divulge pointless information, and spread toxicity in their wake. Such individuals dont deserve polite treatment. 人都具有消极的天性，容易改变立场，散布无意义的信息，

TED英语演讲:揭秘现代食物体系的阴暗面

Hello. My name is Birke Baehr, and I'm 11 years old. I came here today to talk about what's wrong with our food system. First of all, I would like to say that I'm really amazed at how easily kids are led to believe all the marketing and advertising o

纯正英语一分钟-pollution

I hate pollution. It makes me really angry. I think pollution is greed. People dont care about the environment so they pollute the air just to make lots of money. Big companies are the worst. They pretend theyre not polluting. They have the money to

改变生活从远离那些不靠谱的朋友开始

朋友有毒，用白话说就是狐朋狗友，如果你总和这些朋友厮混在一起，你的生活永远是一团糟。 Toxic friends complicate your life. These people are more than a nuisance, theyre parasitic. Precious time slips away as yo

每日一词【514】pollution：污染

今天我们要学的词是pollution。 Pollution, 是污染的意思。 Air pollution, 空气污染。 Water pollution, 水污染。 Beijing's chronic pollution has been one of the biggest headaches for the Olympic Games organizers, 北京长期的空

Official cars ordered off roads during hazardous pollution

BEIJING, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Thirty percent of official cars in Beijing should not be used when there is extremely bad pollution, traffic authorities confirmed Tuesday. The order was implemented on Monday evening to help combat the fourth round of he

Beijing unveils new steps to curb air pollution

BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Beijing will strengthen its efforts to treat PM2.5 and slash the density of major air pollutants by 2 percent this year, the municipality's acting mayor said Tuesday. The capital will take 180,000 old vehicles off the roa

60,000 affected by E China water pollution

NANCHANG, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Tap water for 60,000 people was cut off Monday due to the pollution of a water source in east China's Jiangxi Province, government sources said. Around 10 a.m. Monday, an oily substance was seen floating near a water int

科学家将污染物变成打印机墨水

Anirudh Sharma doesn't just want to pull harmful carbon from the air. He wants to offer a cheaper alternative to the exorbitant costs of ordinary printer ink. 阿尼鲁德夏尔马不仅想除掉空气中的有害炭物质，还希望创造一种更便

Impacts of Air Pollution on Birds

They're often considered scavenging pests, but Australia's native White Ibis is helping scientists understand the impact of urban life on wildlife. These long-legged birds are a barometer of Sydney's environmental health. Our reporter Li Dong has the

万物简史 第226期:把铅撵出去(15)

Absurdly, he was excluded from a 1971 National Research Council panel appointed to investigate the dangers of atmospheric lead poisoning even though he was by now unquestionably the leading expert on atmospheric lead. 荒唐的是，一个美国研究委