常春藤生活英语【48】Survey Says　问卷调查

Dialogue A Today is the first day of Howard's new job. He is in charge of collecting surveys in front of a department store. Howard:Hello. Do you have a minute to spare? Woman 1:I'm sorry. No. Howard:OK. Excuse me, could I interest you in filling out

Work Pressure,Work Pressure范文

ork Pressure Work pressure refers to the compelling force or influence that comes from one's work. Nowadays with the competition in the work field becoming more and more fierce (激烈), work pressure has become a serious problem for every person. It

VOA标准英语2008年-Survey of U.S. High School Students Shows Decli

U.S. teenagers today are less hopeful than they were just five years ago about America's ability to address its most critical problems, from the economy and global warming to international terrorism. But a new survey of American high school students

60秒科学:我们大部分人都摄入了过多的食盐(有声

A CDC study of 4,000 adults found that more than 90 percent ate more sodium than recommended levels. Even if you have a light hand with the salt shaker, you probably get lots of sodium in processed or restaurant meals. But sodium can contribute to hi

VOA常速英语2007-Survey Shows Australians Losing Faith in United

By Phil Mercer Sydney 03 October 2007 Australians have suffered a dramatic loss of confidence in the ability of the United States to manage international affairs. The first survey of attitudes by a center set up by the Howard government to improve re

2007年VOA标准英语-Estonia Refuses Survey for Russian-German Pipel

By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 20 September 2007 Estonia has refused permission for a geological survey in its territorial waters for a proposed gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea. But VOA Moscow correspondent Peter Fedynsky says the Russian-German project

VOA标准英语2008年-Survey Finds Most Muslims Upbeat on Globalizati

A survey conducted in predominantly Muslim nations shows an overall embrace of globalization, trade, and integration into the world economy. From Washington, VOA's Michael Bowman reports. For those who view Muslims as generally insular, inward-looki

VOA标准英语2008年-Israel Warns Against US, International Pressure

Israel is warning the United States and other countries not to pressure it into reaching what it says could be a premature Palestinian peace agreement. Israel's chief negotiator says too much pressure could result in another Palestinian uprising and

Body image survey results

BBC Learning English Weekender Body image survey results Amber:Hello, I'm Amber, and youre listening to bbclearningenglish.com. In Weekender today, we listen to a report about a BBC survey of 25,000 young British people, asking about their body imag

中英双语新闻——Big city residents are lonely, survey finds

An overwhelming majority of people living in China`s big cities feel lonely and overburdened, a recent survey has found. 最新一项调查显示，生活在中国大城市中的绝大多数人感到孤独且压力过大。 The survey, conducted by F

HEALTH REPORT - Blood Pressure Drugs May Prevent Dry Eye Syn

HEALTH REPORT - Blood Pressure Drugs May Prevent Dry Eye Syndrome By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Many people around the world suf

VOA常速英语2007年-US Survey Finds Blacks More Pessimistic About P

By Cindy Saine Washington 16 November 2007 An independent survey on racial attitudes in the United States shows a growing number of African Americans say they are worse off now than they were five years ago, and that they don't expect their lives to

VOA标准英语10月-New Survey Shows Most Britons Unaware of African

A new survey by the British Red Cross finds most Britons are unaware of major conflicts in the world, besides Iraq and Afghanistan where the British military is engaged. Less than one percent of those surveyed identified the major African conflict z

9 out of 10 Greeks oppose austerity: survey

ATHENS, March 15 (Xinhua) -- In the third year of a harsh austerity and reform program, an overwhelming 94 percent of Greeks oppose the measures aiming to resolve the debt crisis, giving boost to the anti-bailout main opposition Radical Left SYRIZA p

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Faces Mounting Pressure to Change Iraq Str

By Bill Rodgers Washington 10 July 2007 President Bush is facing mounting pressure to change his Iraq policy as the U.S. Senate begins debate on military spending priorities. The pressure is not just coming from opposition Democrats, but from some se

Pressure takes toll on sex lives: survey

BEIJING, Aug. 31 (Xinhuanet) The pressure of modern society is taking a toll on sexual satisfaction, experts say following the release of an online survey. About 34 percent of people polled in the survey said that they are unsatisfied with their sex

每日一词【255】survey：调查

今天我们要学的词是survey。 Survey, 是调查的意思。有些调查很正式。比如说，A comprehensive survey shows that support for suicide bombing against civilians has fallen sharply across the Muslim world since 2002, 一项综合调

Chinese children accessing Internet earlier: survey

BEIJING, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese children are accessing the Internet earlier than ever, according to a survey on minors' use of the Internet and social networking services published on Thursday. The survey, conducted by the Young Pioneers of Chi

学个词Learn a Word 第522期 peer pressure

今天我们要学的词是peer pressure。 Peer, 是同伴，同龄人；peer pressure, 就是来自同伴的压力。 Teenagers tend to give in to peer pressure, 青少年很容易受同龄人的影响。 Peer pressure plays a part in youth drinkin

Pressure

A 104 year-old woman was being interviewed by a reporter: And what do you think is the best thing about being 104? the reporter asked. She simply replied, No peer(窥视）pressure.