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A: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: our guest is linguist Geoff Nunberg. He's been listening to how Americans debate issues, and there's a particular word he often finds they invoke: sensitivities. GEOFF NUNBERG: It'
Education Report - A Social Network Aims to Speed Up Progress in Science This is the VOA Special English Education Report. A few years ago, a university researcher was having problems with an experiment that involved medical imaging. His adviser and
Asking for input What do you think (about . . . )? How do you feel (about . . . )? Any ideas? What are the alternatives? Exploring Options Let's look at Option 1. What (do you think) about Plan B? How about the third alternative? Let's consider Bob's
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50 years after introduction of the Pill, reproductive rights still at stake for women worldwide Rosanne Skirble | Washington, DC 12 May 2010 The Pill was approved 50 years ago and, today, 12 million American women take the oral contraceptive. In May
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Radio Essays Explore Technological Creativity There are mechanisms in nature as well as in human endeavors like engineering and art. Since 1988, the creative manipulation of these mechanisms has been explored in short radio essays about the history o
By Margaret Besheer United Nations 02 October 2007 The U.N. Security Council has condemned an attack on African Union peacekeepers in the Darfur region of Sudan, saying any attempt to undermine the peace process is unacceptable. The attack killed at
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Hospital 医院 children's hospital 儿童医院 general hospital, polyclinic 综合医院 hospital for lepers, leprosarium 麻风病院 maternity hospital, lying-inhospital 产科医院 mental hospital, mental home 精神病院 obstetrics and gynecology hospital 妇产医院
Be an Optimist(做一个乐观的人) Do you see the glass as half-full rather than half empty? Do you keep your eye upon the doughnut,not upon the hole? Suddenly these clichs are scientific questions,as researchers scrutinize the power of
Improving Productivity by Improving Lighting We all know that our surroundings affect our ability to get work done, from that irritating buzzing from the next cubicle over to the uncomfortable chair causing our back pain. But what about lighting? Has
The Productivity Tricks and Daily Habits of Famous People Famous visionaries often develop a reputation for having a few eccentricities. However, for many people, these small eccentricities are part of a larger group of daily rituals that help them t
今天我们要学的词是uptick。 Uptick, 名词,意思是上升。 There has been an uptick in violent crimes in the past year, 过去一年里暴力犯罪有所上升。Local retailers expect to see a sales uptick in this year's holiday shoppi
Tim: So, you know, we're talking a little bit about jobs. I'm kind of curious. Do you prefer working in a group or do you prefer working alone? Jeff: That's a tough question. Tim: It definitely is because there is good things about both. Jeff: That's
Todd: Could you talk about, when you travel, do you prefer to travel with somebody to travel alone? Keren: I prefer to travel with someone but on my next trip I'm actually traveling alone so I'm looking forward to seeing whether I enjoy myself. Yeah.
Two frogs in the belly of a snake were considering their altered circumstances.This is pretty bad luck,said one.Don't jump to conclusions,the other said,we are out of the wet and provided with board and lodging. With lodging,certainly,