For Japan Farmers, Radiation Fears Mean Economic Pain

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报道。 Japan's nuclear crisis may mean greater demand for imported food and less competition from Japanese products on world markets. But it also means that

VOA标准英语2010年-CT Scan Radiation Draws Concern

Doctors use X-rays to view internal organs, obtain clear images of possible disease and to treat cancer. For years radiation has been used to save lives, but there is growing concern that some patients are getting more than they ask for when they und

Nuclear Crisis in Japan Raises Worries About Radiation Risks

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The crisis at the damaged Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Station in northern Japan has raised worries about radiation risks. We spoke Tuesday with Jonathan Links, an expert in radiation health sciences

美国习惯用语:745 add insult to injury

今天我们要讲的美国习惯用语是：add insult to injury。 Add insult to injury.Insult 是侮辱， injury是受伤。 Add insult to injury 要按字面来理解，它的意思是：受了伤之外还受到侮辱。但是，add insult to in

英美人天天都在说的4000句 9:add insult to injury

[00:01]M: Shame! I'm not saying it's a bad thing. [00:04]In fact, I think it's something that we should take pride in. [00:08]I'm going to give the last bonnie as a prize to the saddest act here. [00:15]B：And most of her limbs work, whereas I'm stu

SSS 2008-10-23

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Animals rely on all sorts of cues to find their next meal. Monkeys and birds are attracted to the colors of ripe fruits and berries. And snakes find thei

Humans to Mars Official NASA Goal, But What About Radiation?

Human exploration of Mars is now an official goal of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Last month, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a bill to increase NASAs budget. The law sets spending at $19.5 billion for the 12-month per

Oscar-Nominated Film 'The Insult' Shines Light on Divided Lebanon

Ziad Doueiri's film The Insult has been nominated to receive the Academy Award for best foreign language film. The film explores the cultural, religious and political divides that have existed in Lebanon since 1948. The story is rooted in a dispute b

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Sean: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English, the programme where we discuss a topical subject and introduce you to some of the interesting vocabulary connected to that topic. I'm Sean and with me is Rosie. Rosie: Hi there. S

Injury的用法

n. 1. Damage or harm done to or suffered by a person or thing: 伤害对人或事所做的、人或事遭受的破坏或伤害： escaped from the accident without injury; a scandal that did considera

Health Experts Detail Radiation Symptoms

U.S. health experts monitoring Japan's nuclear crisis are seeking to explain health risks from radiation（放射） exposure, while cautioning that radiation levels measured this week at the Fukushima-Daiichi power plant in northern Japan have not y

VOA慢速英语2010年-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Keeping a Lookou

DOUG JOHNSON: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I'm Doug Johnson. FAITH LAPIDUS: And I'm Faith Lapidus. Today, we will tell about skin cancer. (MUSIC) DOUG JOHNSON: Skin cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer. It is also

VOA标准英语2012--Japanese Town Split by Radiation Evacuation Zone

Japanese Town Split by Radiation Evacuation Zone It is an extraordinary meeting of the Kawauchi village assembly. Because of severe damage to the village's municipal hall from the earthquake, the public gathering has been convened at a community cent

美国国家公共电台 NPR In 'The Insult,' All Politics Is A Local Neighborhood Squabble

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Can something as simple as saying I'm sorry stop a war in the Middle East? That is the premise of a new film called The Insult. It's from Lebanon, and it's up for an Oscar. And in the film, a neighborhood fight between two men pu

WHO Warns Against Self-Medication as Antidote to Radiation

The World Health Organization (WHO) warns against the indiscriminate(任意的无差别的) use of potassium iodide as a precaution against nuclear radiation. WHO is issuing this advisory following reports of people in Japan and elsewhere who are usi

Japanese Radiation Adviser Quits in Rebuke

A key Japanese adviser on radiation（放射 ） leaks at the country's disabled Fukushima nuclear power facility has quit in protest over the government's handling of the disaster. The adviser, Toshiso Kosako, a radiation safety expert at the Univer

food from Japan to be tested for radiation

NEW DELHI, March 16 (Xinhua) -- The Indian government has ordered food originating from（发源于） Japan to be tested for radiation in the wake of explosions at a Japanese nuclear plant following a devastating earthquake-tsunami last Friday, repo

VOA标准英语2010年-Body Scanners, Touted as Effective Too

Public opinion polls suggest most Americans favor full body scanners as a way to protect against terror attacks on commercial airliners. The benefits of scanners are being debated in a number of countries. Some groups have raised privacy issues. But

U.S. finds low levels of radiation in milk

WASHINGTON, March 30 (Xinhua) -- A trace amount of radioactive(辐射性的) iodine（碘） has been found in a sample of milk from the west state of Washington, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sai

这5句地道口语你都不知道？

1: I'm gonna beat you. 我要打败你. 2: Hey! Guess what? 嗨，猜猜看! 3: You don't seem to understand. 你好像不太明白. 4: You're such an idiot! 你真是个大傻瓜/白痴！ 5: Don't insult me. 少取笑我了/别侮辱我／别损我。