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

英语翻译：国务院新闻办公室文件——中国核应急5

V.Main Measures to Cope with NuclearAccidents核事故应对处置主要措施 By referring the advanced international standardsand drawing on worldwide mature experience, Chinahas defined working measures to control, mitigateand cope with nuclear ac

英语翻译：国务院新闻办公室文件——中国核应急6

VI. Nuclear Emergency Preparedness Exercises,Drills, Training and Public Communication核应急演习演练、培训与公众沟通 China attaches great importance to nuclearemergency preparedness exercises, drills, trainingand public communication,

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

万花筒 2011-04-15&04-17 日本核事故升至7级 与切尔诺贝利事故"平级"

We learn today that the nuclear crisis is even worse than we thought. Officials have raised the scale of the incident to the highest level, the same as Chernobyl. People within the 12-mile radius of the plant are already under strict evacuation order

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

VOA标准英语2011--Japanese Doctors Treat the Ill, Hope for

The Japanese military worked furiously on Thursday to cool dangerouly overheated fuel rods at the severely damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant, stepping up their efforts to avert a nuclear disaster. Efforts are also underway to restore electricity

科学美国人60秒 SSS Water Bears' Super Survival Skills Give Up Secrets

Forget cockroaches. Forget Superman. Forget any other tough-as-nails creatures youve ever heard of. The most indestructible multicellular organisms on Earth are undoubtedly tardigradesmicroscopic eight-legged aquatic invertebrates also known as water

每日一词【503】zero tolerance：零忍耐

今天我们要学的词是zero tolerance。 Zero tolerance, 零忍耐，就是绝不姑息迁就的意思。中国游泳选手欧阳鲲鹏因为药检被查出使用合成类固醇，被罚终身禁赛。 Chinese officials say it shows that a 'zero-

经济学人25:辐射尘中 幸免于难

Science and Technolgy. 科技。 Radiation and evolution. 核辐射与进化。 Surviving fallout. 辐射尘中 幸免于难。 Birds can evolve to cope with the lingering effects of nuclear incidents. 鸟类能够通过进化应对核事故的残余影

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

经济学人218:核辐射与进化 辐射尘中幸免于难

Science and technology 科学技术 Radiation and evolution 核辐射与进化 Surviving fallout 辐射尘中 幸免于难 Birds can evolve to cope with the lingering effects of nuclear incidents 鸟类能够通过进化应对核事故的残余影响

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