satyrisk (plural satyrisks)
(Greek Antiquities, rare) A little satyr.

Common Infection Raises Female to Male HIV Risk A common bacterial infection among women in sub-Saharan Africa sharply increases the risk of HIV transmission to men. Researchers say current treatments provide only a short-term solution. Its long been

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(82) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(六月)

Mental Stimulation Might Cut Dementia Risk People who engage in mentally-stimulating activities over a lifetime have lower levels of a protein in the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease, a new study finds. That supports other research which sug

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Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is the asterisk. Why? Because Barry Bonds just broke the record for number of home runs in one season* and people are talking about putting an asterisk next to his name in the record book because of the steroid contro

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HEALTH REPORT – December 4, 2002: Test Warns of Heart Attack Risk By Jerilyn Watson This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Since the nineteen-fifties, American doctors have tested their pati

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VOICE ONE: Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And Im Faith Lapidus with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. This week, we tell about a growing threat to airplanes around the world. And we hear about objects in space that are threatening satellites and the

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World Economic Forum Rates Global Risks for 2013 From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report in Special English. The World Economic Forum says the most likely risk facing the world over the next 10 years is the severe disparity in income

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IN THE NEWS - Rains End Famine in Somalia, but Millions Remain at Risk This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, the United Nations declared an official end to the famine in southern Somalia. Recent rains, an improved harvest and a major

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Malian Refugees Face Increasing Risks The aid group Oxfam warns as fighting escalates in northern Mali, the plight of refugees is expected to get worse. It says current humanitarian operations could be overwhelmed unless major changes are made to mee

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Study: Cutting Salt Might Increase Heart Risks A new study casts doubt on the merits of reducing salt in our diet. The researchers found that a modest lowering of blood pressure may be offset by other less desirable effects of a low-sodium diet. For

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(十一月)

Studies Show Exercise Reduces Dementia Risk Evidence continues to mount that physical exercise reduces a person's risk of dementia. In some of the latest research, scientists measure actual physical activity, rather than rely on people's imperfect me

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Study: Stop-Smoking Aid Ups Cardiovascular Risks An analysis of more than a dozen drug studies finds that smokers who take the drug Chantix to help them kick the habit face significantly higher risks of cardiovascular problems including stroke, heart

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Veggies Help Fight Genetic Heart Attack Risk A new study finds that a diet high in fruits and vegetables can reduce the danger of heart disease among people at highest risk. Scientists found healthier eating can turn off the risk gene and mitigate th

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Study Shows Vitamin E Increases Prostate Cancer Risk A number of medical studies over the years suggested that vitamin E, taken as a dietary supplement, might help prevent prostate cancer. But new research finds not only that the earlier studies were

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Tips to Minimize Your Risks From Cybercrime Protecting organizations and individuals from data thieves is a multibillion-dollar industry. There's a good reason. Alan Edwards, the president of WhiteHorse Technology Solutions says anyone with access to

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When a Smoker Lights Up May Increase Risk The health risks of cigarette smoking are well known, such as cancer, emphysema and cardiovascular disease. But new research shows that when you smoke can make it even more risky. Tobacco remains the leading

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Lifestyle Changes May Ease Heart, Stroke Risk We hear the message about how to live a healthy life so much, it's hard to imagine there's anyone who hasn't heard it. Heart disease is preventable, said Dr. Patrice Desvigne Nickens, with the National He

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By Nico Colombant Dakar 07 March 2007 The United Nations is focusing attention on child soldiers in Africa. One country where children are still feeling the terrible effects of war is the Democratic Republic of Congo. VOA's Nico Colombant reports fro

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 06 October 2006 A Pakistani boy runs past the ruins near his family's refugee tent in Muzaffarabad in the Kashmir region of Pakistan, Sept. 23, 2006 International aid agencies say hundreds of thousands of people in northern Pa

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Hormonal Contraception May Double HIV/AIDS Risk A new study finds that the use of a hormonal contraceptive popular with women in eastern and southern Africa doubles their risk of becoming infected with HIV. And when it is used by HIV-infected women,

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(十月)

WASHINGTON, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Top policymakers of the U.S. Federal Reserve believed that risks to U.S. economic growth have increased, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday. Participants at the June FOMC (Federal Open Market Commi

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a hole in the road
ablets
Abū Samāra, Khirba
adequality
aedes (finlaya) formosensis
agate jasper
American Standards Association
Aminotriiodobenzoate
analysissitus
angust-
antipacifist
aviation arrangement
balanced fund
bowfell
breast eczema
casenesses
cheat sheet
cnidium rhizome
coal powder injection equipment
cold curing
congenital cystic lymphangioma of neck
connector in AND/OR graph
Cyphellaceae
Davydova, Mys
dead-end guy
doghouse bassist
drying air duct
ecstaticas
emetomania
ethoxybenzoyl
eyeball to eyeball
film fiche
final merge phase
fire monitor
first finishing pass
fleer
flow control procedure
frictionless simulator
gaigeour
game of cat and mouse
graphic tongue
group sampling
grub up
horseshoe bend
hypophysis sicca
impressionistically
interviewer
isohumic soil
Kanskiy Rayon
kiln bedding
kuang ta chih wu
large-eyed
laryngectomizes
lie out of one's money
Lythrancepine
metablastic
metal based magnet
molybdenite structure
NEWPOSITREP
newspaperishness
nonsex
ogly
omnium
on the border of
padding table
parallel staff
past its sell-by date
payment reference
perve
phorbide
pining stool
precipitation ga(u)ge
production conditions
professional exposure
promontorium
put on the appearance of
reignative
riverboats
scarabaeid
scattered quantum
shell bean plants
signees
silver-leaf
single phase alternator
single sweep
software name register
somatypes
stripping film method
submarine ore carrier
synthetic sociology
TaskRabbit
Tatsugō
the u.s.
towage lien
tricyclic antidepressant drug
turbulence lump
under your nose
vendor's invoice
water dragons
whiter-than-white
wiling