学个词Learn a Word 第365期 Take its/their toll

今天我们要学的词是take its/their toll。 Take its/their toll, 是造成损失，伤害的意思。Call center jobs in India have been taking their toll on worker's health, 印度的客户服务中心的工作会对职工的健康造成伤害。

US Researchers Discover New Breast Cancer Gene

Broadcast: Jan 21, 2003 U.S. researchers have discovered another breast cancer gene that may provide a new point of attack against the disease. The 1) molecule is common to many types of breast cancer

Gene Linked to Stroke Risk

By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: October 1, 2003 This is Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Health Report. Scientists in Iceland say they have identified the first gene linked to common forms of

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NPR 12-03:Living with Alzheimer's: 'I'm Still Me' 我脑海中的橡皮擦

Charles Jackson worries that his family will be saddened when Alzheimer's begins to take its toll on him This is Dave Isay, creator of StoryCorps, the project that records the stories of everyday Americans. StoryCorps airs each Friday on NPR's morni

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单词超市第四十五期 take a toll

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VOA常速英语2008年-Gene Therapy Yields Results Against Rare Form o

By Robert Raffaele Washington 29 April 2008 For the first time, scientists have used gene therapy to dramatically improve sight in people with a rare, inherited form ofblindness. Researchers in Philadelphia and London are calling the results a milest

Gene Mutation Linked to Type 2 Diabetes

Scientists have identified a unique genetic mutation in about 10 percent of people with type 2 diabetes(糖尿病) studied in the United States and Europe. The discovery could help some people learn if they are at risk of developing diabetes so they

2006年VOA标准英语-Report Reveals 6% of Babies Born with Gene

By David McAlary Washington 30 January 2006 The first international survey of birth defects shows that they are common around the world. The March of Dimes charitable foundation finds that about 6% of

VOA常速英语2007年-Analysts Find Kashmir Conflict Takes Toll on Me

By Shahnawaz Khan Srinagar 25 December 2007 The two-decade old conflict in Indian-administered Kashmir has taken a toll on the mental health of the region's people, with many complaining of post-traumatic stress disorders. Shahnawaz Khan in Srinagar

VOA常速英语2007年-War Taking Its Toll on Iraqi Children

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 23 December 2007 The U.N. Children's Fund says an estimated two-million children in Iraq are facing poor nutrition, disease and interrupted education. UNICEF says Iraqi children are paying too high a price for a war that was no

60秒科学:Gene Stops Ovaries from Testifying

Gene Stops Ovaries from Testifying A mouse study in the journal Cell finds that a gene in females must remain active throughout her life to keep her ovaries from turning into testes. Karen Hopkin reports Little girls are made of sugar and spice and,

60秒科学:Gene for Disease Has Healthy Flip Side

Gene for Disease Has Healthy Flip Side A study in the journal Science finds that the gene for anemia-causing G6PD deficiency also protects against malaria, thereby keeping the gene active in populations. Cynthia Graber reports Sickle cell disease is

Gene Therapy to Treat Hemophilia

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Death toll from E. coli rises to 30

BERLIN, June 9 (Xinhua) -- A 57-year-old man died of E. coli infection in Germany's Frankfurt Thursday, pushing the death toll from the bacteria to 30. The man had traveled with his wife to the city of Hamburg, an epicenter of the outbreak, Frankfurt

Asthma gene found in African Americans

BEIJING, August 1 (Xinhuanet) -- U.S. researchers have discovered a genetic mutation unique to African Americans that links to heighten their asthma risk, according to reports published on Sunday in the journal Nature Genetics. Researchers of Univers

Obama names Gene Sperling as top economic adviser

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama announced on Friday that Gene Sperling would take the position of National Economic Council (NEC) Director, the top White House economic adviser. Obama made the announcement（宣告） durin

China establishes national gene bank in Shenzhen

SHENZHEN, June 18 (Xinhua) -- China established its first national gene bank on Friday in south China's city of Shenzhen with the support of the Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI), officials said. With the establishment of the National Gene Bank in She

Genes more than lifestyle determine longevity

BEIJING, Aug. 5 (Xinhuanet) -- A study conducted by Israeli researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York shows that genes, rather than good eating and lifestyle habits, determine longevity, according to media reports Friday. Thi