2012-01-05 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Lung cancer claims an estimated one and a half million lives each year. But a research team at the Cleveland Clinic and University of Illinois is working to develop a new test that could make diagnosi

2012-01-05 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Health researchers and wildlife biologists say the number of infectious diseases that have jumped the boundary from animals to humans and between animal species is on the rise. Scientists believe the

2012-01-05 所属栏目:英语听力材料

The latest social insurance law requires foreigners with work permits in the country to pay a monthly contribution for pension, medical, unemployment, worker injury and maternity insurance as of Octob

2012-01-05 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Going to college is often a chance for young adults to explore attitudes, ideas and beliefs different from the ones they grew up with. In many cases, students are finding new ways to express their fai

2012-01-05 所属栏目:英语听力材料

For Doug Howard, the decision to lose weight came shortly after the scale revealed he weighed 280 pounds. I had gone to the doctors and found out that I was diabetic. Doug's doctor recommended he enr

2012-01-05 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Can you tell the difference between modern violins and antiques crafted by Italian masters? Don’t feel too bad – expert players can’t do it either. In a double-blind test, 21 experienced violinists

2012-01-04 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Researchers are beginning to understand why lasting weight loss is so hard. They believe it has to do with damage to the part of the brain that’s involved in weight control.If obese people stop overe

2012-01-04 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Staying in school really can make you smarter. A new study from Norway finds that students who remain in school longer than their counterparts have higher IQ scores. In the mid-1950s, the Norwegian g

2012-01-04 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Antoinette Mazzaglia knows where to find all of the best food in her adopted city of Florence, Italy, and she's helping fellow Americans find it. After hearing repeated tourist complaints about the l

2012-01-04 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Ever wondered why mosquitoes eat some people up but leave others relatively unscathed? A new study finds that this preferential treatment is due to the smells produced by the microscopic critters that

2012-01-03 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Iran's National Security Adviser Saeed Jalili is calling for a new round of negotiations with the West over its nuclear program, amid heightened tensions in the Persian Gulf over threats by Tehran to

2012-01-03 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Fuel prices in Nigeria more than tripled in some areas of the country this week after the government announced an end to the fuel subsidy. Iny Ememobong, a spokesperson for the National Association of

2012-01-03 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Republican voters in Iowa will kick off the 2012 U.S. presidential election campaign Tuesday with caucus voting, the first step in choosing a candidate to run against President Barack Obama next Novem

2012-01-02 所属栏目:英语听力材料

The Data Center of China Internet has recently released a report indicating that most broadband users in China find their internet speed is far slower than the advertised maximum speed given by intern

2012-01-02 所属栏目:英语听力材料

The Centre for Autonomous Systems at UTS is effectively a robotics laboratory, where researchers are working with a disability services provider to develop machines for people needing help.Devices alr

2012-01-01 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Two years short of 80, Sally Parry is one of many elderly people living on the Isle of Skye safe in the knowledge that statistically they are among the healthiest people in the UK.She also benefits fr

2012-01-01 所属栏目:英语听力材料

TheKardashian family has finally released their 2011 Christmas card,which apparently is also available in a 3D version. Oh,really? Yeah.Why? I don't know. What...I... Wound it... So...Thisis the thin

2011-12-31 所属栏目:英语听力材料

With the Spring Festival approaching, the Chinese government has pledged to crack down on the malicious nonpayment of wages to protect workers' rights and maintain social stability. The Ministry of H

2011-12-31 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Mr. Liu purchased a high-end secondhand car in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. But now he wants to sell it so he can buy another second hand car.He says secondhand cars are affordable."When you buy a new

2011-12-31 所属栏目:英语听力材料

According to the provisional policy on offshore duty-free shopping, all the duty-free items that travelers buy at the offshore tax-free stores must be carried by the travelers themselves onto the airc

2011-12-31 所属栏目:英语听力材料

In 2011, Country album sales increased more than four percent over the previous year and a number of Country artists enjoyed crossover success on the pop charts.In 2011, the Eli Young Band earned its

2011-12-31 所属栏目:英语听力材料

In 2011, scientists discovered they had created a highly contagious and deadly form of H5N1 – commonly called avian or bird flu. When the discovery was announced, debate erupted over whether the rese

2011-12-31 所属栏目:英语听力材料

You’ve probably heard of “superheroes” - crime fighters possessed of incredible powers, their identities masked behind colorful costumes. Justice-seekers such as Superman, Batman and the Green Horn

2011-12-31 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Instead of installing solar panels on your roof—how about just giving your house a new paint job? Of course you’d have to be sure to use solar paint. That’s what a group of Notre Dame researchers h

2011-12-30 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Ants are highly effective hunters and have a voracious appetite for insect prey. That's why scientists in the southern Indian state of Kerala are using them instead of pesticides to control pests on