英语视听说文稿合集.docx
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英语视听说文稿合集
(1)ASuccessStoryforMalariaControl
ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishHealthReport.
Everyyear,malariasickensaboutfivehundredmillionpeople.Morethanonemillionofthemdie,mostlyyoungchildrenandpregnantwomeninAfrica.
Forseveralyearsinsub-SaharanAfrica,theGlobalFundandothergroupshavebeenpayingforbednetstreatedwithlong-lastinginsectpoison.Malariaisspreadbymosquitobites.ThegroupshavealsoinvestedinantimalariadrugsforA.C.T.,artemisinin-basedcombinationtherapy.
Recently,ateamfromtheWorldHealthOrganizationvisitedEthiopia,Ghana,RwandaandZambia.Thesecountrieswerethefirsttodistributethebednetsandmedicine.TheGlobalFundtoFightAIDS,TuberculosisandMalariarequestedastudytoseeiftheinterventionswerehelping.
Theresearchersfoundthattheanswerisyes.Theylookedatrecordsofchildrenunderfive.Theyfoundthatmalariadeathsfellbysixty-sixpercentinRwandabetweentwothousandfiveandtwothousandseven.Deathsfellbyfifty-onepercentinEthiopia,thirty-fourpercentinGhanaandthirty-threepercentinZambia.
TheteamreportedthatlimitedsuppliesofbednetscouldhelpexplainthemorelimitedeffectsinZambiaandGhana.ButthefindingsinGhanaweremoredifficulttoexplain,becausedeathsfromcausesotherthanmalariafellmoresharply.Thereportsaysthiswasinkeepingwithgeneralimprovementsinhealthservices.
Thefullreportcanbefoundatwho.int,onthepagefortheglobalmalariaprogram.
Inanothernewstudy,researchersreportedthatvitaminAandzinctreatmentsmightalsohelpprotectyoungchildrenfrommalaria.ScientistsinBurkinaFasofoundthatmalariareinfectionratesfellbythirty-fourpercentinagroupofchildrentreatedwithvitaminAandzinc.
ThefindingsappearinNutritionJournal,anopenaccesspublicationthatcanbereadfreeofchargeat.
Now,weturnfromadiseasethatkillsamillionpeopleayeartoabehaviorthatkillsmorethanfivetimesthatmany:
smoking.
AnewreportfromtheWorldHealthOrganizationestimatesthattobaccokilledonehundredmillionpeopleinthetwentiethcentury.Anditsaysthenumberthiscenturycouldreachonebillion.
Wewilltalkmoreaboutthismajorreportnextweek,andneweffortstocontroltobacco.
Andthat'stheVOASpecialEnglishHealthReport,writtenbyCatyWeaver.Formorehealthnewsgoto.I'mFaithLapidus.
¤注解¤:
1.malarian.疟疾,瘴气
2.therapyn.Treatmentofillnessordisability.治疗
3.distributevt.Todivideanddispenseinportions.分发,分配,散布
4.vitaminn.维他命,维生素
(13)OntheWeb,CollegeClassesWithNoCharge
ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishEducationReport.
KnowledgeisfreeontheInternetatasmallbutgrowingnumberofcollegesanduniversities.
Aboutonehundredsixtyschoolsaroundtheworldnowoffercoursematerialsfreeonlinetothepublic.RecentadditionsintheUnitedStatesincludeprojectsatYale,JohnsHopkinsandtheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.
BerkeleysaiditwilloffervideosoflecturesonYouTube.FreevideosfromotherschoolsareavailableattheAppleiTunesstore.
TheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologybecameanearlyleaderwithitsOpenCourseWareproject,firstannouncedintwothousandone.Freelecturenotes,examsandotherresourcesarepublishedatocw.mit.edu.Manyexamsandhomeworkassignmentsevenincludetheanswers.TheWebsitealsohasvideosoflecturesanddemonstrations.
Today,OpenCourseWareoffersmaterialsfromonethousandeighthundredundergraduateandgraduatecourses.Theserangefromphysicsandlinearalgebratoanthropology,politicalscience--evenscubadiving.
VisitorscanlearnthesamethingsM.I.T.studentslearn.Butasthesitepointsout,OpenCourseWareisnotanM.I.T.education.Visitorsreceivenocredittowardadegree.Somematerialsfromacoursemaynotbeavailable,andthesitedoesnotprovidecontactwithteachers.
Still,M.I.T.saysthesitehashadfortymillionvisitsbythirty-onemillionvisitorsfromalmosteverycountry.SixtypercentofthevisitorsarefromoutsidetheUnitedStatesandCanada.
TherearelinkstomaterialstranslatedintoSpanish,Portuguese,ChineseandThai.OpenCourseWareaveragesonemillionvisitseachmonth,andthetranslationsreceivehalfamillionmore.
Studentsandeducatorsusethesite,includingstudentsatM.I.T.Butthelargestnumberofvisitors,abouthalf,areself-learners.
Someprofessorshavebecomewellknownaroundtheworldasaresultofappearingonline.WalterLewin,aphysicsprofessoratM.I.T.,isespeciallypopular.Fansenjoyhisentertainingdemonstrations.
M.I.T.OpenCourseWarenowincludesmaterialsforhighschool.Thegoalistoimproveeducationinscience,technology,mathandengineering.
Andthat'stheVOASpecialEnglishEducationReport,writtenbyNancySteinbach.LetusknowifyouhavetakenanyfreeonlinecoursesthroughanAmericancollegeoruniversity.Telluswhatyoulikedordislikedaboutyourexperience.I'mBobDoughty.
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1.demonstrationn.Theactofshowingormakingevident.示范,实证
2.algebran.代数学
3.anthropologyn.人类学
4.scuban.水中呼吸器
(11)Microsoft'sPlayforYahoo|HollywoodWritersBacktoWork
ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishEconomicsReport.
ThecompetitionbetweenMicrosoftandGoogletookanewturnonFebruaryfirst.MicrosoftmadeapublicoffertobuytheInternetcompanyYahoo.MicrosoftsaysthecombinedcompanieswouldbeinabetterpositiontocompeteagainstGoogleintheonlineservicesmarket.
Thisweek,Yahoorejectedtheoffer.Itsboardofdirectorssaidthepriceundervaluedthecompany.Theofferwasworthalmostforty-fivebilliondollarsincashandstock,orthirty-onedollarsperYahooshare.Yahooissaidtowantfortydollarsashare.
Microsoftsaysitofferedafullandfairprice.Itsaysmovingforwardquicklywiththedealwouldbeinthebestinterestofshareholders.YetsinceFebruaryfirst,thevalueofMicrosoft'sofferhasfallentotwenty-ninedollarsasharebecauseofadropinitsstock.
MicrosoftthinksitcouldbettercompeteagainstGooglewithYahoo'sexpertknowledge.Microsoftcouldattemptahostiletakeover.Butthatisnotthewayitnormallydoesbusiness,andthereisriskofangeringYahoo'semployees.
Inthelasttwoweeks,Yahoohasdiscussedpossiblecombinationswithothercompanies,includingtheNewsCorporation,AOLandGoogle.ButYahoomaynotbeabletoavoidabuyoutbyMicrosoft.ThelatestreportsarethatsomebigYahooshareholderswouldsupportadealifMicrosoftraiseditsoffer.
Thepurchasewouldbethelargesteverbytheworld'sleadingsoftwaremaker.YetMicrosofthasmadelittleprogressinitsInternetsearchabilitiesandinthegrowingbusinessofonlineadvertising.Google,theleadingInternetsearchcompany,isthestrongestcompetitorforthoseadvertisingdollars.
MicrosoftisbasedinRedmond,Washington.YahooandGoogleareinCalifornia'sSiliconValley.
Internettechnologywasalsoattheheartofthetelevisionandmoviewritersstrike,whichendedthisweek.WritersvotedinLosAngelesandNewYorktoreturntoworkafteronehundreddaysonstrike.Aproposednewcontractwouldpaythemforthefirsttimeforcreativematerialthatappearsonlineandinothernewmedia.
MembersoftheWritersGuildofAmericaareexpectedtoapprovethethree-yeardealwiththeAllianceofMotionPictureandTelevisionProducers.NowtheproducersneedtonegotiateanewagreementwiththeScreenActorsGuildorriskanotherstrike.ThecurrentcontractwiththeactorsunionendsJunethirtieth.
Andthat'stheVOASpecialEnglishEconomicsReport,writtenbyMarioRitter.I'mBobDoughty.
¤注解¤:
1.undervalue[7QndE5vAlju:
]v.Toassigntoolowavalueto;underestimate.低估
2.shareholder[5FZEhEuldE]n.Onethatownsorholdsashareorsharesofstock;astockholder.股东
3.buyoutn.Thepurchaseoftheentireholdingsorinterestsofanownerorinvestor.全部买下(市上产品)
4.propose[prE5pEuz]vt.Toputforwardforconsideration,discussion,oradoption;suggest:
计划,建议
(5)CollegeAthletes:
StudentsFirst,AthletesSecond?
ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishEducationReport.
OneofourlistenershasaquestionaboutcollegeathletesintheUnitedStates.AmniGarciainMexicowouldliketoknowhowmuchtheystudy.
Well,wesupposethatlikeanyotherstudents,therearethosewhostudyalot,thosewhostudyjustenoughandthosewhostruggle.Butthisquestiontouchesonahotlydebatedsubject.
Collegesports,especiallyfootballandbasketball,areabigindustry.Nationallyratedteamsandtelevisionbroadcastrightscanbeworthmillionsofdollars.
Thiscouldbeseenasagooddealallaround.Collegesinvestintheirplayersand,inreturn,theschoolsearnmoneyandattention.Theathletesoftengetafreeeducation.Andtheygainexperiencethatmightleadtoachancetoplayprofessionally.
Butcriticsquestionthemoralityofasituationwherecollegeathletesmayseemvaluedmoreasathletesthanascollegestudents.Praiseisheardforrecentimprovementsingraduationrates.Yetcriticssaythatsomeplayerswhofinishcollegeneverreallylearnanythingexcepttheirsport.
Gettingbacktothequestionofhowmuchcollegeathletesstudy,abetteranswerwouldbe:
italldepends.Theexpectationsandpressuresonathletesdifferfromschooltoschoolandsporttosport.
TheNationalCollegiateAthleticAssociationgovernscollegesportsintheUnitedStates.Forthepastfewyears,thisorganizationhasbeenincreasingrequirementsforstudentathletes.Thatincludeshighschoolstudent
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