100篇简短的voa新闻文本.docx
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100篇简短的voa新闻文本
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Thisweek,thechairmanofAmerica’snuclearagencysaidthereislittlechancethatharmfulradiationfromJapancouldreachtheUnitedStates.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionChairmanGregoryJaczkoalsosaidAmericahasastrongprograminplacetodealwithearthquakethreats.NonewnuclearpowercentershavebeenbuiltintheUnitedStatessincenineteenseventy-nine.ThatwaswhenAmerica’sworstnuclearaccidenthappenedattheThreeMileIslandcenterinPennsylvania.Theaccidentbegantoturnpublicopinionagainstnuclearenergy.
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MostrestaurantsintheUnitedStatesoffertheircustomersaglassoftapwateratnochargewiththeirmeal,butthisweekmanyrestaurantsareaskingdinerstopayadollar,ormore,foraglassofwater.Placardsontheirtablesexplainthatthissmallamounthelpsbringcleanwatertochildrenaroundtheworld.It’scalledtheUNICEFTapProject.
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Japanhasconfirmedradiationcontaminationofsomeagriculturalproductsnearanuclearpowerplantcrippledbylastweek’searthquakeandtsunamithatisstillspewingradiation.YukioEdano,thechiefCabinetsecretary,sayshighlevelsofradiationhavebeendetectedinmilkinFukushimaprefectureandspinachfromIbarakiprefecturehavebeenfoundtobecontaminated.Hetellsreportersthereisnoimmediatehealthriskandthegovernmentisconsideringregulatingshipmentsoffarmproductsfromtheaffectedarea.AttheFukushima-1nuclearpowerplanteffortscontinuetotrytocooloverheatingreactorcoresandwaterintankscontainingspentfuelrods.
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SomeofAmerica’sbrighteststudentscametoWashingtonforthe2011IntelScienceTalentSearch,thenation’soldestandmostprestigioussciencecompetition.Theawardsceremonywastheculminationofanintenseweekduringwhichthe40finalistswerequeriedbyjudgesandthepublic.Theymetwithscientists,politiciansandevenPresidentBarackObama,whowelcomedthemtotheWhiteHouse.Thesehighachieverswerewhittleddownfromnearly2,000contestants’nationwide,representingexcellenceacrossmanydisciplines.
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Thebillionaires’clubisgrowing.Forbesmagazine’sannuallistshowstherearenow1,210billionairesaroundtheworld—thatis199morethanlastyear.Althoughtheworld’stopthreeearnersareunchangedfromlastyear,thenewcomersinthelistoftheworld’srichestdidnotcomefromtheU.S.orWesternEurope,butfromRussiaandtheAsiaPacificregion.MagazinechairmanSteveForbessaysofthe200newbillionairesthisyear,themajorityarefromtheBRICcountries—Brazil,Russia,IndiaandChina.
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DefenseattorneysforformerLiberianpresidentCharlesTaylorsaytestimonyfromprosecutionwitnessesistaintedbycashpaymentsfromaspecialfundprovidedbytheUnitedStates.Mr.Taylor’swarcrimestrialisdrawingtoacloseaftermorethanthreeyears.DefenseattorneyTerryMunyardsaysmoney“lavished”onprosecutionwitnesseshaspolluted“thepurewatersofjustice.”Hetoldthecourtthatthosepaymentswentfarbeyondthesimplereimbursementofexpensesandwereusedinsuchaway“astotaintthetestimonyofsomeoftheprosecutionwitnesses.”
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ManyworldleadersareexpressingshockandsympathyfollowingthedevastatingearthquakeandtsunamiinJapan,andareofferingtoassistthecountryasitstrugglestorecoverfromthedisaster.U.S.PresidentBarackObamapledgedassistanceforwhathecalledapotentiallycatastrophicdisasterinJapan.Mr.ObamacalledJapanoneofAmerica’sstrongestalliesandsaidtheU.S.isofferingwhateverassistanceisneeded.U.S.DefenseSecretaryRobertGatessaidapreliminaryassessmentindicatesthatAmericantroops,shipsandmilitaryfacilitieswerenotseriouslydamagedbythequakeortsunami.
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Womenarejoiningtogetherallovertheworldtomarkthe100thanniversaryofInternationalWomen’sDayonMarch8.WomenpouredthroughLondon’sstreetsonTuesdaysingingloudlyforwomen’srights.Thebannerstheycarriedtrainedaspotlightontherangeofissuesstillathand:
health,education,andpoliticstonameafew.
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Foodpricescontinuetorise,threateningtopushmoreandmorepeopleintopovertyandhunger.AnewreportfromtheUNfoodagencysaysoneofthebestwaystoboostagriculturalproductivityworldwidewouldbetoremovethebarrierswomenfarmersfacethattheirmalecounterpartsdonot.Studiesshowwhenwomenhavefinancialresources,theyaremorelikelythanmentospendthemonfood,healthandeducatingtheirchildren.Womenfarmerstendtobelessproductivethanmen,buttherearegoodreasonsforthat,saysAgnesQuisumbing,aneconomistwiththeInternationalFoodPolicyResearchInstitute.
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RonaldReagan’sHometownCelebratesHis100thBirthday.ThoughhegainedprominenceasanactorinHollywoodandlaterasPresidentoftheUnitedStates,thepeopleofDixon,Illinois,rememberRonaldReaganasahometownherowhosavedthelivesof77peoplewhileworkingasalifeguard.ThetownishonoringReagan’s100thbirthdaythisyear,withayear-longcelebration.The40thPresident’shometownwasneververyfarfromhisheart.
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TheNationalFootballLeaguewrappedupthe2010seasonwiththebiggestfootballgameoftheyear:
SuperBowlXLV—playedinahugestadiuminArlington,Texas.Butwithoutthesmall,MidwesterntownofAda,Ohio—population5,400—thegamewouldnothavebeenthesame.AdaiswheretheWilsonSportingGoodscompanymakesfootballs.WilsonhasbeentheofficialfootballmakeroftheNationalFootballLeaguesince1941,andmanyofthe130employeesatitsfactoryinAdahavespentmostoftheirlivesthere—manyworkingfor25to45years.
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ScientistssayacommonheadachemedicinedramaticallyreducestheriskofdevelopingParkinson’sdisease,aphysically-disablingbraindisorderthatmostlystrikeselderlyadults.Inasix-yearstudyofjustover136,000nursesandhealthprofessionals,researchersatHarvardUniversitySchoolofPublicHealthinMassachusettsfoundthatpeoplewhotakeibuprofen(布洛芬镇痛药)regularlyforheadacheorotherpainreducedtheirriskofdevelopingParkinson’sdiseasebynearly40percent.Takingoneortwopillsofibuprofentwoormoretimesperweekwasconsideredregularuse.Othernon-prescriptionpainrelievers,includingaspirinandacetaminophen,didnotshowasimilarprotectivebenefit.
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InsurgentsopposedtoLibyanleaderMoammarGadhaficontinuetoholdtwostrategictownsalongtheroadtoeasternLibya,afterunsuccessfulattemptsbypro-Gadhafiforcestoretakethem.LibyanwarplaneslaunchednewairstrikesThursdayagainstthekeyeasternoilportofBrega,butthesonofembattledleaderMoammarGadhafisaysthebombswereonlyintendedto“frighten”rebelsthere.Libyanwarplanesstruckattherebel-heldoilportofBregaonThursday,adayafteranti-governmentfightersturnedbackanassaultbyforcesloyaltothecountry’slongtimeleaderMoammarGadhafi.
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Anewstudyofmorethan1.1millionpeopleinsixAsiancountriesfindsthat,likeWesterners,Asiansaremorelikelytodieiftheyareoverweightorobese.However,someofthehighestdeathrateswereseeninpeoplewhowereseverelyunderweight.Manypreviousstudieshavefoundthattheriskofdeathincreasesasbody-massindexincreases.Body-massindex,orBMI,isameasureofbodyfatbasedonheightandweight.Thetroubleis,thosestudiesmostlyanalyzedEuropeansandotherWesterners.Soscientistscouldn’tbesureiftheresultsappliedtoothergroups.
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AgricultureisoneofthemostimportanteconomicactivitiesinAfrica.Inadditiontoprovidingemployment,agriculturehasthepotentialtotransformAfricansocietiesthroughtheincreasedexportofproducetoWesternmarkets.Manyagreethattransformationwillnottakeplacewithoutincreasedinvestmentinagriculture,includingpublicorprivateloanstosmallfarmers.StatisticsshowthatAfricahasabout12%oftheworld’sarablelandbut80%ofitisnotinuse.
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InJuly2012,theworld’slargestAIDSconferencecomestoWashington,D.C.It’sthefirsttimethegatheringwillbeheldintheUnitedStatessince1990andpreparationsarealreadyunderway.DespitethemassiveU.S.financial,medicalandscientificcontributionstothefightagainstHIV/AIDS,amajorissueblockedtheconferencefrombeingheldhere.ThatwasalawthatprohibitedHIVinfectedpeoplefromtravelingtotheUnitedStates.Itwaspassedin1987intheearlydaysoftheHIV/AIDSepidemic.EffortstoliftthebanbeganduringPresidentGeorgeW.Bush’ssecondadministration.ItwasfinallyrepealedinJanuary2010underPresidentObama.
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AsDiscoverybeginsits39thandfinalmissionintoEarth’sorbitThursday,America’s30-yearspaceshuttleprogramcomesonestepclosertoitsscheduledendthisApril.DiscoveryhasbeenaregularvisitortoEarth’sorbitsinceitsmaidenflightin1984.Itistheoldestandlongest-servingvehicleintheU.S.spaceagency’sshuttlefleet.Discovery’sfinalflightfollowsseveraldelaysduetotechnicalproblemsandrepairstoitsexternalfueltank,butNASA’smissionlaunchdirectorMikeLeinbachsaystheshuttleisstillspaceready.
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Notlongago,mostprofessionalmusicianslivedinaworldfarremovedfromthenitty-grittyofbusinessmanagement,distributionandpromotion.Buttoday,socialmedia,laptopproductiontechniquesandfragmentedmusicaltasteshavelargelyreplacedtheoldrelationshipbetweenmusicians,theiraudiencesandthemarketplace,makingentrepreneurialsavvymoreimportantthanever.AleadingU.S.conservatorynowteachesstudentshowtocreatesucc
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