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AP NEWS 2007-12-26



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Pope Benedict delivered his traditional Christmas adress from Vatican today, urging world leaders to find wisdom and courage. The Pope offered Christmas greetings in more than sixty different languages. Thousands gathered at St. Peter's Basilica for the annual tradition.

In New York,Christmas day was marked with celebration and "yes" even shopping.The famed toy store FAO Schwarz stayed open for last- minute buyers or those looking for a gift upgrade.Some shoppers say Christmas day is the best day to heat the stores because the lines are short.

The holiday brought no repray from violence in Iraq.Officials say more than 30 people died after two suicide bombings north of Bagdad.

British queen Elizebeth went high-tech with her Christmas message this year. The queen posted her address on the vedio sharing website-yutube . This year's message was the queen's 50th holiday broadcast.

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This is the VOA special english health report.

What do you think of health in your country? Researchers asked people in 47 countries around the world, they also asked them what they think of the efforts of doner nations, the findings are in the new Kaizer Pew Globle Health Survey.

Majorities in almost every country said wealthier nations are not doing enough to health poorer ones. That includes help with economic development、reducting poverty and improving health. But in countries that received the most development aid, people were much more likely to say that wealthy nations are doing enough. And in wealthier nations they were strong support to do more to help. The Kaizer Family Foundation and the Pew Globle Attitude's Project did the survey.

The top health concern in the Latin America and Middle East countries in the survey was fighting hunger and poor nutrition; In centre and east Europe, people said they worried most about their ability to get health care; and in parts of Africa and Asia, the most pressing health issue is preventing and treating HIV, the various that causee Aids.

In some countries, large majorities said aids is a bigger problem now than it was 5 years ago. But in most countries the survey found the strong sense of progess in treating and preventing HIV. Yet finding new drugs and other treatments for public health problems is one thing, putting them to use in developing countries where they can save thousands of lives each day is another.

Scients at the F International Centre in Maryland say more work in the area of implementation science could bridge the problem. Carri Harfmen is head of the international science policy at the center, part of the national institutes of health, she describs implementations science as the next level for health research.

One example, she notes, is male circumcision. Studies have found that it may help prevent the spread of HIV. But different coltures react differently to the idea of circumcision. Doctor Harfmen said researcher must now study how best to explore this medical intervention in culture release sensitive ways.

Another example is drugs that are normal effective in surpressing HIV. In poor countries this might not work in patients who were also suffer from Malaria、Tuberculose or bad nutritions. In other words, Doctor Harfmen says, when it come to treatments, one sids does not fit all.

And that's the VOA special english health report written by Jeol Morsh. I am Steve Ember.

[ 本帖最后由 vanbryan 于 2007-12-26  22:01 编辑 ]

英语离我好远了

即将参加这辈子最后一次英语考试。还是开卷的

在线缓冲的慢

看不懂

AP NEWS 2007-12-27



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1.Authorities in San Francisco still don't know the identity of the man who was attacked and killed by an escaped tiger at the city zoo yesterday. They say he didn't have any identification. Two men who were injured by the tiger, are said be doing better today after the surgery. The animal was killed by police and for now the zoo remains closed.

2.More and more. It's what happens after Christmas that determines how retailers do during the holidays. And they open their doors earlier than ever today, offering deep discounts to shoppers in hopes of salvaging the holiday season.

3.President Bush has just inked a measure that keeps government agencies running through September. But it comes to a big price tag-- 555 billion dollars. The spending package also funds the Iraq war well into next year.

4.And is this your idea of an after-Christmas treat? It is for English and Russian ice swimmers. These cold dips in the North Sea are an annual holiday tradition.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. ink : v.
to make a document, agreement etc official and legal by writing your signature on it

2. package : n.
A package is a set of proposals that are made by a government or organization and which must be accepted or rejected as a group.

3. treat : n.
an event that gives you a lot of pleasure and is usually unexpected

Education Report



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This is the VOA Special English Education Report.

Today we have the second of two reports about the education of college athletes in the United States.

Millions of Americans follow college sports mainly football and basketball. Schools with good teams are under pressure to win, but now they are also under pressure to do more to make sure their players get a complete education.

On January 7th, the two top college football teams will play in New Orleans for the National Championship. Ohio State, rated NO.1, will play NO.2, Louisiana State. Privacy laws limit what schools can say about academic performance. Still, we wonder how these two universities support their football players off the field as well as on.

Stan Jefferson directs player development for the football program at Ohio State University. He says all the players can receive the same academic help. This includes in their first year of school, required meetings of what is known as the interactive study table. This is a program in which players meet with a tutor before classes to discuss their work. Stan Jefferson tells us that players also meet with counselors who make sure they are progressing toward their degrees.

Allies Youth says on its website that football players there also receive extra help. It says, one hundred tutors are available and can provide help in every subject.

We noted last week that the organization that governs college sports is paying closer attention to academic performance. Schools now recieve an academic progress rate, or APR from the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

This number represents graduation rates for athletes on scholarships in each sport. An APR of 925 equals a graduation success rate of about 60 percent. So how were the top schools doing? 950 was the average APR for all the male sports teams in Division 1 in the last report in May.

Football teams had a lower average, 931. Louisiana State had an APR of 941. And the Ohio State football team had an APR of 928. Teams below 925 must develop plans to improve their athletes' academic performance.

Good athletes often get a free education on a scholarship. Critics say it is only fair to these young players to invest in their minds as much as their bodies.

And that's the VOA Special Education Report written by Nancy Stanbach. The first part of our report can be found at voaspecialenglish.com. I'm Steve Ember.


[ 本帖最后由 vanbryan 于 2007-12-27  20:44 编辑 ]

决定从1月1号开始好好看，
要考试……
郁闷，又要考试……