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（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