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VOA News (美国之音特别英语)1. Peace Prize for W omenThis is the VOA Special English Development Report.Each year, 1. in Oslo, Norway announces the winners of its famous Nobel Prizes. Most winners of the Nobel Peace Prize have been men. Only 2. have been women since the prize was first presented in 3. .Now 4. for Women and the human rights group International Alert have presented a new award to 5. . It is called the 6. Peace Prize for Women. Officials will present the award every three years. The award 7. women's actions in building peace, protecting women's human rights and supporting community life during and after war.Experts say women are usually not as 8. the peace process as men are. However, their work to 9. normal community life after peace has been reached is very 10. . Because of this, International Alert says women also need to be recognized as leaders in peace building.Earlier this month, 11. received the Millennium Peace Prize for Women. One of the winners is the Colombian group Ruta Pacifica de las Mujeres - or Women's Road to Peace. This group has organized protests against the 12. between rebel groups and the Colombian government.The group Leitana Nehan Women's Development Agency also won the peace prize. It helped in the peace process between the 13. and rebel forces in Papua New Guinea. Another winner is the group Women in Black. It is an international organization that organizes protests against 14. .Flora Brovina also received the peace prize. She organized the League of Albanian Women of Kosovo. Doctor Brovina has taught 15. medical skills to people in Kosovo.Asma Jahangir and Hina Jilani are also peace prize winners. They worked to support16. and women's rights in Pakistan. And the leader of the17. in Rwanda also won the Millennium Peace Prize, after her death. V eneranda Nzambazamariya helped re-build Rwanda after the mass killings in Nineteen-Ninety-Four. She died in a 18. last year.This VOA Special English Development Report was written by Jill Moss.2. Intel Science Talent SearchThis is the VOA Special English Science Report.A teen-age girl from the state of Connecticut has won 1. in the Intel Science Talent Search. The 2. was known as the Westinghouse Science Talent Search until 3. . It is the oldest program in the United States that honors the science projects of high school students. The Intel Science Talent Search celebrated its sixtieth anniversary this year.The winners receive money for a 4. and a new computer. More than 5. students entered projects for the competition. The students were from thirty-six states and 6. . Forty-nine percent were female and fifty-one percent were male. Their research projects involved every area of science, including7. .Forty students were invited to Washington, D.C. for 8. by well-known scientists. They judged the students on their 9. . They also questioned the students about scientific problems before deciding on the top ten winners.The first place winner was Mariangela Lisanti of Westport, Connecticut. She received one-hundred-thousand dollars for her college 10. . Her physics project involved the use of single atoms or molecules to create 11. . She developed a new way to measure electron movement in tiny structures.The second place winner was Nathaniel Jay Craig of Sacramento, California. He received seventy-five-thousand dollars for his college education for a 12. . He developed a method for expressing the strength of specially prepared glass by describing the super cooled liquid from which it was formed.The third place winner was Gabriel Drew Carroll of Oakland, California. He received fifty-thousand dollars for his college education. His mathematics project involved the 13. .The president of Intel, Craig Barrett, praised all the 14. as future leaders. He said their understanding of science and mathematics is important for 15. the technological world today. And it is important for making the best decisions in the future.This VOA Special English Science Report was written by Nancy Steinbach.3. EPA Rejects Arsenic Limits in W aterThis is the VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT.The United States Environmental Protection Agency says it plans to 1. a rule that would have 2. reduced the amount of arsenic permitted in drinking water. The new rule was approved at the end of the Clinton presidency. It was suspended after President Bush 3. in January.The Bush 4. says the rule needs more study. The new rule would have reduced the acceptable level of arsenic in 5. by eighty percent. It was designed to reduce the public health risk from arsenic in drinking water.Arsenic is a 6. found naturally in rocks, soil, water, air, plants and animals. It also can be released during mining operations.Arsenic is mainly transported by water. The highest levels of arsenic are found mostly in the western American states. At unsafe levels, arsenic can cause cancer and other diseases.7. groups have argued for years that arsenic 8. should be reduced. They say studies show the limits are necessary for protecting millions of Americans from cancer and other health threats.But the mining industry and some cities and states strongly 9. the rule on reducing arsenic in drinking water. They said it would cost hundreds of millions of dollars to put into effect. The mining industry took 10. action in an attempt to block the rule. Environmental groups say the Bush administration is 11. to withdraw the rule because of pressure by the mining industry.The Environmental Protection Agency set the current limit for arsenic in Nineteen-Seventy-Five. But a report by the National Academy of Sciences two years agofound that the current limit does not meet the E-P-A's goal of protecting 12. . The group said the current limit should be 13. as soon as possible.The limit approved by President Clinton also was approved by the European Union and the World Health Organization several years ago.But E-P-A officials say Mister Clinton's action was not supported by scientific 14. . They say arsenic levels should be reduced, but not necessarily as low as the rule required.The E-P-A will seek 15. scientific studies about the issue and the possible cost to 16. . A final decision is expected after a public comment period.This VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT was written by Cynthia Kirk.4. International Y ear of MountainsThis is the VOA Special English Environment Report.Mountains are about one-fifth of the world's land 1. area. Mountains area very important part of the earth's 2. and environment. They contain important3. , such as forests. They provide the most important resources for about one-tenth of the world's population. Mountains also provide goods and services to more than half the people in the world.4. snow from mountains provides water for hundreds of millions of people. For example, the Himalayan Mountains supply drinking water for the people of India. Mountains are also important areas for winter sports. Millions of people visit countries in Europe to5. mountains every year.Mountains are also important in the cultures of many people. For example, the ancient Incas of South America built their most important cities and 6. high in the mountains. Machu Picchu is an ancient Incan city in the Andes Mountains. It is one of the most popular places to visit in Peru.Mountains are important to the world. But there are problems involving mountains in many places. People who live in mountain areas are usually poor. There is often very little 7. in these areas. Mountain environments are sometimes not 8. very well. When this happens, eco-systems supporting plant and animal life suffer.In some areas, too many trees are 9. n. When it rains heavily, water can rush down the sides of mountains and flood villages and cities. Serious flooding kills many people and animals every year. In addition, 10. can cause 11. to come crashing down in powerful 12. .The United Nations wants to help more people learn about the importance of mountains as well as their problems. So 13. has named the year Two- Thousand- Two the "International Year of Mountains." Many activities including 14. have been planned for next year. The U-N Food and Agriculture Organization is leading this special 15. of mountains.Y ou can get more information on mountains and the "International Y ear of Mountains" at the Internet address, w-w-w-dot- mountains-two-thousand-two-dot-org.This VOA Special English Environment Report was written by Gary Garriott.5. W orld Mothers StudyThis is Bill White with the VOA Special English Development Report.The international support group, Save the Children, has 1. a new study on the condition of mothers around the world. The report rates ninety-four countries on issues important to mothers. They include health care and family planning services, the health of their children, education and political involvement. Sweden, Norway and Denmark were rated the highest, followed by other 2. countries. The United States was rated eleventh. This is just one place ahead of Cuba, which was the highest rated developing country. Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, and Guinea Bissau were at the bottom of the list.Beryl Levinger was the leading researcher for the report. Mizz Levinger says the report 3. what Save the Children has been saying for more than seventy years. The lives of children around the world will not improve 4. .Mizz Levinger says there is a direct link between the health of children and the quality of health care, 5. services and education offered to mothers.The ten countries rated worst in the study have problems with 6. . Less than one-third of the births in those countries are attended by trained health care professionals. Also, only three percent of the women use a system to prevent 7. . In these countries, one in twelve women die during childbirth. In the top ten countries on the list, the 8. for women during childbirth is only one in 6,000.Save the Children says more educational programs for mothers and girls will improve the ability of women to 9. . The group says millions of lives could be saved if more money was invested in 10. . Mizz Levinger says family planning alone could prevent one-fourth of all deaths among new-born babies and their mothers. It would teach women to 11. . In addition, Mizz Levinger says education about the 12. at home are also needed.The study by Save the Children is part of a new 13. aimed at improving the health and education of mothers around the world. The group hopes to pressure 14. to increase international aid for women's programs.This VOA Special English Development Report was written by Jill Moss.6. Insects to Control Harmful TreesThis is Bill White with the VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT.Researchers are planning to use 1. to stop the spread of a harmful tree in the American state of Florida. The melaleuca tree 2. to spread throughout the Everglades. The Everglades is 3. that is home to many kinds of plants and animals.Scientists with the Agricultural Research Service have been 4. to control the melaleuca. The tree is native to Australia. In that country, more than one-hundred kinds of insects feed on it and 5. . The melaleuca was first brought to the United States 6. . But it had no natural insect enemies in its new environment. So melaleuca trees spread 7. across the southern United States.The tree kills and replaces other plant life in the Everglades. It is now blamed for environmental losses of up to 8. dollars a year.The Fergusonina fly is a natural enemy of the melaleuca. An 9. small worm, called a nematode, lives inside the fly. A team of American scientists is working with the 10. . They collected Fergusonina flies from Australia. The scientists put the flies on test plants to see if they attacked them. They found that the flies are likely to 11. only on the melaleuca trees in Florida. The flies would not harm other plants. This information was important for officials who 12. to send thousands of flies to the University of Florida for additional tests. Ted Center is the chief of the Agriculture Department's Invasive Plant Research Laboratory. He says tests show that the Fergusonina fly and the nematode are 13. different from other insects that attack other plants. He says this means that they 14. only in one kind of plant. The scientists now are planning more testing before proposing the release of the insects in the Everglades.Four years ago, scientists from Florida and Australia 15. another natural enemy of the melaleuca, the snout beetle. Scientists have released 16. of those insects in 17. . The scientists believe the Fergusonina fly and nematode would help the beetle and 18. against the melaleuca trees.This VOA Special English Environment report was written by George Crow7. Health Care Training for Native VillagesThis is Bill White with the VOA Special English DEVELOPMENT REPORT.Many countries have a 1. to provide health care in distant villages. The Medical Mission Sisters is an 2. that helps with this. It began seventy-five years ago. The Roman Catholic workers help provide health care training for people who are not served by modern hospitals, doctors and medicines.Isabel Harmon has been a 3. for fifty years, many of them in Africa. She is living in Oaxaca, Mexico, now. Sister Isabel helps with a training program in the city of Oaxaca for 4. from villages of native people. It teaches these 5. how to help themselves and others in the villages improve their health.Sister Isabel spends about three days a week, much of the year, traveling to the distant villages 6. . There she continues the training.For example, she teaches people how to 7. their bodies need to be healthy. Their villages are too high in the mountains to 8. that usually provide these vitamins. So she teaches people to cook a common plant, garlic 9. . Then the yellow part of eggs is added and the mixture 10. in the sun. Next, the nuts, almonds and pecans, 11. . The mixture then is put into small vitamin capsules that 12. . People take one each day with their usual diet of tortillas and beans.During the training program, the health care promoters are taught 13. . Such knowledge as the medical use of 14. is often lost when local medicine men and women die. For example, basil is used in many countries to add taste to foods. But traditionally the leaves of the plant have been used to help heal 15. . For stomach pain, the leaves are cooked in water and the liquid drunk. For an earache, the oil from the leaves is dropped in the ear.Sister Isabel has helped produce a book that describes common plants in the Oaxacaarea and explains how they can be used for healing. She hopes the idea of 16. will spread so people in many countries can improve their own medical care.This VOA Special English Development Report was written by Marilyn Christiano. This is Bill White.8. Apes EndangeredThis is Bill White with the VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT.Great apes are the animals most like humans. Experts say that 1. if nothing is done to save them. The United Nations Environment Program has begun a campaign called the Great Ape Survival Project.Its members are working with 2. . Their goal to prevent the disappearance of 3. . The project targets areas in Africa and southeast Asia where apes are threatened by 4. .Ten years ago, there were more than 5. mountain gorillas in eastern and central Africa. Today, there are only about 6. . They are disappearing from forests in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Uganda. Many of them are being killed for food as part of the growing 7. bush-meat trade.Congo was once a safe area for gorillas. But years of war and 8. have made the gorillas easier targets for hunters. Miners searching for minerals also hunt the great apes. The gorillas that are left have to be protected by armed soldiers in national parks.Bonobos are small apes found only in the forests of Congo. Twenty years ago, there were about 9. bonobos. There are only about three-thousand today. Some bonobos have fled to nearby countries. Most of them are being hunted for food. Many chimpanzees 10. in countries where they once lived. Fifty years ago, there were millions of chimpanzees across western and central Africa. Today, only about 11. chimpanzees remain. The orangutan is endangered in Indonesia's rainforests. The rainforests are 12. because of farming, cutting down trees and gold mining in protected areas.13. say apes need more protection in national parks. They say local people need to be educated about the value of apes and their importance to the environmental system. Experts say the apes are important for 14. because they are so closely related to humans.United Nations officials say they need one-million dollars to support the Great Ape Survival Project. They want private companies to 15. the campaign.This VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT was written by Cynthia Kirk. This is Bill White.。
有机食品行业市场现状分析及未来三到五年发展趋势报告Analysis of the Current Status of the Organic Food Industry Market and Future Development Trends Report in the Next Three to Five YearsIntroduction:Organic food industry has been growing rapidly over the past decade. People are becoming more health conscious and aware of the negative effects of consuming chemicals and pesticides. This has led to an increase in demand for organic food products. In this report, we will analyze the current status of the organic food industry market and provide insights into the future development trends in the next three to five years.Current Status of the Organic Food Industry Market:The global organic food market size was valued at 89.7 billion in 2020 and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.9 from 2021 to 2028. The Asia-Pacificregion is expected to witness the fastest growth during the forecast period. The demand for organic food products is increasing due to the growing awareness of the health benefits associated with organic food products.The organic food industry market is characterized by the presence of several players, both global and regional. The key players in the market are focusing on expanding their product portfolio and geographic reach through mergers and acquisitions. For instance, in 2020, Nestle acquired Freshly, a meal delivery service that offers organic food products, to expand its product portfolio in the organic food segment.The COVID-19 pandemic has also played a significant role in the growth of the organic food industry market. Consumers are becoming more health-conscious and are willing to pay a premium for organic food products. The pandemic has also led to an increase in online sales of organic food products.Future Development Trends in the Next Three to Five Years:1. Increasing Demand for Organic Food Products:The demand for organic food products is expected to increase in the next three to five years due to the growing awareness of the health benefits associated with organic food products. The trend towards healthy eating is expected to continue, which will drive the growth of the organic food industry market.2. Expansion of Online Sales:The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in online sales of organic food products. This trend is expected to continue in the next three to five years as consumers become more comfortable with online shopping. E-commerce platforms are expected to play a significant role in the growth of the organic food industry market.3. Rise of Plant-Based Organic Food Products:The trend towards plant-based food products is expected to continue in the next three to five years. Consumers are becoming more conscious of the environmental impact of consuming animal products. This has led to an increase in demand for plant-basedorganic food products.4. Investment in Research and Development:The key players in the organic food industry market are expected to invest heavily in research and development to innovate and introduce new products. This will help them to expand their product portfolio and gain a competitive edge in the market.Conclusion:The organic food industry market is expected to grow rapidly in the next three to five years due to the increasing demand for organic food products. The rise of online sales, the trend towards plant-based food products, and investment in research and development are expected to be the key growth drivers for the industry. The key players in the market are expected to focus on expanding their product portfolio and geographic reach through mergers and acquisitions.。
DEVELOPMENT REPORT – March 18, 2002: Pot-in-Pot Cooling DeviceBy Jill MossThis is the VOA Special English Development Report.In many developing countries, it is difficult to keep food cool. Most areas do not have electricity to operatedevices to keep food cold, called refrigerators. Food often spoils, or becomes unsafe to eat within days. This cancause diseases and loss of money for farmers. However, in Nigeria, one man is working to change this. Mohammed Bah Abba, a teacher, invented a cooling device using two round containers made of clay. Mister Abba ’s invention is called a Pot -in-Pot Preservation Cooling System. A small pot is placed inside a larger one. The space between the two pots is filled with wet sand. The inner pot can be filled with fruit, vegetables or drinks. A wet cloth covers the whole cooling system. The device keeps some foods fresh for several weeks.Food stored in the small pot is kept from spoiling through a simple evaporation process.Water in the sand between the two pots evaporates through the surface of the larger potwhere drier outside air is moving. The evaporation process creates a drop in temperature ofseveral degrees. This cools the inner container and helps destroy harmful bacteria found infood.Mister Abba started producing his cooling device in nineteen-ninety-seven. Since then, hehas given more than twelve-thousand devices to people in villages in Nigeria. He estimatesthat within five years, people all over the country will be using his invention. Mister Abbaalso hopes to export his Pot-in-Pot cooling system to other hot, dry nations facing similarproblems. The Rolex Watch Company of Switzerland has also recognized thevalue of this cooling system. Two years ago, Mister Abba received the Rolex Award forEnterprise. This award is given every two years. It awards people trying to developprojects aimed at improving human knowledge and well-being. Winners receive financialassistance to help develop and extend their projects. An international committee considersprojects in science and medicine, technology, exploration and discovery, the environmentand cultural history.You can learn more about the Rolex Awards for Enterprise on the Internet Web site, w-w-w-dot-rolexawards-dot-com. Or you can write to the Rolex awards committee at P-O-Boxone-three-one-one, one-two-one-one Geneva, twenty-six, Switzerland.This VOA Special English Development Report was written by Jill Moss.Email this article to a friendPrinter Friendly Version Mohammed Bah Abba(Pictures -。
《中国中药资源发展报告(2019)》综述——中药资源发展七十年历程与展望Summary of the Development Report of Chinese Traditional Medicine Resources in 2019—Development of Chinese Traditional Medicine Resources in the Last 70 Years and Future ProspectsChina Food & Drug Administration Magazine《中国中药资源发展报告(2019)》延续以往体例,从中药资源普查、质量与安全、价格、产量、国际贸易、产业发展、药用资源保护7个方面系统阐述了2019年度中药资源的发展现状,同时新增中药产业科技创新发展章节,从发展现状、面临的问题、战略目标3个方面介绍我国中药产业科技创新发展情况。
两个专题报告分别介绍了“浙八味”和“四大怀药”的道地资源及其产业【摘要】中药资源产业经过七十年发展,从过去的由中国药材公司统购统销,到改革开放后的市场化探索,再到现在已进入法制化与规范化发展时期。
过去的七十年,我国开展了四次全国性的中药资源普查,基本摸清了我国中药资源家底;推动了大量野生药材的驯化抚育,300余种常用中药材已实现人工栽培,选育了257个中药材新品种;传统中药材交易市场开展现代化探索,“互联网+中药材”在中药材交易中占比不断提升;中药工业化水平不断提升,2019年我国中药产业实现主营业务收入6519.5亿元,占医药工业主营业务收入的24.9%;中药资源质量监管体系和标准化体系基本建立;中药国际化成效初显,中医药已传播至183个国家或地区,2018年我国出口中药类产品39.09亿美元。
尽管中药资源产业得到蓬勃发展,但中药资源保护任务仍然艰巨、产业结构与工业化需求不匹配、产业发展呈内卷化趋势等问题依然存在,未来应从中药材种子种苗产业、促进中药产业高质量发展等方面发展中药资源产业。
The Human Development Report人类发展报告In the year 2000, 147 world leaders agreed to work together to reduce poverty by 2015 or earlier. 在2000年,来自世界各国的147位领导人一致同意共同努力到2015年或在更早的时间减少贫困。
From this agreement came the Human Development Report.由此产生了人类发展报告。
One of the most important sections of this report is the Human Development Index. 这份报告一个最重要的部分是人类发展指标。
This examines the achievements of 175 countries.它审阅了175个国家的发展成就。
The Index measures a country’s achievements in three ways: life expectancy ( how long people usually live), education and income.指标从三个方面衡量一个国家的成就:寿命、教育和收入。
The index has some surprises. 这项指标显示了一些令人意外的情况。
Norway is at the top of the list, while the US is at number 7.挪威高居榜首,而美国则排在第七。
The other top five countries are : Iceland (2), Sweden (3), Australia (4), the Netherlands (5).位于前五位的其他国家是:冰岛(2),瑞典(3)澳大利亚(4)荷兰(5)。
001.Increasing Food Security in Dry Areas of the Middle EastThis is the VOA Special English Development Report.Agricultural experts have launched a land and water management project in the Middle East. The project seeks to increase food security in dry areas. Researchers say the water availability in some of the areas has dropped well below the internationally recognized standard.Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, the West Bank, Syria and Yemen are all taking part in the project. It is part of a larger ten-year effort called the Water and Livelihoods Initiative. The project is also expected to increase household income for farmers in the areas.The United States Agency for International Development provided one million dollars for the Water and Livelihoods Initiative. Scott Christianson is an agricultural development advisor with U.S.A.I.D. He helped develop the project while working for the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas. He says the countries taking part in the project were all carefully selected.SCOTT CHRISTIANSON: "They all share a socio-economic and cultural heritage that's fairly homogeneous. We feel that it's going to maximize our opportunity for trading of knowledge that we will generate in the project."Research by the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas and its partners has already proven to be successful. New irrigation methods are expected to double wheat production while using one-third of the water required for full irrigation. Experts say the new methods also increase crop production up to five times more than crops that depend on rainfall only.The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas will provide technical support for the project. Officials from the International Water Management Institute and the International Food Policy Research Institute are also taking part in the effort.Each team will be joined by experts from local research institutions, universities and government agencies.SCOTT CHRISTIANSON: "We have good partnerships among the countries within each agro-eco system so that through this twinning they can learn lessons from each other and work together effectively through time."Scott Christianson and other officials met in Amman, Jordan last week. They attended an international conference on food security and climate change in dry areas. Nearly one-fourth of the world's people live in these areas.Officials say more must be done to deal with water shortages in agriculture. If not, they say, the future of food security, economic development and social stability in dry areas will be put at risk.And that's the VOA Special English Development Report, written by June Simms. I'm Steve Ember.002.Breathing Easier: The Art of Stove Making27 January 2010More than three billion people are at risk from indoor air pollution because of the heating or cooking fuels they use. Most live in Africa, India and China. They use biomass fuels like wood, crop waste, animal waste or coal. These solid fuels may be the least costly fuels available. But they are also a major cause of health problems and death.For more than thirty years, the Aprovecho Research Center has been designing cleaner, low-cost cooking stoves for the developing world. Dean Still is the director of the group which is based in the United States. He notes a World Health Organization estimate that more than one and a half million people a year die from breathing smoke from solid fuels.DEAN STILL: "And half of the people on planet Earth every day use wood or biomass for cooking. These are the people on Earth who have less money, and the richer people use oil and gas. It's been estimated that wood is running out more quickly than oil and gas. And so it is very important for the poorer people to have very efficient stoves that protect their forests and that protect their health."Every year Aprovecho holds a "stove camp" at its testing station in Cottage Grove, Oregon. Engineers, inventors, students and others come together to design and test different methods and materials for improving stoves.Over the years, the group has made stoves using mud, bricks, sheet metal, clay, ceramics and old oil drums. Most of the stoves look like large, deep cooking pots. They have an opening at the bottom for the fire and a place on top to put a pot.In the late nineteen seventies, Aprovecho produced a popular stove called the Lorena. The Lorena was very good at reducing smoke and warming homes. But new tests years later found that it was not very efficient. The Lorena used twice as much wood as an open fire, and took much longer to heat food.Since then, Dean Still says they have experimented with countless other designs.DEAN STILL: "Our goal is to make a very inexpensive stove -- let's say five dollars -- that makes very, very little smoke, so it's safe for health, diminishes global warming and diminishes deforestation. And so it's an ongoing problem to work on."Aprovecho has now partnered with a stove manufacturer in China. The company is making Aprovecho's first mass produced stoves. They are said to use forty to fifty percent less wood than an open fire, and produce fifty to seventy-five percent less smoke. A company called StoveTec is selling them through its Web site for less than ten dollars. Dean Still says that more than one hundred thousand have been sold so far.003.Steps Urged to Prevent Snakebites, Improve TreatmentsThis is the VOA Special English Health Report.This is the VOA Special English Development Report.Snakes bite an estimated five and a half million people worldwide each year. Experts say tens of thousands of people die from venom poisoning.An untreated or incorrectly treated bite might require the removal of a bitten foot, for example, or an arm. Each year around four hundred thousand amputations are the result of snakebites.Last year, for the first time, the World Health Organization added snakebites to its list of "neglected tropical diseases." This recognition aims to bring greater attention to the problem.Scientists know of about three thousand kinds of snakes. About six hundred of them are venomous. These are most often found in rural areas in tropical climates.Asia and Africa have the highest number of snakebites -- together about four million a year. Latin America and islands in the South Pacific follow.The highest number of victims are agricultural workers. Snakebites are also common among fishermen, hunters and children. Many victims live in areas with poor or non-existent health care systems and where antivenom treatments are often not available.Antivenom is the only cure. But experts say antivenom technologies and their use need to be improved. Problems include a shortage of manufacturers and the high cost of treatment.Also, there is a widespread lack of knowledge among local health workers about how to use antivenoms. The treatments can cause dangerous and even deadly reactions if not used carefully.Antivenom contains proteins from animals such as horses or sheep. The animals are injected repeatedly with one or more different snake venoms to produce immunity.The Lancet medical journal recently published a series of reports on snakebite prevention and treatment. David Warrell at the University of Oxford in England co-wrote one of them. He praised efforts by the W.H.O. to establish common practices for the production, regulation and control of antivenom. But he says more must be done.The authors say community education programs could help prevent snakebites by teaching people how to avoid them. They also suggest actions like providing protective boots to wear while working in fields, and not sleeping on the ground.Also important is providing information about where dangerous snakes are most likely to live and when they are most active.004. New Vaccine Joins Campaign to End PolioTThis is the VOA Special English Development Report.The World Health Organization has begun to use a new vaccine against polio. Officials say it will become a major tool in the campaign to end a disease that mainly affects children under age five.The new formulation is known as B.O.P.V. , or bivalent oral polio vaccine. It was used for the first time in December in a polio immunization campaign in Afghanistan.Carol Pandak is with the PolioPlus program of the service organization Rotary International. She explains that health workers have been using what are called trivalent vaccines in some places. These are areas like Afghanistan where more than one kind of polio virus exists.There are three types of polio virus. The trivalent vaccine is least effective against type three, more effective against type one and highly effective against type two. As a result, few new casesof type two have been reported since nineteen ninety-nine.This has led to greater use of monovalent vaccines to protect against either type one or type three polio. But Carol Pandak says the monovalent vaccine is not enough in areas with both.CAROL PANDAK: "You address the type one, and the type three cases go up. You address the type three, and the type one cases go up."Rod Curtis at the World Health Organization in Geneva says the new bivalent vaccine solves this problem.ROD CURTIS: "The beauty of the bivalent vaccine is that it is able to attack both types of wild polio virus in one dose."Carol Pandak says tests found the new vaccine to be thirty percent more effective than the trivalent vaccine.More than thirty new cases of polio were reported in Afghanistan last year. About half were type one and the others type three. Rod Curtis says that shows the importance of the new vaccine targeting both viruses at once. Officials say similar vaccination campaigns are planned this year in India, Nigeria and Pakistan.Intensive vaccination campaigns have reduced the number of new polio cases reported worldwide to fewer than two thousand a year. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative says the number has fallen by ninety-nine percent since nineteen eighty eight.Polio is highly infectious. One victim in two hundred suffers permanent paralysis, usually in the legs. Five to ten percent of those victims die when their breathing muscles fail.005. Solar-Powered Pumps Aid African FarmersThis is the VOA Special English Development Report.A new study in West Africa shows how farm irrigation systems powered by the sun can produce more food and money for villagers. The study in Benin found that solar-powered pumps are effective in supplying water, especially during the long dry season.Sub-Saharan Africa is the part of the world with the least food security. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that more than one billion of the world's people faced hunger last year. Around two hundred sixty-five million of them live south of the Sahara Desert. Lack of rainfall is one of their main causes of food shortages.Jennifer Burney from Stanford University in California led the study. The research team helped build three solar-powered drip irrigation systems in northern Benin.Between thirty and thirty-five women used each system to pump water from the ground or a stream. Each woman was responsible for farming her own one hundred twenty square meters of land. They also farmed other land collectively.The solar-powered irrigation systems produced an average of nearly two metric tons of vegetables per month. During the first year, the women kept a monthly average of almost nine kilograms of vegetables for home use.They sold the surplus produce at local markets. The earnings greatly increased their ability to buy food during the dry season which can last six to nine months.People in the two villages with the systems were able to eat three to five more servings of vegetables per day. But making the surplus available at markets also had a wider effect.The study compared the villages with two others where women farmed with traditional methods like carrying water in buckets. The amount of vegetables eaten in those villages also increased, though not as much.The researchers note that only four percent of the cropland in sub-Saharan Africa is irrigated. Using solar power to pump water has higher costs at first. But the study says it can be more economical in the long term than using fuels like gasoline, diesel or kerosene. And solar power is environmentally friendly.The study appears this month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.006. New Treatment for Sleeping SicknessThis is the VOA Special English Development Report.The World Health Organization is using a new combination of drugs to treat human African trypanosomiasis disease, also known as sleeping sickness. The drugs nifurtimox an eflornithine will be given out in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.Officials from the Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative say the new treatment has fewer side effects. It is also more effective and less costly than the drugs traditionally used. In addition, the new treatment reduces the number of injections needed. And it shortens the amount of time patients must spend in the hospital.Sleeping sickness threatens millions of people in thirty-six countries in Africa. Most live in poor rural areas. The disease is caused by the trypanosoma parasite. It is spread to humans through the bite of infected tsetse flies.Common signs of sleeping sickness include fever, headaches, extreme tiredness and pain in the muscles and joints. Early identification of the disease may be difficult because many infected people do not show any immediate symptoms.Over time, the parasites invade the central nervous system. The disease causes sleep disorders, mental confusion, personality changes, speech problems, seizures and coma. If left untreated, sleeping sickness kills.The World Health Organization estimates that about sixty thousand people are currently infected with the disease. It develops in two different forms. Trypanosoma gambiense is responsible for ninety percent of the reported cases of sleeping sickness. People infected with this form may develop the disease over many years without any major symptoms. The disease develops more quickly over a few weeks or months in people infected with trypanosoma rhodesiense.Until now the drug melarsoprol was used to treat patients in the advanced stage of sleeping sickness.But the drug requires many painful injections several times a day for several weeks. It also causes bad side effects, some of which can be deadly.In Uganda, a new study has confirmed earlier research linking the spread of sleeping sickness to infected farm animals. The writers of the study have called for stronger rules requiring cattle to be treated before being sold at market. The study was published in the Public Library of Science.007. Bringing Light to Homes in Poor CountriesThis is the VOA Special English Development Report.More than one and a half billion people around the world live without electricity. Finding better ways to bring light to the poor is the goal of researchers like David Irvine-Halliday.In the late nineteen nineties, the Canadian professor was working in Nepal when his return flight was canceled. A delay gave him time to take a fourteen-day hiking trip in the Himalayas.As he tells it, one day he looked in the window of a school and noticed how dark it was. This is a common problem for millions of children around the world -- and not just at school, but also at home.Many families use kerosene oil lamps. There are many problems with these lamps. They produce only a small amount of light. They are dangerous to breathe. And they are a big fire danger, causing many injuries and deaths each year.Kerosene costs less than other forms of lighting, but it is still costly in poor countries. Professor Irvine-Halliday says many people spend well over one hundred dollars a year on the fuel.When he returned to Canada, he began researching ways to provide safe, clean and affordable lighting. He began experimenting with light-emitting diodes, LEDs, at his laboratory at the University of Calgary in Alberta. As a professor of renewable energy, he already knew about the technology.Light-emitting diodes are small glass lamps that use much less electricity than traditional bulbs and last much longer.Professor Irvine-Halliday used a one-watt bright white L.E.D. made in Japan. He found it on the Internet and connected it to a bicycle-powered generator. He remembers thinking it was so bright, a child could read by the light of a single diode.In two thousand, after much research and many experiments, he returned to Nepal to put the systems into homes. His Light Up the World Foundation has now equipped the homes of twenty-five thousand people in fifty-one countries.DAVID IRVINE-HALLIDAY: "The one-time cost of our system -- which consists of a small solar panel, a little motorcycle-sized battery and a couple of LED lamps, which basically live forever, as well as the solar panel -- is less than one hundred dollars. So, one year of kerosene would pay for a solid-state lighting system."Now his aim is to develop a lower-cost lighting system. In January, David Irvine-Halliday is leaving the University of Calgary. He has also decided to give up leadership in the Light Up the World Foundation to start a company in India.And that's the VOA Special English Development Report, written by June Simms with Rosanne Skirble. I'm Christopher Cruise.008. Increase in Illegal Killing of Rhinos in Africa, AsiaThis is the VOA Special English Development Report.A new report says the illegal killing of rhinos for their horns is increasing in Africa and Asia.Rhinoceros poachers are killing an estimated two to three of the rare animals each week.Experts say demand in Asia -- especially Vietnam and China -- currently drives most trade in rhino horns from southern Africa. The horns are often used to make traditional medicines, or handles for dagger knives.The report is from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and an organization known as Traffic.Most African rhino poaching is in Zimbabwe and South Africa. Experts found that two hundred ten rhinos were illegally killed in South Africa in the last three years.The estimate for Zimbabwe is two hundred thirty-five. The situation threatens gains made in its rhino populations in the nineteen nineties. In the last two years, only six people were found guilty of poaching charges out of forty-one arrested.In two thousand one, sixty-eight percent of African rhino horns entering illegal trade were recovered. By this year, nine out of ten were heading to Asian markets without interference.The report says poaching and illegal horn trade has increased in South Africa even with new measures against it.Adding to the problem, poachers today are more skilled at killing rhinos, and not only with guns. They also use quieter methods, like veterinary drugs, poison and crossbows.An international agreement on protecting endangered animals and plants provides for sport hunting of white rhinos in Africa. But the horns often enter illegal markets.Not all the news is bad, however. The report notes that rhino populations are increasing in some areas. These include both white rhinos and black rhinos in the wild in Africa.Africa had an estimated seventeen thousand white rhinos and four thousand black rhinos as of two years ago. Current estimates for Asia are around three thousand rhinos. But even with poaching, growth is reported in some areas of India and Nepal.Wildlife activists are urging governments to do more to fight rhino poaching.The report was presented to the organization known as CITES. CITES is the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. The next conference of countries that are parties to the agreement is in March in Doha, Qatar.009. Looking for New Ways to Fight MalariaThis is the VOA Special English Development Report.Scientists continue to seek better weapons against malaria. Each year the number of cases is in the hundreds of millions worldwide. Around a million people die, most of them in Africa. Economic losses from the disease amount to an estimated one percent of the African economy each year.George Dimopoulos is an associate professor at the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute in Baltimore, Maryland.GEORGE DIMOPOULOS: "Forty-two percent of the earth's population live in areas where malaria transmitting mosquitoes exist. All of these people are in risk of being infected with malaria. The sad thing is that the majority of people that are killed by malaria are children because there immune system is not strong enough to ward off this infection."Malaria is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium. The organism is injected into peoplethrough the bite of infected mosquitoes. Malaria can be treated, but in many areas the parasites have become resistant to different drugs.George Dimopoulos and his team are studying ways to make mosquitoes resist infection by the parasite. There are hundreds of kinds of mosquitoes in the world. Most do not spread malaria. Some have immune systems that kill Plasmodium.GEORGE DIMOPOULOS: "We are particularly interested in these type of immune reactions that are responsible for killing the malaria parasite. Because we think once we understand how they work, we could be able to manipulate the mosquito genetically and convert mosquitoes that can transmit malaria into mosquitoes that cannot transmit malaria."The researchers have developed a way to make genetic changes in the three mosquito species known to spread malaria. The changes cause their systems to attack the parasite, blocking its development. Other researchers are working on ways to spread these genetically modified insects among mosquito populations.Professor Dimopoulos says there is still a long way to go, but current malaria research is highly promising.A new vaccine is in final testing. So far it has proven effective at preventing the disease in half of those vaccinated -- which is more than ever before.And at the Malaria Institute at Macha in Zambia, researchers are developing an easier way to identify malaria. The test uses saliva instead of blood to diagnose the infection.Current efforts in malaria control are mainly based on the use of insecticide sprays and treated bed nets. But George Dimopoulos says malaria needs to be attacked with drugs, with vaccines, with bed nets -- with whatever researchers can find.GEORGE DIMOPOULOS: "Malaria needs to be attacked with multiple weapons. There is not one magic bullet to control this disease."010. Some Tips for Cold Storage of FoodsThis is the VOA Special English Development Report.Before refrigerators were invented, the next best thing was an ice box. But another way to keep food fresh is to use an evaporative cooler. A common design is a tall box with several shelves inside to hold the food. The shelves are pieces of metal with many small holes through them. The sides of the box are covered with pieces of thick cloth.Containers of water are placed at the top and bottom of the cooler. The ends of each piece of cloth lie in the water so the cloth stays wet.The cooler is put outdoors, but not in the sun. Air will pass through the wet cloth. The inside of the box will stay several degrees cooler than the outside air temperature. And this may be cool enough to keep foods fresh, at least for a short time.Some foods can make you sick if they are stored in conditions that are not cold enough to prevent the growth of harmful organisms. Freezing can keep some foods in good condition for months after the growing season. Yet foods can be damaged if they are kept too cold.The British development group Practical Action says the best way to prepare foods for storage is at harvest time while still in the field.Use a sharp knife and place the harvested items on a clean surface or directly into storagecontainers. Do not put them on the ground.Use clean water to remove dirt, and keep the water clean. Usually it is better not to remove outer leaves from fruits and vegetables before storage. Without the leaves, food can become dry.Fruits and vegetables must be cool from field heat before they are put into storage. But cooling them in water can spread fungus throughout the food. A better idea is to harvest foods either early or late in the day, then leave them to cool naturally.Some fruits and vegetables must be stored at zero to four degrees Celsius. Any colder, and they might be damaged. Some foods need to be stored at four to eight degrees, and some need to be stored above eight degrees for best results.Wet the fruits and vegetables so they do not become too dry. The best time to do this is before storage. Cover the items in plastic once they reach the right "critical temperature" for storage. Most fruits and vegetables need the relative humidity in storage to be kept between eighty-five and ninety-five percent.Finally, leave space between the food containers and the walls of the cold storage area so air can flow. Keep the space clean. And try not to open the doors too often.011. Results of UN Food Summit Seen as DisappointingThis is the VOA Special English Development Report.Last week, the United Nations held a World Summit on Food Security. But the three-day meeting in Rome produced only limited measures to fight rising hunger. The U.N. World Food Program says more than a billion people -- one in six worldwide -- do not get enough food to be healthy.The troubled world economy is not the only cause of recent increases. The poorest countries continue to face high food prices, which have fallen elsewhere. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization says more than thirty nations continue to need emergency food assistance.Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the food crisis has forced millions of families into poverty and hunger. He said six million children die of hunger every year. And he warned that food security is closely connected to the issue of climate change.BAN KI-MOON: "At a time when the global population is growing, our global climate is changing. By twenty fifty we will need to grow seventy percent more food. Yet weather is becoming more extreme and unpredictable."The delegates in Rome promised to continue efforts to reduce by half the number of hungry people by two thousand fifteen. But critics pointed out that world leaders made a similar promise more than ten years ago.Several countries promised to increase aid for agriculture, to help developing nations become more independent.Still, critics deplored a lack of greater action. Leaders from more than sixty countries were in Rome. But Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was the only leader from a major industrial nation in the Group of Eight. An official from Kenya, Adam Barre Duale, said it showed a lack of unity in the fight against hunger.ADAM BARRE DUALE: "We need both the developed world and the developing countries to come together and to give and support a global initiative in the war against hunger."The Food and Agriculture Organization says more than forty billion dollars a year needs to be invested in agriculture to defeat world hunger. The growing problem has affected developing countries, but also industrialized nations.The government estimates that forty-nine million people in the United States were "food insecure" last year. That means their households, at some time during the year, had difficulty providing enough food for all members because of a lack of resources. Almost fifteen percent of all households were in that situation. And the Agriculture Department says the numbers may be even higher this year.012. Project Finds New Homes for Unwanted Bikes From USThis is the VOA Special English Development Report.Americans bought an estimated eighteen and a half million bicycles last year. Some bikes never get much riding. Mostly they gather dust. But a project based in Washington is putting unwanted bikes from the United States to good use in developing countries.Keith Oberg is the director of Bikes for the World.KEITH OBERG: "Everybody has an old bicycle, and it is usually not ridden. It sits there in the garage, or basement or shed, going to waste."Stephen Popick recently had two bikes to donate.STEPHEN POPICK: "I brought in two mountain bikes that my wife and I have ridden for the past ten years. My bikes wouldn't fetch a nice price and wouldn't be worth trying to sell, but they could be useful to somebody else."Bikes for the World collects bicycles and delivers them at low cost to community programs in developing countries. It shipped more than five thousand bikes during the first eight months of this year. Last year it shipped about ten thousand three hundred.The bicycle recycling program is one of the largest in the United States. It is a sponsored project of the Washington Area Bicyclist Association.Bikes for the World began in two thousand five. Since then it has shipped more than forty thousand bikes to communities in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, says director Keith Oberg.KEITH OBERG: "We work currently with partners in seven countries actively -- in Uganda, Ghana. We're talking to an organization that we would like to ship to in Liberia. We have shipped to Namibia and the Gambia in the past. And in Central America we ship to Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, and we are talking to two organizations in El Salvador."Bikes for the World partners with nonprofit groups in the United States to collect unwanted bikes. Then it works with nonprofits in the other countries to get the bikes to organizations and individuals that need them the most.For example, the Bicycle Empowerment Network Namibia uses the bikes to provide transportation for health workers. That makes it possible for them to visit more patients each day. The organization also has bicycle ambulance services to transport the sick.The Bicycle Empowerment Network also provides training and support to help local。
中国天然气发展报告2023英文版全文共四篇示例,供读者参考第一篇示例:China Natural Gas Development Report 2023IntroductionAs the world's largest energy consumer and one of the leading economies, China has been actively promoting the development of natural gas as a clean and efficient energy source. In recent years, the Chinese government has implemented various policies and measures to encourage the use of natural gas and increase its consumption in order to reduce the country's reliance on coal and other fossil fuels. This report provides an overview of the current state of natural gas development in China and outlines the opportunities and challenges facing the industry in the coming years.Current State of Natural Gas Development in ChinaChina has made significant progress in developing its natural gas resources in recent years. The country's natural gas production has been steadily increasing, reaching record levels in 2022. China is also one of the largest importers of natural gasin the world, with the majority of its imports coming from countries such as Russia, Australia, and Qatar.One of the key drivers of China's growing natural gas consumption is the government's efforts to reduce air pollution and address climate change. Natural gas is cleaner burning than coal and other fossil fuels, making it an attractive option for power generation, heating, and transportation. In addition, natural gas is a flexible and reliable energy source that can help to balance the country's energy mix and improve energy security.Opportunities for Natural Gas Development in ChinaDespite the progress that has been made, there are still significant opportunities for further development of the natural gas industry in China. The country's vast shale gas reserves, estimated to be among the largest in the world, present a major opportunity for domestic production. In addition, China is actively promoting the construction of natural gas infrastructure, including pipelines, storage facilities, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals, to support the growth of the industry.Another key opportunity for the natural gas industry in China is the expansion of the gas distribution network. The government is investing in the construction of new pipelines anddistribution networks to bring natural gas to more regions of the country, especially in rural areas where access to clean energy sources is limited. This is expected to drive increased demand for natural gas and create new opportunities for investment and growth in the industry.Challenges Facing the Natural Gas Industry in ChinaDespite the opportunities for growth, the natural gas industry in China also faces several challenges. One of the main challenges is the competition from other energy sources, such as coal and renewable energy. Coal remains the dominant source of energy in China, accounting for a large share of the country's power generation, heating, and industrial activities. Renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar power, are also expanding rapidly, leading to increased competition for natural gas.Another challenge for the natural gas industry in China is the high cost of production and transportation. Although China has large reserves of natural gas, many of the resources are located in remote and difficult-to-access areas, which can make extraction and transportation expensive and challenging. In addition, the country's reliance on imported natural gas canexpose it to price fluctuations and supply disruptions in the global market.ConclusionIn conclusion, the development of natural gas in China presents both opportunities and challenges for the industry. The government's commitment to reducing air pollution and addressing climate change, along with the country's vast shale gas reserves and growing infrastructure, provide a strong foundation for the growth of the natural gas industry in China. However, competition from other energy sources and the high cost of production and transportation remain key challenges that will need to be addressed in order to ensure the continued success of the industry. By overcoming these challenges and seizing the opportunities for growth, China can further expand its natural gas industry and continue to play a leading role in the global energy transition towards cleaner and more sustainable sources of energy.第二篇示例:China Natural Gas Development Report 2023Introduction:China's natural gas industry has experienced rapid growth in recent years, driven by increased demand for cleaner energy sources and government efforts to reduce reliance on coal. As one of the world's largest energy consumers, China has made significant investments in developing its natural gas resources and infrastructure. In this report, we will provide an overview of the current state of China's natural gas industry and discuss key trends and developments shaping its future.Key Trends and Developments:Future Outlook:第三篇示例:China Natural Gas Development Report 2023IntroductionCurrent Status of China's Natural Gas IndustryIn recent years, China has seen a steady increase in natural gas consumption due to factors such as economic growth, urbanization, and environmental policies. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, China's natural gas consumption reached 330 billion cubic meters in 2022, accounting for 11% of the country's total energy consumption.第四篇示例:China Natural Gas Development Report 2023I. IntroductionChina has been making significant strides in the development of its natural gas industry over the past few years. With increasing environmental concerns and the need to reduce reliance on coal, natural gas has emerged as a cleaner and more efficient alternative. The Chinese government has been actively promoting the use of natural gas and has taken various measures to support its development. This report provides an overview of the current state of the natural gas industry in China and highlights key trends and developments in the sector.。
Research and Development Plan Report AbstractThis research and development plan report presents a comprehensive overview of a proposed project aimed at developing a new product. The objective of the project is to design and manufacture a cutting-edge device that addresses a critical need in the market. This report outlines the key goals, methodologies, and timelines associated with the project, providing a roadmap for successful execution.1. IntroductionThe purpose of this report is to outline a research and development plan for a revolutionary new device. The device aims to solve a major problem currently faced by consumers, revolutionizing the market and offering unparalleled benefits. This report provides an overview of the project’s objectives, significance, and expected outcomes.2. ObjectivesThe main objectives of this project are as follows:•To identify the key technical challenges associated with the development of the new device.•To design and prototype the new device, ensuring its functionality, efficiency, and reliability.•To optimize the manufacturing process, ensuring scalability and cost-effectiveness.•To perform rigorous testing and quality assurance measures to ensure compliance with industry standards.•To prepare the device for market launch, including necessary certifications and regulatory approvals.3. MethodologiesThis section describes the key methodologies that will be employed throughout the project:3.1 ResearchThorough research will be conducted to understand the market landscape, identify existing solutions, and analyze consumer needs. This research will form the basis for devising an innovative and competitive product.3.2 Design and DevelopmentThe device will be designed through a systematic engineering approach, considering the identified technical challenges. Prototypes will be developed to evaluate and refine the design, ensuring its functionality and performance.3.3 Manufacturing OptimizationEfforts will be made to optimize the manufacturing process, ensuring cost-effectiveness, scalability, and high-quality production. Collaboration with manufacturing partners and suppliers will be established to streamline the production process.3.4 Testing and Quality AssuranceComprehensive testing and quality assurance procedures will be implemented to ensure that the device meets industry standards and customer expectations. Testing will cover durability, efficiency, safety, and performance criteria.3.5 Market Launch PreparationThe necessary steps to prepare the device for market launch will be undertaken, including obtaining required certifications and regulatory approvals. Marketing strategies and distribution channels will also be planned and implemented before launch.4. TimelineThe following timeline provides an estimated schedule for each phase of the project:Phase 1: Research and Analysis - 2 months Phase 2: Design and Development - 4 months Phase 3: Manufacturing Optimization - 3 months Phase 4: Testing and Quality Assurance - 2 months Phase 5: Market Launch Preparation - 1 month5. ConclusionThis research and development plan report outlines the objectives, methodologies, and timelines for developing a groundbreaking new device. By addressing a critical need in the market, the proposed product has immense potential for success. It is anticipated that the project will result in a revolutionary device that will redefine the industry. With thorough research, meticulous design and development, optimized manufacturing, rigorous testing, and effective market launch preparation, the project is positioned for success.。
高企年度发展情况报表(年报)填报流程1.首先,需要准备好企业的财务报表和相关经营数据。
First, you need to prepare the financial statements and relevant operational data of the enterprise.2.然后,根据规定的模板填写年度发展情况报表。
Then, fill in the annual development report according to the specified template.3.在填报过程中,要确保数据的准确性和真实性。
During the reporting process, ensure the accuracy and authenticity of the data.4.如果有不清楚的地方,可以向上级主管部门进行咨询。
If there are any unclear points, you can consult the higher authorities.5.填报报表时,需按照规定的时间节点进行,不能拖延。
When filling in the report, it should be done according to the specified deadline and cannot be delayed.6.在填报完成后,需要进行内部审查和核对。
After filling out the report, internal review and verification are required.7.确保报表的格式和内容符合相关法规和要求。
Ensure that the format and content of the report comply with relevant laws and requirements.8.如有需要,可以请相关财务人员协助填报报表。
If necessary, relevant financial personnel can be asked to assist in filling out the report.9.填报报表时,要将相关数据进行详细分析,突出企业的发展亮点。
2014Human development report 2014 "to promote the continuous progress of human: reduce the vulnerability,enhancing resilience" discusses two complementary concepts, to safeguard their human development progress is essential.Since the United Nations Development Programme, the first of the global "human development report" was published in 1990, most of the countries in the human development level significant progress. This report shows,very optimistic about the overall development trend of the world, the future will also be on theupgrade. However,disaster and crisis caused by nature and human factors are devouring our life and become a stumbling block toinfluence human life and development of the.These setbacks are not can hardly be avoided. Although each country in front of the risk will be vulnerable side,but some countries have to grasp the nettle, effectively avoid and resist the risk, and can quickly recover from theshock.As a global oriented readers of publications, the report aims to explore one of the mysteries, and for the first timefrom the perspective of human developmentof vulnerability and resilience. Many current on human vulnerabilitystudies have focused on specific risk to people in specific areas of the bear. While the 2014 human development report is to adopt a more comprehensive and different research methods. The report first consider the risk factorsin the process of human development, then discusses how to strengthen the resilience to resist the risk ofchanging.In today's world is more closely linked to the case, this research method is particularly important. Globalization hasbrought us many benefits, but it also caused the attention with new, sometimes because of local events and soontriggered a global response. To get people to reduce vulnerability and create a better future, means to strengthen the social and national internal coping ability. The report came out to lay a solid foundation. The 2014 human development report, adhering to the "people-oriented" concept, which complement each otherand human development mode. The report particularly concern between countries and within countries, the existenceof disparity, and those due to personal experience or suffering from socialinequalities and people than other people more vulnerable as a"structural vulnerability" crowd. This vulnerability formation lasted long, and is closely related to gender, race, kinship and geographical location and other factors, and once formed, will continue for a long time. Many vulnerable groups will faceconstraints complex in dealing with failures often. For example,the economic constraints of minority ethnic group or disabled women in life will face multiplebarriers, andsuperimposed on each other among these barriers will make the alreadyin one disaster after anotherdisadvantage situation.The 2014 human development report will use the "life cycle method" to explore howto change its vulnerability in life. Unlike the static model, the analysis methodof thought, humanity will face different risks in different stages ofchildren, teenagers and the old life, need to take different coping styles. Some crucial step in life: forexample,after the baby was born 1000 days before, graduates from the campus into the workplace, and leave the workplace reaching retirement. In the face of these keylife stage will be especially difficult to overcome setbacks,and may have a profound impact.The report is based on deep analysis on the existing basis, to provide some valuable suggestions to help the global community, eliminate the vulnerability, enhancethe resistance ability to resist human development, facingthe future shock. The report calls for people from all walks of life to pay attention to basic social services, with particular attention to the health and education sectors; to provide a strong social security (including the implementation of unemployment insuranceand pensions); performing full employment commitment, and recognizingthat employment creation value is much higher than the obtained income. In addition, the report alsoexamines the fair and effective system and social cohesion of the importance of the construction of social aspects of the ability to resist and reducepotential conflict with.The report points out, in efforts to reduce vulnerability inherent, moreeffective policy cannot eradicate the emergence of the crisis andpossible damage. Therefore, to cultivate the ability of critical social disasterpreparedness and recovery after a disaster, because the society to better respond to the crisis that the only way to walk out of the crisis, and smooth the haze. From a global perspective, in view of multinational cross-border riskin urgent need of international collective action, the report called on to perform global commitment to improveinternational governance. These suggestions are very necessary and timely. As a member of the United Nations isready to hold talks in 2015 after the global development agenda and to establish a sustainable development goal,so theevidence and perspective of human development are of great value to the collection and analysis of thereport. For example, the elimination of poverty will become the core objectives of the new agenda, however, as the report said, if the people due to structural factors and the vulnerability of the protracted and face the risk of falling back into poverty, then the process of human development is in danger. Therefore, the elimination of poverty not only to "the poverty index dropped to zero", will always remain.If you want to achieve the United Nations Development Programme vision --namely, poverty eradication while significantly reducing socialinequalities and exclusion in helping countries, and promote sustainable human development, which requires people to understand the concept of vulnerability and resilience. Only until thevulnerability and the problems have been solved, andall people to have equal opportunity to share the fruits ofhuman progress, the development of human beings would be equitable and sustainable.The report aims to help decision makers and relevant authorities through the development of reducing vulnerabilityand enhance the resilience of the policy, keep the achievements in the development of. I suggest that all the human desire forthe realization of sustainable development, especially those who are eager to help the world's most vulnerable people to spare some time to read the report, and benefit from it.中文: 2014年人类发展报告《促进人类持续进步:降低脆弱性,增强抗逆力》探讨了两个相辅相成的概念,它们对保障人类发展进步至关重要。
英文项目进展情况汇报As of the latest update, the progress of our English project has been steady and promising. We have made significant strides in various aspects of the project, and I am pleased to provide a comprehensive report on our current status.First and foremost, our team has successfully completed the initial phase of research and planning. We have conducted in-depth market analysis, identified key target audiences, and outlined a detailed project timeline. This foundational work has provided us with a solid framework for moving forward and has set the stage for the next phase of development.In terms of content creation, we have made substantial progress in drafting the English project materials. Our team has worked diligently to produce high-quality written content, including articles, presentations, and promotional materials. We have also begun the process of editing and refining the content to ensure that it meets the highest standards of accuracy and professionalism.Additionally, we have made significant headway in the design and visual elements of the project. Our graphic designers have been hard at work creating visually appealing assets that will enhance the overall presentation of the English project. From eye-catching graphics to engaging multimedia elements, our design team has been instrumental in bringing our vision to life.Furthermore, our marketing and outreach efforts have been gaining momentum. We have developed a comprehensive marketing strategy that includes targeted outreach to potential partners and stakeholders. Additionally, we have initiated discussions with key influencers and media outlets to raise awareness and generate excitement for the English project.On the technical front, our development team has been working diligently to ensure that the project meets the highest standards of functionality and user experience. We havebeen conducting rigorous testing and quality assurance to identify and address any potential issues before the official launch.Looking ahead, we have a clear roadmap for the next steps in the English project. We are focused on finalizing the content, refining the design elements, and executing our marketing strategy to build anticipation and excitement for the project. We are also preparing for a comprehensive launch plan that will maximize visibility and engagement.In conclusion, the progress of our English project has been marked by dedication, collaboration, and significant achievements. We are confident that our efforts will culminate in a successful and impactful project that will resonate with our target audience.I am proud of the hard work and commitment demonstrated by our team, and I am excited about the future prospects of the English project. Thank you for the opportunityto provide this update, and I look forward to sharing more positive developments in the near future.。
广州港口发展航运报告英文版全文共10篇示例,供读者参考篇1Hello everyone, today I'm going to talk about the development of Guangzhou Port in a very fun and easy way.Guangzhou Port is super cool because it's one of the busiest ports in the world! It's located in Guangzhou, which is a big city in China. The port has lots of ships coming in and out every day, carrying all kinds of stuff like toys, clothes, and even food!The port has been growing a lot over the years, because more and more people are using it to ship their goods all over the world. This means more jobs for people in Guangzhou, which is great!There are also big plans to make the port even better in the future. They want to build new terminals and improve the facilities so that more ships can come in and out easily. This will make Guangzhou Port even busier and more awesome!Overall, Guangzhou Port is a really important place that helps connect China to the rest of the world. It's super cool tosee how it's growing and improving all the time. I can't wait to see what the future holds for Guangzhou Port!That's all for my report on Guangzhou Port. Thanks for listening!篇2Title: Report on the Development of Guangzhou Port and ShippingHey everyone! Today I'm going to talk about the development of Guangzhou Port and Shipping. It's super cool!Guangzhou Port is one of the busiest and most important ports in China. It's located in the Pearl River Delta, which is like a super important waterway for trade. Lots of big ships come here to load and unload goods from all over the world.Over the years, Guangzhou Port has been growing and getting even better. They have built new terminals, improved the infrastructure, and upgraded the facilities. This has made the port more efficient and able to handle even more cargo.There are different kinds of ships that come to Guangzhou Port. There are container ships that carry huge boxes full of stuff like toys, clothes, and electronics. Then there are bulk carriersthat transport things like coal, grain, and oil. It's like a big playground for ships!Guangzhou Port is not just about loading and unloading ships. They also have all kinds of cool stuff going on, like port tours, exhibitions, and even environmental programs. They care about the environment and want to make sure the port is clean and safe for everyone.The port is also helping to boost the economy of Guangzhou and the surrounding areas. It creates jobs, brings in investment, and helps businesses grow. It's like a big engine that drives the economy forward.In conclusion, Guangzhou Port is a super important hub for trade and shipping. It's growing and getting better all the time, making it an exciting place to visit and learn about. So next time you see a big ship in the harbor, remember that it's all part of the amazing world of Guangzhou Port and Shipping!篇3Hi guys! Today I want to talk to you about the development of Guangzhou Port and its shipping industry.Guangzhou Port is one of the biggest ports in China and it plays a super important role in the country's economy. It's located in southern China and connects to the Pearl River Delta, which is a really busy and important area for trade and shipping.Over the years, Guangzhou Port has been growing and getting even bigger and better. It has all kinds of cool facilities like huge docks, warehouses, and cranes to help move all the cargo in and out. The port can handle all kinds of goods, like containers, bulk cargo, and even cars and machinery.But one of the coolest things about Guangzhou Port is its shipping industry. Ships from all over the world come to Guangzhou to pick up and drop off goods. The port has regular shipping routes to places like Europe, Africa, and Southeast Asia. It's like a big highway on the sea!The port is also super eco-friendly and is always trying to find ways to reduce its impact on the environment. It has all kinds of cool initiatives like using cleaner fuels and installing solar panels to power its operations.Overall, Guangzhou Port is a super cool place that's always changing and growing. It's a hub of activity and a key player in China's economy. I can't wait to see what else it has in store for the future!That's all for now, see you next time!篇4Title: Report on the Development of Guangzhou Port and ShippingHi everyone! Today I'm going to tell you all about the awesome Guangzhou Port and its super cool development in shipping. So buckle up and let's dive right in!Guangzhou Port is one of the busiest and most important ports in China. It's like a giant playground for ships to come and go, bringing in all kinds of goods from around the world. The port is located in the Pearl River Delta, which is a perfect spot for ships to sail in and out easily.Over the years, Guangzhou Port has been growing and expanding. It's like a big tree that keeps getting taller and taller. The port now has all sorts of fancy equipment and facilities to help ships unload and load their cargo quickly and efficiently. This makes things so much easier for the ships and the people working at the port.But wait, there's more! Guangzhou Port is also working on building new terminals and docks to accommodate even moreships. It's like building more rooms in a house so that more friends can come over and hang out. This means more business for the port and more opportunities for everyone involved in shipping.Guangzhou Port is also super smart when it comes to technology. They use all kinds of cool gadgets and software to track the ships coming in and out, making sure everything runs smoothly. It's like having a super brain that keeps everything in check.And let's not forget about the environment. Guangzhou Port is working hard to be eco-friendly and reduce its carbon footprint. They have all kinds of green initiatives in place, like using electric vehicles and solar panels. It's like taking care of our planet while having fun at the same time.In conclusion, Guangzhou Port is like a bustling city of its own, with ships as its residents and cargo as its treasures. The port's development in shipping is like a never-ending adventure, full of growth and excitement. So next time you see a ship sailing into Guangzhou Port, remember all the hard work and planning that went into making it happen.That's all for now, folks! Thanks for listening to my report on the development of Guangzhou Port and shipping. See you next time!篇5Title: Report on the Development of Guangzhou Port and ShippingHi everyone! Today I want to talk to you about the development of Guangzhou Port and shipping. Guangzhou Port is one of the busiest ports in China, located in the Pearl River Delta region. It plays a vital role in connecting China to the rest of the world through maritime transportation.First of all, let's talk about the history of Guangzhou Port. It has a long history dating back to ancient times when Guangzhou was an important trading port. Over the years, the port has grown and expanded, becoming a major hub for international trade. It has modern facilities and equipment to handle a wide range of cargo, from containers to bulk goods.In recent years, Guangzhou Port has seen significant growth in both cargo volume and container throughput. It has become a key gateway for trade between China and countries around the world. This growth has been supported by investments ininfrastructure and technology, which have improved efficiency and capacity at the port.One of the key factors driving the development of Guangzhou Port is its strategic location. Situated in the Pearl River Delta, Guangzhou Port is well connected to major cities in China and has access to the global shipping network. This makes it an ideal choice for companies looking to transport goods to and from China.Another important aspect of Guangzhou Port's development is its focus on sustainable practices. The port has implemented measures to reduce its environmental impact, such as using clean energy and improving waste management. This commitment to sustainability has helped Guangzhou Port earn recognition as a green port.Looking ahead, the future of Guangzhou Port looks bright. With the Belt and Road Initiative and other government initiatives supporting trade and investment, the port is well positioned to continue growing and expanding its reach. As China's economy continues to grow, Guangzhou Port will play a crucial role in facilitating international trade and further connecting China to the global economy.In conclusion, Guangzhou Port is a key player in China's maritime industry, with a long history and a promising future. Its strategic location, modern facilities, and commitment to sustainability make it a preferred choice for businesses looking to transport goods to and from China. With ongoing investments and government support, Guangzhou Port is set to further strengthen its position as a leading international gateway for trade. Thank you for listening to my report on the development of Guangzhou Port and shipping!篇6Guangzhou Port is a big port in China which has a long history. Today, let's learn about the development of Guangzhou Port!In the past, Guangzhou Port was an important trade port in ancient China. Merchants from all over the world came here to trade goods like tea, silk, and spices. The port was always bustling with boats and people. It was a key hub for maritime trade in Asia.As time went by, Guangzhou Port continued to grow and expand. More modern facilities were built, like cranes and warehouses. Ships from different countries could now easilydock at the port and unload their cargo. This made trade even more convenient and efficient.In recent years, Guangzhou Port has seen even more development. The port now has advanced technology and equipment to handle large ships and containers. This has made it one of the busiest ports in the world. Goods from all over the world pass through Guangzhou Port, making it a crucial link in global trade.The future of Guangzhou Port looks bright. Plans are underway to further expand and modernize the port. This will make it even more competitive and attractive to international trade. Guangzhou Port is set to continue its growth and play a key role in China's maritime industry.In conclusion, Guangzhou Port has come a long way from its humble beginnings. It has evolved into a world-class port that is integral to global trade. With continued development and innovation, Guangzhou Port is set to remain a vital player in the maritime industry for years to come. Let's keep an eye on this exciting journey of Guangzhou Port!篇7Title: The Development of Guangzhou PortHey guys! Today I want to tell you all about the amazing development of Guangzhou Port, one of the busiest and most important ports in China!Guangzhou Port is located in Guangdong province, right next to the South China Sea. It is a super busy port that handles all kinds of goods, like cars, electronics, clothes, and so much more. Ships from all over the world come to Guangzhou Port to unload their goods and take on new cargo to deliver to other places.Over the years, Guangzhou Port has been growing and expanding to become bigger and better. The port has been building new terminals and upgrading their facilities to handle more ships and more cargo. They have also been improving their technology and equipment to make things run more smoothly and efficiently.One of the coolest things about Guangzhou Port is that it is connected to many other ports around the world through shipping routes. This means that goods can be easily transported from Guangzhou to other places and vice versa. It's like a giant highway on the sea!The development of Guangzhou Port has not only brought economic benefits to Guangdong province but also to the wholecountry. It has created jobs, boosted trade, and helped to improve the economy. The port plays a crucial role in China's international trade and has helped to strengthen China's position as a global economic powerhouse.In conclusion, Guangzhou Port is a super important and amazing place that is constantly growing and developing. It is a key player in China's economy and plays a vital role in connecting China to the rest of the world. I can't wait to see what the future holds for Guangzhou Port!That's all for today, guys! Thanks for listening to my report on the development of Guangzhou Port. I hope you learned a lot and are now super excited about ports and shipping like I am! See you next time! Bye!篇8Title: The Amazing Growth of Guangzhou PortHi everyone! Today I want to tell you all about the super cool Guangzhou Port in China and how it's growing and growing!Guangzhou Port is one of the busiest ports in the world. It's a really big port where ships come in and out to bring all kinds ofthings like toys, clothes, and even food to different countries. The port is like a big highway in the water for ships to travel on.The port keeps growing because more and more ships want to come here. That means more jobs for people and more things for us to buy in the stores. Isn't that awesome?Do you know that there are different kinds of ships that come to the port? There are big ones called container ships that carry lots of containers full of stuff. And there are also cruise ships that bring people on vacations. How cool is that?The port is also getting bigger and better. They are making new terminals and improving the facilities so that more ships can come in and out easily. That's really important because we want the port to be the best, right?Guangzhou Port is not only important for China, but also for the whole world. It helps countries trade with each other and makes sure we all have the things we need. It's like a big team effort!I'm so happy to see Guangzhou Port growing and doing so well. It makes me proud to know that our city has such an awesome port. Let's cheer for Guangzhou Port and all the amazing things it does for us all!That's all for now. Thanks for listening to my report about Guangzhou Port. Have a great day, everyone! Bye-bye!篇9Hey guys, today I'm going to talk to you about the development of Guangzhou Port in a fun and easy way. So let's get started!Guangzhou Port is a really cool place where ships come and go all the time. It's like a big playground for big boats! The port has been around for a long time, but it's been getting bigger and busier over the years.One of the reasons why Guangzhou Port is so important is because it's a major hub for trade in China. Lots of goods like toys, clothes, and electronics come through the port and are then sent to different parts of the world. Isn't that amazing?In recent years, the port has been undergoing some big changes to make it even better. New terminals have been built and new technology has been introduced to make the process of loading and unloading goods faster and more efficient. This means that more ships can come in and out of the port, which is great for the economy.Another cool thing about Guangzhou Port is that it's not just for big ships. There are also smaller boats like ferries and cruise ships that come and go from the port. It's like a big party on the water!Overall, Guangzhou Port is a super important place for China and the rest of the world. It's a key player in global trade and helps to keep the economy running smoothly. So next time you see a big ship sailing by, remember that it might have come from or be heading to Guangzhou Port!That's all for my report on Guangzhou Port. Thanks for listening, and I hope you learned something new! See you next time! Bye!篇10Title: Report on the Development of Guangzhou Port and ShippingHi everyone! Today I want to talk about the development of Guangzhou Port and shipping. Guangzhou Port is a super cool place where ships come and go every day. It's like a big playground for ships!Did you know that Guangzhou Port is one of the busiest ports in the world? It's true! Lots of big ships from all over the world come to Guangzhou Port to pick up and drop off goods. The port is so busy because Guangzhou is a big city with lots of factories and businesses that need to send and receive goods.One of the reasons Guangzhou Port is so busy is because it is connected to other ports around the world. There are big ships called container ships that carry goods from one port to another. These container ships bring all kinds of things like toys, clothes, electronics, and even food!To make sure everything runs smoothly at Guangzhou Port, there are lots of cool machines and equipment. Cranes lift containers off the ships and put them onto trucks or trains. There are also big warehouses where goods are stored before they are picked up or shipped out. It's like a giant puzzle, with everyone working together to make sure the goods get to where they need to go.The development of Guangzhou Port is good for the city and the people living here. It creates lots of jobs for people who work at the port or in related industries. The port also brings in money to the city through taxes and fees, which can be used to improve schools, hospitals, and other public services.But we also need to take care of the environment when we talk about the development of Guangzhou Port. Ships can produce pollution, so it's important to have rules in place to make sure they don't harm the air or water around the port. We can all do our part by recycling and reducing waste to help keep Guangzhou Port clean and healthy.In conclusion, Guangzhou Port is an amazing place that plays a big role in the world of shipping and trade. It brings people together from different countries and helps goods move from one place to another. Let's all do our part to support the development of Guangzhou Port and make sure it continues to thrive for many years to come!That's all for my report on the development of Guangzhou Port and shipping. I hope you learned something new and interesting! Thanks for listening!。
Could Women Solve the Food Crisis?The U.N. holds a high-level conference on world food security this week in Rome. In Washington, a research group says greater investment in female farmers would increase agricultural productivity. Transcript of radio broadcast:01 June 2008This is the VOA Special English Development Report.On Tuesday, the United Nations will open a "food summit" in Rome. Leaders and high-level officials from around the world will meet at the Food and Agriculture Organization headquarters. The F.A.O. says they will discuss the effects of rising food prices, limited resources, climate change, increased energy needs and population growth.The United Nations agency says the three-day summit offers a historic chance to re-launch the fight against hunger and poverty. Another goal is to increase agricultural production in developing countries.Poor countries will likely spend up to one hundred seventy billion dollars this year to import food -- up forty percent from last year.A new report says agricultural prices should ease from their recent record highs. International prices for most crops have started to drop, mainly because of increased production.But over the next ten years, food prices are expected to average well above levels of the past ten years. World grain supplies are low and need to be refilled, and food crops are being used to make biofuels.The report came from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and theF.A.O.The F.A.O. has suggested several measures to deal immediately with the situation. These include supplying food to at–risk populations and seeds, fertilizer and animal feed to local farmers.But what about long-term answers to food security? TheInternational Center for Research on Women says oneanswer is investing more in female farmers.Rekha Mehra is the director for economic and developmentissues at the Washington-based nonprofit. She saysimproving women's ability to get resources and technologycan directly increase agricultural productivity.After all, women produce as much as eighty percent of thefood in developing countries. In parts of Africa, forexample, men are responsible for cash crops while women are generally responsible for food crops. And, around the world, women are the ones mainly responsible for theirfamilies’ nutrition.Women farmers usually have to own land to receive loans and other resources. Yet, in many developing countries, women do not have property rights like men have.Rekha Mehra says the right to own land will lead to greater investment in the land. She says world leaders need to think about these gender issues when they meet in Rome this week.And that’s the VOA Special English Development Report, written by Jill Moss.A woman works in a field at a farmnear the Tanzanian town of ArushaHelping Foods Keep Their CoolHow to build an evaporative cooler. Also, how to prepare fruits and vegetables for cold storage. Transcript of radio broadcast:08 June 2008This is the VOA Special English Development Report.Before refrigerators, homes usually had ice boxes. But another way to keep food cool without the need for electricity is to use an evaporative cooler. This is easy to make and does not even use ice.A common design is a tall box with food placed on several shelves inside. The shelves are pieces of metal with many small holes through them. The sides of the box are covered with pieces of thick cloth.Containers of water are placed at the top and bottom of the cooler. The ends of each piece of cloth lie in the water so the cloth stays wet.Put the cooler in the open air but not in the sun. Air will pass through the wet cloth. The inside of the box will stay several degrees cooler than the outside air temperature. And this may be cool enough to keep foods fresh at least for a short time.Cold storage in a freezer, however, can keep foods in good condition for months after the growing season. Yet foods can be damaged if they are kept too cold.The British development group Practical Action says the best way to prepare foods for storage is at harvest time while still in the field. Use a sharp knife to avoid damage.Place the harvested items on a clean surface or directly into storage containers. Do not put them on the ground.Use clean water to remove dirt, and keep the water clean. Usually it is better not to remove outer leaves from fruits and vegetables before storage. Without the leaves, food can become dry.Fruits and vegetables must be cool from field heat before they are put into storage. If they are placed in cool water, however, it can spread fungus throughout the food. A better idea is to harvest foods either early or late in the day, then leave them to cool naturally.Some fruits and vegetables must be stored at zero to four degrees Celsius. Any colder, and they might be damaged. Others need four to eight degrees. And still others must be stored above eight degrees.Wet the fruits and vegetables so they do not become too dry. The best time to do this is before storage. Cover the items in plastic once they reach the right "critical temperature" for storage.Most fruits and vegetables need the relative humidity in storage to be kept between eighty-five and ninety-five percent.Finally, leave space between the food containers and the walls of the storage area so air can flow. Keep the space clean. And try not to open the doors too often.And that's the VOA Special English Development Report.Getting Weather Reports to Rural CommunitiesThe RANET project helps national weather services improve their reach. Transcript of radio broadcast:16 June 2008This is the VOA Special English Development Report.In many developing countries, weather reports remain trapped in the capital. National weather services have the information, but no way to get it to farmers and other people in ruralcommunities.This is the job of an international project called RANET --Rural Communications using Radio and the Internet.RANET works with national weather services to improvetheir reach.Kelly Sponberg at the National Oceanic and AtmosphericAdministration in the United States is the programcoordinator. He says that although there is a lot of work atthe national level, RANET really happens at thecommunity level.The project develops networks of satellite receiver systems, community radio stations and other technologies. Communities often are provided with some equipment, but the systems are locally owned and supported.RANET uses the WorldSpace satellite system and will soon be on GEONETCast. This is a network of satellite-based systems that provide environmental information.RANET also works with nongovernmental groups and others to make sure information meets local needs. In addition to weather, broadcast time can be filled with advertisements, local music and reports on farming and market conditions.RANET began in the year two thousand. Kelly Sponberg says the project has set up severalhundred local stations in Asia, Africa and the Pacific. RANET is also moving into Latin America. And the project does not just involve community radio stations. For example, RANET helped the Indonesian government develop ways to broadcast warnings of tsunamis and severe weather. RANET has a yearly budget of about seven hundred fifty thousand dollars. Money comes from donors including the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance in the United States Agency for International Development. And technical support comes from groups including the First Voice International, Wantok Enterprises and the Freeplay Foundation.A flooded neighborhood last December in East Java, Indonesia, one of the countries involved in RANETRANET is working to improve communications in countries with limited power supplies. And, in the next month or two, it hopes to launch a community reporter program. Local citizens will provide weather reports and other information through text messaging.The RANET Web site is .And that's the VOA Special English Development Report, written by Jill Moss.Fighting Witchweed in African SorghumScientists develop herbicide-resistant seeds that can kill the parasitic plant. Transcript of radio broadcast:23 June 2008This is the VOA Special English Development Report.Farmers in Africa call the striga plant by the namewitchweed. It grows a pleasant looking purple flower. Butit attacks many crops in the grass family. Witchweed isamong the few flowering weeds that act as parasites onother plants.Every year it causes six to seven billion dollars in damageto African grain sorghum. Sorghum is important to thelocal food supply. The witchweed steals water andnutrients from the roots and attacks the sorghum with apoisonous substance.Now, scientists say they have produced seeds that canprotect sorghum crops from witchweed.Kassim Al-Katib is a weed expert at Kansas State University in the United States. Mitch Tuinstra is a genetics and plant-breeding expert formerly at Kansas State but now at Purdue University in Indiana.To deal with witchweed, they developed special sorghum-seed genes. These genes can accept carefully chosen chemical herbicides without being harmed. The researchers placed the herbicides on the sorghum seeds. Kassim al-Katib said the seeds kill the witchweed as the sorghum grows. Mitch Tuinstra directed greenhouse tests of the seeds in the Netherlands in two thousand five and two thousand six. Similar studies took place in field trials in Mali and Niger. These studies showed the treatment to be highly successful.Mitch Tuinstra recently returned from Africa, where he met with agriculture experts. They are working to develop local kinds of sorghum that employ the genes. The project is a collective research program under the United States Agency for International Development.Witchweed has another unusual quality. It requires chemical signals from sorghum seeds to grow. If no sorghum seeds are present, the witchweed seeds can lie under the soil for years. The seeds begin to grow only when they receive the needed chemical signals.A sorghum field infested with striga, or witchweedWitchweed seed capsules can hold four hundred to five hundred seeds. Winds and rain spread the parasite. The plant can reduce a farmer's crop. Or it can completely destroy many hectares of grain. Witchweed is very difficult to remove after it invades an area.Damage from the parasite is worst in dry soil with low fertility. It often strikes farmers who work the poorest land. This can mean disaster for people who already do not have enough to eat.And that's the VOA Special English Development Report, written by Jerilyn Watson.Using Personal Computers to Solve Humanitarian ProblemsThe World Community Grid is joining together individual personal computers to create massive processing power. The technology is helping reduce research time from years to months. Transcript of radio broadcast:29 June 2008This is the VOA Special English Development Report.A project called the World Community Grid has found away for computers connected to the Internet to help solvehumanitarian problems. The World Community Grid ismaking technology available to public and non-profitorganizations to use in humanitarian research.Scientists at the University of Washington, for example,are using the technology to study ways to improve thenutritional value of rice. Another research projectsupported by the World Community Grid is studyingmathematical ways to design drugs to treat the diseaseAIDS. Other projects are studying cancer. And still others are studying climate change in Africa. The success of the World Community Grid depends upon individuals collectively donating their extra computer power. This is based on the idea that most computers areinactive most of the time. During these times they are not used, they can help solve complex scientific or engineering problems.The IBM corporation started the World Community Grid more than two years ago. The company continues to provide advice and support to the project. Stanley Litow heads community relations for IBM. He says anyone in the world with a computer connected to the Internet can join the project.Volunteers download a program from the World Community Grid Web site. Every so often, the program uploads results or downloads more information to be processed. Individuals can also find out how much work their computer power has done on the Web site.Currently, about one million personal computers in one hundred countries are involved in the World Community Grid. Mister Litow hopes that another million computers will join the project. Then, he says, the World Community Grid will become the world’s largest super computer able to do many projects a year.Anne McNeil (right) with IBM Corporate Community Relations,shows the World Community Grid to a student at Meredith College in North CarolinaAny researcher can sign up to us e the grid’s super computing power. However, all findings from the studies must be made public. Mister Litow says not only is the technology free. But he says it will also lead to more knowledge and valuable scientific discoveries.And that’s the VOA Speci al English Development Report, written by Jill Moss. You can find a link to the World Community Grid and transcripts of our reports at . I’m Steve Ember.。