这本《VOA医学英语听力教程——健康报道专题》由林韶蓉编，精选了36篇最近三年来的VOA健康报道，按12个专题编辑成册。题材广泛，既涉及诸如慢性病、艾滋病等传统话题，也包括猪流感、辐射等一些较新的热门话题。由于原报道语速较慢，篇幅较长，本书编者精心设计，使用专业语音软件调整语速，以更好地锻炼学生的听力水平，并将每篇报道录音剪辑成三部分，每部分都配上相应的练习，既利于老师上课灵活使用，也能让学生保持注意力。配套练习形式多样，既有考察学生基本听力理解和记忆的选择题、判断题、填空题和问答题，也有考察学生英语综合应用能力的语篇复述题。此外，每篇文章都配有内容丰富翔实的背景知识介绍，文章中出现的生词皆标注音标，难句均配以中文翻译，以帮助学生更好地理解听力原文、提高听力水平。

Unit 1 Coordinated Effort Towards a Better Life

A. WHO Says Health Debts Push 100 Million People a Year Into Poverty

B. An 1859 Battle in Italy, and the Birth of the Red Cross

C. Obama Signs Historic Health Care Bill

Unit 2 Unhealthy Habits

A. Less Salt Can Mean More Life

B. World Health Organization Says Alcohol Abuse Is an International Problem

C. Smoking and the Risk to Women's Lungs

Unit 3 Children's Health .

A. A Study Looks at Environmental Influences on Children

B. Study Links Bedtime Rules to Better Skills in Preschool Children

C. Deficits Found in Brain's Reward System in A.D.H.D. Patients

Unit 4 Psychological Problems

A. Bringing Attention to Differences in Suicide Around the World

B. How Loneliness Can Infect Social Networks

C. "Gelotophobia" Is No Laughing Matter

Unit 5 Infectious Diseases

A. Travelers May Spread Drug-Resistance Gene From South Asia

B. Haiti's Cholera Outbreak Puts Pressure on Capital

C. Vaccine Shortage: A Concern in Fight Against H1 N1

Unit 6 Chronic Diseases

A. Chronic Diseases: An "Impending Disaster" for Some Nations

B. Biomarkers Show Little Help in Predicting Heart Disease

C. Battling a Stroke

Unit 7 AIDS

A. Children of AIDS Face Mental Health Needs

B. How Early Treatment Can Limit the Spread of HIV

C. Prevention, Treatment Efforts Have "Broken" the Direction of AIDS

Unit 8 Radiation

A. After Brain Study, New Questions About Mobile Phones

B. Nuclear Crisis in Japan Raises Worries About Radiation Risks

C. Doctors Lack Many Ways to Treat Radiation Exposure

Unit 9 Surgery

A. When a Cut Finger Is More Serious Than It Might Seem

B. Training Medical Teams to Communicate Better During Operations

C. A Test for Brain Injury Creates Its Own Risks in Children

Unit 10 Ophthalmology and Otorhinolaryngology

A. Turning Images Into Sensations to Assist the Blind

B. Ear Care: Do-It-Yourself Wax Removal

C. Doctors Are Advised on Treating a Hoarse Voice

Unit 11 Vaccine

A. Child Vaccine Efforts Get Big Boost

B. Kids, Germs and Day Care; A Meningitis Vaccine for Africa

C. A New AIDS Plan for the US, and New Hopes for a Vaccine

Unit 12 Brain Study

A. Study Adds to Understanding of Language and the Brain

B. Are People Who Speak More Than One Language Smarter?

C. Autism Test Could Use Images of Brain

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