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Australia is as old as time. It was probably once connected to South America, but the continents separated as the earth's plates moved. Having been separated from other continents for millions of years, Australia has many plants and animals that cann

儿童英语读物 The Mystery of the Hidden Beach CHAPTER 7 A Trip to the Coral Reef

Youre going to see some beautiful coral out at the reef, Melanie said, as they boarded a glass-bottom boat later that morning. They had driven into Key West after breakfast and were taking their seats on the upper deck of a large white boat called th

英语畅谈世界文化lesson7:Great Barrier Reef大堡礁

英语畅谈世界文化lesson7:Great Barrier Reef大堡礁

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今天我们要学的词是irreversible. Irreversible 形容词，不可逆转的。The European Union's top diplomat welcomed North Korea's announcement of stopping nuclear tests, and called for an irreversible denuclearization of North Korea. 欧盟首

国家地理-2008-05-08 Coral Reefs 岌岌可危的珊瑚礁

The waves of these azure seas hide an abundant treasure. Below the waves, coral reefs provide a habitat for teeming life, a life with a kaleidoscope of color. In oceans around the world, clear and well-circulating waters encourage corals to anchor a

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1. As Ernesto moves north, tourists are returning to the beaches along the Carolinas where the surf is now calm. But further up the coast, communities are raising floodwall s and preparing for heavy r

美国国家公共电台 NPR While Corals Die Along The Great Barrier Reef, Humans Struggle To Adjust

A MARTINEZ, HOST: There are few places on Earth where the impact of climate change is more noticeable than along the Great Barrier Reef. It's the planet's largest living organism that now has become the world's largest dying organism. In the past 18

英语听力：自然百科 澳大利亚大堡礁 Great Barrier Reef—6

Like these sea fans, the last frontier of life on the reef. The divers reach their target-- a massive ridge, 190 feet down. Here, the air they are breathing is under pressure, squeezed down so that there's more gas in every lungful. They have to hope

英语听力：自然百科 澳大利亚大堡礁 Great Barrier Reef—7

The reef was left high and dry, exposed to air and harsh sun. A trillion tiny creatures died in their own homes. For the coral, it was an apocalypse. When the ice age ended, the sea came back and submerged the dead reef. But what brought it back to l

英语听力：自然百科 澳大利亚大堡礁 Great Barrier Reef—9

Here it is. Got it, I think. A spring. And whats actually coming out of this is fresh water. You can drink. You see this stuff bubbling out? This is what the traditional owners of this place call 'buiur bindi''fresh water in the ocean'. The locals ca

英语听力：自然百科 澳大利亚大堡礁 Great Barrier Reef—15

Today, the elements that support the reef are in fine balance--sun, wind and waves. But it doesn't take much to tip the balance, plummeting this huge reef into disaster. It might happen sonner than you think. Eighteen million years ago, a series of r

英语听力：自然百科 澳大利亚大堡礁 Great Barrier Reef—16

The pearl luggers then turned their attention to something else, a much bigger target. The reef has always provided a great haven for large animals, like turtles who nest on the coral piece. Whole populations of turtles were brought to the verge of e

英语听力：自然百科 澳大利亚大堡礁 Great Barrier Reef—13

Eighteen million years ago, it arrived in warm, tropical waters. Only then could the world's greatest reef be born. Australia's epic journey may have created perfect conditions for coral, but it also put it in the line of fire of the most powerful st

英语听力：自然百科 澳大利亚大堡礁 Great Barrier Reef—1

Where the forces of nature meet? In a hidden world, a tropical miracle. At this moment, evolution is building a living colossus, a giant built by nature's tiniest creature, a model of reincarnation, a survivor born from disasterthe Great Barrier Reef

英语听力：自然百科 澳大利亚大堡礁 Great Barrier Reef—2

Where every plant and animal helps sustain the whole.The waste from parrot fish cements the reef. Stinging anemones provide a haven to the vulnerable. Even killers play their part, preventing a population explosion that would destroy this fragile eco

英语听力：自然百科 澳大利亚大堡礁 Great Barrier Reef—3

As a polyp grows, it puts up a wall of limestone around itself. And then it multiplies. Each polyp can produce thousands of offspring, which all work together to build a living fortress-- a coral reef. After just a few years, a single piece of coral

英语听力：自然百科 澳大利亚大堡礁 Great Barrier Reef—4

Inside the flesh of these tiny animals are microscopic plants called algae, but these aren't parasites. None of this would be here without them. Wachenfeld: When the algae photosynthesize, they take energy from sunlight and carbon dioxide, then make

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Todd: So, Rebecca, in Australia you have the Great Barrier Reef. Now have you been to the Great Barrier Reef? Rebecca: Yes, I have once, probably about two years ago. There's the main part of the Great Barrier Reef and then there's a little island, a

【英语趣味课堂】暗礁的世界-Reef World

Todd: So, Rebecca, in Australia you have the Great Barrier Reef. Now have you been to the Great Barrier Reef? Rebecca: Yes, I have once, probably about two years ago. There's the main part of the Great Barrier Reef and then there's a little island, a

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Questioning the natives, Captain Dumont d'Urville also learned that after La Perouse's two ships had miscarried on the island's reefs, 杜蒙?居维尔详细询问土人，知道拉?白鲁斯在岛附近暗礁上损失了他的两只船后，又造了一