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Lesson 7 Bats 蝙蝠 First listen and then answer the following question. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 In what way does echo-location in bats play an utilitarian role? Not all sounds made by animals serve as language, and we have only to tu

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By Caty Weaver Broadcast: August 8, 2003 This is Bill White with the VOA Special English Environment Report. A new study shows an eighty percent decrease of hard coral in the Caribbean Sea over the pa

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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

儿童英语读物 The Mystery of the Hidden Beach CHAPTER 5 Someone’s Stealing Coral!

The following afternoon, Melanie invited the Aldens back to her favorite beach for a delicious picnic lunch. They had spent the morning learning all about dolphins. I asked the cook to pack some special lunches for us, she said, pointing to a large c

美国国家公共电台 NPR Many Common Sunscreens May Harm Coral. Here's What To Use Instead

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: This week, the governor of Hawaii is expected to sign the world's first ban on sunscreen sales. Research shows chemicals in some sunscreens may harm coral reefs. So the ban is good for coral, but what about people and their skin?

新概念英语85年上外美音版第四册 第9课

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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

2007-09-06, Coral Reef Erotica 神奇的珊瑚礁

You may think you are gazing upon a sleepy coral reef in the Caribbean Sea, and of course you are. But hiding in plain sight, is a riving teeming hotbed of erotica , that makes a Hollywood hot up party seem like a trip to the dentist. This is a coral

儿童英语读物 The Mystery of the Hidden Beach CHAPTER 1 Welcome to Camp Coral

Are we almost there? Violet asked eagerly. She was wedged in the front seat between Grandfather and Henry as the rental car sped along the Overseas Highway toward Key West, Florida. We just passed Key Largo, Grandfather told her, so we have another c

Atlas Shows Coral Reefs Shrinking Fast

By Rosanne Skirble Coral reefs are home to the greatest diversity of plant and animal life found in any habitat, anywhere on the earth. But, while they are found in 101 countries and territories, the

VOA双语新闻 Tsunami Damage to Thai Coral Reefs

Tens of thousands of tourists from around the world visit Thailand's famous dive sites each year. But marine experts say the killer tsunami two weeks ago has temporarily damaged some of the area's picture perfect coral reefs. 每年都有好几万名来

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VOA慢速英语2012 Explorations - Travel Industry, Fisheries Depend on Threatened Coral Reefs

Explorations - Travel Industry, Fisheries Depend on Threatened Coral Reefs MARIO RITTER: Welcome to Explorations in VOA Special English. Im Mario Ritter. This week, we hear from a prize-winning expert on bees. May Berenbaum has studied ways to help p

2007年VOA标准英语-Researchers Find Large-Scale Death of Coral in

By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 23 April 2007 Scientists have discovered that an earthquake two years ago in Indonesia lifted hundreds of kilometers of sea floor out of the water, causing the largest death of coral reefs ever recorded. As Chad Bouchard rep

2006年VOA标准英语-Efforts to Disarm in Southern Sudan Proves Diff

By Noel King Akobo, Southern Sudan 22 August 2006 Disarming small militias is an ongoing problem in southern Sudan. Following a proliferation of arms during Sudan's 21-year civil war, rival villages in the region armed themselves, leading to violent

经济学人149:跟领导走

Science and technology 科学技术 Collective behavior 集体行为 Follow my leader 跟领导走 A group's intelligence depends in part on its members'ignorance 群体智慧部分依赖于群体成员的愚昧 HUMAN beings like to think of themselv

经济学人109:集体的"智商"部分取决于成员的无知

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经济学人111:集体行为 跟领导走

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Seaweed may poison coral reefs: study

BEIJING, Oct. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- Some seaweeds can kill the reef-building corals around them by emitting anti-coral chemicals, a new study found. The study was published Monday in the online edition of the journal Proceedings of the U.S. National Acad