The 1)Odyssey of 2)Homer

For ten long years the Greeks had battled against the 3) Trojans. For ten long years the soaring towers of 4) Troy had 5) withstood their attacks. Then suddenly in a flash of flame and a splash of blo

CNN 2010-04-23

We've been talking a lot about this volcano in Iceland and all the problems it's caused for travelers in Europe. Well, our Gary Tuchman is actually in Iceland where that volcano is. And he took a helicopter trip over the erupting volcano that has cau

托福词汇之常见淡水鱼的英语说法

我国大部分地区都不临海，因此我们平时能接触到大量的淡水鱼。但是这些淡水鱼的英语说法在传统的英语课堂上不仅课本涉及得很少，而且老师也讲得比较少，但是我们却经常听别人说起这

2018年CRI China's second largest freshwater lake sees increasing migratory birds

Located in Hunan Province, Dongting Lake, the second largest freshwater lake in China, has witnessed an increasing number of migratory birds in recent winters. Local authorities have attributed the phenomenon to remarkable improvements in the lake's

美国科学60秒 SSS 2013-03-14

This is Scientific American 60 second Science, Im Sophie Bushwick. Got a minute? It was thought that saltwater seas separated Central and South America millions of years ago. But a recent discovery may render that idea all wet. Because archaeologists

有声英文阅读-滑溜溜的鳗鱼

Slippery When Wet Many people enjoy eating fried eel, but few stop to think about the life of this unique fish. There are hundreds of different species of eel, all of which can be roughly divided into

双语有声阅读:Slippery When Wet 滑溜溜的鳗鱼

Slippery When Wet 滑溜溜的鳗鱼 Many people enjoy eating fried eel, but few stop to think about the life of this unique fish. There are hundreds of different species of eel, all of which can be roughly divided into two groups according to their

VOA慢速英语2018--专家担心道路盐有害美国水质

Experts Worry That Road Salt Harms US Waters Communities in the Northern parts of the United States have used salt to keep icy roads safe during winter for many years. But, some experts now say salt harms nearby fresh water supplies. Putting salt on

英文歌曲:Bang Bang Bang

Bang Bang Bang Mark Ronson Un, deux, trois Bang, bang, bang Feathers, I'm plucking feathers One by one, by one No more skylarking, around my head Your information But there's no hiding, behind moulting feathers On the plane, on my brain, 'bout to do

ENVIRONMENT REPORT - Endangered Turtles Rescued

ENVIRONMENT REPORT -January 11, 2002: Endangered Turtles Rescued By Cynthia Kirk This is the VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT. International environmental groups have begun transporting hundreds

VOA标准英语2010年-Deep Water Plume Persists Months After

The Sentry autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) aboard the research vessel Endeavor at the Deepwater Horizon oil spill site. A new report finds that the oil in the Gulf of Mexico still persists in the form of a massive plume that, according to scienti

VOA标准英语2013--Tourism, Development Threaten Burmese Lake

Tourism, Development Threaten Burmese Lake Inle Lake is considered a jewel of Burma, where migrating birds, rare animal species and a handful of Burmese tribes share space around the 110 square kilometer freshwater reservoir. Now, a steady stream of

美国国家公共电台 NPR In 'Freshwater,' A College Student Learns To Live With Separate Selves

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Akwaeke Emezi's debut novel is a lyrical, nonlinear story of a woman named Ada born in Nigeria with, as she puts it, one foot on the other side. Several selves exist inside of Ada. They identify themselves as we. When Ada comes to

38. Pears and Plume

I bought some pears at my local supermarket. At the checkout counter the cashier commented,

2007年VOA标准英语-WWF Says World's Mightiest Rivers Are at Risk

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 20 March 2007 Bangladeshi woman clean dirty polythene shopping bags in polluted waters of Buriganga river in Dhaka, 19 Mar 2007 The World Wide Fund for Nature says some of the world's mightiest rivers are dying, threateni

雅思分类词汇：环境资源相关(五)

淡水FRESHWATER 淡水资源Freshwaterresources 谈水保护Conservationoffreshwater 水坝Dams 冰Ice 湖泊Lakes 自然排水系统Naturaldrainagesystems 河流流域开发Riverbasindevelopment 河流

Pears and Plume

I bought some pears at my local supermarket. At the checkout counter the cashier commented, Oh, dear, I've charged you for plums instead of pears.What's the difference? I asked. Well, she said, plums are smaller and round.Notes: (1) pear n.梨(2) sup

和“水荒”有关的英文表达

3月22日是第18个世界水日。从这一天开始为期一周的时间，将是第23届中国水周。人类目前能够利用的淡水资源只占全球水资源总量的0.26%，其中70%以上被冻结在南极和北极的冰盖中，加上难以

CCTV9英语新闻：Clean and green target for Xiong'an New Area

One of the challenges the new economic zone faces is wetland preservation as in the middle of the area lays the largest freshwater reserve in Hebei province. 143 lakes, covering 360 square kilometers.... The Baiyangdian wetland is the largest freshwa

A Day for Wandering

I SET apart a day for wandering; I heard the woodlands ring, The hidden white-throat sing, And the harmonic West, Beyond a far hill-crest, Touch its Aeolian string. Remote from all the brawl and bruit of men, The iron tongue of Trade, I followed the