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OliverJeffers 生在澳大利亚西部，但成长于北爱尔兰的贝尔法斯特，现在纽约。是个插画师，也是个作家。从 2004 年至今，他在动画界获奖无数。他的画充满童真，有点淡淡的忧伤，但又有浓烈的

科学美国人60秒 SSS Pigeon Pb Proxies Could Cut Kids' Blood Tests

Pigeons. Ever since humans established permanent agricultural settlements, weve lived side-by-side with the birdsor, as some people call them, rats with wings. They walk on our sidewalks, roost on our buildings, and eat our leftovers. But soon pigeon

英语流行口语 44.Surprise惊奇

[00:03.10]惊奇 [00:06.19]What? [00:08.52]什么？（较随便） [00:10.84]A:What?You must be joking. [00:12.97]什么？你一定在开玩笑！ [00:15.10]B:No,I'm serious.she did marry him. [00:17.68]没开玩笑，她的嫁给了他。 [00:20.2

【趣谈英语】最后的候鸽-Martha Was The Last Passenger Pigeon

Martha Was The Last Passenger Pigeon Before the 1900s, passenger pigeons made up about 40 percent of the total bird population in the US. These birds migrated in massive colonies, and there were so many of them that they could actually black out the

Numbers 民数记26

26After the plague the Lord said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest, 2Take a census of the whole Israelite community by families-all those twenty years old or more who are able to serve in the army of Israel. 3So on the plains of Moab by t

英文幽默故事：The Pigeon and The Bad Crows

Once upon a time there lived a farmer. He had amassed wealth by selling the produces that he got from his farms. He distributed that wealth to all the needy people. So, the whole village revered him for his magnanimity. But he had a persistent proble

Messenger bird from the past

Callum: Hello Im Callum and this is 6 Minute English. With me today is Neil, hello Neil. Neil: Hi Callum Callum: In todays programme were going to be looking at an interesting story of war, secret messages, codes and Neil: And, and what? Callum: Pige

2007年VOA标准英语-Librarians Meeting in Texas See Future for Thei

By Greg Flakus Houston, Texas 27 March 2007 watch Flakus report One of the foundations of any civilized community is that storehouse of information and knowledge known as the library. But in the digital age, many people are finding information on th

Deadly pigeon virus found in Victoria of Australia

CANBERRA, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- A rare virus that can be contracted by humans has killed a large number of Victorian pigeons after being detected in the Australian state for the first time, Agriculture Department confirmed on Tuesday. According to the

The Thirsty Pigeon

A pigeon severely pressed by thirst，seeing a glass of water painted upon a sign，supposed it to be real．So dashing down at it with all her might，struck against the board，and，breaking her wing，fell helpless to the groud，where she was qu

Pigeon vs. web

Pigeon vs. web NB: This is not an accurate (精确的) word-for-word transcript Dima: Hello and welcome to this edition of 6 Minute English with me, Dima Kostenko Kate: and me, Kate Colin. Dima: Kate is here not simply to keep me company but also to giv

2007年VOA标准英语-Cancer Survivors Weigh Odds When Disease Recurs

By Melinda Smith Washington, D.C. 03 April 2007 Watch Cancer report The World Health Organization projects that cancer mortality rates are on the rise. More than 70 percent of the seven and a half million deaths from cancer in 2005 occurred in low a

【一起听英语】飞鸽传书

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<词海拾贝>Stool pigeon：告密的罪犯

在以警察破案为题材的影片中，我们经常会看到的一个角色就是一个罪犯，为了保全自己性命而向警察告密。你知道在英语中哪个词可以专指这样的罪犯吗

VOA常速英语2007年-UN Study Finds Nairobi Dumpsite Endangers Child

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi, Kenya 06 December 2007 Kenya's capital, Nairobi, is home to one of Africa's largest dumpsites. A recent United Nations study found that nearly half of the children surveyed who live near the dumpsite suffer from serious med

2006年VOA标准英语-US Company Builds Large High-Flying Balloon to

By Mike O'Sullivan Palmdale, California 06 September 2006 Engineers in the California desert are testing a new communications platform that blends modern electronics with old technology. Developers say a helium-filled balloon carrying high-tech equi

咱们裸熊 第3期:小天才

Aha! Here's our guy, fellas. 啊哈！就是他了，伙计们。 Number 41...evil-est number of them all. 第四十一号... 最邪恶的数字。 Tell us where this criminal is, pigeon! You tell us right now! 告诉我们他在哪，鸽子！快告诉

The Giants Secret

The Giants SecretLong ago there was a king who had a very brave son. One day the son told his father, Father, I am going to roam the world in search of adventures.The king did not want to grant his son permission to do so, but the prince insisted so

美语听力 English Cafe 242

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Because we can't see into the Earth, we have to use other techniques, which mostly involve reading waves as they travel through the interior. 我们无法看到地球的深处，因此不得不使用别的方法，主要包括观察波在地球内部的