国家地理:Giraffe: Tall Tale 长颈鹿

What do you know about giraffes? Well, you almost certainly know they are the tallest quadrupeds on earth, capable of growing up to 19 feet tall. You may know that this height allows these vegetarians to eat the very nutritious leaves of the acacia t

Exodus 出埃及记37

37Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood-two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. 2He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it. 3He cast four gold rings for it and fasten

经济学人:非洲金矿开采:金手铐(下)

They note that if production were as understated as the committee alleged, 他们指出，如果产量真的像委员会所说的那样被低估了， Bulyanhulu and Buzwagi, the two mines where it produces concentrate, would be the biggest gold prod

经济学人:非洲金矿开采:金手铐(上)

Business 商业 Gold Mining in Africa: Golden handcuffs 非洲金矿开采：金手铐 Tanzania's firebrand leader takes on its largest foreign investor. 坦桑尼亚反对派领导人接手其最大的国外投资商。 If they accept that they stol

儿童英语读物 The Black Pearl Mystery CHAPTER 5 Voices in the Night

Even without pineapples, Pineapple Place was busy. There were nuts to gather, papayas to pick, and chores to do all around the plantation. Over the next couple of days, Cousin Mary couldnt get the Aldens to relax. I have wonderful workers to take car

国家地理:Family Feuds: Impala Turf Wars 领土之战

A forest of umbrella thorn acacia trees in northern Tanzania provides shelter and sustenance for a wealth of animals. In this crowded paradise, property is hotly contested at all levels. Male impala , eager to challenge for a territory, build up stre

Exodus 出埃及记25

25The Lord said to Moses, 2Tell the Israelites to bring me an offering. You are to receive the offering for me from each man whose heart prompts him to give. 3These are the offerings you are to receive from them: gold, silver and bronze; 4blue, purpl

【寓言】The Cock and the Pearl(有声)

The Cock and the Pearl A cock was once strutting up and down the farmyard among the hens when suddenly he espied something shinning amid the straw.

儿童英语读物 The Black Pearl Mystery CHAPTER 2 The Legend of the Black Pearl

Mr. Alden left for Honolulu the next morning on business, and the children began their working vacation, too. First they tried on the rubber work boots Cousin Mary had given them. Theres a pair for each of us, even small ones for Benny and Soo Lee. H

60秒科学:大象果真怕蚂蚁

We all know that elephants arent really scared of mice. But a new study shows that theyre really not crazy about something even smaller: ants. In fact, elephants dislike ants so much that they avoid acacia trees that harbor the tiny, six-legged necta

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We all know that elephants arent really scared of mice. But a new study shows that theyre really not crazy about something even smaller: ants. In fact, elephants dislike ants so much that they avoid acacia trees that harbor the tiny, six-legged necta

VOA慢速英语2010年-PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Pearl S. Buck, 189

FAITH LAPIDUS: Im Faith Lapidus. JIM TEDDER: And Im Jim Tedder with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about the award-winning writer Pearl S. Buck. (MUSIC)FAITH LAPIDUS: The year was nineteen thirty-one. Americans were suffering

The Casket and the Pearl

A man from the state of Chu wanted to sell a precious pearl in the state of Zheng．He made a casket for the pearl out of the wood from a magnolia tree，which he fumigated with fragrant osmanthus and spices．He studded the casket with pearls and ja

The Water Sprite and the Pearl

A man was sailing in a small boat，and dropped a precious pearl into the sea accidentally．When the man had returned to land，he took a pail，and began to scoop up the water and pour it on the shore．For three days he scooped and poured unwearie

60秒科学:Odd Spider Prefers Salad

Odd Spider Prefers Salad In a study in the journal Current Biology, researchers report the discovery of an unusual spider, Bagheera kiplingi, that eschews meat and chews acacia tips. Karen Hopkin reports Its said that real men dont each quiche. And r

VOA标准英语2011--70th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor Approaches

70th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor Approaches On Dec. 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy staged a surprise attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor. Five U.S. battleships sank or were severely damaged, several hundred warplanes were destroyed and

英语歌曲:so good bye

so good bye Sogyumo Acacia Band So Goodbye I think I should have told you that I'm still yours so goodbye my love So Goodbye. I here the birds singing It's time to go so Goodbye my friends I thought, You would do but I was wrong Now, I see myself sti

THE SCENT OF SPRING 春天的味道

The village is full of the colour of white, and noises Acacia flowers are blooming, attracting the wings of bees To be covered with pollens of the sunshine If you mix acacia flowers with flour and steam it We take a short cut to get ahead of the bees

英语听力精选进阶版 8219

Now, have you ever wondered why koalas hug trees? And apparently, according to a new scientific study it is to stay cool. That discovery was made by researchers from the University of Melbourne who were looking at how koalas regulate their body tempe

多轮谈判未果 李彦宏龚宇撤回爱奇艺私有化要约

A consortium led by the chief executive officer of the Chinese online search giant abandoned its bid to buy out its video-streaming operation iQiyi.com Inc after failing to reach an agreement on the transaction structure and purchase price. 由中国在