VOA慢速英语--Are Forests an Answer to Carbon Pollution?

Burning coal for energy adds planet-warming carbon dioxide, or CO2, to Earths atmosphere. As the planet heats up, experts warn that simply cutting greenhouse gas emissions will not be enough to avoid possibly disastrous levels of global warming. CO2

科学美国人60秒 SSS 'Necrobiome' Reveals a Corpse's Time of Death

Tens of trillions of microbes call our living bodies home. But when we die? The first thing that happens is basically ecosystem collapsewhere you have a tremendous loss of diversity. Nathan Lents, a molecular biologist at John Jay College in New York

TED演讲:我们如何研究生活在肠道中的微生物(6)

So we know that moving to the USA is sufficient to cause a dramatic change in your microbiome, probably not for the better. 因此我们得出结论，移居到美国生活后，会造成体内微生物群发生巨大改变，很可能不是在变好。

TED演讲:我们如何研究生活在肠道中的微生物(2)

My lab got our first indication of this when actually we were studying non-human primates. 我的实验室在研究非人类--灵长类动物时，第一次发现了这个征兆。 We wanted to find out what happens to a monkey's microbiome when they

TED演讲 :石油真正的代价(1)

The world's largest and most devastating 世上最大、最具破坏性的 environmental and industrial project 环境及工业计划 is situated in the heart 发生于 of the largest and most intact forest in the world, 世上最大、保存最完整的

新东方英语900句开口篇23

2301 Lesson Twenty-three Neighborhood 邻里 I have lived at 24 University Street for 20 years. 我在大学街24号住了20年了。 Where do you live? district municipality 24 University Street Chaoyang District Beijing municipality China He lives at 10 Downing

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The earths tropics teem with species. Theyre far more biologically diverse than the cooler parts of the planet. And scientists have credited higher temperatures and greater amounts of sunlight. But a new study claims that the secret to tropical biodi

口腔临床英语对话 第27期:错颌畸形(2)

342943afecfcdaebbd.mp3 Treatment is usually started when the patient is 10 or 11 years old, after the deciduous teethare lost. 通常是在病人十岁或十一岁乳牙脱落之后开始进行治疗的。 That reminds me, Doctor; It seems that my da

侏罗纪搏击俱乐部 第153期:被气候变化逐出家园

The fact that Pachyrhinosaurus is found in so many different areas suggests that these dinosaurs had a remarkable ability to adapt to a variety of different environments. 肿鼻角龙在那么多不同的地方被发现，说明这种恐龙对不同环

【突破英文词汇】de -- down, opposite of

1. demolish /diˈmɔliʃ/ -- pull or tear down; destroy A wrecking crew is demolishing the old building. 拆除队正在拆除这幢老建筑物。 2. demote /dɪˈməʊt/ -- move down in grade or rank For being absent without leave, the corporal was

国家地理-2008-06-21 China's Amazing Flowers 繁花似锦的中国

China has more plants than anywhere else in the temperate regions of the world. In fact, it has almost twice as many kinds of plants as there are in the United States which is about the same size and about three times as many as there are in Europe.

VOA标准英语2011--Coastal Trees Help Fight Global Warming

Coastal Trees Help Fight Global Warming A new study says the world's tropical coastal forests store more planet-warming carbon dioxide than almost any other ecosystem. But rapid loss of these forests - known as mangroves - is releasing substantial an

美国国家公共电台 NPR Is The Secret To A Healthier Microbiome Hidden In The Hadza Diet?

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The phrase endangered species often refers to charismatic animals like mountain gorillas or polar bears. Well, today scientists are reporting that a whole different type of extinction is happening inside our bodies. NPR's Michaelee

英语听力：自然百科 China's Amazing Flowers 繁花似锦的中国

China has more plants than anywhere else in the temperate regions of the world. In fact, it has almost twice as many kinds of plants as there are in the United States which is about the same size and about three times as many as there are in Europe.

【荆棘鸟】第二章 25

The axe was moving so fast it whistled, and the handle made its own separate swishing sound as it slid up and down within his slippery palms. Up it flashed above his head, down it came in a dull silver blur, carving a wedge-shaped chunk out of the ir

VOA标准英语2010年-Photographer Focuses Her Lens on Rare

A new book by photographer Amy Gulick highlights the interconnectedness of wildlife and people in the Tongass rainforest of Alaska Vronique LaCapra | St. Louis 08 July 2010 Photo: Amy Gulick/amygulick.com Chum salmon (onorhynchus keta) on a spawning

科学家12年不洗澡，靠微生物喷雾清洁

In a bid to prove that showering is overrated, an American scientist hasnt had a bath in 12 years. Instead, he sprays his skin with a mist containing live bacteria, which he claims has kept him clean all these years! 为了证明洗澡是小题大做，

托福阅读详解之大米草（Spartina）

托福频道在此与大家分享托福阅读之大米草 Spartina，其中包括托福阅读词汇及词汇在文中的使用以及相关题目。希望对大家复习托福阅读有所帮助。 P1： Spartina alterniflora, known as cordgrass, is a

我们终于知晓了树的秘密

I am vertical/But I would rather be horizontal, wrote Sylvia Plath, meditating on the consequences of a treelike existence. A team of researchers from the Vienna University of Technology recently announced another perspective on arboreal repose. Usin

美国语文第五册 第254期:种子的传播与种植(3)

But especially, in the winter, the extent to which this transportation and planting of nuts is carried on, is made apparent by the snow. 白雪皑皑的冬天，松鼠们忙碌搬运、种植松果的活动更为清晰可见。 In almost every wood y