Senseless, unthinkable, inconceivable, there are no shortage of words to describe the tragedy that struck. At the elementary school right here in Newtown, Connecticut today. But we've heard one word repeated over and over again--Why. ABC's chief inve

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(222) / 评论(0) 分类 万花筒2012年

Hurricane Maria Hit Puerto Ricos Giant Telescope Hurricane Maria severely damaged Puerto Ricos electricity and communications systems. Millions of people there are without power, water or food. 飓风玛利亚严重破坏了波多黎各的电力和通信

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(136) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年VOA慢速英语(十)月

You know, I think there is a certain measure of uncertainty that exists here and in the Gulf Coast as well. Uncertainty as to whether New Orleans will really come back to the way it was. And I'm alway

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(111) / 评论(0) 分类 万花筒2006年

在飓风弗洛伊德中漂流:“就像是眼睁睁地看着希望漂离而去” Adrift in Floyd:

发表于:2019-01-09 / 阅读(92) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Contessa Brewer: Joining me to discuss how the damage from Katrina could affect the economy, from Washington is David Wessel, deputy bureau chief of the Wall Street Journal. David, nice to see you tod

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飓风芭芭拉到达墨西哥南部 MEXICO CITY, May 29 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Hurricane Center reported Wednesday that Hurricane Barbara has reached the Pacific coast of Mexico's southern state of Chiapas. The category-one hurricane had maximum susta

发表于:2019-01-09 / 阅读(127) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Asia 亚洲 Cyclones and climate change 飓风与气候变化 The new normal? 习以为常? Physics suggests that storms will get worse as the planet warms. But it is too early to tell if it is actually happening 物理学研究表明全球变暖将导

发表于:2019-01-09 / 阅读(87) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人综合

Hurricane Katrina 飓风卡特里娜 What is the name you hate the most? 你最深恶痛绝哪个名字? If you asked people in Louisiana this quesion. They will say Katrina. 如果你问路易斯安那州人这个问题,他们会说卡特里娜。

发表于:2019-01-10 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 与美国小学生一起学英文第7册

Hurricane 飓风 A hurricane is also called a tropical cyclone, typhoon, tropical storm and so on. 飓风也被称为热带气旋、台风、热带风暴等等。 A hurricane is a violent storm. 飓风就是猛烈的暴风雨。 It makes strong winds

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Todd: So, Alexandra you were talking about a hurricane. What hurricane were you talking about? Alexandra,你刚刚说到了飓风。你说的是哪场飓风? Alex: I was talking about Hurricane Andrew, and as I said before, it was a category 5 hu

发表于:2019-01-15 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 实战口语情景对话

Hi, Im Paddy Kim. Now for a new and unique travel destination, a place where the beaches aren't golden; the weather's definitely not warm; and the locals, well, lets just say, there are a pretty unruly bunch. But that doesnt seem to faze travelers he

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 自然百科2009年

An Atlantic hurricane often begins its life over the mountains in East Africa as an area of low pressure. It travels across the Sahara Desert, then moves out over warm ocean waters. Travelling with the trade winds and circles the globe just above and

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Tsunamis infamously ignore international boundaries and so it is that tsunami science needs to ignore international boundaries. This is not the only one of its kind, dont be surprised if another one happens. Tsunamis are caused by major earthquakes o

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So our Thai colleagues began soon after the 2004 tsunami with a survey to map out the areas that had been covered by the tsunami. It must have been a horrible job for them because they're going into an area of such disaster and the so much loss of li

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HARI SREENIVASAN: This week marked the second anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. And here in New York City, the recovery has been very uneven. It's something that photographer Nathan Kensiger has documented in a series of photo essays for the website, C

发表于:2019-01-27 / 阅读(133) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈社会系列

Death, it seems, is rather a complicated affair, this is what your body goes during and after. 死亡似乎确实是很复杂的一个过程。我们一起来看看尸体将经历怎样的变化。 1.The last bit of oxygen in your body is used up, an

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(93) / 评论(0) 分类 趣味英语

美国侯任总统特朗普正面临当选以来最大规模的批评声浪,当地时间2日他与台湾地区领导人蔡英文通电话引来国内外的抨击、质疑和嘲讽。特朗普在推特上强调电话是蔡英文打给他的,且主要

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揭秘:接吻的奥妙 Chemistry look what you've done to me, Donna Summer crooned in Science of Love, and so, it seems, she was right. A panel of scientists examined the mystery of what happens when hearts throb and lips lock. Kissing, it turns ou

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

Rescue workers began a massive relief operation in Vanuatu on Sunday following a devastating cyclone that killed at least eight people, sent thousands into emergency shelters and disrupted communications in the Pacific island nation. A nine-member U.

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Todd: So Ivan, in America, in California we have earthquakes. Do you have any natural disasters in Houston? 托德:伊万,美国加州发生过地震。你在休斯敦经历过什么自然灾害吗? Ivan: Uh, it floods a lot and we get hurrican

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