科学美国人60秒 SSS Grazing Cattle Trim the Menu for Birds

Grazing Cattle Trim the Menu for Birds 愿为鸟儿修改食谱的牛群 When birds face the destruction of their habitat, some species dont make it while others survive. But what happens at the very beginning of the process, just as a bird's habitat

VOA标准英语2012--For Exotic Parrots, Florida is for the Birds

For Exotic Parrots, Florida is for the Birds The southeastern state of Florida is a land of sunshine, beaches, orange groves, alligators, and lots of retired people. Its also a paradise for birds: big birds, little birds, exotic birds, endangered bir

VOA标准英语2012--Hawaii's Birds Threatened by Invasive Predators, Habitat Loss

Hawaii's Birds Threatened by Invasive Predators, Habitat Loss Many people think of the Hawaiian islands as a Pacific paradise, a string of tropical islands lush with exotic flora and fauna. But the islands' native species - especially birds - have be

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

科学美国人60秒 SSS Housing Boom Busts Birds' Valentine's Day

Urban development is encroaching on forests in the Pacific Northwest. And its also ruining Valentines Day for some songbirds. Because urban growth is making it a challenge for some birds like the Pacific Wren to stay faithful to their partners, at le

【趣谈英语】秃鹰不止是丑鸟-Vultures Aren’t Just Ugly Birds

Pre-Listening Vocabulary scavenger: one that searches for or feeds on discarded or dead matter carcass: dead body of an animal take for granted: to not appreciate someone or something antibiotic: a type of drug that kills off tiny, harmful organisms

英语博客-北美风情 213、Birds of a feather flock together

Do you know anyone else just like you? Sometimes we see two people who act or look or even think alike. It happens often enough that weve even got some expressions in English for it! The next time you see two people who look a lot alike, you can tell

超级简单英语阅读:Hungry Birds

The baby birds sat in the nest. There were two baby birds. They were in the nest. The nest was in the tree. The baby birds were waiting for mama bird. They were hungry. When would mama bird be back? Then they saw mama bird. She landed on the nest. Sh

ENVIRONMENT REPORT - American Birds Threatened

ENVIRONMENT REPORT – American Birds Threatened By George Grow Broadcast: December 6, 2002 This is the VOA Special English Environment Report. A new report warns that many bird populations in the Uni

美国国家公共电台 NPR Warming Climate Is Quieting Kauai's Colorful Forest Birds

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: In Hawaii, on the island of Kauai, the native forest birds are in danger. The island has lost more than half of those native species, and it could be an early warning for the other Hawaiian Islands. Gloria Hillard reports. GLORIA

美国习惯用语:452 bird dog; the birds and bees...

上一次我们讲了三个带有bird这个词的习惯用语。它们是: bird brain。 Bird brain指没头脑、愚蠢的人和early bird special。 Early bird special是给早来顾客的特价优惠。还有strictly for the birds。 Strictly for

2007年VOA标准英语-Many Endangered Seabirds Holding onto Vanishing

By Zulima Palacio Kauai, Hawaii 22 June 2007 Seabirds such as albatross, shearwaters and boobies are extraordinary animals that live at sea for most of their lives. They fly great distances and seldom come to land to remind us that they still exist.

VOA标准英语2012--Falconer Uses Birds to Give Young People Hope

Falconer Uses Birds to Give Young People Hope Rodney Stotts says he found his calling through birds of prey. I love my birds like I love life. Theyre part of my family, said Stotts. Working with birds, he says, helped the former drug dealer turn his

VOA标准英语2012--Wind Turbines Take Steep Toll On Birds And Bats

Wind Turbines Take Steep Toll On Birds And Bats Estimates by the Department of Energy indicate that in the United States alone, there will be more than 100,000 wind turbines by 2030. John Anderson is policy director at the American Wind Energy Associ

美国国家公共电台 NPR Growers Are Beaming Over The Success Of Lasers To Stave Off Thieving Birds

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Forget about scarecrows. Some farmers are using laser beams to shoot thieving birds from their fields. From the berry fields of Oregon, Tom Banse of the Northwest News Network brings us this report. TOM BANSE: Blueberry and

科学美国人60秒 SSS Small-Brained Birds More Likely to Get Shot

The old expression bird brain, referring to a small or inadequate brain sizeits not all that accurate. Take crows, for example, and other corvids, like jays and magpies. Many corvids have relatively large brains for their body size, and can do amazin

科学美国人60秒 SSS Humans and Birds Cooperate to Share Beehive Bounty

This is a story about the birds and the bees. When the Yao people of Mozambique want to find beehives full of honey they make this noise [brrrr-hm]. That sound attracts the attention of what are appropriately called honeyguide birds. If you ask Yao h

VOA标准英语2010-British Art Exhibit Features Live Birds

Jennifer Glasse | London 09 April 2010 Spring is in the air at London's Barbican Center and the birds are making music, literally. A band of zebra finches is playing electric guitars and cymbals in a walk through area of the arts center. These zebra

2007年VOA标准英语-Scientists Not Sure Whether Wild Birds Are Carr

By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 03 September 2007 Researchers say studies do not confirm whether wild birds are carriers of the H5N1 bird flu virus. VOA's Luis Ramirez reports from Bangkok, where experts are gathering this week to figure out better ways to t

美国国家公共电台 NPR In 'Birds Of Passage,' A New Lens On The Narcotrafficking Drama

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: The decadeslong drug war in Colombia has fueled a whole genre of movies and TV shows. Think men with guns wearing crisp suits in the tropical heat, like in the Netflix series Narcos. A new film from Colombia shows another ver