Strong Winds Continue to Fuel California Wildfires Firefighters continue to fight wildfires in southern California, including a new fire just north of San Diego. In the past five days, the fires have destroyed at least 500 buildings and forced 190,00

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年VOA慢速英语(十二)月

Kenya Becomes Latest Country to Ban Plastic Bags Kenya has joined the growing list of countries to ban plastic bags. A new Kenyan law bars the production, sale and even use of polythene plastic bags. People caught breaking the law may be fined up to

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年VOA慢速英语(九)月

Mark Zuckerberg really wants to escape the Silicon Valley bubble. 看来扎克伯格的确想要逃离硅谷泡沫。 The Facebook CEO and cofounder said Tuesday that his New Year's resolution is to visit and meet with people from every state in the

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(97) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

China officially launched its second -- and the first domestically developed -- aircraft carrier on Wednesday morning in Dalian, Liaoning province. 星期三(4月26日)早上,我国第二艘航空母舰也是第一艘中国人自主研发的航母

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Six, Five, four three, two, one, booster ignition and liftoff of space shuttle Endeavour,preparing our home in space for a larger international family. The space shuttle Endeavour with the seven-member crew lifting off the pad just moments ago at C

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BP and the federal government are still not saying whether they plan to go ahead with the test that could shut down the well that's spewing oil into the Gulf of Mexico. More details from NPR's Richard Harris. BP had planned to start the test yesterda

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Japan's Transportation Ministry has imposed a no-fly zone over a 20-mile radius around the badly damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. A military spokesman says the fears of more radioactive particles leaking from the complex after a fire in three

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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

发表于:2019-01-09 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 六分钟英语

Scientists: Rising Sea Levels to Continue 科学家称海平面将继续上升 Scientists say sea levels are rising and will continue to do so into the future. Coastal communitiesaround the world are already experiencing the impact of rising seas. Ma

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 2015年VOA慢速英语(六)月

雅思口语part1往往被同学们认为是雅思口语三部分中较容易的部分。实际的确如此,part1 的难度最低,话题贴近生活,在这一答题过程中更易于同学们进入口语对话状态。但对于英文基础较差的

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CANBERRA, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Scientists have criticized the Australian government's multi-million dollar Great Barrier Reef protection plan, claiming it ignores the threat of climate change. The Australian Academy of Science (AAS) was asked to produ

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[00:00.00]1.M:Good morning.This is Tom Alexander at World Travel Agency.Is Mr.Collions there? [00:07.84]W:No.He's out to lunch.May I take a message? [00:11.26]Q: Where is Mr.Collions now? [00:13.51]2.M:Tickets are 10 dollars for adults.Children's tic

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GWEN IFILL: But, first, a trio of new studies provide new alarm about rising sea levels, and the prospect of further flooding along the coasts. Among them, seas rose faster during the past century than at any point in the last 2,800 years. Hari Sreen

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AGRICULTURE REPORT - Study Warns of Risk to Seafood Supplies in World's OceansBy Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A study has wa

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Malaysias prime minister will explore deeper defence and economic co-operation with China on a state visit this week, at a time when concern is deepening in the west over Beijings attempts to dislodge Asian countries from Washingtons orbit. 马来西亚

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(99) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

超强台风海燕重创菲律宾 A powerful typhoon that caused massive destruction and hundreds of deaths in the Philippines is now churning towards Vietnam. Weather forecasters say Typhoon Haiyan could make landfall in the country on Sunday. Vietn

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(223) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

The young crowd at this aquarium had a novel way of cooling down on the hottest day of the year. 在今年最热的日子里,年轻人在这个水族馆里有了一个新奇的降温方法。 As temperatures hit 93.2F (34C) on the first day after r

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A report released last Wednesday by China's State Oceanic Administration warned that sea levels monitored last year reached the highest level since 1980. 中国国家海洋局上周三发布的一份报告警告称,去年监测的我国海平面高度

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

智利将不会割地给玻利维亚 SANTIAGO, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- Chile will not cede any of its national territory to Bolivia, Foreign Minister Alfredo Moreno said Thursday in response to a Bolivian suggestion of resuming talks to settle a land dis

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Chinas vast southern regions are expected to experience blizzards, sleet and rainfall until Saturday, the national weather authority said on Tuesday. But it said the weather will not likely disrupt transportation. 周二,国家气象局发布消息,

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语