EQC sent an email by mistake to the wrong person. The email contained private information about 83,000 earthquake damage claims. While it did not have names, it gave addresses and information about the damage at that address and the amount of money i

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

A deadly earthquake struck near Osaka, Japan early Monday, causing hundreds of casualties, damaging buildings and leaving many homes without water or gas. The epicenter of the 6.1-magnitude earthquake was just north of Osaka at a depth of 13 kilomete

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(六)月

SAN FRANCISCO, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Yahoo on Thursday confirmed that hackers had stolen around 400,000 account credentials from its computer system. In a statement to technology blog TechCrunch, Yahoo said that approximately 400,000 Yahoo! and other c

发表于:2019-01-06 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Being drunk might make you more accident prone, but it also increases your chance of survival. Research published in the journal American Surgeon reveals that trauma patients are more likely to survive if they were intoxicated at the time of their in

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(94) / 评论(0) 分类 Scientific American(十)月

1. Saying the damage that's been done to the country over the last six years needs to be repaired, New Mexicos Democratic Governor Bill Richardson has taken the first step toward a White House run, setting up an exploratory committee. 2. The US mili

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1. It was Day 2 for Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Capitol Hill. ''We would probably have to be in Iraq to provide help of one kind or another to the Iraqis for quite some time.'' He was defending the president's new Iraq war strategy before the

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(144) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2007

cultural n 文化的 △relic n 遗物;遗迹;纪念物 pyramid n (古代埃及的)金字塔;锥体 △Egypt n 埃及 △Stonehenge n 史前巨石柱(英国) △statue n 雕像 capsule n 太空舱; 胶囊 represent vt 代表; 表现

发表于:2019-01-09 / 阅读(209) / 评论(0) 分类 高中英语听力人教版第一册

A: I'm Janet Smith in apartment 23. Is this the apartment manager? B: Hello. What can I do for you today? A: My living room window is broken. B: Are you serious? Do you know what happened? A: I am not really sure, because I was out when it occurred.

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Key Sentences(重点句子) 474.We're sorry to learn that you were injured in an accident. 得知你在事故中受伤,我很遗憾。 475.How are you feeling now? 现在感觉怎么样? 476.We all wish you a quick recovery. 我们都希望

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(97) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

AS IT IS 2016-01-26 Major Earthquake Hits Alaska A magnitude-7.1 earthquake shook south-central Alaska Sunday. 周日阿拉斯加中南部发生里氏7.1级强震。 At least four homes were destroyed but no injuries or deaths were reported, accordin

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年VOA慢速英语(一)月

New Test Could Find Cancer Earlier 新的测试可以发现早期癌症 From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. Cancer is a leading cause of death around the world. When it comes to cancer, the sooner you know you have it, the

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(280) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年VOA慢速英语(十一)月

数量词词组 1)a bit 一点儿 2)a few (of) 一些(可数),几个 3)a little 一些(不可数) 4)a lot of (lots of) 许多 5)a piece of 一张(一片,块) 6)a cup of 一茶怀 7)a glass of 一玻璃杯 8)a pile of (piles and piles of) 一堆(一

发表于:2019-01-21 / 阅读(102) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

A: What happened to your car? B: A tow truck was towing my car and put all those dents in my car. A: Are they going to pay you for the damages? B: They're saying it was already there. A: What the hell. That doesn't make sense. What are you going to d

发表于:2019-01-23 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 对话类英语听力

Hello, I'm Melissa Long here at the CNN Center in Atlanta with a look at some of the stories happening NOW IN THE NEWS. The Mississippi River is gushing through a hole in the massive levee outside Winfield, Missouri. And police officers are telling

发表于:2019-01-26 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 商业报道2008年(六)月

JUDY WOODRUFF: In the Philippines, speed may have saved lives. The massive typhoon that ripped across that country moved at about 25 miles per hour, so fast, it decreased the impact of rain and landslides, which can be a major cause of deaths. We beg

发表于:2019-01-27 / 阅读(198) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈环境系列

Fire and brimstone! Ned put in. 尼德兰喊一声:好家伙! All right then, my fine harpooner, if vertebrates several hundred meters long and proportionate in bulk live at such depths, their surface areas make up millions of square centimeters,

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1. photo, picture, drawing photo用照相机拍摄的照片 picture可指相片,图片,电影片 Let's go and see a good picture. drawing画的画 误:He is good at photoing. 正:he is good at

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(86) / 评论(0) 分类 英文语法词汇

SANTIAGO, July 15 (Xinhua) -- A Chilean court Monday ruled to uphold the suspension of activity at a Canadian-run mine until the company complies with environmental protection measures, local media reported. The Appellate Court of Copiapo endorsed th

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

今天我们要学的词是handler. Handler, 有顾问和助手的意思。在美国,名人周围都会有一群人帮他们打点形象。The governor's handlers advised him to stay away from the hot button issue, 州长周围的人建议他不要涉

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词

BEIJING, Sept. 2 (Xinhuanet) -- The amount of space junk orbiting the Earth could cause fatal leaks in spaceships or destroy valuable satellites, according to a report released by the U.S. National Research Council. Computer models have shown that th

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻