Our atmosphere is in constant motion; the moving air that causes our weather circulates between the ground and 50,000 feet. It is the sun that drives this movement. When solar energy reaches earth, it heats the surface and atmosphere, but it does so

发表于:2018-12-27 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 探索与发现2014年

Heres a great idea for keeping warm this winter from South Korea. South Korea can get pretty cold in the winter months. With temperatures around -8 degrees outside, it can be very difficult to keep a room warm. This is especially true this year in So

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Summer is here and though it is the time for outdoor fun and play, it is also the time to start thinking about protecting ourselves from extreme heat. Extreme heat can cause serious health problems. But, you can do something about it. little sunshine

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1. Where did the chef learn to cook? A. at a cooking school B. at a family member's home C. in a friend's kitchen 2. What is special about the chef's cookies? A. He makes them by following a healthy recipe. B. He prepares them by using inexpensive in

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In the Rocky Mountains of Central Colorado, the forces of nature create a landscape of alpine lakes, high-altitude ponds teeming with life and mountain meadows bursting with wild flowers. It is amidst these beautiful wildflower fields that one scien

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Astronomers: Evidence Found of First Stars Astronomers have observed what they believe is the formation of the universe 13.6 billion years ago, when the earliest stars were just starting to shine. The astronomers say their observations may also have

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(三)月

This is Scientific American-60 Second Science. I am Christopher Intagliata. Gotta a minute? Hair helps keep you warm, right? But hair can also keep you cooler than bare skin, as long as the hair is not too thick. So says a study in a journal-Plus O

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 Scientific American(十)月

ENVIRONMENT REPORT -April 5, 2002: Antarctic Ice Breaks Off By Cynthia Kirk This is the VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT. A huge piece of ice the size of a small country has broken off Antarctic

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 健康与环境

Many golfers overlook their posture. Rather than take the time to see that their weight is properly distributed at address, or that they have the right amount of forward tilt, they set up to the ball

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This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Dye can bring a little color to life. Most clothing is colored with dyes. Modern, manufactured dyes can be costly. Natural dyes from plant and animal products have been used since ancient times. So

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Slow and Gentle Are Best in Treating Hypothermia From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report in Special English. Last week, we talked about ways to avoid cold-weather injuries. This week, we are going to talk about emergency treatment of hyp

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AS IT IS 2015-09-18 Palestinians Turn Organic Waste into Gas for Cooking 巴勒斯坦人将有机废物转化成天然气做饭 Rural communities in developing countries often have trouble securing dependable supplies ofenergy for cooking and lightin

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AS IT IS 2014-12-04 Hope for Progress at UN Climate Talks in Lima 联合国气候变化大会在利马开幕 Representatives from almost 200 countries are meeting in Lima, Peru, for talks on a new United Nations climate treaty. The new treaty would r

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Voice 1 Thank you for joining us for todays Spotlight. Im Rebekah Schipper. Voice 2 And Im Liz Waid. Voice 1 The Sahara desert. It is the worlds largest desert. It covers a third of the African continent--an area about the size of the United States.

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Skies are clear over most of the country but there're still some instability with showers and isolated storms possible. This front system to the west is taking most of the rain into the bay,just some isolated showers and possible storm in there. Behi

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A: I don't want to keep this dress. B: Just leave the dress with me while you find one that you like. A: Do you have anything on sale today? B: Next weekend is our next sale date. A: Do you have any idea what's going to be on sale? B: Everything exce

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第四期:主餐一道:泛听练习 以下段落是摘自新闻里的一些重要信息,并不是一个段落的听写.空内信息可在本新闻中全部找到,大家可以根据这些信息复述新闻 一、泛听建议: 1、完整听一遍,

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At the teachers' meeting, Raymond said, It's summer time, but my students are freezing. You could hang beef in my classroom. My students come from the hot, humid summer air into my icy classroom. The temperature change is making some of them sick. Th

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Temperatures in the outback of Australia have been known to reach up to 57 degrees Celsius. Thats over 130 degrees Fahrenheit. Its unbearably hot. And the search-and-rescue guys say if someone is dropped into the middle of that, with nothing, no wate

发表于:2019-01-23 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 探索与发现2012年

Record temperatures and the hottest day of the year so far. Parts of Britain have outstripped temperatures in Bermuda and Rio today. Council gritters have been out treating roads to stop them melting. Health warnings have been issued for the elderly

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