WORD LIST civilization equator equatorial stretch degree tropical percent desert vegetation shrub gazelle hare survive shade temperature portion rainfall plateau tree-dotted herd antelope variety zebra giraffe rhinoceros leopard hyena cradle characte

发表于:2018-11-28 / 阅读(247) / 评论(0) 分类 许国璋英语听力第三册

Cheetah s are sprinter s, not made for a long-distance chase. So they must get close. But springbok have keen senses. True to their name, springbok can leap two meters high. It's jumping with a purpos

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It’s the wettest of all African deserts, the great Kalahari. The sands of the Kalahari cover more of southern Africa than any other desert. But the higher rainfall here gives it a very distinctive a

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THIS IS AMERICA - To Win New Visitors, Las Vegas Puts Its Money on Old Image as Adult Playground By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Monday, December 12, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in

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Every year as southern Arizona cooled, architect Frank Lloyd Wright and his students would travel there to escape the cold of winter in Wisconsin. Wrights students built shelters at a place he called Taliesin West, northeast of the state capital, Pho

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(366) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年VOA慢速英语(十二)月

For once in my life I have someone who needs me Someone I've needed so long For once, unafraid, I can go where life leads me somehow I know I'll be strong For once I can touch what my heart used to dream of Long before I knew Someone warm like you Wo

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瑞典,这个世界上第三大的流行音乐出口国,造就过Abba、Roxette、Ace Of Base、The Cardigans这些大家耳熟能详的名字,BWO这组来自瑞典三人团体, 2004年推出了里欧洲乐评视为彻底颠覆各国排行榜的首张专辑Prototype,不但首张单曲Living In A Fantasy一发行便在瑞典当

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VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we visit the desert of the American Southwest to learn about a group of people called the Shadow Wolves. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Lambert Cross, n

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Desert Diversity at Joshua Tree National Park 约书亚树国家公园:沙漠的多样性 This week on our national parks journey, we explore a unique place where two deserts meet. The hot, harsh, rocky landscape is home to a rare and strange-looki

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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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Poetry is a very beautiful thing. I love reading it. Its very clever. Its like reading a painting. The poet paints beautiful scenes and images with just a few words. I think its amazing how the poet can change our feelings so simply, and can make us

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Todd: Now, Aaron, Australia's a big place. Can you describe the Australian landscape? Aaron: No worries. In Australia, there are cities and then there is country. Not many people live in the country, and the desert. About 70% of the population live o

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Todd: Every year my company gives me three weeks holiday, in summer, in August, and usually I go home and I see my family, but two years ago, before I went home, I took a hiking trip in Japan and I went hiking across the Minami Alps, uh, Minami means

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Todd: Simon, when you were younger, did you take vacations with your family? Simon: Yes, I did. Todd: OK, where did you go? Simon: Well, I went to many places, but I have one memorable experience. I went to Baja, California. Todd: Baja, California. N

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The Mojave is one of the hottest, most arid places on earth. 莫哈韦沙漠是世界上最热最贫瘠的地区之一 But we're gonna take it to another level 但这还不够 and make conditions as bad as they can get to show you how to survive when

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LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: You might not think sake is brewed in America. But there is a brewery in Holbrook, Ariz., where a master brewer from Japan set up his business. From member station KNAU, here's Aaron Granillo. AARON GRANILLO, BYLINE: Holbro

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Todd: Now, Aaron, Australia's a big place. Can you describe the Australian landscape? 托德:亚伦,澳大利亚非常大。你能描述一下澳大利亚的风景吗? Aaron: No worries. In Australia, there are cities and then there is country.

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Their towers however still stand amidst the ruins of Mesopotamia. 只有他们建造的高塔依然屹立在美索不达米亚的废墟之中。 The Jews saw them when they went into exile in the land of Babylon 犹太人在流浪途中经过巴比伦时

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Dunhuang in northwestern China's Gansu Province is known for its UNESCO World Heritage site, the Mogao Grottoes, or the Thousand Buddha Caves. In recent years the city has been fighting a battle against desertification. CRI reporter Natalie Thomas ha

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An Old Legend about Cheese 一个关于奶酪的古老传说 No one knows who made the first cheese, 没有人知道谁制成了第一块奶酪, but an old legend says that it was an Arabian merchant. 但是一则古老的传奇故事说,一位阿拉

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