Agriculture Report - US Farmers Struggle With Drought This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A drought across much of the United States is forcing farmers to make difficult decisions. Damage to corn and soybeans is already severe in the

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 2012年VOA慢速英语(八)月

Agriculture Report - Surviving a Drought: A Farmer's Old-Fashioned Lessons This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. In recent days the remains of what had been Hurricane Isaac moved into the American Midwest. The storm brought rain to some

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 2012年VOA慢速英语(八)月

US Drought Could Trigger Higher Beef Prices Beef prices may be headed upward due to a severe, lingering drought in the southern United States which is putting a major financial squeeze on the regions cattle producers. Across Texas cattle country, liv

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(44) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(十月)

Camel herders scoop up water in plastic buckets from one of the few watering holes in the area, to water their animals near the drought-affected village of Bandarero, near Moyale town on the Ethiopian border, in northern Kenya, Friday, March 3, 2017.

发表于:2018-12-20 / 阅读(87) / 评论(0) 分类 2017CRI中国国际广播电台

Agriculture Report - US Faces Worst Drought in 56 Years This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. The United States is suffering its worst drought in almost sixty years. Moderate to extreme dry conditions spread to fifty-five percent of the

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(32) / 评论(0) 分类 2012年VOA慢速英语(八)月

Agriculture Report - US Drought Renews Debate on Biofuel This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. American officials have sharply reduced their expectations for this year's corn and soybean crops. Farmers in the Midwest are struggling with

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(86) / 评论(0) 分类 2012年VOA慢速英语(九)月

By Catherine Maddux Washington 19 April 2006 Pastoralists report increasing number of livestock dying due to worsening drought conditions in parts of Somali region Earlier this month, the United Natio

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(137) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(四月)

By Phil Mercer Sydney 22 March 2007 Australia is struggling with the effects of a five-year drought and no relief appears in sight. As Phil Mercer in Sydney reports on this World Water Day, some Australian experts fear the so-called Big Dry may becom

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(三月)

By Cathy Majtenyi Gode 20 March 2006 The Somali region of southeastern Ethiopia is being hit by a drought that is also affecting parts of Kenya and Somalia. Residents and aid workers fear that widespr

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(156) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(三月)

By Phil Mercer Sydney 18 June 2008 The most severe drought for 100 years in Australia is getting worse. Farmers warn that this winter's wheat crop could be even smaller than last year's if rain does not come soon. Most Australian grain is exported a

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(六月)

US Drought Impacts Global Food Security The United States is the leading producer of corn and soybeans two commodities that developing countries rely on. However, over the past two months, prices have risen sharply as the U.S. experiences its worst d

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(八月)

Amid Drought, Midwest Farmers Embrace Changes to Farm Bill Legislation commonly known as the U.S. Farm Bill expires at the end of September. The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act, its formal name, comes up for renewal every five years. It directs th

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(七月)

Record Drought Punishes Arkansas Agriculture Arkansas still looks very green. But the grass is short and there is not much good for animal feed. Even as temperatures soar over 40 degrees Celsius, big white clouds float in the sky. Occasionally they p

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(七月)

More Aid Coming to African Drought Victims The international community came together Saturday at the United Nations to find ways to mitigate the current crisis in the Horn of Africa, but also to prevent future ones from happening. At the meeting, the

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(九月)

Record Drought Takes Toll on Texas Cattle Rancher Marc Scott once ran three times this many cows on his pastures, but when he saw drought coming last year, he began to sell them off. Probably between 60 and 70 percent of my herd is what I sold off, s

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(42) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(二月)

By Alisha Ryu Kajiado, Kenya 19 January 2006 The Kenyan government says 3.5 million of the country's 32 million people are in need of immediate food aid as a result of a severe drought ravaging many p

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(131) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(一月)

By Steve Schy Portland, Oregon 03 December 2007 The United States has ended its 12-year Davis Cup tennis title drought by defeating Russia 4-1 in the final in Portland, Oregon. But as VOA's Steve Schy reports, some fans wondered why talented American

发表于:2019-01-26 / 阅读(42) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2007年(十二月)

By Catherine Maddux Washington 07 February 2006 From East Africa all the way to the southern most part of the continent, drought has ruined crops, leaving millions of people dependent on international

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(137) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(二月)

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 14 February 2006 Maasai cattle walk through an area stripped of vegetation, in the Amboseli national park in Kenya, January 4, 2006 The U.N. World Meteorological Organization fo

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(158) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(二月)

Parched areas of New South Wales, Australia's most populous state, have received their best rains in more than a decade, fueling hope the continent's worst drought in memory may finally be easing. Vast tracts of land have been turned into inland lake

发表于:2019-02-12 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(三月)