VOICE ONE: Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And Im Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about growing food problems around the world. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Food prices are rising in many countries. Economic policy makers warn

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2008年(四)月

By Brian Wagner Miami 30 March 2007 President Bush has set ambitious goals to reduce the country's dependence on oil, and increase the use of alternative fuels like ethanol. VOA's Brian Wagner reports from Miami that experts are now at work to ensure

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(105) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(三月)

Today's podcast is going to test your knowledge of ethanol. What is it? How is it made? And what are the advantages and disadvantages of using it? I asked myself these questions recently, when I drove past a gas station that had a sign saying 'No eth

发表于:2019-01-01 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客 A cup of English

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I am Karen Hopkin, this'll just take a minute. For years, advocates have touted the use of biofuels as a clean burning alternative to gasoline, now a pair of studies published in the Feb 8 issue of Sci

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 Scientific American(二)月

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I am Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. I once took part in a vodka tasting contest, in which participants tried to tell an expensive brand from a cheap one. I dont recall the exact outcome, f

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 Scientific American(六)月

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. The United States Department of Agriculture says high demand for ethanol fuel made from corn will mean higher meat prices. In its monthly crop report on March ninth, the department said feed costs

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2007年(三)月

By Scott Stearns White House 22 February 2007 U.S. President George Bush wants to cut America's dependence on foreign oil by increasing the domestic production of alternative fuels. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story. President

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(102) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(二月)

By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 26 January 2007 watch Ethanol Alernative report In his State of the Union address, President Bush set an ambitious goal for the United States -- to reduce oil imports from the Middle East by 75 percent. He said this can

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Cutting Ethanol Subsidy Might Not Impact Food Prices With the U.S. ethanol industry consuming about a quarter of the nations maize crop, many have blamed biofuels for rising food prices in recent years. The new year brought the end to a $6-billion su

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(一月)

Alternative Fuel Ethanol Hits a Wall 替代燃料乙醇遭遇难题/撞墙 When U.S. drivers fill their tanks with ethanol, they are essentially buying fermented corn grown by American farmers. A 2007 law requires gasoline makers to add increasing am

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By Greg Flakus Houston 16 October 2007 In recent months food costs in the United States have gone up by well over six percent and some economists see government-mandated use of bio-fuels as a key reason. But, as VOA's Greg Flakus reports from Houston

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Michelle Wright: No decision from a judge which will decide if your BlackBerry goes just black. Michelle Wright: BlackBerry users you can breathe or email a sigh of relief, but now a Virginia judge is

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Lexington 莱克星顿 Paying fealty to farmers 向农民们表忠 When Ted Cruz is the only person talking sense, something is wrong 当只有特德克鲁兹在理时,事情就有鬼了。 A FEW years ago, while reporting on the madness that is Eu

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JUDY WOODRUFF: Next: the changing requirements for ethanol in gasoline and bigger questions over its wider use in recent years. Today, the Obama administration proposed cutting the amount of ethanol that would be blended into gasolinenext year. The E

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By Brian Padden Iowa 17 July 2006 watch Ethanol report Harvesting corn to make alternative fuel Oil prices recently reached a record high of $75 a barrel. And the growing profits are funding such anti-American governments as Iran and Venezuela. Thes

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By Paula Wolfson Sao Paulo 09 March 2007 The United States and Brazil are forming an informal alliance to push the production of ethanol. VOA White House Correspondent Paula Wolfson reports from Sao Paulo, the development and promotion of biofuels ma

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AGRICULTURE REPORT - High-Priced Oil Raises Appeal of BiofuelsBy Mario Ritter Broadcast: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. An ethanol plant As oil prices cli

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AGRICULTURE REPORT — December 3, 2002: Corn, Part 2 By Mario Ritter This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Last week, we told about the use of corn to feed cows in the cattle industry.

发表于:2019-01-30 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 农业与发展

By Paul Sisco Washington 07 March 2007 watch Ethanol Alternative Fuel President Bush speaks to reporters about how cellulosic ethanol can be produced from biomass such as spruce wood chips President Bush leaves this week for a five nation Latin Amer

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By Jeffrey Young Washington 16 October 2007 U.S. farmers have gone through many cycles of boom and bust. But as VOA's Jeffrey Young reports, prospects for American agriculture are looking up, thanks to rising crop prices and land values, especially i

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