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EXPLORATIONS - Bat Populations Are Important for Agriculture and the Environment BARBARA KLEIN: Im Barbara Klein. MARIO RITTER: And Im Mario Ritter with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today, we learn about the environmental and agricultural imp

VOA标准英语2010年-Muslim Students Bring Food, Conversati

In the southern U.S. state of Florida, a group of American Muslim students is running a non-profit organization called Project Downtown. The project's goal is to help the poor, poor people of all backgrounds and cultures. Our correspondent went down

美国国家公共电台 NPR Breast-Fed Kids May Be Less Hyper, But Not Necessarily Smarter, Study Finds

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: I got to talk with the writer Emma Donoghue the other day. You might remember she got famous for her blockbuster novel Room, the one about a happy little boy growing up in horrifying conditions - born into captivity, mom abducted

2007年NPR美国国家公共电台三月-The Shelter that Gave Refuge, and Changed

Time now for StoryCorps. This oral history project is recording and preserving the stories of everyday Americans. Today we hear from Robert Crum. He's 83 years old and preached for years as a Methodist minister. He served congregations all over the

新概念英语85年上外美音版第四册 第31课

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Los Angeles is a big city. There are millions of people here. But thousands of people have no home. They are homeless people. They live on the sidewalks. They sleep on the sidewalks. They are called street people. They don't have cars. They have shop

英语博客：Crunchy crickets.

house, at night, when everyone is asleep, the sounds of nature fill the air. Actually, the noises don't come from outside, but inside the house, and I'm not talking about my husband snoring. Chirp, chirp, chirp, is what we hear. It is the familiar so

2006年VOA标准英语-New Zimbabwe Law Allows for Eviction of Remaini

By Peta Thornycroft Johannesburg 07 October 2006 Zimbabwe's parliament has passed a new land law that allows eviction of remaining white farmers. This is the latest chapter in a six-year controversial land-redistribution program. Only a few hundred

VOA慢速英语2012 Agriculture Report - Good News, Bad News on Food Prices and Production

Agriculture Report - Good News, Bad News on Food Prices and Production This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Food prices have risen sharply over the past few years. The good news is that the rate of increase has slowed. The bad news is

VOA常速英语2008年-Rising Price of Rice Triggers Concern in Asia

By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 28 March 2008 The cost of rice has risen up to 50 percent on world markets, raising concerns among aid agencies in Asia. The agencies say they are facing shortfalls in efforts to feed the hungry in the region. VOA's Luis Ramir

VOA标准英语2012--Record Drought Punishes Arkansas Agriculture

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

美国国家公共电台 NPR With Entry Into Interest Curation, Google Goes Head-To-Head With Facebook

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Facebook has a news feed. And soon when you go to Google to search whatever it is you search, you're going to get a kind of news feed there, too - although it's just going to be called a feed. NPR's Aarti Shahani reports. AARTI S

VOA常速英语2013--未来粮食保障行动计划改善全球贫困问题

未来粮食保障行动计划改善全球贫困问题 Around the world, some 870 million people go to bed hungry most nights, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, or FAO. 据FAO，即联合国粮食和农业组织报告显

VOA常速英语2013--启动创新实验室以解决饥饿问题

启动创新实验室以解决饥饿问题 Around the world, more than 870 million people, or one in eight, suffer from chronic hunger. The majority of them live in developing countries. Growth in the agricultural sector is, on average, at least twic

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Killing time 无端消耗生命 Been here so long 在这里很长时间 It feels like home 像家的感觉一样 Once I believed 我曾相信 But this war has 但是谁知这场战争 Took so much from me 让我失去了很多 The things I've seen 我曾

学个词Learn a Word 第1474课 acquaintance

今天我们要学的词是acquaintance。 Acquaintance, 的意思是熟人、熟人关系，也就是彼此认识，但算不上朋友的那种人。社交网络Facebook最近宣布要推出一项新功能, You can demote friends to your acquaintanc

CCTV9英语新闻：崇明现秸秆巨型螃蟹 呼吁勿焚烧秸秆以保护环境

China's eastern city of Shanghai has made full use of straw to beautify the city. Three huge crabs made from straw are displayed in a rice field in Chongming County. The artists say the works aim to raise awareness of pollution resulting from burning

CCTV9英语新闻：中国报告新增6例H7N9禽流感病例

Six new infections around the country were reported on Monday, with two people in Guangdong Province, two in Fujian, one in Hunan and one in Jiangsu. All of the patients are elderly, and some are in critical conditions. As of Monday, China has confir

VOA标准英语2010年-Raising Food Rivals Fossil Fuels in En

New UN report highlights livestock production as major environmental threat Steve Baragona | Washington, DC 04 June 2010 A new United Nations report singles out food production as a major factor driving environmental degradation. Raising animals for

VOA标准英语2009年-UN Study Calls for More Debate on Biofuels

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 16 October 2009 UNEP's 'Assessing Biofuels' report cover A new report by the United Nations Environment Program says developing biofuels as a green energy option is beneficial only when countries adopt a sophisticated approach.