The waterfall at the Venta River in Latvia. It is here, near the town of Kuldiga, once a year fish can be seen jumping into the air trying to climb over a waterfall in an attempt to reach the upper course of the river, their favorite place for spawni

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DEVELOPMENT REPORT – Canning Food By Gary Garriott Broadcast: Monday, January 03, 2005 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Development Report. People have always had to find ways to keep foo

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1. Several governors are declaring states of emergency and urging coastal residents to move inland as hurricane Sandy nears. New Jersey governor Chris Christie is ordering the evacuations of all Atlantic city casinos, and the state's barrier islands

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Building a Windbreak to Protect Crops 建造保护作物的防风林 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报道。 Soil conservation methods help farmers protect their land from the damage caused

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Idiom: Make or break ( something critical ) Hit the book: Marine Organism Coral polyps Calcium Limestone Attach to Weird Coral reef

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AMERICAN STORIES - The Sharks Were Hungry By Dorothy Cottrell Broadcast: Saturday, October 09, 2004 Now the weekly Special English program American Stories. Our story today is called The Sharks Were H

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Mosquito Nets Widely Used for Fishing, Study Finds Mosquito nets usually are used to prevent the spread of diseases which are passed by mosquito bites. Those treated with insect killing substance have been especially successful in the fight to agains

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Officials in southern India say many of the 42 people killed in a bus crash were burned alive. Only the bus driver and half a dozen passengers managed to escape through a window after the vehicle crashed into a roadside barrier and caught on fire. Po

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BOB DOUGHTY: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. FAITH LAPIDUS: And I'm Faith Lapidus. Today we tell about threats to coral reefs and some new discoveries about these ancient, biological structures. (MUSIC) BOB DOUGHT

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Amazing Amazon Hides Atlantic's Coral Reef 神奇的亚马逊隐藏着大西洋的珊瑚礁 Scientists studying the area where the Amazon River meets the Atlantic Ocean were in for a surprise. Under the muddy, dark Amazon River water was a large numb

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March 24th, 1999NATO launches US-led airstrikes against Yugoslavia over the Kosovo crisis. President Bill Clinton tells the American people, We have acted with resolve for several reasons. We act to protect thousands of innocent people in Kosovo from

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March 24th 1999NATO launches US-led airstrikes against Yugoslavia over the Kosovo crisis. President Bill Clinton tells the American people, We have acted with resolve for several reasons. We act to protect thousands of innocent people in Kosovo from

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March 24th 1999NATO launches US-led airstrikes against Yugoslavia over the Kosovo crisis. President Bill Clinton tells the American people, We have acted with resolve for several reasons. We act to protect thousands of innocent people in Kosovo from

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Todd: Hey, Katia, you just lived in Argentina for a year. So can you talk a little bit about why you went to Argentina? Katia: Yes. Actually I did think it was a very interesting country, a very good experience for me. I was there for a year and I we

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The ship, the Rena, hit a reef near the port of Tauranga on October 5th last year. As a result, containers fell into the sea and oil polluted the beaches, killing many sea birds. This week, a 20 page report gave the facts of what happened. The ship h

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1.In a reversal, the White House says President Barack Obama is fighting the release of photos showing the abuse of prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan. He says the release poses a national security threat possibly endangering troops. 2.Astronauts on

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Most of the oil has now been pumped out of the ship, the Rena, which hit a reef on October 5th. The ship carried 1700 tonnes of heavy oil. 350 tonnes leaked into the sea. This oil killed more than 1300 sea birds and polluted the sand and rocks around

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The ship Rena which hit a reef near Tauranga is now leaking much more oil. Listen to October 9th 2011 to hear background to this. The sea has been rough today with waves as high as five metres. The ship is now lying at an eighteen degree angle. Early

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A cargo ship, the Rena, is leaking oil into the sea near Tauranga. The ship hit a reef at 2.20am on Wednesday, about 20km outside Tauranga harbour. The 47,000 tonne ship is 236m long. It is 21 years old. It is carrying 1351 containers. The tanks have

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One would assume that a shy fish is always shy, but research has found this isnt always the case. Scientists working with two species of damselfish on Australias Great Barrier Reef have discovered that when water temperatures increase by as little as

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