KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Houston is known as an energy capital, but it's actually a large corporate center, too. The aftermath of Hurricane Harvey will shut down the city's economy and leave plenty of long-term damage as well. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports.

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(75) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年NPR美国国家公共电台8月

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh.Hurricane Isaac is * towards New Orleans coast is expected to make landfall by early tomorrow, the seventh anniversary of hurricane Katrina. Some people are evacuating, others such as Georgina Moor are p

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(75) / 评论(0) 分类 2012年NPR美国国家公共电台8月

09 Describing Winds and Storms GLOSSARY its just (ones) luck a phrase used when one is complaining about having badluck, used to introduce an example of how one has bad luck * Its just our luck that housing prices fell by almost 20% right after we bo

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Im thirsty, thought Violet sleepily, waking from a deep sleep. It was very late. Violet got her flashlight and water glass from by the bed and went to the bathroom to fill the glass. Back in her room, she sat down on the edge of her bed, turned off t

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 54 The Hurricane Mystery

Extreme Weather Having Effects Worldwide 恶劣天气在全球产生影响 We expect uncomfortably hot temperatures in midsummer, even violent weather in certain areas. But this year, North America ha

发表于:2018-12-12 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2005(下)--环境科学探索

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Fort Myers is one of the cities in Florida that got a direct hit from Irma. There, living through the storm was as close to routine as a hurricane can be. NPR's Camila Domonoske spent time at a little hotel just off the interstat

发表于:2018-12-18 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年NPR美国国家公共电台9月

It is almost here. Hurricane Irene is curving closer and closer to tens of millions of people. Waves and wind already kicking up, and the first rains will soak the Southeast today. This is a big storm, hundreds of miles across. And even from space, i

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Tom, U.K. speaker I was in a typhoon in Hong Kong, and I just arrived with a big heavy backpack, and I had to hide in a telephone box while the street flooded and the water came up around me. Jess, U.K. speaker Natural disaster? No, I haven't been be

发表于:2018-12-28 / 阅读(151) / 评论(0) 分类 一起闲话英语-English Chitchat

今天我们要学的词是 cusp。 Cusp 是尖端、浪尖,常用的表达方式 on the cusp of 是指正处于转变时刻。Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said he believed the U.S. economy was on the cusp of a historically rare era of ultra-low unem

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

Todd: So, Alexandra, you said that you were born in Miami. Alexandra: Yes, I was. Todd: And you still live there? Alexandra: Yes, I am, I do live there, now. Todd: Has the city changed a lot? Alexandra: Actually it has. As a young kid, there was a lo

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 英语访谈对话

Puerto Ricans Leave for US Mainland After Storm Lourdes Rodriguez left Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria filled her home in the town of Vega Baja with mud. The mud damaged mattresses and other things in the house. She thought she would stay with her

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(139) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年VOA慢速英语(十)月

Hurricane Florence Threatens US East Coast Weather officials are predicting a powerful storm in the Atlantic Ocean will hit Americas southeastern coast later this week. Hurricane Florence, a Category 4 storm, is expected to make landfall in North or

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(九)月

美联社,新闻一分钟,hurricane,London,Florida,1.Gulf Coast residents begin hurricane cleanup the day after hurricane Dennis hit the storm- weary Florida Panhandle and Alabama coast with less force than feared. 2.The death toll from London's terro

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(118) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2005

Todd: So, Alexandra, you said that you were born in Miami. Alexandra, 你说你生于迈阿密。 Alexandra: Yes, I was. 是的。 Todd: And you still live there? 你还住在那儿吗? Alexandra: Yes, I am, I do live there, now. 是的,我现在确

发表于:2019-01-15 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 实战口语情景对话

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Houston is beginning the long road to recovery after an historic flooding. And residents are just beginning to come to terms with the damage. Among those residents are the first responders, the reporters, the doctors but al

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年NPR美国国家公共电台9月

I am Asieh Namdar at the CNN.com newsroom in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Key West, Florida is closing up shop ahead of Tropical Storm Fay. The city will be shut down tomorrow while as many as 25, 000 visitors and res

发表于:2019-01-26 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 商业报道2008年(八)月

今天我们要学的词是evacuate。 Evacuate, 是指撤离危险地带。Passengers evacuated the train due to a fire on board, 由于火车起火,乘客全部下车。Students evacuated their classrooms because of a bomb threat, 由于炸弹威胁

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词

1. Firefighters in Southern California continue to struggle to contain a massive blaze that is threatening the iconic Hollywood sign. The fire has chared more than 50 homes and killed two firefighters. Thousands of people have been evacuated from th

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(127) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2009年(九)月

Voice 1 Thank you for joining us for todays Spotlight program. Im Ryan Geertsma. Voice 2 And Im Liz Waid. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 环球英语 Spotlight

At least 15 people have been killed in North Carolina and South Carolina in the United States as a result of Hurricane Florence which is downgraded to a tropical storm. The weakened Florence is still battering the region with heavy rain on Sunday, ca

发表于:2019-02-22 / 阅读(132) / 评论(0) 分类 2018CRI中国国际广播电台