Major discoveries don't happen very often. Furthermore, these discoveries rarely cause scientists to re-examine something they once thought was true. This month, National Geographic Channel explores a mystery that will do just that. China's Mystery M

发表于:2018-11-30 / 阅读(113) / 评论(0) 分类 常春藤生活英语

I dressed. My clothes dry and brittle from the heat in the stones. My linked hands made a saddle for her to rest on. As soon as I reached the sand I jostled her around so her body was facing back, over my shoulder.( I was conscious of the airiness of

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(92) / 评论(0) 分类 有声英语文学名著

Some springs would eventually emerge in saltwater, more than 20 miles offshore. Here pirates once dropped buckets overboard. It's one of the very few places on earth where the sea provides drinking water. The warm spring waters revitalize the barren

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The year my aunt applied happened to be one of the girl years. She was lucky. My mother was not. 我姑妈取得的那年是女生年,她非常幸运。 My mother was faced with passage to England, room and board and living expenses, and tuition at

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(45) / 评论(0) 分类 异类:不一样的成功启示录

[0-1:59.00]You were supposed to be here, 45 minutes ago. 45分钟前你就应该到这 [00:04.32]Well Lenny's guy said he's leaving at 6:30. 伦尼一行人6点半就要走了 [00:07.00]I'm so sorry, Honey. I'll never get to you and back over the hil

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(81) / 评论(0) 分类 听电影学英语-绝配男女

Sand and Stone The story goes that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, he

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 英语背诵80篇

SAND OR STONE 写在沙子或者石头上的话 A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. In a specific point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but wit

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 美丽英文

Egypt's Islamists Stress Pragmatism The extent of Egypt's Islamist parties' appeal will come into clearer focus in coming weeks, as results from the nation's first post-revolution elections come in. So far, expressions of support have been strong, es

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(44) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(十一月)

Hi, come have a seat, take a break, you guys deserve a break. Come have a seat; come joining me for a minute. It started in San Francisco, I think a couple of years ago and it soon spreaded across the country and its just a day when people are takin

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 万花筒2007年

[00:04.38]with the feeling of a great movie... 这一切就跟您钟爱的电影 [00:06.46]or a pop song you always loved... 或动人歌曲一样精彩 [00:10.46]with no memory of how it all occurred... 您将不记得这一切 [00:12.22]save for th

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The Arabian camel--not even a native , was domesticated in the deserts of Asia and brought to Northern Africa as a means of transport. In the past , Tuareg nomads used camels to move slaves, gold and

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In New York City, at the exact Bedseat Pittropolise lives their killer townhouse. I mean really, really lovely. Now if this is pretty much anywhere else in Brooklyn. I would say this house would have gone for 40 to 50 percent more. Why did you get su

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 万花筒2013年

U.S. First Lady Michele Obama has drawn national attention to the problem of food deserts - neighborhoods that may have plenty of McDonalds and other fast food restaurants, but no supermarket with fresh vegetables and other affordable, healthy foods.

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(七)月

Top 5 Pop Hits for Week Ending June 8 Were sampling the five most popular tracks on the Billboard Magazine Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending June 8, 2013. It all starts in fifth place, where Florida Georgia Line - a Country act - joins f

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The Forgotten Renewable: Geothermal Energy Production Heats Up MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We're going to hear now about a different natural resource - geothermal reservoirs. They are all across the American West, and they could be used to power millions of

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年NPR美国国家公共电台2月

In the empty blackness of space surrounded by hostile planets and freezing vacuum, planet Earth is an oasis of life. And all because of our protective cocoon of gas. This blanket of air shapes everything we see on Earth. It protects, insulates and su

发表于:2019-01-23 / 阅读(39) / 评论(0) 分类 探索与发现2014年

By Rahim Gul Sarwan Kabul, Afghanistan 04 December 2007 Brown and full of weeds, Afghanistan's only golf course is a symbol of survival. Once an oasis, today it shows the scars from decades of war. Now, six years after the fall of the Taliban, the po

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2007年(十二月)

Todd: Hello, what is your name? Mathew: My name is Mathew Gill. Todd: Mathew, where are you from? Mathew: I'm from England, from North of England, near Manchester. Todd: Were you living in Manchester before you can to Japan? Mathew: No, I was living

发表于:2019-02-16 / 阅读(82) / 评论(0) 分类 英语趣味课堂

Beach House,2005年成立的双人乐队,风格为dream-pop和indie rock。这首Zebra,是今年Spin杂志做的一次让歌手们自己选择favorite song的调查中,Vampire Weekend乐队主唱Ezra Koenig选择的自己最喜欢的歌。 Ar

发表于:2019-02-20 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 金属

Dunhuang in northwestern China's Gansu Province is known for its UNESCO World Heritage site, the Mogao Grottoes, or the Thousand Buddha Caves. In recent years the city has been fighting a battle against desertification. CRI reporter Natalie Thomas ha

发表于:2019-02-21 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 英闻天下