This special edition of our show dives into an ocean of plastic, masses of waste accumulating on and around some remote islands in the Pacific. Synthetic plastic, the kind made by people, has been around since 1907, and scientists estimate that almos

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(96) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2017年12月

Millions of Americans are getting raised today. Not you, Jon. The federal minimum wage's increasing by 70 cents. The jump from $5.85 to $6.55 an hour is the second of three annual increases that were required by law. Next year's boost will bring the

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 万花筒2008年

TechnologyReport-ExpertsMeetinRometoDiscussCleanerandGreenerInformationandCommunication This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. Technology experts, government officials, policy makers and engineers are meeting this week in Italy. They have

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年VOA慢速英语(九)月

66 million years ago, the check shoot the media right, a rock over 60 miles wild, snapped in to the earth. And you know what happened next, the dinos disappeared. But BB says to consider the big picture for a moment.You have to think not only about t

发表于:2018-12-24 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 2014年Scientific American(九)月

What makes science really fun is when you get to do things yourself, so today were going to be making moon craters. 科学真正变得有趣的时刻就是当你亲自实践的时候,那么今天,让我们来一起制作月球陨石坑吧! They

发表于:2018-12-28 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 初学者听力文摘精选

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By Jessica Berman Washington 17 January 2007 If or when it strikes, the avian flu pandemic would likely kill victims by switching on an uncontrolled immune system response. That's according to researchers, who studied a 90-year-old flu virus in the h

发表于:2019-01-09 / 阅读(82) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(一月)

By Barry Newhouse Washington, DC 25 October 2006 watch Youth Vote, Internet With the American election season in its final weeks, candidates are scrambling for any advantage to help them win at the polls on November seventh. This year more politicia

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(124) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(十月)

By Phil Mercer Sydney 22 March 2007 Australia is struggling with the effects of a five-year drought and no relief appears in sight. As Phil Mercer in Sydney reports on this World Water Day, some Australian experts fear the so-called Big Dry may becom

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Wisconsin Vote Could Impact US Presidential Election It was a moment of sweet vindication for Wisconsins embattled Republican governor, Scott Walker. Voters really do want leaders who stand up and make the tough decisions, Walker said. Walker angered

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(91) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(六月)

Report: Billions Spent on US Immigration Enforcement Have Impact Like so many people in the United States, Claudia Hernandez wakes up every day, goes to work and comes home to take care of her children. Only Hernandez is not a U.S. citizen. I came wh

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Surfers' Helping Hands Impact Beach Communities It's not uncommon for surfers to travel the world chasing the best waves. But what is out of the ordinary is how members of Surf for Life pass the time when they're not out on the water. Instead of kick

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(十一月)

It came in in the daytime sky out of the Sun. Weve got telescopes looking out there for these objects, but they only work at night. Radar doesnt help either because to really use radar to find these objects above the atmosphere, you have to know exac

发表于:2019-01-23 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 探索与发现2014年

So this was serial number one. It was built during the Apollo time. I guess because they thought there would be several of them made, but this is the first one and the last one and is the only one like it in the world. This is NASAs Vertical Gun Rang

发表于:2019-01-23 / 阅读(41) / 评论(0) 分类 探索与发现2014年

On 6th October 2008, asteroid hunter Richard Kowalski saw something that would change the assessment of threats presented by asteroid impacts. The night was proceeding normally and up on the screen came another asteroid. As I continued to make observ

发表于:2019-01-23 / 阅读(43) / 评论(0) 分类 探索与发现2014年

By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 08 February 2008 Politicians could be making the economic slowdown in the U.S. worse than it really is by constantly reminding voters that the economy needs fixing. This is the view of some analysts who say that because c

发表于:2019-01-30 / 阅读(45) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2008年(二月)

By Lisa Bryant Paris 06 June 2006 North Sea waves wash ashore as rain clouds cast their shadow over the beach front and dunes near Scheveningen, western Netherlands Some of the world's leading experts

发表于:2019-01-30 / 阅读(122) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(六月)

Though she was discovered on Britain's Got Talent, Susan Boyle is reportedly launching a professional music career here in the US. According to London's Daily Mirror, Susan Boyle would not only release her first album in the United States, but she'll

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 英语杂谈

86 staff from the Kaiapoi supermarket have lost their jobs because the building is so badly damaged it will be demolished. Kaiapoi was badly hit by the earthquake. About 200 homes there have been badly damaged. Building inspectors will check 300 home

发表于:2019-02-25 / 阅读(132) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

Persistence is the common trait of anyone who has had a significant impact on the world. 坚持是世界上每个有建树的人共有的品质。 图片1

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