This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语科技报道。 Builders in developing countries are often not required to build strong buildings. So, when a disaster strikes, the damage is often widespread. 发展中

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New Zealands Second City Rises Again After Earthquake Disaster Officials in New Zealands second largest city say it will cost more than $15 billion to rebuild parts of Christchurch that were devastated earlier this year by an earthquake. In February,

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In the realm of ruminant, there are sheep and then there`s Sheila. Sheila is a little more sheep than other sheep. Sheila was lost in a forest six years ago, without a shepherd or a shearer. But after being rescued recently, Sheila dropped 46 pounds

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A couple million years ago, mammoths migrated north from Africa to colonize Eurasia. Sometime around then a massive ice age kicked inand it was stay warm or die. So their tails and heat-shedding ears shrunk, and they grew thick coats of oily fur. But

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VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And Im Faith Lapidus. Summertime in the United States always means many outdoor activities. They include outdoor fairs, carnivals, theater and lots of music. Man

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AILSA CHANG, HOST: Workers in traditional steel towns across the country are rejoicing over President Trump's steep tariffs on imported steel that go into effect tomorrow. Already, U.S. Steel is calling back 500 laid-off workers to restart one of its

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July 13th, 1985. Herere hours to go in this Live Aid show in Philadelphia, and it looks if no ones leaving early. Live Aid, a global rock concert to raise money for starving people in Africa, takes place in London and Philadelphia. The mammoth events

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July 13th, 1985. Herere hours to go in this Live Aid show in Philadelphia, and it looks if no ones leaving early. Live Aid, a global rock concert to raise money for starving people in Africa, takes place in London and Philadelphia. The mammoth events

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July 13th, 1985. Herere hours to go in this Live Aid show in Philadelphia, and it looks if no ones leaving early. Live Aid, a global rock concert to raise money for starving people in Africa, takes place in London and Philadelphia. The mammoth events

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July 13th, 1985. Herere hours to go in this Live Aid show in Philadelphia, and it looks if no ones leaving early. Live Aid, a global rock concert to raise money for starving people in Africa, takes place in London and Philadelphia. The mammoth events

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The Explorers Club in New York Citywhose members have included Neil Armstrong, Teddy Roosevelt, and the first men to reach both the North and South poleshas a reputation for serving exotic entrees, like fried tarantula and goats eyeballs. In 1951 the

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The fact that both horses and mammoths were here suggests these forests werent. It seems that, 14,000 years ago, Beringia was a huge expanse of open grassland. This unique habitat of cold, dry grasslands is known as mammoths steppe. But thats not how

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Arctic ground squirrels hibernate like other small mammals, but with a unique twist. They can lower their body temperature right down to almost minus 3 degrees centigrade. But thanks to a biochemical super-cooling process, they dont actually freeze.

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But back then, they had serious competition from the giant short-faced bear. The short-faced bears bone chemistry reveals it was a carnivore and up to a ton, probably the largest meat-eating mammal that ever walked the earth. On its long legs, it ran

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The male flicks the air with his tongue to test if the ewe will accept him. The next stage of courtship is not so subtle. He gives her a kick. At this highly-charged time of year, skirmishes can easily erupt between the rams, especially if they both

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The lions will have to try elsewhere. Could a bison be a more realistic prospect? The wind whips up again offering cover, and the hunters focus on a target on the fringes of the herd. Before long the carcass freezes and becomes difficult to eat. Aban

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8TheGreatParade Thehugemammothwalkedacrosstheopenplain. Look!saidAnnie.Shepointedtoaherdofelkinthedistance.Theyhadgreat,wideantlers. There!saidJackasaherdofreindeercameintoview.Theyprancedgracefullyacrossthesnow. Thenawoollyrhinojoinedthemontheopen

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7TheSorcerersGift Thesorcererdidntspeak.Hestaredthroughtheeyeholesoftheowlmask. Helpus,please,saidAnnie. Thesorcererthrewaropeintothepit.Jackgrabbedit. Hewantstopullusup,saidAnnie. Jacklookedup.Thesorcererwasgone. Wheredidhego?Jacksaid. Tugonth

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8OneStartoAnother Whowasthatguy?saidJack.Whatdoeshismapmean? Idontknow,saidAnnie.Butletsseeifitworks. Jacktookadeepbreath.Yeah,wedbetterhurryback.IthinkImrunningoutofair.Itfeelshardertobreathe. Forme,too,saidAnnie. Goslow.Dontbreathetoomuch,

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Todd: Now, Michael, I think you grew up California, right? Mike: No, I didn't. Todd: You didn't! Mike: No. Todd: I thought you were from Santa Barbara. Mike: No, no. I was born in Cincinnati and I grew up, I grew up there and I lived from my teenage

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