Toyota Motor has lowered its global production plans for 2011, after a sluggish recovery in US sales. The Asahi Shimbun says the top car maker is cutting production by about 200,000 units, bringing next year's target to 7.8 million vehicles.Toyota wa

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 万花筒2010年

It looked like rain. The sky was gray. It was almost noon, but the sun was hidden by a gray blanket. It was cool. There were no birds flying anywhere. A couple of birds sat on the telephone wire. Bob was standing outside talking to Bill. They both ha

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(146) / 评论(0) 分类 365个英语简短小故事

This month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded more than $90,000 to two Texas universities for projects aiming to protect children in US-Mexico border communities from environmental hazards. 本月,美国环境保护署(EPA)奖励

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2018年(二月)

The BMW Sauber Formula One Team revealed this season's latest car back in January, but this will be the last such unveiling. BMW's quitting the sport at the end to the current season. BMW's CEO Norbert Reithofer told the news conference in Munich why

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非洲第一辆太阳能公交车诞生 Kayoolais the brand name for the new bus, which is powered by solar panels on its roof. Itseats 35 passengers and its maker hopes the Kayoola will become the first public bus in Africato be powered by the sun.

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2016年(八月)

Mark: Hey, Todd, when you look back on your high school experience, do you, in general, do you see it as a positive or a negative experience? Todd: Oh, definitely positive. It was one of the best times of my life. Mark: Yeah. Todd: Oh, it was awesome

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A: Car trouble center. How may I help you? B: My car wont start! Stupid old car! A: Hold on, before you kick your car lets go through some possible problems. B: Fine. A: OK, first of all, can you turn the key in the ignition? B: Yeah! I am here with

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Back when most folks relied on an icebox to cool food, a block of ice was a precious commodity. If you put hot food in the icebox, the ice might melt. 以前,当大多数人们需要倚赖冰盒来冷却食物的时候,一块冰块就是一件珍贵

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「英语学习笔记」 Before the popularity of car and radio, U.S. was not such a good place like this now. 在汽车和收音机普及之前,美国并不是一个多好的地方。 Until 'Model T' has showed up 这一切,直到「Model T」的出

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Enzo Ferrari was born in 1898 and died in 1988. He made his name known all over the world for fast cars and motor racing. Ferrari was an Italian car driver and businessman. He founded the Scuderia Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team. It became the m

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Part 2 Coffee! 咖啡创意 Dialogue Script3 对话原文3 Tina: This motor oil case is still really slippery. Jack: Yeah, time for more coffee! Tina: Sure, why not? I think I want a chocolate chip cookie, too. Jack: By the way, I heard Kitty's just got in

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Words and Their Stories: Nicknames for Cleveland and Detroit Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Many American cities have interesting nicknames. Nicknames can help establish the identity of a city. They can also spread prid

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Darren Taylor | Johannesburg 03 September 2010 Thousands of fuel and motor industry employees in South Africa have joined a national public service strike in the country, but many others continue to resist union calls for them to stay away from work.

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备用电机或能挽救飞行员的生命 More than 550 people are killed each year,on average,in accidents involving small,mostly single-engine airplanes,according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. 美国运输部的调查显示每年有超过

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能拍摄血管内部的微型摄像头 Ahead of any surgical procedure, doctors try to learn as much as possible about the state of the organs they plan to operate on. A new camera developed in the Netherlands can now make that easier - giving surge

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Lesson 37 Mouth 1.He's a loud mouth. 2.My mouth is watering. 3.You took the words right out of my mouth. 4.David is a real motor mouth. 5.I had my heart in my mouth. 6.Don't open your mouth too wide. 7.A closed mouth catches no flies. 8.I put my foot

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Sitting down with their drinks James: My latte looks like that shoe polish we did an ad for last month. Jess: And this espresso looks like...oil! James:[Taking a sip] It still tastes fine, though. Jess: These days, I can't think of anything but motor

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America is full of vacation lodges . . . on wheels! They are known as motor homes - literally kitchens, living rooms, and beds on the move across America. There are more than 1.5 million of these self-propelled rolling dwellings in the United States.

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今天我们要学的词是petition. Petition 有请愿的意思。The U.S. Highway Traffic Safety Administration rejected a petition by Ford Motor Co. to delay recalling about 3 million vehicles. 美国高速公路交通安全管理局拒绝了福特汽

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