086 natural disasters Words Tsunami earthquake volcano volcanic eruption avalanche landside Flood hurricane monsoon tornado drought cave-in medical supplies food aid famine tidal wave forest fire tremor lava blaze wind climate change destroy casualti

发表于:2018-11-27 / 阅读(220) / 评论(0) 分类 情景英语口语100主题

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 30 December 2006 The U.N. refugee agency says it is preparing for the possible exodus of thousands of Somalis to neighboring countries, in the wake of the fighting between Ethiopian-backed government troops and Islamist fighte

发表于:2018-11-29 / 阅读(138) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(十二月)

AZUZ: OK. Up next, a pipeline that shuttles gasoline to the U.S. Southeast has been shut down. Gas prices are going up in several states. Gas shortages are possible in some areas. Any if these sound familiar? The same pipeline was temporarily closed

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2017年1月

Agriculture Report - Deadly Maize Disease Threatens Food Supplies in Kenya This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Officials in Kenya are attempting to deal with a deadly disease attacking maize crops. Some Kenyan farmers say the disease

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 2012年VOA慢速英语(九)月

Lots of Snow Covers Much of the United States This Winter 这个冬天大雪覆盖美国大部分地区 From VOA Learning English, this is Science in the News. Im Caty Weaver. 这里是来自美国之音英语学习的科学动态栏目. 我是凯迪

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 2014年VOA慢速英语(二)月

It was my dream to learn the clarinet(黑管). There seemed to be no hope, since I didn't know where to go to learn the clarinet. While I was walking on the street today, there came a person dispensing the flyers(发传单) about the clarinet cla

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Residents of makeshift tent cities throughout Port-au-Prince say that conditions have improved since the earthquake three weeks ago, but shortages of food and relief supplies still make life difficult. 海地首都太子港各处临时帐篷区的居民

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By Chad Bouchard Sarian, Indonesia 31 May 2006 Some rural areas of Indonesia's central-Java earthquake zone are still not getting food and supplies, four days after the 6.3 magnitude temblor killed more than 5,800 people and left 200,000 homeless. A

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North Darfur State Lacks Critical Medical Services The aid group Doctors without Borders has sharply reduced essential healthcare services in parts of Sudans North Darfur State. The group, also known as MSF, says it has no more drugs or medical suppl

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(五月)

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met on Monday with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and a European Union delegation to discuss ways to reach an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. While diplomatic talks have been unsuccessful in ending the viol

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Butcher Haj Mohammed chops pieces of meat at his Halal butcher shop and wraps each carefully for his customers in in Paris's Muslim quarter Famed American chef, author and television personality Julia Child once called cooking in France a national sp

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Shifting Focus in Ebola Countries An organization providing medical assistance to Ebola-affected countries is expanding its operations to include other health needs. Direct Relief is taking the action as fewer new Ebola cases are reported. From the e

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2015年(二月)

Yemenis in Egypt Demand Passage Home CAIRO More than 100 Yemenis protested outside their country's embassy in Cairo Tuesday, clamoring for help getting home. Inside Yemen, however, many families are trying to escape as the death toll climbs daily fro

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2015年(四月)

By Bill Gasperini Moscow 10 June 2006 Group of Eight finance ministers meeting in Russia say world economic growth continues, but they warned it is threatened by soaring costs for oil and gas. The ministers met in Russia's second city of St. Petersb

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 25 October 2007 A senior United Nations official says Israel's economic blockade of the Gaza Strip does not bode well for U.S.-sponsored Middle East peace talks expected later this year. He appeals to Israel to lift restriction

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Svetlana: Tomorrow is the first day of junior high . Are you ready? Quinn: Sure, it's not that big a deal. I already put some supplies in my new backpack . Svetlana: Let's see. You have some folders , a three-ring binder , and a pen . Is that all you

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 地道美语播客

Thousands of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip poured into an Egyptian border town, early Wednesday, after militants blew a large hole in the border wall overnight that separates Gaza from Egypt. 成千上万的巴勒斯坦人星期三早些时候从加

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Cuban-Americans in Miami, Florida are collecting donations and aid supplies for people in Cuba who have been affected by Hurricane Ike and other recent storms. VOA's Brian Wagner reports that community leaders are asking U.S. and Cuban officials to

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(94) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(九月)

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says his country will restart gas talks with Ukraine if it pays off at least part of its gas debt. Medvedev told reporters that nobody ever required Ukraine to hand over all the 4 billion US dollars straight awa

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SCOTT HORSLEY, BYLINE: The staggering number of opioid overdose deaths in this country is prompting people to take action even when they could be arrested for what they choose to do. In cities across the country, a group called the Church of Safe Inj

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