EXPLORATIONS - February 20, 2002: Sport Parachuting By Paul Thompson VOICE ONE: EXPLORATIONS -- a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (THEME) Have you ever wondered what it would be li

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An Indonesian passenger airplane crashed into the sea on Monday, just minutes after taking off from Jakarta. Indonesian officials say all 189 people on Lion Air Flight 610 were likely killed. The Associated Press reports that search and rescue teams

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Lesson 91 Three men in a basket 三人同篮 First listen and then answer the question. 听录音,然后回答以下问题。 Where was the station's Commanding Officer? A pilot noticed a balloon wh

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The aftermath of a freak accident: This small sports plane got stuck in power lines in southern Germany. The 65-year-old pilot was about to land at a regional airport in the Allgu region when his plane touched the 380, 000 volt power lines. The plane

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Psychology, Stress Influence Pilots' Mental Health 工作压力影响飞行员的心理健康 Some are asking whether personality tests could have prevented co-pilot Andreas Lubitz from crashing a Germanwings passenger airplane in the French Alps on

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1. A Democratic official says President-elect Barack Obama will name New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson as commerce secretary. The official says Obama plans to announce the selection after Thanksgiving. 2. Three people have been shot, one criticall

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Amelia met with both George Putnam and Amy Guest in New York. They both thought she was perfect. Attractive. Polite. Well-educated. She got the job. The job was actually not nearly as good as it sounded. Amelia wouldnt get paid. A man named Wilmer St

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II Listening Skills crashing into a building Italian investigators are trying to discover what caused a small private plane to crash into MilanS tallest building on Thursday,killing at least three,injuring dozens more and making a big hole in the

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A: It sure is windy out there! B: It definitely is not the perfect day to fly, is it? A: I am scared of flying to begin with, but bad weather makes it a little worse. B: Anyone who actually enjoys flying in bad weather is out of their mind. A: Will t

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A: That rain is really coming down out there! B: Yes, its kind of crazy weather outside. A: I get kind of nervous flying in this kind of weather. B: I dont think anyone feels all that comfortable flying in a storm. A: Do you think it will be this bad

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Bessie Coleman was the first African American Female PilotWritten by Vivian Chakarian (Theme) VOICE ONE: I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Bessie Coleman, the first Af

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Southwest Airlines Pilot Praised for Her 'Nerves of Steel' This is Whats Trending Today An American pilot who made an emergency landing Tuesday after the plane lost an engine is being praised for her nerves of steel. The pilot, Tammie Jo Schults, was

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John Glenn, First American to Orbit Earth, Dies at 95 美国首位进入地球轨道宇航员约翰格林去世,享年95 Astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit the earth, has died. Glenn was 95. He was admitted to the James Cancer Hospit

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Want to try Paragliding Activity? No problem. But first, let’s see what you need to prepare. 伞头 座包 头盔 副伞 飞行服 其他配套装备还有:护目镜,飞行靴,飞行服,对讲

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Water shortages are giving rise to the transformation of Chinese cities into what's called 'sponge cities,' where rain water is collected rather than allowed to run off. In April, the government announced that 16 cities will take part in the Sponge C

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This is AP news minute. 1. Iraqi forces launched a broad offensive on the west side of Mosul early Sunday morning. Footage shot by the Associated Press shows Iraqi helicopters firing rockets, and armed vehicles advancing. 2. Vice president Mike Pence

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Topic 1-Sponge City Program to Continue Despite Waterlogging Recent media reports have revealed that 19 of 30 so-called sponge cities in a pilot program have delivered poorly in the water resilient function in the past flood season. China's cities us

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This was the moment of plane smashed into a big wheel, debris falling to the ground. With the pilot and passenger trapped inside, the light aircraft dangles precariously, embedded in the ferris wheel. The man inside hang from their seatbelts, unable

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Neil had been younger than nearly all the other students when he first enrolled at Purdue. But hed been away for three years. When he returned in September of 1952, he was twenty-two and older than most students. He was more mature. He was ready to s

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China has been experimenting with cross-regional procuratorates to reduce judicial interference. The two pilot procuratorates in Beijing and Shanghai have no limits on their jurisdictional reach, and have been deemed effective. The People's Procurato

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