KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Houston is known as an energy capital, but it's actually a large corporate center, too. The aftermath of Hurricane Harvey will shut down the city's economy and leave plenty of long-term damage as well. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports.

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年NPR美国国家公共电台8月

WASHINGTON Kim Jong Nam was killed February 13 when two women smeared a liquid on his face at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Indonesian Siti Aisyah and Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong have been charged with murder, a crime that carries with it the

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They may not look like much, but these are the largest dinosaur (恐龙) foot prints known to man. As six feet wide they are believed to have been left by the sauropod,left for us to see a hundred and fifty million years after they walked the earth.

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They may not look like much, but these are the largest dinosaur foot prints known to man. As six feet wide they are believed to have been left by the sauropod,left for us to see a hundred and fifty million years after they walked the earth. Scienti

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Before Philemon could ask any questions, the elder stranger inquired in a deep voice, 菲利蒙还没来得及问问题,那个年长的陌生人用低沉的嗓音问道, Was there not, in very old times, a lake covering the spot where now stands

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Every interaction you have with someone does one of two things: it helps your reputation, or it hurts your reputation. 你与每个人的交流会出现两种情况之一:它有助于你的名誉,或者有害于你的名誉。 Here's a perfect ex

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Autumn Sunset 秋天的落日 We had a remarkable sunset one day last November. I was walking in a meadow, the source of a small brook, when the sun at last, just before setting, after a cold gray day, reached a clear stratum in the horizon, and the

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Autumn Sunset We had a remarkable sunset one day last November. I was walking in a meadow, the source of a small brook, when the sun at last, just before setting, after a cold gray day, reached a clear stratum in the horizon, and the softest, brighte

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This is AP Showbiz Minute. 1. The Foo Fighters, U2 and other entertainers have canceled events in Paris following deadly terrorist attacks in the city. The Foo Fighters canceled their remaining dates of their European tour, including a planned show i

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Gravitational Waves Detected, Einstein Is Right 引力波存在证明爱因斯坦是正确的 尽管花费了100年时间,最终科学家还是证明了爱因斯坦的理论是正确的,引力波确实存在 The waves were predicted as part of Ei

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In the second day of the voyage, they came to the Highlands. 旅途第二天,他们抵达苏格兰高地。 It was the latter part of a calm, sultry day, that they floated gently with the tide between these stern mountains. 当时天近傍晚,无风

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HARI SREENIVASAN: Every year, millions of North American monarch butterflies head south for the winter in one of the insect world's most fantastic feats. But as you've likely heard, their numbers have declined dramatically in the past two decades. No

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Its Henry, right? I shake my head, and put my finger to my lips. We have arrived at the girls gym. We walk into the locker room and abracadabra! all the girls stop talking. Then theres a low ripple of talk that fills the silence. Helen and I have our

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Accenture drops Woods in midst of controversy, analysts say more could follow Carolyn Presutti | Washington, DC 15 December 2009 Tiger Woods The global consulting firm Accenture now says famed golfer Tiger Woods is no longer the right representative

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The alder by the river 河岸边的桤木 Shakes out her powdery curls; 抖出粉状的卷; The willow buds in silver 柳树萌发银芽 For little boys and girls. 为了那些孩儿。 The little birds fly over, 小鸟飞过来, And oh, how swee

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本期内容: For years Snapchat was seen as David to Facebook's Goliath, but it looks as though the underdog has lost its swagger. Shares in the messaging app's parent company Snap fell sharply this week after one of the investment banks that help

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The ninety was still steering boldly onward, and had already approached the two thirds, 此时,载有九十人的军舰勇猛地转舵向前,劈风斩浪,安全驶过差不多三分之二的航程, which lay a helpless wreck, rolling on the u

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for they could not conceal from themselves that each moment lessened their velocity through the water, 因为敌方炮火猛烈,疯狂肆虐的轮番进攻,倾泻不断的炮火,接二连三地炸断防卫舰甲板桅杆, as the shot of the e

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WASHINGTON, June 25 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama unveiled the country's first national climate action plan on Tuesday afternoon, pledging to limit carbon emissions from American power plants. Delivering a speech at Georgetown University, O

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yet it is this holding on, as it is called; this hooking up by the sharp barbs of his live flesh from the back; 然而,正是这种所谓拉住,这种用锐利的倒钩钩住了鲸背的肉体的方法, this it is that often torments the Leviat

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