Japan is fighting to avert a nuclear disaster as it tries to stabilise a third reactor. Operators are now struggling to keep fuel rods in a third nuclear reactor from melting down. Officials are reassuring the Japanese public there won't be a Chernob

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 澳洲ABC新闻快递2011年

A massive storm is bearing down on the US east coast. New York is going into lockdown. It's shutting the public transport system and schools and almost 400,000 people have been told to evacuate. Schools in Washington are also being closed. The hurric

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It was early morning, January 17, 1994. John Evans and his wife were asleep in their house in Northridge, California. Suddenly, the loudest thunder theyd ever heard seemed to explode right out of the ceiling, the floor, and the walls. They were throw

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(93) / 评论(0) 分类 原版英文小故事

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The conflict in Libya and the nuclear crisis in Japan were the two big stories this week. President Obama discussed the situation in Libya with congressional leaders again Friday. Some in Congress say he sh

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(39) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年VOA慢速英语(三)月

Economics Report - A Credit Downgrade for Japan, but Some Signs of Hope 经济报道 - 穆迪下调日本国债信用评级 This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 This week, Moodys Investors

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年VOA慢速英语(八)月

Crisis Mapping Helps with Disaster Relief After devastating natural disasters, mobile phone networks, satellites and other computer software are often used to help to pinpoint where help is needed the most. They are crucial for the creation of crisis

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(41) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(七月)

Still no word on this extensive damages but a powerful earthquake has hit off the coast of Chile tonight. According to the US geological survey, the 8.2 magnitude quake struck around 4:46 p.m. local time in areas some 60 miles northwest the Chilean c

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 2014年NPR美国国家公共电台4月

Japan has marked the 68th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima today with a somber ceremony. Around 50-thousand people attended the annual ceremony, including victims of the bombing and foreign diplomats at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(44) / 评论(0) 分类 世界各地新闻集锦

Main Aceh Hospital Struggling Along One Month After Tsunami 亚齐主要医院在海啸发生一个月以来竭力抢救生还者 It is a hot, humid morning in the emergency ward at Zainoel Abidin Hos

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(189) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2005(上)--海啸灾难纪实

10 Years After Tsunami, Fishermen Still Feel Slighted 海啸十年后,渔民仍感觉不被重视 BAN NAM KHEM, THAILAND When the massive Indian Ocean tsunami hit Thailands coast 10 years ago, the world saw images of huge waves hitting scenic beachsi

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2014年(十二月)

We are talking now to Dr. Michio Kaku, our friend from City University of New York, Physicist. Just as important, you have friends and family in Japan, you've been in contact with them? That's right. We tried to call them on the telephone. And they t

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 万花筒2011年

1. Numerous deaths are reported after severe thunderstorms and tornados tore up homes and buildings in North Carolina last night and this morning. One official says he stepped across bodies in his sea

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(102) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2006

By Trish Anderton Jakarta 26 October 2007 The agency in charge of rebuilding tsunami-stricken Aceh, Indonesia, says it is on track to finish building houses there next spring. The Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Agency is now shifting its focus to

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(96) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA常速英语(十月)

A powerful 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck the coast of Chile. The tremor set off a small tsunami as well as landslides. Strong aftershocks are expected to follow. The death toll of the Washington mudslide climbs to 28. Snohomish County Medical Exami

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(130) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2014(四)月

This is AP News Minute. Senators on Capitol Hill are saying they've reviewed the FBI's report on the sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Many Republican Senators are saying there was nothing in the report that

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(121) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2018(十)月

Discover America with American Mosaic! Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. Im June Simms. On our show this week, news on Lady Gaga, Green Day and other stars of the music industry We tell also tell about The Impossible, a new movie abo

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 2013年VOA慢速英语(五)月

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Banda Aceh 27 December 2006 Indonesia and its tsunami-ravaged Aceh province have taken another big step away from their conflict-ridden past with first-ever direct elections in the former separatist region. The historic Decem

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(141) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(十二月)

The U.S. Congress is moving to help encourage Americans to increase monetary donations to the earthquake relief effort in Haiti. The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved bipartisan legislation, which the Senate is also expected to pass, to

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(一月)

President Bush has launched a nationwide fundraising effort to encourage private contributions for relief groups helping those affected by the devastating earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean. 布什总统正式启动了一项全国性的筹款活

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(44) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 Bilingual News

A U.S. Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine, under heavy escort, has arrived back at its home port of Guam after a fatal accident at sea. 美国旧金山号核动力攻击潜艇在发生致命事故以后,在严密的护航之下返回在关岛的基

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 Bilingual News