OliverJeffers生在澳大利亚西部,但成长于北爱尔兰的贝尔法斯特,现在纽约。是个插画师,也是个作家。从 2004 年至今,他在动画界获奖无数。他的画充满童真,有点淡淡的忧伤,但又有浓烈的

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 TOP50 初级英文绘本

Within a month, the spring blooms are finished. The plants now set their seeds, taking advantage of the warm summer winds which sweep the desert. For a while, the karoo just glows. But trouble is stir

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 浩瀚沙漠

Parts of Pangaea were periodically flooded by shallow seas. But time and again this water evaporated, leaving layer upon layer of salt. Today these massive deposits lie buried deep beneath the Netherl

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(85) / 评论(0) 分类 欧洲自然写真

An international tiger conservation workshop is underway in Yunnan's capital, Kunming. Topics for discussion include the protection of wild tigers and combating the illegal trade in animal products. Shi Kun is the director of the wildlife institute a

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 世界各地新闻集锦

The Arabian camel--not even a native , was domesticated in the deserts of Asia and brought to Northern Africa as a means of transport. In the past , Tuareg nomads used camels to move slaves, gold and

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(92) / 评论(0) 分类 浩瀚沙漠

Cheetah s are sprinter s, not made for a long-distance chase. So they must get close. But springbok have keen senses. True to their name, springbok can leap two meters high. It's jumping with a purpos

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(94) / 评论(0) 分类 浩瀚沙漠

It’s the wettest of all African deserts, the great Kalahari. The sands of the Kalahari cover more of southern Africa than any other desert. But the higher rainfall here gives it a very distinctive a

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(85) / 评论(0) 分类 浩瀚沙漠

But this hasn't always been so. Over the last 15 million years, Africa's climate has repeatedly swung from wet to dry and back again as Ice Ages have come and gone. At times the Kalahari has been much

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 浩瀚沙漠

It's the fossilized resin of ancient pine trees. And trapped within it, are perfectly preserved souvenirs, each fragment helping to build a picture of an ancient world. This resin has also trapped som

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(100) / 评论(0) 分类 欧洲自然写真

...and marked the growing pains of a young ocean. 16 million years ago, North America and Greenland finally split apart from Europe. As the continental plates separated, the North Atlantic was born. I

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(132) / 评论(0) 分类 欧洲自然写真

...Africa. The African plate has been drifting north over millions of years. And when it pushes against the European plate, huge fold s of rock have been forced up and over one another into great moun

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(162) / 评论(0) 分类 欧洲自然写真

As the sun beat down, something like 4,000 cubic kilometers of water evaporated from the Mediterranean surface every year. And with no Atlantic water to replenish it, the Mediterranean dried out. In j

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(185) / 评论(0) 分类 欧洲自然写真

They call me the wild rose 他们叫我野玫瑰 but my name was elisa day 但我的名字是Elisa Day why they call me it i do not know 我不知道他们为什么这样叫我 for my name was elisa day 因为我的名字是 Elisa Day from the first

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 甜蜜英文歌曲

今天我们要讲的两个习惯用语都有一个共同的关键的字。那就是:Wool. Wool就是羊毛,或者是呢绒。但是,wool在和其他字合起来成为习惯用语的时候,它就不一定跟羊毛或呢绒有任何关系了。我

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(133) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

Words and Their Stories: Wild Cat 词汇典故:Wild Cat Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. Today, we tell about the word wildcat. 现在是美国之音慢速英语词汇典故节目。今天我们来讲述关于wildcat的短

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 2012年VOA慢速英语(八)月

Wild horses are a legendary symbol of the American West. They mostly roam on vast areas of public land overseen by the U.S. government. To prevent overpopulation, the government periodically removes some of them. But critics say the practice is inhum

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(四)月

Bamboo's tough reputation is such that another bamboo specialist was known by the Chinese as the iron-eating animal. The giant panda is famous for its exclusive diet. Giant pandas are thought to have originated in Southwest China millions of years ag

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 英语听力:文化博览2008年

商务报盘口说:wild speculation 漫天要价中英互译We're willing to make you a firm offer at this price. 我们愿意以此价格为你报实盘。 We can offer you a quotation based upon the international market. 我们可以按国际市场

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

I'm a dreamer 我是个爱做梦的人 But it's hard to sleep when your head's not in it 但当你不出现在我的梦里时 我就无法入睡 I've been restless 我变得焦躁不安 Cause you disappeared and that's all that's missing 因为你不见

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(118) / 评论(0) 分类 The Voice 美国好声音

Down a back road Long hot summer A couple kids running loose and wild He kissed her She said mister Take an inch and I'll give you a mile I ain't here to do anything halfway Dont give a damn What anyone might say I just want to freefall for a while T

发表于:2019-03-02 / 阅读(85) / 评论(0) 分类 美国乡村音乐