VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I'm Bob Doughty. This week, we will tell about evidence of early human ancestors. We also will tell about the health effects of hopeful feelings. And, we

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 2010年慢速英语(三)月

An Underground World: Carlsbad Caverns National Park 地下王国:卡尔斯巴德洞窟国家公园 This week, we explore a national park -- and UNESCO World Heritage Site -- in the American Southwest. This national park, near the city of Carlsbad, N

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Exercise 3-4: Reading the [] Sound CD 3 Track 9 The Tn Mn A fashionably tan man sat casually at the bat stand, lashing a handful of practice bats. Themanager, a crabby old bag of bones, passed by and laughed, You're about average, Jack. Can'tyou lash

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Lesson 9 Curiosities of Animal Life 动物生活趣闻 Not all sounds made by animals serve as language, and we have only to turn to that extraordinary discovery of echo-location in bats to see a case in which the voice plays a strictly utilitarian r

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When we humans talk to other humans, the sounds we make all have very specific meanings. When I say apple you immediately imagine something that has the characteristics of an apple. Yossi Yovel, a neuroecologist at Tel Aviv University in Israel. And

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Exercise 3-1 : Word-by-Word and in a Sentence that He said th't it's OK. than It's bigger th'n before as 'z soon'z he gets here... at Look' t the time! and ham'n eggs have Where h'v you been had He h'd been at home. can C'n you do it Exercise 3-2: Fi

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图片1 flexible adj. 柔韧性,易曲的,弹性的 例句:We need a foreign policy that is more flexible. 我们需要更有弹性的外交政策。 rigid adj. 刚硬的,刚性的,严格的 例句:The caste refers to social system based

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Cavers Explore Mysterious Hidden Wonders Caves have a subconscious hold on our imaginations - for our ancestors, they were not just shelter from the elements but also symbols of the womb, gateways to the underworld, places of wonder and mystery. Not

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THIS IS AMERICA - Another World, Underground: Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico BOB DOUGHTY: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty along with Barbara Klein. This week on our program, we explore a UNESCO World H

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The successful immigrant story is one of the touchstones of American culture. For 126 years a family of German immigrants has been making a product that's become an icon of American sports. It was in Louisville, Kentucky, along the banks of the Ohio

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Bat Populations Still in Decline Bats are an amazingly diverse group of flying mammals that can be found in virtually every corner of the world. Because they're mostly nocturnal and a few types feed on animal blood, bats have acquired a rather dark r

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Voice 1 Hello. Im Rachel Hobson. Voice 2 And Im Mike Procter. Welcome to Spotlight. This programme uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 Deep in the Democ

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When we humans talk to other humans, the soundswe make all have very specific meanings. When Isay apple you immediately imagine something thathas the characteristics of an apple. Yossi Yovel, aneuroecologist at Tel Aviv University in Israel. Andthe q

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文本: When it comes to reaching new islands, flying must surely have been the easiest way to get there. But the 60 miles between New Guinea and the Solomons still proved a formidable challenge for many winged creatures. With their four-foot wings

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During its magnetic cycle, the Sun undergoes periodic changes in activity. Every 11 years, it enters solar maximum. This 11 years cycle of solar activity has peaks where theres lots of solar storms. And right now where the sun is taking a little napp

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8VampireBats? WaitsaidJack,panting.Ithinkwegotaway. JackandAnniestoppedrunningandcaughttheirbreath. Wherearewe?saidJack. Wheresthemonkey?saidAnnie,lookingbackattheforest.Doyouthinkthejaguarcaughthim? No,monkeysarefast,saidJack. Ofcourse,jag

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Though incredibly strong, bamboos have hollow stems, a perfect shelter for any creatures which can find a way in. This entrance hole was made by a beetle, but its being used by a very different animal--a bamboo bat, the size of a bumblebee, its one o

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Baby Bats Can Learn Different Dialects Bats are sophisticated communicators. And not just when theyre in vampire form. New research finds that Egyptian fruit bats actually have regional dialects, depending on the bat chatter that surrounds them as th

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Just as humans understand the shape of oursurroundings by how light reflects off objects, batsuse reflections of sounds they produce insteadwhat's called echolocation. But despite theirexcellent sensing abilities, one type of obstaclevexes the animal

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Voice 1 Hello. Im Rachel Hobson. Voice 2 And Im Mike Procter. Welcome to Spotlight. This programme uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 Deep in the Democ

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