Conservationists in South Asia are raising an alarm about a growing illegal trade in insects. VOA Correspondent Steve Herman reports from New Delhi that some exotic species, bought from unsuspecting village children for a couple of coins, can fetch

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(八月)

A statue on Main Street in Enterprise, Alabama, features a woman holding a large, black boll weevil above her head. While many U.S. cities have suffered because of the recession, one town in the southern state of Alabama, has fared surprisingly well.

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(八)月

Scientists say they have discovered a new gene among bacteria that are highly resistant to even the most powerful antibiotics. Experts say the superbug, originally found in India and other parts of South Asia, is showing up in patients in Europe and

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英语的词汇量非常大。这是学英语的学生经常感到困难的一个方面。你知道吗,英语有将近五十万个单词,还没有任何一个人知道所有这些单词。然而,使得人们感到更加困难是英语里有许多

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SCOTT DETROW, HOST: Louisiana's shrinking coasts face a new threat. In addition to sinking land, sea level rise and erosion, a tiny bug from the other side of the ocean is killing off marshes. This week the state issued an emergency quarantine. Travi

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《我的第一套自然拼读故事书》是美国创新儿童出版社(Innovativekids)出版的一套用自然拼读法引导和培养孩子阅读兴趣的故事绘本,适合中国学龄前和小学低年级的小朋友阅读和学习。整套书

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Cave Dwellers Battled Bed Bug Bites, Too古人也挨臭虫叮 Picture a prehistoric human encampment, in a cave. What do you see? Maybe some animal hides, bones from last night's dinner, a small fire? But what you might not picture are the other cave

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Frog Spit Behaves Like Bug-Catching Ketchup 青蛙唾液竟然类似番茄酱? You might think frogs catch insects cause their tongues are sticky. But why is the tongue sticky, and how does it actually adhere to these insects at these very high acc

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图片1 Many of you have probably heard of the word bug. Most people know it as a noun, but it can also be used as a verb, like to bug a person. Do you think that bugging a person would be good or bad? Do you think someone would like to be bugged? Ch

发表于:2019-01-28 / 阅读(129) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客-北美风情

英国民谣歌手 Jake Bugg 新单录影带《A Song About Love》发布!作为这个时代的灵魂歌者,Jake Bugg 拥有一把被岁月打磨过的嗓子,沾染了 Bob Dylan的些许气韵,深沉醇香,回味无穷,假以时日,必成

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