Scientists say in a new government report that global warming is already affecting U.S. water and land resources. Transcript of radio broadcast: 16 June 2008 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A government report says climate change

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(38) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2008年(六)月

Voice 1 Thank you for joining us for todays Spotlight program. Im Liz Waid. Voice 2 And Im Joshua Leo. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 Do

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 环球英语 Spotlight

文本: If I put too much frozen carbon dioxide inside the carbonator it may explode; but too little and there wont be enough pressure to make my drink fizzy. 如果我在碳酸化器里装了过多的干冰,它有可能会爆炸;但是如果太少

发表于:2018-12-26 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 跟着英剧练发音

The methane gas is burnt to produce electricity, which is then used to heat all the glasshouses. By burning the methane, John is producing a lot of carbon dioxide, and here's one of Johns really clever ideas. Tomatoes ripen much more quickly when the

发表于:2018-12-26 / 阅读(44) / 评论(0) 分类 跟着英剧练发音

The Prime Minister, Helen Clark, went to Germany after the Commonwealth Heads of Government conference. In Germany she made a speech about the environment and what New Zealand is doing to reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Even though New Zeala

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(35) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

AS IT IS 2013-05-29 A Call for Citizen Scientists to Help Map CO2 Gas Welcome to As It Is, the daily magazine show from VOA Learning English. Im Mario Ritter. A music video shot in space? That is now a reality. Today, we hear how Skylab led the way f

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 2013年VOA慢速英语(六)月

Scientists Say Climate Change Is Real and Human-Caused 科学家称气候变化是人类活动所造成 From VOA Learning English, this is Science in the News. Im Katherine Cole. And Im Christopher Cruise. Today we tell about a United Nations report

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(43) / 评论(0) 分类 2014年VOA慢速英语(一)月

A unique program to capture carbon at coal power stations has been unveiled in Australia. Operators of a demonstration plant say it is the first of its type in the world and involves burning coal in oxygen rather than air, which reduces carbon dioxi

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(十一月)

Study: Reducing Soot is Fastest Way to Slow Climate Change A new study finds that reducing carbon-rich soot emissions could be the fastest and most economical way to slow climate change and protect human health. Those dust-like particles released in

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(九月)

By Jessica Berman Washington 19 November 2009 A new study has found that oceans are struggling to help regulate climate as more carbon dioxide, a leading greenhouse gas, is pumped into the atmosphere. The ocean absorbs more than one-quarter of all o

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(十一月)

DAVID GREENE, HOST: The amount of carbon dioxide in the air is rising because of human activity. And NPR's Merrit Kennedy reports that scientists around the world are trying to understand how more CO2 is going to impact the plants we eat. MERRIT KENN

发表于:2019-01-17 / 阅读(43) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年NPR美国国家公共电台6月

By David McAlary Washington, DC 08 August 2006 watch Global Warming Overview Global Warming Searing summer temperatures are shattering records across much of the northern hemisphere. Some European nuclear power plants have cut output because river w

发表于:2019-01-20 / 阅读(102) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(八月)

Amygdala's Acidic Aspiration Answer A study in the journal Cell shows that the buildup of carbon dioxide when we stop breathing causes a pH change that signals proteins in the brain to force us to inhale. Karen Hopkin reports. Maybe its happened to y

发表于:2019-01-30 / 阅读(158) / 评论(0) 分类 60秒科学

U.S. Determined To Fight Climate Change 美国决心应对气候变化 Combating global climate change is a top priority of the Administration of President Barack Obama. 对付气候变化是巴拉克奥巴马总统政府的重中之重。 The United

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(75) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2013年(八月)

Australia's top climate adviser has unveiled the likely costs of an emissions trading program. Professor Ross Garnaut has proposed cautious targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and recommends that Australia's total emissions should to be c

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(41) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(九月)

According to China's annual report on its efforts to address climate change in 2012, China has reached its goal in 2012 of reducing the energy consumption and CO2 emissions per unit of GDP and has achieved positive results. Deputy director of Chinas

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(97) / 评论(0) 分类 CCTV9英语新闻2013年11月

By Phil Mercer Sydney 02 April 2008 Australia's first large underground carbon storage facility has opened in the southern state of Victoria. The geo-sequestration plant will capture carbon dioxide from a power station and store it two kilometers ben

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2008年(四月)

Rev Up Photosynthesis To Boost Crop Yields 提高光合作用能使作物增加产量 Photosynthesis is surprisingly inefficient, only of the order of one to two percent. And one of the main culprits is an enzyme called RuBisCo. 光合作用效率低得

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年科学美国人4月

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: At a climate meeting in Poland this week, almost 200 countries are trying to reach a deal - a deal to dramatically reduce carbon emissions. A recent U.N. report finds that may not be enough to avoid the most dangerous climate eff

发表于:2019-02-21 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年NPR美国国家公共电台12月

Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. Im Ryan Geertsma. Voice 2 And Im Liz Waid. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand - no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 A group of six buildings stands

发表于:2019-02-21 / 阅读(45) / 评论(0) 分类 环球英语 Spotlight