Nigerian Students Threaten Massive Protests Over Fuel Price Increase Fuel prices in Nigeria more than tripled in some areas of the country this week after the government announced an end to the fuel subsidy. Iny Ememobong, a spokesperson for the Nati

发表于:2018-11-29 / 阅读(110) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(十二月)

Sierra Leonean President Reduces Fuel Prices In a nationwide broadcast over state radio and television, President Ernest Bai Koroma has reversed a 27-day increase in the price of fuel. On May 1, the country changed from an imperial system of measurem

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(五月)

By Nico Colombant Port Harcourt 22 May 2007 Refinery workers in one of the main cities in Nigeria's Niger Delta have started a protest action over the last-minute sell-off of refineries by the outgoing government. Meanwhile, motorists line up for hou

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President Barack Obama has announced Tuesday the toughest-ever fuel efficiency and emissions standards for vehicles sold in the United States. It is the first U.S. national limit on greenhouse gas emissions. President Barack Obama at the White House

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By Paul Sisco Washington 24 March 2008 US airlines, facing sharply higher fuel prices this year, have announced a series of cutbacks in service and staffing, in order to reduce costs. One of the country's largest carriers, Delta Airlines, is offering

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By Tony Budny Washington 27 March 2008 An upstart car company in the United States is seeking to take advantage of rising oil prices. Aptera has produced a three-wheeled vehicle that can reach speeds of 136 kilometers per hour and operate on little g

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By Barry Wood Washington 22 May 2008 Economists specializing in Africa say the continent's five-year run of record economic growth is threatened by sharply rising fuel and food prices. VOA's Barry Wood reports on a Capitol Hill forum Thursday sponsor

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Automakers Marketing More Fuel Efficient, Compact Cars After 15 years on the assembly line, Detroit autoworker Nicole Current is about to become unemployed. I make truck axles, so as the auto industry tries to get away from the larger size vehicles,

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Rising Jet Fuel Costs Send Airline Fares Soaring Airlines are bracing for a tough year as higher jet fuel prices put a squeeze on profits. In order to recoup higher fuel costs, air carriers are raising ticket prices on travelers, like Brian Blair. Ai

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US Motorists Fume, Politicians Bicker Over High Fuel Prices During the past month, gasoline prices have risen 20 percent or more in some parts of the country, draining drivers wallets as they fill up their gas tanks. It is very disturbing. It is very

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Alternative Fuel Ethanol Hits a Wall 替代燃料乙醇遭遇难题/撞墙 When U.S. drivers fill their tanks with ethanol, they are essentially buying fermented corn grown by American farmers. A 2007 law requires gasoline makers to add increasing am

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Eagerly-awaited Technology Turns Garbage into Fuel When a garbage truck dumps its smelly cargo onto the tipping floor at the Fiberight companys pilot plant in southern Virginia, manager Randy Garrett sees fuel in the making. This is the truly remarka

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By Mil Arcega Washington 09 April 2007 Watch Boeing Fuel Efficient Jets Boeing 787, Fuel Efficient Jets After years of lagging behind European rival Airbus, Boeing says 2007 is shaping up to be a very good year. The Chicago based airplane manufacture

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能源和环境危机Fuel and Environment Crisis 人类一直利用地球上的资源来发展自身。环境因人的使用而改变,而人类并没有改变自己来适应环境。 Listen Read Learn Human beings have always used the resources of the Earth of their own development. The environment

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For something that could revolutionize the world, its come along very slowly. The fuel cell was invented in 1839, but there was little development until the 1950s when NASA started to use them in space where they are still used today. Now, after year

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Fuel from human waste 人类排泄物可转化为燃料 Windpower: One form of renewable energy 风能:一种可再生能源 A new process which turns human excrement into valuable fuel has been developed by scientists in Thailand. They have produc

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By Ron Corben Bangkok 28 April 2008 A senior United Nations official warns that economic inequalities in the Asia-Pacific region could worsen as energy costs rise. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, energy security and poverty reduction are key them

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By Paul Sisco Washington 07 March 2007 watch Ethanol Alternative Fuel President Bush speaks to reporters about how cellulosic ethanol can be produced from biomass such as spruce wood chips President Bush leaves this week for a five nation Latin Amer

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今天我们要学的词是fuel。 Fuel, 做为动词,有刺激的意思。The basketball player put his house up for sale, fueling speculation that he is being traded, 这个篮球队员正在卖房子,大家因此猜测,他可能要被球队换

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By Noel King Kigali 04 January 2008 Post-election violence in Kenya has crippled the delivery of fuel to Rwanda, forcing authorities to institute petroleum rationing. Rwandans who depend upon their cars for business say they fear a continuation of th

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