Festivals and celebrations of all kinds have been held everywhere since ancient times. Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in autumn. Sometimes celebrations would be held after hunters had c

发表于:2018-12-04 / 阅读(102) / 评论(0) 分类 高中一年级英语

[00:00.00]Sow the SeedSee the Harvest 播下种子,期盼收获 [00:06.62]The story is told of two boys who were walking through a field [00:12.53]and found some corn seeds scattered across the ground. [00:16.24]They each took one of the seeds home and pla

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 语言的力量

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. We talked last week about growing beets. Today we have advice about growing another root vegetable, carrots. Carrots are easy to raise and easy to harvest. They taste good. And they contain a lot o

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2009年(二)月

A new study warns of the potential problems Africa faces from rising temperatures. The Nairobi-based International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) says the continent must learn to adapt to shorter growing seasons. The report was released as the U

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(十一)月

Somalia Risks Growing Food Insecurity 索马里粮食问题日益严重 Somalia is again facing growing food insecurity. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization blames it on late rains, a poor harvest and ongoing conflict. Its estimated 800,000 So

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2014年(六月)

Be the Future We are reading the first verse of the first chapter of a book whose page are infinite... I do not who wrote those words,but I allways likes them as a reminder that the future van be anything we want to take it.We can take the mysteriou

发表于:2018-12-18 / 阅读(89) / 评论(0) 分类 白领英语晨读

The local food movement is growing in the United States. Restaurant owners and families look to nearby farms for fruits, vegetables and meat. Now small forest owners want to join the local food party. They're promoting edible mushrooms, berries, and

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(40) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2011年1月

Readers are plentiful. Thinkers are rare. 阅读的人很多,但思考的人很少。(Harriet Martineau) 图片1

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Mother feeding her severely malnourished daughter at centre run by CONCERN and supported by WFP The United Nations World Food Program is more than doubling the number of people it is planning to feed in Niger, as a food crisis caused by drought in th

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(四)月

Long Conversations (长对话) 1.Conversations: (Find a partner and practice these dialogues.) A: Ron: Kelly is the most beautiful model in the country. She's visiting our school today and as the hallway monitor, I'll be in charge of protecting h

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 王强口语 第一册

D: (Later) Bumper: Ah! There you are, Miss Sticker! Kelly: I had to change my clothes and re-do my makeup, Mr. Bumper! Bumper: I hope you're not too upset about what's happened! Kelly: Of course not! My heart is filled with sunshine, remember? Ron: (

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 王强口语 第一册

B: (Miss Mood walks out of the office.) Bumper: Why do you waste your time doing these silly cartoons? Reggie: I like to draw! Besides, all the kids are paying me to draw pictures of them. Bumper: Paying you? To do these? If everyone looked like this

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Crop rotation is a recognized way to keep soil and food eco-system healthy. Now scientists are saying that rotation could be a useful tool in the sea. Researchers tracked the shallow water near shore species used for food-sea cucumbers. They'are easy

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But as many are preparing to get out, some have no choice but to stay. In the remote northeast of the Yellowstone wilderness, are the Beartooth Mountains. Here, surviving about 8,000 feet, a tree now welcomes the change of / season, the white-bark pi

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 自然百科2012年

Topics: Mount Rushmore, Indian summer, to cut to the chase, to jaywalk, current vs. present, to prove someone wrong Words: mount monument to carve Indian summer dog days (of summer) humidity severe heat wave to harvest harvest moon crops horizon opti

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(42) / 评论(0) 分类 美语听力 English Cafe

In the United States, the typical crop travels nearly 2,500 kilometers from field to table. While U.S. consumers express growing interest in local foods, farmland near urban areas is increasingly unaffordable. These challenges have led a school bus

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(85) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(十月)

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 17 June 2007 Lesotho women draped in blankets walk to a voting station set in a school in the village of Machache (FilePhoto -17 Feb 2007) The World Food Program says the tiny South African country of Lesotho needs urgent inter

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(86) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(六月)

Roof-TopBeehivesSweetenHotelOfferings Two chefs have taken the trend of buying and eating locally to new heights - up 10 floors above their restaurant, where they have three bee hives producing local honey for their menu. High up on the rooftop of th

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(82) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(九月)

Aid groups say thousands of Japanese families are living under the poverty line. For many that means they cannot afford to put food on their tables. One organization is trying to fix Japan's hunger problem. Helping families in need Shoppers check pr

发表于:2019-02-12 / 阅读(43) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(九月)

Aid groups say thousands of Japanese families are living under the poverty line. For many that means they cannot afford to put food on their tables. One organization is trying to fix Japan's hunger problem. 一些救援机构说,成千上万的日本

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