ISLAMABAD, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- A total of 355 people have been killed and 619 others injured in the 7.7-maganitude earthquake that rocked southwest Pakistan's Balochistan province on Tuesday afternoon, according to a press briefing released by Pakis

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(40) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

More than a hundrand and thirty thousand troops from 50 different countries are currently in Afghanistan. But you just heard Prime Minister Julia Gilos say most of Australian forces could be leaving Afghanistan soon. Right now there're around 1500 Au

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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. In an earthquake, the ground beneath you gives way. Its no longer the one thing you can count on to be solid and stable. Instead, it swerves, dips and

发表于:2018-12-24 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 Scientific American(十)月

Earthquake fears on the west coast西海岸担心地震影响 Fingers crossed老天保佑 A row over a rickety viaduct一场关于山区高速路的争吵 AFTERSHOCKS from Japan rattled America's west coast last week, as consumers in California rushe

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One of the most powerful earthquakes ever to hit Mexico shook the southern part of the country Thursday night. Mexican officials said Friday at least 32 people had died. The 8.2-magnitude earthquake was stronger than the 1985 quake that killed thousa

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1. The search for six missing miners in Utah has been suspended indefinitely. The move comes after three rescue workers were killed during a cave-in Thursday night. Officials say they don't know if there is a way to continue searching safely. 2. Hurr

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AS IT IS 2016-04-16 Second Quake Hits Japan 日本再遭地震袭击 A second powerful earthquake struck southern Japan early Saturday. 周六清晨日本南部再次发生了强震。 The quake caused the Japan Meteorological Agency to give and then

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(169) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年VOA慢速英语(四)月

新闻发布会: press conference 汶川地震:Wenchuan Earthquake 大地震:the massive earthquake 8.0级地震:the 8.0- magnitude earthquake 地震灾区:quake-hit area/ quake-stricken area重灾区:the worst-hit area 震中:epicenter 余

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BEIJING/TAIPEI, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan's Pingtung at 10:34 Beijing Time (02:34 GMT) on Sunday, said the China earthquake network center (CENC). The epicenter was monitored at 22.8 degrees north latitude and 120.8 de

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(108) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 18:47 Beijing Time on Sunday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicenter, with a depth of about 30 kilom

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HONG KONG, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale jolted off the east coast of Honshu, Japan at 23: 00:02 GMT on Friday (07:00:02 Beijing Time), the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 34.20 km, wa

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Science and Technology Seismology and tsunamis Making waves 科技 地震学与海啸 掀起新浪潮 A better tsunami-prediction system is now under development 更精准的海啸预测系统现已在开发中 GEOLOGISTS have long known that some ma

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Science and Technology Seismology and tsunamis Making waves 科技 地震学与海啸 掀起新浪潮 A better tsunami-prediction system is now under development 更精准的海啸预测系统现已在开发中 GEOLOGISTS have long known that some ma

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The death toll from Saturday's earthquake in Nepal has climbed to over 3,000. An intensified rescue and relief effort is underway. As CRI's Huang Shan reports, at least three Chinese aid teams are joining the effort in Nepal, together with other inte

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Slideshow About 10,000 troops and 4,600 police were deployed to search for survivors following the powerful earthquake in Ecuador, with the official death toll rising to 233 on Sunday. 厄瓜多尔发生强烈地震后,该国投入1万军人和4600名

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智利8.2级地震致5人死 SANTIAGO, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Five people have died in a 8.2-magnitude earthquake that hit off Chilean northern coast Tuesday, according to Interior Minister Rodrigo Penailillo. According to the University of Chile Seismo

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Chinese scientists are using animals to try to predict when an earthquake may strike, it's reported. 据报道,中国科学家正在尝试用动物预报地震。 Seismologists in Nanjing, the capital of eastern Jiangsu province, have set up seven

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(107) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

An 8.5 magnitude earthquake has hit Japan's Ogasawara islands on Saturday evening and then rattled most of the country. Koji Nakamura is an Official of the Japan Meteorological Agency, and offers an analysis of the quake. The epicenter of this earthq

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(35) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

2017年末牛津词典选出了年度新词。这些词18年持续火热。其中就有人设崩塌。怎么说呢?听节目、看推送吧! 语言是活的,不断有词死去,有不断有词新生,所以每年牛津词典都会选出年度新

发表于:2019-02-15 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 美国文化脱口秀

本期内容: Friday's catastrophic tsunami event on Sulawesi Island is a puzzle. As the emergency response gathers pace, scientists are scratching their heads to understand why it generated such big waves. The quake was what geophysicists call a s

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