Except for the ruffling of waves, and the pull of the tides, you probably think of the ocean as pretty flat. You wouldn't expect it to have a geography, its waters piled up into lasting hills or sunk into valleys. Sea level ought to be pretty level,

发表于:2018-12-03 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 英语时差8,16

Part 10 Bunker barge operation 1. Plug scuppers, save-alls and drip trays. 2. Scuppers plugged. 3. Stand by emergency fire pump and report. 4. Stand by foam monitor and report. 5. Foam monitor is on stand by. 6. Fit bonding wire and report. 7. Mainta

发表于:2018-12-05 / 阅读(75) / 评论(0) 分类 海事英语

Parker Solar Probe Becomes Closest Spacecraft to Sun The American space agency is reporting that its Parker Solar Probe now holds the record for the closest approach to the Sun by a human-made object. 美国航天局报告称,其帕克号太阳探测

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(十一)月

New Words 6A @ earthquake n. [C] (also quake) a sudden shaking of the Earth's surface 地震 @ detect vt. notice or discover sth. that is difficult to see, feel, etc. 发现;查出 @ experimental a. used for, relating to, or resulting from experime

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Have you ever had a problem getting a match to light? If so, you might be using the wrong type of match. There are actually two different types of matches: safety matches and strike-anywhere matches. 以前你点燃火柴时有没有点不着的时候呢

发表于:2018-12-18 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年NPR美国国家公共电台2月

Why does Florida have so many springs? Florida sits on a layer of porous limestone which acts as an underground reservoir or aquifer. This aquifer can absorb huge amounts of water. Where the pressure is great enough, springs bubble up, spewing up bil

发表于:2018-12-26 / 阅读(84) / 评论(0) 分类 自然百科2009年

Our atmosphere is in constant motion; the moving air that causes our weather circulates between the ground and 50,000 feet. It is the sun that drives this movement. When solar energy reaches earth, it heats the surface and atmosphere, but it does so

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April 18, 1906, California's San Andreas Fault snaps, shaking San Francisco for nearly 60 terrifying seconds .When the trembling stops, the disaster is only beginning. Gas lines rupture, setting off massive fires, some 700 people die. Most of the ci

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 国家地理2008年

Why Dont Marks On The Surface Of The Moon Disappear? In 1969 when Neil Armstrong said Thats one small step, he made a lasting impression. On the moon, that is. Marks on the surface of the moon dont disappear the way marks on the Earth do; a great exa

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 英语听力文摘 English Digest

2006职称英语考试模全真拟试题理工类B级(二) 第一部分:词汇选择(第1-15题,每题1分,共15分) 下面共有15句子,每个句子均有一个词或短语划有底横

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

Summer breeze Coco Keys Hanging out you and me In the sun.oh oh Ben and Jerry's Cups and cones Wasting time Playing games on our phones On well It seems so picture perfect We laugh without a purpose We laugh without a purpose But deep beneath the sur

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(89) / 评论(0) 分类 The Voice 美国好声音

THE NEXT DAY I woke up with my head unusually clear. Much to my surprise, I was in my stateroom. 第二天,我醒来,头脑特别清爽。令我十分吃惊的是,我竟在我的房中。 No doubt my companions had been put back in their cabin

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Cohesion-tension Theory Atmospheric pressure can support a column of water up to 10 meters high. But plants can move water much higher; the sequoia tree can pump water to its very top more than 100 meters above the ground. Until the end of the ninete

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 双语有声阅读

As altitude increases, atmospheric pressure decreases. This is due to Earth's gravitational pull on the air molecules in the atmosphere. The closer to the Earth's surface the stronger the force exerted on these molecules. 随着高度上升,大气压

发表于:2019-02-22 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 留美老师带你每日说英文

Almost every animal ever studied spends a large part of each day sleeping. Sleep is thought to play an essential role in the health of almost all animals. Because of this, scientists have long wondered how cetaceans, such as whales and dolphins, get

发表于:2019-02-23 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 英语时差8,16

On our last program, we learned how water bugs manage to stand on the surface of a pond: The pads of their feet resist contact with the water just like wax paper does. This allows the bug to rest on the thin film of surface tension that naturally cov

发表于:2019-02-23 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 英语时差8,16

That's all? 仅仅这个数目吗? That's all, Professor Aronnax, and the calculation is easy to check. 仅仅这个数目,阿龙纳斯先生。并且,很容易用计算来证实。 Now then, I have supplementary ballast tanks capable of shippi

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A MOMENT LATER we were seated on a couch in the lounge, cigars between our lips. 一会儿,我们坐在客厅的一张长沙发上,各人嘴里叼着雪茄。 The captain placed before my eyes a working drawing that gave the ground plan, cross se

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Plants in the Deserts Some cacti, like the saguaro, grow to tree size, but true trees need more moisture than most desert environments can supply, so they are scarce on deserts. Close to streambeds, cottonwoods can sometimes be found. Though these st

发表于:2019-02-25 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 双语有声阅读

Topics: Ask an American: social media and job searches; go ahead, make my day; years old versus year old Words: to scratch the surface theres no telling wild, wild west tremendous social media to enhance credibility thought leadership buddy to dictat

发表于:2019-03-05 / 阅读(212) / 评论(0) 分类 美语听力 English Cafe