应急英语口语-龙卷风

ELIZA: There is a tornado warning on. My mother just told me she heard it on the radio. LEE: What is a tornado warning? ELIZA: It means that a tornado has been seen somewhere in the area. LEE: Really? In New Berlin? ELIZA: No. Not necessarily in tow

CNN 2010-10-31

All right, the wind and the rain are slowing down; now, it's time to start cleaning up. That is what is happening all over the United States after this week's tremendous storms. Maybe your town got hit by this severe weather. It is not alone. Check o

CNN 2011-05-01

On Monday, the National Weather Service alert said the levee may fail at any time. Yesterday was any time. This is the levee we've been telling you about in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. We reported on it yesterday, in fact. It failed in at least four spot

CNN 2011-06-07

First up, we're looking at some of today's headlines, starting with tornadoes in Massachusetts. Several twisters hit the state on Wednesday, and Springfield -- one of the largest cities in Massachusetts -- was hit badly. At least two tornadoes touche

【英语时差8,16】龙卷风的预测

Yal: What are you doing with that shovel, Don? Don: I'm digging a hole for a tornado shelter to get ready for next winter, Yal. Y: A tornado shelter for winter? D: Yep. We're going to have lots of tornadoes in the midwest this year. Y: How could you

CNN 2009-02-12

Good morning, from the CNN Center in Atlanta, I'm Reggie Aqui, here's a look at what's happening right NOW IN THE NEWS. Our lawmakers on Capitol Hill could reach a final deal on the president's stimulus plan as soon as today. Closed-door negotiation

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-08-31

1. Ernesto is now a tropical depression as it moves north. The storm is expected to be in the Carolinas tomorrow. And there is concern it could spawn tornadoes and flooding. Meantime, Hurricane John i

AP 2011-04-19

1. More than a dozen deaths are being blamed on a series of severe storms that have ripped through the South. Tornadoes spotted across the region. Fatalities are being reported in Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi and Oklahoma. 2. The government is chan

AP 2011-05-03

1. President Barack Obama will travel to Alabama on Friday to meet with families devastated by the deadliest tornadoes in nearly four decades. Nearly 300 people are dead in the south after a storm that spawned dozens of twisters wiped out towns acros

AP 2011-11-21

1. Protesters are marking two months since the beginning of the Occupy Wall Street movement. On Thursday, dozens were arrested for blocking streets near the New York Stock Exchange and for sitting in the middle of major bridges and roadways on the We

AP 2011-09-09

1. Georgia residents are cleaning up after remnants of Tropical Storm Lee spawned possible tornadoes. The high winds damaged dozens of homes, ripping off siding and shingles and sending trees crashing through roofs in the suburbs of Atlanta. 2. Wildf

AP 2012-04-20

1. Possible bribery and kickbacks at the General Services Administration. The agency's independent inspector general told a congressional hearing that he is leading multiple investigations. Meanwhile, a central figure in the GSA spending scandal asse

PBS高端访谈:飓风袭击俄克拉荷马城

JEFFREY BROWN:Disaster struck the Oklahoma City area this afternoon for the second time in two days. An enormous tornado blasted whole neighborhoods in the suburb of Moore and left little but shredded wreckage in its wake. There was no immediate word

PBS高端访谈:通过点燃圣诞树来表达对科学的热爱

GWEN IFILL: Every year, fire departments in the United States respond to more than 200 Christmas tree fires, which are often more deadly than other house fires. Tonight, we take a look at a program at the University of Maryland that uses Christmas tr

CNN 2008-02-07

Good afternoon, I'm Naamua Delaney at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. We begin with the widespread storm damage and a growing death toll across 5 states. At least 52 people are dead and entire neighborh

AP 2011-03-03

1. High winds and heavy rains pounded sections of the Midwest. Several tornadoes touched down in Indiana. Flooding threatened residence across Ohio. And storms in Tennessee brought down power lines and trees. 2. Protesters continuing today in Yemen.

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-5-14

This is AP news minute. 1. One person was killed and at least three hurt in a stabbing attack at a train station near Munich, Germany on Tuesday. The German man has been taken into custody. 2. People in several Middle West states are cleaning up from

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-5-12

This is AP news minute. 1. Canadian officials say cooler weather over the next few days could help firefighters battle the massive blaze in northern Alberta. One member of parliament says about 80% of the homes in the evacuated city Fort McMurray are

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-5-13

1. Residents are left taking up pieces of former homes after a string of tornadoes battered several small communities in rural Texas. At least five people are now dead, and scores of others were from the storm. 2. The mother of a man accused of fatal

TED演讲:站在救灾前沿(3)

Data. Data is inherently unsexy, but it can jumpstart an area's recovery. 看看数据。数据一向很枯燥，但能极大推动一个地区的重建 FEMA and the state will pay 85 percent of the cost of a federally declared disaster, FEMA和所在州