Broadcast: February 21, 2003 By George Grow This is the VOA Special English Environment Report. Everywhere, water use is increasing. Humans already use fifty-four percent of all the fresh water in riv

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Zhoushan, a city in eastern China and a critica point along the Yangtze River Economic Belt, has seen improvements in water quality as the government has channeled more energy into environmental protection. Inspired by China's River Chief system, the

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01A New Years Cruise GLOSSARY New Years Eve the holiday celebrated on December 31; the night before the New Year (January 1)* Normally their children go to bed early, but on New Years Eve theyre allowed to stay up until midnight. harbor an area of oc

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First, listen to March 4th 2013 to hear about drought on farms this past summer. The Minister for Primary Industries, Nathan Guy said that in the long term the government wants to invest $400m in regional water irrigation. In the short term, the Budg

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Greek New Year's Day The people of Greece hail1) September 1as their New Year's Day because it marks the start of the Greek sowing2) season,a time of hope and promise. To start things off right,farmers' families take plates of seeds to church

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Unit 9 [00:03.43]Have you ever been to an amusement park? [00:06.02] [00:06.85]Section A [00:07.96] [00:09.08]1b Listen. [00:11.82]Have these students ever been to these Places? [00:14.78]Check () the boxes. [00:16.51] [00:17.43]I'm bored,Claudia. [0

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Elephant 大象 An elephant is one of the biggest animals in the world. 大象是世界上最大的动物之一。 Therefore, it eats a lot. 因此,它的食量很大。 An elephant eats 150-200 kg a day. 一头大象一天食用150至200千克的食

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预见未来:Jonas Brothers - Year 3000 Jonas Brothers One day when I came home at lunchtime, I heard a funny noise. Went out to the back yard to find out if it was, One of those rowdy boys. Stood there with my neighbor called Peter, And a Flux Cap

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WHO: Millions Die Every Year from Air Pollution From VOA Learning English, this is Science in the News. Im Anna Matteo. And Im Christopher Cruise. Today on the program, we look at our natural world. We report on the price of air pollution on human li

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By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 20 September 2006 watch Deepwater Oil Super computers, mathematical formulas, and advances in imaging all played a part in a much-publicized recent oil discovery beneath the Gulf of Mexico. ----- Consider the idea of dri

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By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 22 March 2007 The theme of the 14th annual World Day for Water is water scarcity, a problem that hinders development in many poor countries. In Mali, a near-desert nation where almost 70 percent of the population lives in rura

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Hydroponic Farmer Produces Year-Round Harvest Mary Ellen Taylor sells her produce at weekend farmers markets near Washington, D.C. The heads of lettuce, still attached to their roots, are popular and she has many repeat customers. The lettuce just ta

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Most restaurants in the United States offer their customers a glass of tap water at no charge with their meal, but this week many restaurants are asking diners to pay a dollar, or more , for a glass of water. Placards on their tables explain that thi

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In A Drying Climate, Colorado's 'Water Cop' Patrols For Water Thieves DAVID GREENE, HOST: It was a hot, dry summer this year in the American Southwest. In farming communities in the Four Corners region where Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico sha

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It worked because the water of the river carried something special within it, an almost invisible treasure that was the secret of Egypts economic might. What made Egypt great is this stuff - silt. It's a rich supermineral silt, it's like an expresso,

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But as it grew, the Khmer Kingdom faced the stumbling block. When the monsoon finished each year, the fish and water would vanish. So each year, the inhabitants were plunged into drought and hunger. The Khmer rules off the challenge magnificently. Th

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By Catherine Maddux Washington 09 November 2006 watch UN Water report A new United Nations report says a growing water and sanitation crisis around the world is costing the lives of about two million children a year. A child fills a container with w

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One day when i came home at lunchtime, i heard a funny noise went out to the back yard to find out if it was, one of those rowdy boys. Stood there was my neighbour called Peter, and a Flux Capacitor. He told me he built a time machine like the one in

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Nowhere is Japan's quiet luxury more evident than in its onsen ryokans - traditional inns with hot springs - Ou Shuyi finds Japan's charm is often compared to that of the ideal beauty, subtle and elusive - you can hardly resist it even though you can

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BEIJING, June 3 (Xinhua) -- The national flood and drought prevention office has warned that severe floods are more likely to occur this year due to markedly increased rainfall, according to Sunday media reports. Floods may cause greater damage this

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