MIT Scientists: Robots Will Soon Be Able to Run Like Cheetahs 麻省理工学院研制出动如猎豹的机器人 Scientists have been experimenting with four-legged robots for years, trying to see if they could be used as pack animals for carrying h

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Yoohoo! someone called. Is it morning already? Benny asked. Henry crawled out of his sleeping bag and looked out the tent window. Its Doris, he told the others. The children piled out of the tent. Well, good morning, Doris said. She set a box down on

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There goes a good-hearted man, Grandfather said as Andy Watts disappeared into the trees. We were lucky to find him, Henry said. If it werent for Doriss sister, we wouldnt have, Jessie said. Grandfather chuckled. So you met Hildy. Benny made a face.

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Grandfather! they all said at once. Mr. Alden was half sitting, half lying under a stone ledge at the bottom of the ravine. Watch stood beside him like a bank guard. Are you all right? Violet called. Im fine, Mr. Alden assured them. Except for my ank

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The next night, Doris and Hildy joined the Aldens around the campfire. Its hard to believe that Andy Watts caused so much trouble, Doris said. I think I understand what he did, Hildy said. Ive felt the same way about some campers. So many of them jus

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His name is Moby and for now this rehabilitation tank in Galveston is the stranded infant whale's only home and care-givers like Heidi Watts are his only family. Because he is so tiny and hasn't learned any survival skills for the wild, he unfortuna

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Experts: Climate Change Is a Medical Emergency 专家称气候变化是一场医疗急救事件 Health and medical experts gathered in Washington this week for talks on climate change and public health. They met at the White House. The meeting was he

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By Parke Brewer Munich 13 June 2006 Allianz-Arena stadium in Munich Twelve different cities are hosting the 2006 World Cup football finals in Germany. Of those 12, nine had existing stadiums undergo reconstruction for the month-long tournament, whil

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Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Faith Lapidus. Roanoke Island is off the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States, in North Carolina. In fifteen eighty-seven, more than one hundred people arrived

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Power Your Laptop by Taking a Walk Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a technology that turns human motion into electricity. In this week's journal Nature Communications, they describe how to power a cell phone or other

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美国研究人员尝试从微风中获取能源 Solar chargers are effective only when the sunlight is relatively strong,but researchers at the Construction Engineering Research Laboratory in Illinois turned to the wind as another natural source of

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气候变化对健康的影响 WASHINGTON The impact of climate change is so great that it could undermine the last 50 years of gains in global health, according to the Lancet Commission report. 柳叶刀委员会的报告指出,气候变化的影响

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AILSA CHANG, HOST: The young adult bestseller Ready Player One is about the search for an Easter egg - not the kind that kids will search for this weekend, Easter egg in the sense of an unexpected bonus feature, the kind found in video games. Filmmak

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Glory Edim loves to read, and she loves to talk, so she started a book club. And then she started inviting authors to come and discuss their books. She set up an Instagram account and began publishing a newsletter. Soon, she'd crea

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Shams 1, which opened on March 17th is Abu Dhabi's latest step towards achieving seven per cent renewable energy production by 2020. By that date, Abu Dhabi plans to produce 1,500 mega watts of electricity from solar power alone. Various types of sol

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You've probably seen pictures of Greek villages, where every house is painted bright white. The paint reflects the intense sunlight of the Mediterranean. And it works pretty well to keep the houses from heating up in the sun. But it doesn't actively

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You've probably seen pictures of Greek villages, where every house is painted bright white. The paint reflects the intense sunlight of the Mediterranean. And it works pretty well to keep the houses from heating up in the sun. But it doesn't actively

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Victory for the lawyers who took on the big US tobacco companies and won has whet their appetite for more. Now they are challenging the food industry. About ten years ago, Don Barrett and his colleagues forced the tobacco companies to admit they knew

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G20 leaders call for unity and saving euro zone G20 leaders are now sending out strong messages, calling for unity to tackle the world's economic woes following the first day's meeting in Cannes, France. Chinese President Hu Jintao has been stressing

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Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. Im Betty Watts. Voice 2 And Im Mike Procter. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand - no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 The people of Great Britain ar

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