On a sunny summer day, Iceland's Westman Islands seem a vision of serenity. But despite the placid appearance, this is in fact one of the most volatile places on earth: volcanic activity runs rampant in Iceland; earthquakes and eruptions occur freque

发表于:2018-12-26 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 自然百科2009年

Iceland Airwaves is a super hip, long weekend music festival that dominates the festival scene each year. Its been around since 1999 and the name comes from its first location an airplane hangar. Part of what makes this festival so special is the unt

发表于:2018-12-28 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 轻松英文阅读

苹果iphone精灵广告歌:Eberg - Inside Your Head Eberg是冰岛歌手,经常被拿来与Belle Sabastian 和 Sigur Ros相比较。Eberg擅长用电音来营造轻松而精灵古怪的chill-out。这首歌选自他们的2006年发行的专辑《

发表于:2019-01-10 / 阅读(85) / 评论(0) 分类 英文广告歌曲

城市律动节目组City Tempo又与大家见面了!本期我们将透过电波带大家一窥冰与火之国冰岛的风姿。冰岛是欧洲第二大岛屿,找遍地球的各个角落,你不会发现第二个国家有她这样如此千变万化

发表于:2019-01-15 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 中国传媒大学英语电台

本期节目我们将透过电波带大家来到冰岛,一个奇幻的国度。冰岛,Iceland,是一个北大西洋上的美丽岛国,位于大西洋和北冰洋的交汇处,是北欧五国之一。虽然名为冰岛,但受北大西洋暖流

发表于:2019-01-15 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 中国传媒大学英语电台

It sure used to be a lot easier to be from Iceland, because until a couple of years ago, people knew hardly anything about us, and I could basically come out here and say only good things about us. But in the last couple of years we've become infamou

发表于:2019-01-18 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 英语演讲

And you are warm again. The storm has blown over. And Ive spotted a forest in the distance. In Iceland, the poor soil, wind and temperature means that trees are few and far-between. But when you find them, they are ideal for both shelter and wildlife

发表于:2019-01-23 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 探索与发现2012年

Now Im on the lookout for fuel for a nice warm fire. Therere loads of these birch trees around here, and these are what Im looking for. I can tell theyre birch just because of the way theyre silver-limbed. This time of year in the winter, all the lea

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This roof's just getting lower and lower now, which I don't like. All of this part of the ceiling here has just collapsed. It's a bad time for the torch to come apart. If this goes out, I'm in real trouble. I can let you just see -- all of this stuff

发表于:2019-01-23 / 阅读(44) / 评论(0) 分类 探索与发现2012年

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people are still officially considered criminals in roughly one-third of countries worldwide, and homosexuality is punishable by death in seven countries. But other places, such as northern Europe, are very acce

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(45) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

随着冰岛火山灰对欧洲空中交通影响的逐步减弱,欧洲的领空上周三重新开放。各家航空公司想方设法清理因大量冰岛火山灰云影响而停飞的积压航班。 请看外电的报道: Many European flights t

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

《华尔街日报》日前预测,这次冰岛火山爆发,最糟糕的结果可能是引发另外一次规模更大的喷发。冰岛目前有35座活火山,一座火山爆发可能引发其他火山的连锁反应。1783年曾出现持续了8个

发表于:2019-02-09 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

An Icelandic man who purchased the last-ever McDonald's meal sold before the chain closed down in the country in 2009 was stunned when he found it did not go mouldy. 在2009年麦当劳连锁店在冰岛全部关闭之际,一个冰岛居民买了最后

发表于:2019-02-09 / 阅读(276) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

This is Birgitta Jonsdottir. She's an Icelandic MP. And quite an unusual MP. 照片上的是Birgitta Jonsdottir。她是冰岛下院议员。一个不寻常的议员。 In Iceland, she was one of the protesters who was outside of Parliament when the

发表于:2019-02-13 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 TED演讲国际问题篇

European markets are reacting nervously again as the banking crisis continues to worry many. 随着银行业危机的加剧,欧洲各地的焦虑情绪与日俱增。星期二,欧洲市场再度出现紧张局面。 While financial jitters were f

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The Columbian government and FARC rebels say they wish to join ceasefire to end more than five decades of conflict. The announcement follows three years of peace talks in Cuba. Candace Piette reports. The bilateral ceasefire comes after the two sides

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 中英双语新闻

Bjork Gumundsdottir was born and raised in Reykjavik, capital of Iceland. She is one of her countrys biggest exports. She sings, writes songs, and acts. This multi-talented artist is best known for her powerfuland emotional singing style, her on-stag

发表于:2019-02-19 / 阅读(91) / 评论(0) 分类 世界名人简介

海拉. 托马斯多特将五个传统女性价值观运用到金融服务中,成功帮助其创办的Audur Capital 金融服务公司安全渡过了肆虐的金融风暴。在TED女性系列讲坛,她分享了这些价值观并强调了男女力量

发表于:2019-02-21 / 阅读(270) / 评论(0) 分类 TED演讲视频集

Who Are the Happiest People? 谁是世界上最幸福的人 只有傻瓜才不考虑别人的利益。 抛弃自己国家的传统来创造更好的社会是一种错误的方式。 一个民族失去了自己的神话,就失去了自我。 [1]They

发表于:2019-03-02 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 英语美文

1791 asylum 今天我们要学的词是asylum. Asylum 是避难的意思。Russia said it would consider political asylum for NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden if requested. 俄罗斯表示,如果将美国秘密监视项目公诸于众的美国前国

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