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(65) / 评论(0) 分类 自然百科2009年

Researchers witnessed a spectacular fiery(炽热的) underwater volcano explosion and captured it on video. It's believed to be the deepest ocean volcano eruption ever recorded. The undersea Pacific Ocean explosions in May of this year were recor

发表于:2018-12-26 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 自然百科2010年

A volcano that started erupting on one of the Galapagos Islands last week may be changing the landscape of the island. According to the Associated Press, rangers and tour guides spotted lava flowing down the northeastern flank of the Cerro Azul Volc

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(96) / 评论(0) 分类 国家地理2008年

A volcano that started erupting on one of the Galapagos Islands last week may be changing the landscape of the island. According to the Associated Press, rangers and tour guides spotted lava flowing down the northeastern flank of the Cerro Azul Volca

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 自然百科2008年

I was hoping this is gonna be a good place to shelter. But its not. Shes gonna act like a wind funnel. I need to think again and get out of here pretty fast now. As it grows darker, a storm once again is moving in. Ive got minutes before its gonna hi

发表于:2019-01-23 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 探索与发现2012年

What you often get with crevasses is just a thin covering of compacted snow. Uh, its called a snow bridge. And you can see there just where one has collapsed. And this is why they are so dangerous. You dont know when you are on one, and you dont know

发表于:2019-01-23 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 探索与发现2012年

And this is a kind of pretty nasty area where Ive got a boiling pool on both sides. Temperatures here are about forty degrees Fahrenheit. So it is warm enough for edible grasses, moss and lichen. Since Viking times, sheep have roamed free, grazing he

发表于:2019-01-23 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 探索与发现2012年

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(50) / 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

发表于:2019-01-23 / 阅读(97) / 评论(0) 分类 探索与发现2012年

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(48) / 评论(0) 分类 探索与发现2012年

circular depression 圆形的凹陷 circular adj. 圆形的,循环的 composite volcano 复式火山 conduit n. 导管,沟渠 conduit system 沟渠系统 cone n. 锥形物,圆锥体 congeal v. (

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(130) / 评论(0) 分类 英文语法词汇

manganese n. 锰(元素符号为Mn) mantle composition 覆盖物的成分 Mercury n. 水星 molten v. 溶化;adj. 熔铸的 monitor n. 监视器,监控 mudflow n.[地] 泥流 Neptune n. [天]海王

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sloping cone 有坡度的圆锥体 sodium n.[化]钠 solar system [天]太阳系 solidification n. 凝固 solidify v.(使)凝固,巩固 spine n. 脊骨,地面隆起地带 spiteful adj. 怀恨的,恶

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(131) / 评论(0) 分类 英文语法词汇

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(54) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Rescuers have found 30 hikers in critical condition, feared dead, near the peak of Mount Ontake, after Saturday's sudden volcanic eruption. 周六日本御岳火山突然喷发,救援人员已经发现有30名山顶附近的登山者处境危急,可

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

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(292) / 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(77) / 评论(0) 分类 TED演讲国际问题篇

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(94) / 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(273) / 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(89) / 评论(0) 分类 英语美文