As the sun goes down every evening in northern Australia, millions of dark, huge, winged creatures dominate the skies. They're an imposing sight, but these black flying foxes are just big harmless bats, the biggest in the world. Their wingspan can re

发表于:2018-12-05 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 国家地理2007年

Hurricane Maria Hit Puerto Ricos Giant Telescope Hurricane Maria severely damaged Puerto Ricos electricity and communications systems. Millions of people there are without power, water or food. 飓风玛利亚严重破坏了波多黎各的电力和通信

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(128) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年VOA慢速英语(十)月

Sand Sculptors Celebrate Transient Art 沙雕塑家庆祝短暂的艺术 LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA Sculptures made of sand are transient, here today and gone tomorrow, subject to the whims of wind and waves. Yet each year, artists spend hours creating e

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We now believe that Ceratosaurus may have been an ambush predator. 我们现在相信角鼻龙可能是一种伏击掠食者。 Hunting in pairs would allow this meat eater to take on bigger game or to set up an ambush to capture smaller fast moving

发表于:2018-12-28 / 阅读(86) / 评论(0) 分类 侏罗纪搏击俱乐部

11岁的Birke Baehr伯克巴尔讲述我们的食物主要来自很远的,缺少诗情画意的工业化农场。他认为,工业化农场远离我们视线,从而营造了一个梦幻般的,不实际的巨型农业图景。他也向听众描述

发表于:2019-01-05 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 TED公开课:吃吧

我们知道牠们有的巨型,有的恐怖但直到这刻我们才清楚恐龙的真面目。新近的研究,让生物力学、计算机图像界面和特别效果制成最精确的恐龙杀手。每一个科学测试,都令人毛骨悚然。

发表于:2019-01-06 / 阅读(117) / 评论(0) 分类 BBC纪录片

Mysterious Organism Threatens Huge, Mediterranean Clam A microscopic organism is causing a huge clam of the Mediterranean Sea to disappear and ocean scientists are worried. 一种微生物正在导致地中海的一种巨型蛤蜊消失,这令海洋科

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(十二)月

Satao was about 45 years old and believed to have been one the largest living elephants in the world. 约45岁的大象萨陶曾经被认为是世界上存活的最大的大象之一。 Satao was an elephant famous for having tusks so long that they

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Minivan-sized Sponge Found off Hawaii Coast 夏威夷海岸发现巨型海绵动物 It might be hard to imagine, but scientists found a sponge the size of a minivan in deep waters near the Hawaiian Islands. 或许难以想象,科学家在夏威夷群

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(111) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年VOA慢速英语(六)月

Weighing more than a stone and measuring 34in, Oscar is so large he must sleep in his own Wendy house complete with electricity and a potty outside his owner's house in Seaham, County Durham. 来自英国锡厄姆的宠物兔奥斯卡,身长34英寸(

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Conserving wildlife is a struggle all governments face, but nowhere more sole than in China, where the worlds last female rafetus turtle (斑鳖)is about to be introduced to her new home. 600 miles and 17 hours into the journey, the team arrives at t

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喘不过气了吗 Having a little trouble catching your breath there? 不 不 我没事儿 No,no,I'm good. 要是体育老师早告诉我刻苦训练是为了这个 If my P.E. teachers had told me this is what I was training for, 我就会试着再努

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A 16m-high glass church in the shape of a high-heeled shoe has been built in Taiwan, apparently in a bid to attract more women. 台湾建了一座高16米的水晶高跟鞋教堂,以吸引女性游客。 A huge glass... what? 巨型水晶啥? Yes

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(42) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

《生活大爆炸》中Raj那让人似懂非懂的印度口音是不是让你印象深刻?美国脱口秀调侃印度发音是不是让你捧腹大笑?!今天来自北京的小张就来教你怎样发出带有印度神奇咖喱味的印度口音

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 英语万花筒

As the death toll from the heat wave continues to rise...one Indian artist has carved a giant sand sculpture in the country's eastern city of Puri that highlights the dangerous effects of global warming. A simple but bold message...Act fast before it

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China's eastern city of Shanghai has made full use of straw to beautify the city. Three huge crabs made from straw are displayed in a rice field in Chongming County. The artists say the works aim to raise awareness of pollution resulting from burning

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Humans have yet to explore the deep wonders of the sea, but a recent find suggests aliens may have already beaten us to it. 海洋深处的奇迹还有待人类去探索,但最新发现表明,在这方面外星人可能已经打败了我们。 De

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Dutch inventors have unveiled what they called the worlds first giant outside air vacuum cleaner a large purifying system intended to filter out toxic tiny particles from the atmosphere surrounding the machine. 荷兰发明者公布了他们所谓的世

发表于:2019-02-13 / 阅读(123) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

This month in Fringe Foodie our blog about creative types with a passion for whats on their plate we chat to Phil Ferguson, the Melbourne-based crochet prodigy and Instagram sensation with a penchant for donning a drumstick. 在本月的边缘美食家

发表于:2019-02-15 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

It's often hot in India. But the past 10 days have been exceptional, even for one of the hottest places on the planet. The highest temperature recorded on Wednesday reached 116.6 degrees Fahrenheit in the eastern states of Jharkhand and Odisha. 印度一

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间