Japanese Emperor Undergoes 1)Prostate Cancer Surgery

Broadcast: Jan 18, 2003 Japan's Emperor Akihito has undergone surgery for prostate cancer. His surgeons say the 2) prognosis for a full recovery look good. Doctors who performed the procedure Saturday

Study Warns of Major Water Shortage in 20 Years

Global Water Outlook 2025: Averting an Impending Crisis, uses 1) sophisticated computer modeling to project how water demand and availability around the world are likely to evolve. The report includes

AIDS-Famine Link in Southern Africa Threatens Region

Broadcast: Jan 29 2003 Two senior U.N. officials warn the HIV/AIDS pandemic in southern Africa is changing the nature of 1) famine in the region and is 2) unleashing a disaster that threatens the exis

VOA慢速英语2014 冰淇淋使游客们的马里兰农场之旅变得甜蜜

Ice Cream Sweetens Visits to Maryland Farms 冰淇淋使游客们的马里兰农场之旅变得甜蜜 Americans love to eat ice cream, a milk and sugar based treat. People Maryland can visit dairy farms across the state to get fresh ice cream and enj

【英语时差8,16】银髮族展开两千公里的单车之旅

Thirty elderly [dict]cyclist[/dict]s began a 2,000-km journey from Taiwan that would take them to Shanghai, Nanjing and Beijing. The [dict]cyclist[/dict]s, with a combined age of more than 2,000, are all volunteers for Concern Care [dict]Society[/dic

美国学生世界地理教材 第80期:越洋之旅(2)

When you sail for London you have to set your watch ahead each night when you go to bed, 如果你乘船去伦敦，每天晚上睡觉前你必须把手表调快一点， so that when you reach London your watch will be five hours ahead of the time y

US Congress Welcomes Bush Plan to Fight AIDS in Africa

Broadcast: Jan 30 2003 President Bush's proposal to Congress to devote $15 billion to the fight against AIDS in Africa and the Caribbean has been welcomed by lawmakers on Capitol Hill. But some are as

英语听力：自然百科 圣河之旅 The Nile尼罗河—35

I have a dancing horse. It dances, a horse, tell him. Would you buy it? -No, I do not want to buy a dancing horse. Producing the cotton for a single T-shirt can require more than 2,500 liters of water. So huge amounts of water are pumped out of the N

英语听力：自然百科 圣河之旅 The Ganges 恒河—6

But down river the rapids are a bit more energetic, white water rafting is fairly new to India, but the tourist industry is growing rapidly along this beautiful section of the Ganges.That was fantastic. Yeah, really, really, you did it really well an

英语听力：自然百科 圣河之旅 The Ganges 恒河—21

We stopped at the waste water pumping station by the side of the road. So this is some so called treated water. A study by an Indian institute of technology found it even after supposedly being treated, the waste water from the tannery still contains

英语听力：自然百科 圣河之旅 The Ganges 恒河—17

But the most important thing, a visitor can do here is to bathe in the sacred waters of the river.-It's a little bit chilly. Soak in for refreshing. Further? -Further... -Would we chain down or two? At this moment, it's better. That would be swept aw

【跟着英剧练发音】A Histry Of Britain - 11 B

文本： A century later, Claudius, the club-foot stammerer, on the face of it, the most unlikely conqueror of all, was determined to get it right. If it was going to be done at all, Claudius reckoned, it had to be done in such massive force that th

英语听力：自然百科 圣河之旅 The Nile尼罗河—9

Outside, the monks were giving thanks for the waters of the Nile. -Here in Ethiopia, we feel that water represents life to human beings. If man doesn't have water, he has to endure draught. The River Nile making its way around Ethiopia nourishes the

英语听力：自然百科 圣河之旅 The Ganges 恒河—31

-Oh, my goodness! That is what we are here for.-Yeah. That's S*, the famous cricketer. -The best cricketer in history? -S*, yes, of course. -And that is the world cup in his hand. -The Cricket World Cup? -Yeah. -He's a world-famous cricketer, but her

英语听力：自然百科 圣河之旅 Yangtze 长江—1

I am going on a series of astonishing adventures, travelling on three of the planet's mightiest rivers. These rivers have given rise to some of the greatest civilizations. For centuries we worshiped their life-giving waters, and fear their awesome de

英语听力：自然百科 圣河之旅 Yangtze 长江—9

-What a beautiful sight!Buddhism originated in India, but flourished in China for centuries, until China's drive for modernity in the early 20th century, and the rise of Communism resulted in the destructional conversion of hundreds of thousands of t

英语听力：自然百科 圣河之旅 Yangtze 长江—25

-Just don't leave me along, Mr.Yu, OK? This is quite possibly one of the most embarrassing things I've done. It seems like me in a zoo. Look around! Take a dip in the Yangtze. Oh, I have to go first? OK, I cross the Yangtze. It's very breath freshing

英语听力：自然百科 圣河之旅 Yangtze 长江—20

It generates vast amounts of hydroelectricity, equivalent of more than half a dozen nuclear power stations. It's longer than 25 football pitches and higher than a 40-story building. Since the 1950s, the Chinese have built more than 22,000 large dams,

英语听力：自然百科 圣河之旅 Yangtze 长江—17

-It's time we got out on the river. We're heading to a port. We're gonna get on a boat.As China's boom, so the newly affluent middle class have started taking holidays around the world. But of course, they're also exploring their vast country and ric

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1126 - 张杰和筷子兄弟的AMA之旅

Topic1 Beijing to pass toughest smoking banBeijing will pass its strictest smoking control law this week, banning smoking in all indoor public places and eliminating smoking rooms at airports. The Standing Committee of the Beijing Municipal People's