Back in Houston, the country's fourth largest city is a hub of the nation's oil refineries, and, in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, gas prices are up. AAA says the national average for regular gas is now $2.59 a gallon. That's 23 cents higher than just

发表于:2018-12-05 / 阅读(38) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈商业系列

CARL AZUZ, CNN 10 ANCHOR: Hello and welcome to CNN 10. My name is Carl Azuz but it's the name Michael that's making headlines today. It's a storm that formed in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday. Blast western Cuba as a Category 1 hurricane on Monday and i

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(82) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2018年10月

飓风纳特袭击墨西哥湾 This is AP News Minute. Hurricane Nate came ashore at the mouth of the Mississippi River Saturday, pelting the central Gulf Coast as a category-1 storm. Nate had maximum winds of 85 miles per hour, and was projected to

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(99) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2017(十)月

IN THE NEWS - Hurricane Irene Hits Northeastern United States 时事新闻 - 飓风艾琳席卷美国东北部 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语时事新闻。 Emergency crews in the eastern United States a

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年VOA慢速英语(九)月

President Bush says the federal government has learned lessons from the mixed response to last year's killer hurricane along America's Gulf Coast. 布什总统表示,联邦政府已经从去年横扫美国墨西哥湾沿岸的卡特里娜飓风中得

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(40) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 Bilingual News

But climate change is our new reality. And if we don't take steps to mitigate it, we will continue to see powerful, severe hurricanes. 但是,气候变化是我们必须要面对的新现实。而且如果我们再不采取行动来减轻它的话,

发表于:2018-12-25 / 阅读(42) / 评论(0) 分类 留美老师带你每日说英文

Irma Weakens After Hard Hits on Caribbean, Florida Hurricane Irma has weakened to a tropical storm after causing widespread damage on Caribbean islands and the U.S. state of Florida. 飓风艾玛在加勒比海岛以及美国佛罗里达州造成大面

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年VOA慢速英语(九)月

Puerto Rico Students Still Suffer Effects of Hurricane Maria One year has passed since Hurricane Maria struck the United States territory of Puerto Rico. But even before the storm hit, education officials had begun closing schools on Puerto Rico to s

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(十)月

They thought it could bring people together. The New York City Marathon due to be held this weekend might have given folks something to cheer about in the wake of Sandy. But hosting a marathon in which runners would make their way through devastated

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(44) / 评论(0) 分类 万花筒2012年

老板Tom打电话给秘书Susan。 Tom: (On the phone) Hey Susan, how are things at the office? 嘿,苏珊,事情办理顺利吗? S: Oh, hi boss. Things are fine. But...aren't you supposed to be on a plane right now? I booked you on a 9:30 fli

发表于:2019-01-15 / 阅读(45) / 评论(0) 分类 商务礼节美语

老板Tom的班机因为台风来袭而停飞,Tom从机场打电话给秘书Susan,了解公司在中国的工厂有没有受到台风的破坏。 (Phone rings) T: Susan? 是苏珊吗? S: Yes? 是的,怎么了? T: It's bad news. All flights

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老板Tom的班机因为台风来袭而停飞,从机场打电话给秘书Susan布置工作。 Tom: And if you don't mind, call our factory in China and see if things are OK there. I'm worried about flooding. 如果你不介意的话,给我们在中

发表于:2019-01-15 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 商务礼节美语

Miranda Cosgrove - Raining Sunshine Sunshine, Sunshine, Raining, Sunshine When you think all hope is gone There's a place somewhere beyond Take a chance and realize It's right before your very eyes Leave the Dark clouds far behind And step outside, t

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President Bush has led the nation in a day of prayer and remembrance for the people killed by the winds and flood waters of Hurricane Katrina. 布什总统主持了今天全国的祈祷日活动,纪念在卡特里娜飓风和洪水中丧生的民众。

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 Bilingual News

以下段落是摘自新闻里的一些重要信息,并不是一个段落的听写。空内信息可在本新闻中全部找到,大家可以根据这些信息复述新闻。 一、泛听建议: 1、完整听一遍,掌握大意。 2、继续听,特

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 NPR边听边练

今天我们要学的词是evacuate。 Evacuate, 是指撤离危险地带。Passengers evacuated the train due to a fire on board, 由于火车起火,乘客全部下 车。Students evacuated their classrooms because of a bomb threat, 由于炸 弹威

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Todd: So, Alexandra you were talking about a hurricane. What hurricane were you talking about? Alex: I was talking about Hurricane Andrew, and as I said before, it was a category 5 hurricane. I was not in the city when it came through, however I did

发表于:2019-02-16 / 阅读(42) / 评论(0) 分类 英语趣味课堂

今天我们要学的词组是ride out。Ride out,意思是安全度过。People who rode out Hurricane Harvey in devastated Rockport, Texas, described how their houses felt like they were breathing. 那些在满目苍夷的德州罗克伯特市安全

发表于:2019-02-24 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

Seconds, hours, so many days You know what you want, but how long can you wait Every moment lasts forever when you feel you've lost your way What if my chances are already gone Started believing that I could be wrong But you give me one good reason T

发表于:2019-03-04 / 阅读(221) / 评论(0) 分类 好听的英文歌曲

If you say you're the firework at the bay 如果你说你是海湾的烟火 I wish I could be a wave 我希望我能成为波浪 After the rain you light up the gray 雨后你点亮了灰色的天空 Far away you're the galaxy from space 远方的你来

发表于:2019-03-11 / 阅读(143) / 评论(0) 分类 听歌学英语