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

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

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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

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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

Tom, U.K. speaker I was in a typhoon in Hong Kong, and I just arrived with a big heavy backpack, and I had to hide in a telephone box while the street flooded and the water came up around me. Jess, U.K. speaker Natural disaster? No, I haven't been be

发表于:2018-12-28 / 阅读(137) / 评论(0) 分类 一起闲话英语-English Chitchat

今天我们要学的词是 cusp。 Cusp 是尖端、浪尖,常用的表达方式 on the cusp of 是指正处于转变时刻。Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said he believed the U.S. economy was on the cusp of a historically rare era of ultra-low unem

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Hurricane Florence Threatens US East Coast Weather officials are predicting a powerful storm in the Atlantic Ocean will hit Americas southeastern coast later this week. Hurricane Florence, a Category 4 storm, is expected to make landfall in North or

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(九)月

What will you do during your vacation? As for me, I can’t stand just lying around the house and watching TV all day. What I really want is to go outside for some fun. I love basketball. When I play

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Volunteer 志愿者 After hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, 在卡特里娜飓风袭击新奥尔良之后, thousands of volunteers visited the city to help victims of the hurricane. 数千名志愿者前往该市帮助飓风的受灾者。 Volunte

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Todd: So, Alexandra, you said that you were born in Miami. Alexandra, 你说你生于迈阿密。 Alexandra: Yes, I was. 是的。 Todd: And you still live there? 你还住在那儿吗? Alexandra: Yes, I am, I do live there, now. 是的,我现在确

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Several oil and gas facilities in the Gulf of Mexico have resumed operations following Hurricane Katrina. However, an industry analyst says the full extent of damage to generating facilities is still unknown. 美国墨西哥湾地区的几个炼油厂在

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(85) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 Bilingual News

The first American loss of life has been confirmed in Florida and President Obama has warned people to continue taking precautions. I just wanna emphasize to everybody that this is still a really dangerous hurricane, that the potential for storm surg

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 中英双语新闻

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(56) / 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, 由于炸弹威胁

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Artist:Sean Lennon Song:parachute Love is like an aeroplane You jump and then you pray The lucky ones remain In the clouds for days If life is just a stage Let's put on the best show And let everyone know Cause if I have to die tonight I'd rather

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(133) / 评论(0) 分类 音乐咖啡厅

美国偶像第八季冠军单曲No Boundaries Kris Allen - No Boundaries No Boundaries 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 ar

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本期内容: Catastrophic flooding in the US state of Texas is only expected to worsen in coming days as waters rise following a storm of historic proportions. A record 30 inches of rain has already fallen on the city of Houston in the wake of Hur

发表于:2019-02-10 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 夏说英语新闻晨读

动画美食从天而降片尾曲:Raining Sunshine Miranda Cosgrove 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 clo

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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

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