Day two, and rather worryingly, the weather doesnt seem to be improving. It also requires a painfully early start. Its an 18-kilometer round trip from the hotel to the summit, which most hikers tackle in one go, averaging eight to nine hours of stead

发表于:2018-12-03 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 自然百科2012年

The U.S. continues to prosecute endangered species traffickers. Michael Hegarty, an Irish national, was sentenced in federal court in Miami, Florida, on November 14th to 18 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for frau

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2017年(12月)

This month, the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, and the U.S. Department of the Interior, the DOI, announced a grant to the Kenya Ministry of Environment and the Africa Conservation Centre to support Kenya's National Wildlife Cons

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The Himalayas are the highest mountains on our globe, They are in Asia, and separate India from Thibet. 喜马拉雅山是地球上最高的山,位于亚洲,在印度与中国西藏之间, They extend in a continuous line for more than a thousa

发表于:2018-12-13 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 美国语文第三册

algae n. 海藻 albatross n. 信天翁 alligator n. 美洲鳄 almond n. 杏仁 alpine adj. 高山的 amphibian adj. 两栖动物 bloom n. 花朵 blossom vi. 开花期 bug n. 窃听器 buzzword n. 时髦话 ecology n. 生态学 infant n./adj. 婴儿 intact adj. 原封不动的 juvenile a

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(96) / 评论(0) 分类 80天攻克雅思核心词汇

在亨利?哈德逊发现纽约港的400年后,埃里克桑德森分享他制作曼娜哈特的三维地图,精细地对照各个街区,呈现城市建立前令人叹为观止的山丘,河流及野生动物生态环境,和当时仍是一片荒

发表于:2019-01-05 / 阅读(107) / 评论(0) 分类 TED公开课:生态谜云

Readers respond to a Sunday Review article, Leaving Only Footsteps? Think Again. 本文是对《户外运动打破了大自然的宁静》(2015年2月17日)一文的回应。 谁该为破坏大自然负责 To the Editor: 致编辑: Leaving Only

发表于:2019-01-06 / 阅读(108) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

A new kind of entertainment was making its debut high in the French Alps Monday that left some of its participants out in the cold. Sheepshearing competitions are typically found in Australia and New Zealand, but farmers in the alpine region adopted

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 万花筒2010年

You've heard of renting a palace, renting a mega yacht, even renting an island. How about renting a country? For $70,000 a night with a two-night minimum and a very strict cancellation policy, you can rent Liechtenstein. Yes, the entire country for a

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Chinese Health Nuts 'Biggest Threat' To India's Bengal Tigers Traditional medicine in China has Indian poachers slaughtering Bengal Tigers in greater numbers and shipping their body parts up north for cold hard cash. 中药材方面的巨大需求使得

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(75) / 评论(0) 分类 英语笔译

Areas of the south-central U.S. are dealing with yet another dangerous winter storm. In Texas, ice caused a 20-car pileup. And at least 4 people died in traffic accidents overnight. The storm is expected to produce similar conditions on the East Coas

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1. The polar vortex continues to drive temperatures down as much as the eastern United States battles wind chills below zero. Freezing temperatures set record lows with some areas colder than much of Antarctic. Fortunately, temperatures are expected

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AS IT IS 2015-06-09 Idea to Reduce Wildlife Trafficking Can Win $500,000 50万美元征集减少偷猎野生动物建议 The U.S. Agency for International Development is launching a competition to fight wildlife poaching and trafficking. USAID is ask

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The first Winter Olympics took place in 1924. In what country were they held? 第一届冬季奥运会于1924年举行。那么在哪个国家举行的? France, Switzerland, Germany or Norway? 法国,瑞士,德国还是挪威? Chamonix, an Alpine

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2018年2月

Sweet Song Gives Away New Bird Species我的歌声你懂得 That, of course, is the sound of the Himalayan forest thrush. And that sound was a clue to field researchers that they might have a new species of bird on their hands. Even though it was in

发表于:2019-01-20 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年Scientific American(四)月

Sweet Song Gives Away New Bird Species我的歌声你懂得 That, of course, is the sound of the Himalayan forest thrush. And that sound was a clue to field researchers that they might have a new species of bird on their hands. Even though it was in

发表于:2019-01-20 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年Scientific American(四)月

Day two, and rather worryingly, the weather doesnt seem to be improving. It also requires a painfully early start. Its an 18-kilometer round trip from the hotel to the summit, which most hikers tackle in one go, averaging eight to nine hours of stead

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 自然百科2012年

This sea lion is one of the regulars at a fishery as she stands on her flippers patiently queuing up for her fish supper. 这头海狮是这个鱼贩的常客之一,它用鳍支撑着身体耐心地排着队等待它的金枪鱼晚餐。 The cheeky

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

The Americas 美洲 Protecting Wild Lives: Stand your ground beef 保护野生动物:坚守立场 Cows that are good at self-defense are also good for jaguars. 能自卫的牛也能抵御美洲豹。 Ranchers in Colombia's Meta department can be ve

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人综合

With the extinction of many precious animal species, a large sum of money has been spent on the protection of wild animals. However, some people hold the opinion that this money should be spent on the human race. These people argue that we have not s

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