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Skyscrapers look like their name: They are buildings so high; it appears like they are scraping, or touching the sky. With better technology, architects people who design buildings engineers and builders have been able to build buildings higher and h

英语听力—环球英语 1421 Beautiful Buildings of Brasilia

Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. Im Liz Waid. Voice 2 And Bruce Gulland. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 A building stands against a bright bl

简单慢速英语阅读:Squares and Circles

Different shapes and forms are everywhere. Boxes and street signs are square or rectangular. Balls and wheels are round. The sun and moon are round. Wedding rings are round. Eggs and light bulbs are almost round. Pyramids and arrow tips are triangula

原版英语小短文 101. Squares and Circles

Different shapes and forms are everywhere. Boxes and street signs are square or rectangular. Balls and wheels are round. The sun and moon are round. Wedding rings are round. Eggs and light bulbs are almost round. Pyramids and arrow tips are triangula

原版英语对话1000个:175 Hurricane Andrew

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

CCTV9英语新闻：Egyptian students torch two buildings on university campus

By CCTV correspondent Yasser Hakim A student was killed Saturday and many more were injured as two buildings were torched in clashes between security personnel and students at Egypts Al Azhar University. Students supporting the outlawed Muslim Brothe

Packages explode at U.S. state government buildings

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Two packages detonated（爆炸） on Thursday at two government buildings in the U.S. state of Maryland, but caused no serious injuries, state authorities said. One package detonated at the Jeffrey Building in Annapoli

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By Jessica Golloher Moscow 27 October 2009 Since the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia has seen a dramatic surge in new construction, especially in cities like Moscow. New buildings and businesses are typically welcomed in any neighborhood, especiall

英美人天天都在说的4000句 45:cross one’s heart

[00:01]L：But everything has changed all of a sudden. [00:04]Please, please don't cry. [00:08]We'll do things, we'll go places, we'll find a new home. [00:13]L：But, what about all my things, and the house? [00:16]H：I'll take care of all those th

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Todd: So, Alexandra you were talking about a hurricane. What hurricane were you talking about? Alexandra，你刚刚说到了飓风。你说的是哪场飓风？ Alex: I was talking about Hurricane Andrew, and as I said before, it was a category 5 hu

新西兰英语 593 100 days for Christchurch city plan

Today, the Minister for Earthquake Recovery, Gerry Brownlee, announced a new Head of the Christchurch city development. He is Warwick Isaacs. He has been in Christchurch since the day after the February earthquake last year, leading the demolition wo

英语访谈对话 175 Hurricane Andrew

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

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Todd: Um, hey, Alan, so I want to go to Vancouver, and I'm really excited about going. I don't know anything about the city. Can you give me some advice or tips on things I should see or do? Alan: Yeah, sure Todd. I'd be happy to. There are a lot of

China to boost construction of green buildings

BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government has established a goal of having green buildings account for 30 percent of new construction projects by 2020, according to an official document released Sunday. The document, which was jointly release

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The Canterbury earthquake on Sept 4th was unusual because no one was killed. It is the only city in the world which has experienced a 7.1 magnitude earthquake without any deaths. Part of the reason for this is our building code. New buildings have to

Buildings collapse after subsidence in S China

GUANGZHOU, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Two buildings consisting of six shops collapsed Monday afternoon after subsidence in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, the municipal government has confirmed. At around 4:40 p.m., subsidence occurr

2016年CRI Official Removed after Illegal Dismantling of Hospital Buildings in Zhengzhou

A large excavator arrived at the No.4 Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University on Thursday morning and began demolishing the buildings of the radiological department and mortuary, while the work of the clinic was still going on and patients and do

2016年CRI Hospital Buildings in Zhengzhou Demolished Illegally

A large excavator arrived at the No.4 Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University on Friday morning and began demolishing the buildings of the radiological department and mortuary without any advance notice. Dozens of young men wearing camouflage coa

Buildings reglazed after meteorite strike in Russia

MOSCOW, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Most buildings damaged by Friday's meteorite fall in Russia's central Urals Region have been restored, and educational institutions will operate as usual on Monday. Xinhua reporters saw in the hardest-struck Chelyabinsk Re

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Two schools have closed buildings because engineers said they would not be safe in an earthquake. Last Friday Golden Bay High School in Nelson closed one classroom block. It was built 60 years ago, before the 1973 earthquake standards for buildings.