The Roman feast of Saturnalia 农神节的盛宴

Our history and our culture have come about because a lot of ordinary people have done some really terrible jobs. And our traditional Christmas is no exception. However dreadful it's been, having to d

60秒科学:Fog Found on Saturn's Moon Titan

Fog Found on Saturn's Moon Titan A study in Astrophysical Journal Letters reveals that Titan may be home to the familiar atmospheric condition known as fog--but made out of methane. Karen Hopkin reports The northeast just had its first big snow of th

Spacecraft Finds Saturn's Rings Dirty and Decaying　

By David McAlary The U.S. Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn has found evidence that the giant planet's dazzling rings are decaying and may eventually be gone. And the rings are dirtier than thought,

2007年VOA标准英语-Australian Lifeguards Get a New Look

By Phil Mercer Sydney 24 January 2007 For decades the bronzed, blond and blue-eyed lifesaver has been an Australian icon. Now the face of the Australian lifesaving is changing drastically, thanks to a concerted effort to broaden the membership base.

VOA标准英语2008年-Australian Conference Promotes Radical Building

Office blocks modeled on termite nests and buildings that can resist climate change have been the focus at a conference by some of Australia's most influential designers in Melbourne. They are calling for radical changes to the way that buildings ar

Australian PM 'Stand Firms' Behind US-Afghan War Strategy

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard reaffirmed her support for the war in Afghanistan and pledged cooperation with the United States on issues in the Asia-Pacific region during an address to the U.S. Congress. Prime Minister Gillard delivered wha

英语听力：自然百科 行星旅行：土星 Saturn—6

Everyone is familiar with the rings of Saturn. But what would you highlight if it were you sending back the postcards? Every tour itinerary has one main attraction. With Saturn, you just can't miss the rings. As imaging team leader for Cassini, Carol

英语听力：自然百科 行星旅行：土星 Saturn—7

And the icy grains on the Saturnian beaches are washed by passing traffic. When a moon comes by, it creates a wake just like a motor boat creates a wake that goes behind it. And I kind of imagine the ring particles doing an intricate cosmic dance aro

英语听力：自然百科 行星旅行：土星 Saturn—9

We are interested in studying seasonal changes on Saturn, because of its extremes affected the rains. Already we know the sky was blue, when the northen hemisphere came out of the shadow and it's now turn sort of pinkish yellowish, hazy color, becaus

英语听力：自然百科 行星旅行：土星 Saturn—3

Saturn might be the second largest planet in the solar system, but like gas giant neighbor Jupiter, its a triumph of show over substance. Saturn, first of all is a big giant gas ball, actually its a big giant ball of fluid, and the outer parts of it

英语听力：自然百科 行星旅行：土星 Saturn—5

With Saturn's 62 known moons, Cassini finds itself in good company without of this world photo opportunity to make even a seething professional gasp. Saturn is the most photogenic planet in all the solar system, so I just, you know, I mean, you could

新西兰英语 114 New Zealanders help with Australian

It is now nearly four weeks since the start of the terrible bush fires in the state of Victoria, Australia, which killed more than 200 people. 53 New Zealand fire fighters came to Victoria to help fight the fires. Today, they returned home and 57 new

Australian dollar hits 28-year high

CANBERRA, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Australian dollar hit a 28 year high as it edged closer to parity with the U.S. dollar, rising to a new post-float record of 99.70 U.S. cents on Thursday morning. At 11:15am (AEDT) on Thursday, the local unit was tra

2007年VOA标准英语-Australian City Rejects Sudanese Refugees

By Phil Mercer Tamworth, Australia 15 January 2007 Australia's most-famous musical town, Tamworth, is beset by a dispute over the city council's decision to reject refugees from Sudan. City councilors have voted down a request by the Department of I

VOA双语新闻2008年：Australian Sheep Shearers

Australia's wool industry faces a chronic lack of sheep shearers. They are being lured to better paid jobs in the booming mining sector, just as demand from China, which buys about 60 percent of Australian wool, is soaring. 澳大利亚的羊毛业长期

Djokovic ready to defend his Australian Open title

MELBOURNE, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Should Djokovic lift the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup in two weeks' time, not only will he remain No. 1, he will also become the first player in the Open era to win three consecutive Australian Open titles. From my pers

白领商务英语－经典案例11：Saturn

Employee-Management Relations Facing Business Challenges at Saturn Negotiating a Radically New Contract Richard LeFauve of General Motors and Donald Ephlin of the United Auto Workers (UAW) had been ad

Australian McCardel to attempt swimming across Florida Straits

HAVANA, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Australian swimmer Chloe McCardel announced her intentions to swim across the Florida Straits without the protection of an anti-shark cage, Cuban media highlighted here Wednesday. According to Radio Havana Cuba, McCarde

Australian gov't signals lower economic growth rate

CANBERRA, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Australian federal government on Sunday signaled its mid-year budget review will reveal a lower- than-estimated growth rate for the Australian economy. Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan and Federal Finance Minister Penny Wong

Australian gov't lifts freeze on refugee processing

CANBERRA, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Australian federal government（联邦政府） on Thursday announced it will immediately lift a freeze on the processing of claims from Afghanistan（阿富汗） asylum seekers. The six-month freeze on processing, whi