Lesson 7 The Delights of South Island

One of the odder coincidences of physical geography is the fact that there are two double islands, roughly the same size, positioned at each other's antipodes, or farthest-distant point. The islands o

初中英语人教版初三年级上册18

[00:23.69]Discuss the following questions with your partner. [00:34.46]1.What kind of weather does Hainan have? [00:48.20]2.Would you like to live on Hainan Island?Why or why not? [01:26.33]Hainan Island is the second largest island of China. [01:49.

News & Reports 2010-11-28

Hello and Welcome to News and Reports on China Radio International. In This Edition China closes the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou with officials hailing the event as the best ever in history. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi calls on North and S

VOA慢速英语--韩国济州岛：治愈之地

South Koreas Jeju Island: A Healing Place South Koreas Jeju Island has been compared to the Hawaiian islands of the United States. The so-called Hawaii of Korea is off the countrys southern coast. The island is especially popular among newly married

高中英语人教版高一下讲解12

[00:03.21]Study the following map carfully, [00:11.55]name 10 cities and tell their positions in the country. [01:09.49]Next ot Egmont,one of the inactive volcanoes in North Island,is Taranaki. [01:36.44]As the capital of Hawke's Bay is a coastal tow

2017年CRI B&R Initiative brings new opportunities for the South Pacific: Fiji PM

Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama. [Photo: China Plus] Among the 29 heads of state or government attending the upcoming Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing will be Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama. What does the

北师大初中英语八年级上--Expansion3-1

[00:00.62]UNIT 3 [00:07.67]Expansion 3 [00:12.97]Exercise 2 [00:15.15]My name is Kevin. [00:17.00]I am from New Zealand. [00:19.24]Here is some information about my country. [00:23.44]New Zealand is in the South Pacific Ocean [00:27.25]about 1,000 mi

新西兰英语 790 May weather

New Zealand is a long country, ranging from 37 degrees latitude in the far north to 47 degrees latitude in the far south. It is not surprising that we have very different weather in different parts of the country. More North Westerly winds affected t

新西兰英语 764 South Island lakes need rain

This morning, New Zealanders had an extra hour in bed because we turned our clocks back. Summer time is finished. Already, we can feel the mornings and evenings are colder. In most of the South Island, the day time temperatures are cold too. However,

CNN 2010-07-06

And we begin with those heavy rains and tornadoes that are pounding south Texas as Hurricane Alex comes ashore. The season's first hurricane actually made landfall in northeastern Mexico with 100-mile-an-hour winds. Alex has weakened and it's moved i

新西兰英语 586 Storm hits North Island

Strong winds and heavy rain have caused problems in many places in the North Island and the upper part of the South Island. About 16,000 homes in South Taranaki and Wanganui have no electricity as power poles and lines fell. 600 power lines are down.

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你那些到了能干活年龄的孩子们可以受雇做牧工。德罗海达将成为一个家族企业，由家里人经营而无须外人插手。' 她说给咱们寄去澳大利亚的钱了吗？菲问道。 帕迪一挺腰板。我不会为这种

台湾邀请外媒登南海太平岛

As the C130 Hercules makes a bumpy landing on Taiwan-controlled Taiping island, a small tropical outcrop little longer than its 1.2km runway, mobile phones receive a text message from a Vietnamese network that says Welcome to Vietnam. 随着C-130大力

新西兰英语 467 The weather

Snow finally came to the mountains and ski fields in both the North Island and the South Island. Queenstown had their winter festival two weeks ago without snow. The ski field was not open. Now the snow is on the mountain and in the town. On the othe

CCTV9英语新闻：South China Sea island building to finish soon

China's Foreign Ministry says some of the land reclamation on the Nansha islands and reefs in the South China Sea will soon be completed. The Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that based on its understanding from the relevant authorities, and accordin

新西兰英语 163 Maui Gas

Last week, Shell celebrated the discovery of gas in New Zealand 40 years ago. In 1969, gas was discovered off the coast of Taranaki on the west coast of the North Island. At that time, it was one of the biggest gas discoveries in the world. Ten years

Fishing ban starts in South China Sea

GUANGZHOU, May 16 (Xinhua) -- A two-and-a half month fishing ban began at noon Wednesday in most parts of the South China Sea as part of ongoing efforts to rehabilitate the area's marine resources, according to fishery authorities. The Hainan provinc

新西兰英语 480 More snow

We have had an unusual winter storm for the last two or three days but it is not finished yet. Bitterly cold weather from the Antarctic has gradually spread over the whole country. First the far south of the South Island including the towns of Dunedi

新西兰英语 432 Control of Fresh Water

The Minister for the Environment, Dr Nick Smith, said today that the government will spend money on controlling our fresh water and will make some important laws. New Zealand is number 3 in the world for the amount of water per person. We have many r

VOA常速英语2007年-South African Movie Shows How Football Unified

By Terry FitzPatrick Cape Town 12 November 2007 During South Africa's apartheid era, many of the nation's black activists were detained in a notorious island prison near Cape Town. A new film is revealing a bit of hidden history about prison life. Th