听遍美国之空难性新闻[4]:20th Anniversary of Mt. St. Helens Eruption

听遍美国之空难性新闻[4]:20th Anniversary of Mt. St. Helens Eruption Twenty years ago a massive(1) blast(2) sideways from Mount St. Helens vaporized(3) forests in five thousand degree heat, flattened(4) hundreds of miles of timberland, and killed 57

新西兰英语 767 60 years since Mt Everest success

Sixty years ago today, two men reached the summit of Mt Everest, the highest mountain in the world. They were the first people to do this and return alive. The men were New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay from Nepal. They were part of a B

新西兰英语 691 Explosion on Mt Tongariro

Three months ago, Mt Tongariro erupted, sending a cloud of ash into the sky. Today the same thing happened and it happened suddenly, without any early signs or noise. Again it sent a cloud of ash into the sky, about 5000m high. Listen to August 8th 2

地道英语在线听-Butty 三明治

Jo: This is Real English from BBC Learning English. Im Jo. Jean: And Im Jean. Jo: Today were going to look at words and phrases that you might not find in your English text book. Jean: 学习英式英语非常重要的一部分就是要学习他们日常使用的英语口语，而

超级简单英语阅读:Where’s My Money?

Jack was angry. Joe owed him money. Joe owed him $100. Joe had borrowed $100 a month ago. He had borrowed the money 30 days ago. He said he would pay Jack back the next week. He said that he would pay Jack back in seven days. But he didnt pay Jack ba

2007年VOA标准英语-Newborn Could be Key to Humanity's Future in "C

By Alan Silverman Hollywood 06 January 2007 In a world without babies, a newborn child could be the key to humanity's future in a dark and compelling thriller co-written and directed by Mexican-born filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron. Alan Silverman has this

唱唱跳跳学美语CD2 05-Eeney Meeney Miney Moe

(singing) Eeney meeney miney moe Catch a tiger by the toe If he hollers let him go Eeney meeney miney moe Eeney meeney miney moe (chanting) Eeney meeney miney moe Catch a tiger by the toe If he hollers let him go Eeney meeney miney moe Eeney meeney m

2007年VOA标准英语-Teen Climbs Mt. Everest

By Paul Sisco Washington 25 May 2007 Americans have a new real-life, adventure hero to talk about -- a California teen who has climbed the world's highest peaks with her father. VOA's Paul Sisco introduces us to her. Sir Edmund Hillary made the first

VOA标准英语2010年-Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro to Raise Awar

Joe DeCapua 23 March 2010 There are many, many reasons why we need to focus on (water) as an integral part of our livelihood as human beings and the livelihood of our brothers and sisters around the world. Monday was World Water Day, an annual event

地道英语对话：Key and Lock Problems(2)

A: I need to speak with the manager right away. B: The manager is not here right now. May I take a message? A: Our key doesnt seem to be working in our lock. B: How many times have you used this key in the lock? A: We have already used this key succe

新西兰英语 321 Mt Hutt closed overnight

Last night Mt Hutt skifield was closed and about 1300 skiers had to spend the night on the floor of the lodge on the mountain. There is no sleeping accommodation on the mountain. Yesterday morning, the ski field opened as usual to skiers but by aroun

VOA常速英语2007年-Mt. Washington Observatory Goes to Weather Extr

By Paul Sisco 07 December 2007 The Mount Washington observatory in (the northeastern U.S. state of) New Hampshire is a non-profit, scientific and educational institution with a mission to advance understanding of the Earth's climate systems. It also

新西兰英语 107 Fire on Mt Ruapehu

Two buildings burnt to the ground early yesterday morning at Whakapapa Ski field which is on Mt Ruapehu. People who were staying in huts on the mountain woke around 1am Saturday morning to see a red sky. Some thought that Mt Ruapehu was erupting agai

英语杂谈：77 A visit to flood coty,USA

One of the most famous small towns in America is Johnstown, Pennsylvania, population 24,000.Unfortunately, it owes that fame to a tragedy. In the late 19th Century, Johnstown was the nation's mightiest steel center - more prosperous than Pittsburgh -

新西兰英语 141 Mt Albert Electorate

When Helen Clark left Parliament, the Labour Party announced there would be a by-election in Mt Albert to find a replacement MP. Russell Norman, co-leader of the Green Party, and John Boscawen of the ACT Party both want to be the MP for Mt Albert. Th

英文原版对话1000个:899 Money and Charity

Paul: Hi, this is Paul from England speaking with Katia from Mexico. First question is do you give money to charity? Katia: Well, Paul, it's a difficult question because you really want to help people, but I always question myself where if the money

US Money Transfers to Somalia at Risk

The international aid organization Oxfam says thousands of Somali families could be cut off from much needed aid if a U.S. bank goes through with plans to discontinue its money-wiring services at the end of this month. Last week, a small bank in the

Neymar wins leading scorer in 2012

SAO PAULO, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian superstar Neymar won the prestigious Golden Boot for the second time in his short career with 43 goals in 2012. Across the last twelve months, Neymar has scored 20 goals in the Sao Paulo state championship, ei

新西兰英语 158 Mt Albert by-election results

As expected, David Shearer of the Labour Party, won the Mt Albert by-election yesterday. He received 63% of the vote. This was 12,615 votes. Melissa Lee of the National Party received only 3,426, the Green Party candidate received 2,418 while the ACT

新西兰英语 478 Hillary Ridge on Aoraki / Mt Cook

The South Ridge on Aoraki Mt Cook has been re-named Hillary Ridge. This is to honour Sir Edmund Hillary who was in the group of four climbers who were first to climb along that ridge to the top the mountain in 1948. It took them 7 hours. Aoraki Mt Co