英语听力—环球英语 1372 The East-West Position Clock

Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. Im Mike Procter. Voice 2 And Im Liz Waid. 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 The year was 1707. The English shi

科学美国人60秒 SSS 影响地球的不止是太阳和月亮

Jupiter and Venus Squeeze Earth's Orbit The Sun exerts an enormous and obvious influence on the Earth, with its gravity and light. But other bodies also have a small say in our affairs. 太阳用其重力和光线对地球产生巨大而明显的影响

【突破英文词汇】meter, metr -- measure 度量

1. barometer /bəˈrɔmitə/ -- instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure as an aid in determining probable weather changes When the barometer indicates a rapid drop in air pressure, it means a storm is coming. 气压计显示出气压快速下降时

英语听书《海底两万里》第453期 第27章 南极(12)

I found a place near him and waited without speaking. 我站在他旁边，我等候着，不说话。 Noon arrived, and just as on the day before, the sun didn't put in an appearance. 正午到了，跟昨天一样，太阳不出来。 It was sheer

英语听书《海底两万里》第455期 第27章 南极(14)

Breakfast over, I made my way ashore. 早餐完了，我就到地上去。 The Nautilus had gone a few more miles during the night. 诺第留斯号在夜间又向上前进了好几海里。 It lay well out, a good league from the coast, which was cro

英语听书《海底两万里》第457期 第27章 南极(16)

I held the chronometer. 我手拿着航海时计。 My heart was pounding mightily. If the lower half of the sun's disk disappeared just as the chronometer said noon, we were right at the pole. 我的心跳得厉害。如果太阳轮盘的一半隐没的

SSS 2009-08-12

Youve given some thought to oxygen, carbon, uranium. But youve probably never mused about the element ytterbium, symbol Yb. A new study by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, or NIST, says that ytterbium could find a rol

2007年VOA标准英语-Asian Financial Experts Advocate Regional Effor

By Douglas Bakshian Manila 02 July 2007 Asian economic experts say regional integration is the best way to prevent another financial crisis like the one that began 10 years ago. The region has bounced back, but officials at the Asian Development Bank

2006年VOA标准英语-Nepal's Economy Suffers as Political Crisi

By Patricia Nunan Kathmandu 24 April 2006 As Nepal's political stalemate and communist insurgency drags on, the economy is feeling the impact - with shops bearing the brunt of government-imposed curfe

VOA标准英语2012--Saudi Women Slowly Advance Cultural Change

Saudi Women Slowly Advance Cultural Change This year something new has appeared on the streets of Saudi cities, female shop assistants. For now, they're only found in lingerie stores. King Abdullah signed a decree to change the law after years of pro

VOA标准英语2009年-Dealing with Russia a Key Challenge for Obama

According to three former senior U.S. government officials, one of the central foreign policy questions facing the incoming Obama administration will be how to deal with a resurgent Russia. Most experts agree that relations between Washington and Mo

VOA标准英语2012--Did Early Man Contribute to Central Africa Climate Change?

Did Early Man Contribute to Central Africa Climate Change? If humans are responsible for speeding the climate change currently underway, it may not be the first time. Scientists say a long time ago in Central Africa, early farmers may have contribute

英语新词:这些meter后缀单词 你理解对了么?

英语新词:这些meter后缀单词 你理解对了么? anemometer n. 风力计，[气象] 风速计。 audiometer n. [耳鼻喉] 听度计，听力表；测听计；音响测定器。 barometer n. [气象] 气压计；晴雨表；显示变化的事物

英语听书《白鲸记》第143期

He was by no means ill-looking; quite the contrary. 他是一个精力充沛的人，像古埃及人那样有感染力。仿佛他会以这副模样永生！ His pure tight skin was an excellent fit; and closely wrapped up in it, and embalmed with in

《俞敏洪GRE红宝书》朗读-a19

chiromancy n．手相术 chirp v．(鸟或虫)唧唧叫 chivalrous adj．武士精神的，侠义的 chivalry n.骑士制度 choleric a．易怒的，暴躁的 chop n．(用斧头等)砍，(风)突然改

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Says Central Asian Countries Violate Human R

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 07 May 2007 Louise Arbour, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, informs journalists after return from her visit to Central Asia, 07 May 2007 The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, says countries in Centra

VOA常速英语2007年-Al-Qaida in North Africa Claims Responsibility

By VOA News 11 December 2007 Al-Qaida's North African wing has claimed responsibility for two deadly car bomb blasts Tuesday outside U.N. offices and a government building in Algeria's capital. Algerian government officials say at least 26 people wer

VOA标准英语2011--Putting Planet First in Climate Change Talks

Putting Planet First in Climate Change Talks 气候变化会议把关爱地球放在首位 At the U.N. climate change conference in Durban, South Africa, theres a call to view the issue as a moral imperative. The man whos called South Africas green b

英语听书《海底两万里》第188期 第14章 黑潮暖流(2)

There was nothing to be seen. Not a reef, not an islet. No more Abraham Lincoln. A deserted immenseness. 我们望不见什么。望不见暗礁，望不见小岛。林肯号不见了；望见的只是一片汪洋的海水。 Raising his sextant, Cap

英语听书《白鲸记》第342期

The chief mate of the Pequod was Starbuck, a native of Nantucket, and a Quaker by descent. 裴廓德号的大副叫斯达巴克,他是个南塔开特土著,也是个桂克的后代。 He was a long, earnest man, and though born on an icy coast, seeme