托福听力短文 II-08-2

(MA) Scientists are always on the lookout for alternative sources of energy. Today we're going to discuss one that's so plentiful they say it could supply more energy than all the coal and oil in the world. It's found in something called gas hydrate

新西兰英语 765 Aluminium Smelter

The aluminium smelter at Tiwai Point near Invercargill opened in 1971. It had a contract to buy cheap electricity, generated by hydro-electricity from Lake Manapouri which is not far away. Now in 2013, 13% of all electricity generated in New Zealand,

日本成功分离可燃冰 或化解能源危机

Japan said Tuesday it had successfully extracted methane hydrate, known as fire ice, from its seabed, possibly unlocking many years' worth of gas for the resource-starved country. In what they are claiming as a world first, a consortium is drilling f

VOA标准英语2010年-Dry Water Makes Waves in Fight Against

Ben Carter Powdered material called dry water, could provide a new way to store carbon dioxide in an effort to fight global warming. Dry water looks a lot like fine white sand, which isn't surprising since what makes it dry is that each tiny water dr

BBC榜单：世界最伟大10家博物馆

Musee dOrsay, France 奥赛美术馆，法国 Standing on the Left Bank of the Seine, this venerable Paris museum was opened in 1986 in a former Beaux-Arts railway station and hotel. The layout uses its previous incarnation to full effect galleries c

购物英语对话-Buying a Pan(1)

A: I am looking for a pan. B: No problem. What size would you like? A: A big one would be nice. B: How about this one? It's our biggest16 in diameter. A: Oh, yes. I like that one. But it's too heavy. B: Okay, try this one. It's made of aluminum. A: O

购物英语对话-Buying a Pan(4)

A: Can you help me find a pan? B: Are you looking for a small, medium, or large pan? A: I want a big pan. B: Does this one look big enough? A: Yes, it's the right size, but it weighs too much. B: Well, what do you think of the aluminum pan? A: It's l

购物英语对话-Buying a Pan(3)

A: I'd like to purchase a pan. B: Is there any particular size that you want? A: Well, I cook a lot of big meals. B: What do you think of this one? It's a 16 pan. A: Yes, that's the right size, but it's so heavy. B: Well, look at our aluminum pan. It

购物英语对话-Buying a Pan(2)

A: I need a pan. B: Okay. Do you have a particular size in mind? A: Well, the bigger the better, I think. B: Look at this one. It's our biggest pan. A: Yes, that is big enough, but it's too heavy for me. B: Okay, we have the same thing in aluminum. A

【购物】买平底锅-Buying a Pan

A: I am looking for a pan. B: No problem. What size would you like? A: A big one would be nice. B: How about this one? It's our biggest16 in diameter. A:I like that one, but it's too heavy. B: Okay, try this one. It's made of aluminum. A: This is muc

英语听力：自然百科 神秘百慕大 bermuda triangle—9

It's very hard to tell. We've just hit the water. It's very hard to tell what altitude we're at. We've crashed the airplane at 930 feet. It seems clear that flying into that methane caused enough confusion in the instruments and with Thomas and he en

经济学人144:波音公司的不幸 噩梦般的客机

IT WAS tempting fate to call an ambitious new aircraft the Dreamliner. A combination of radical technology and a novel outsourced system of manufacture has turned the Boeing 787 into a nightmare. 把一架充满雄心的新型飞机称为梦幻客机，

“爱疯7”成新自拍神器

Selfies could soon be even sharper, if claims about Apple's next iPhone are confirmed. 若关于下一代iPhone的推测属实，自拍体验或许会更加炫酷。 Experts analysed the recent test version of iOS 9 released by the firm - and founds

卖空者再次瞄准香港中概股

Two fresh attacks by short sellers on Hong Kong-listed stocks are testing the citys efforts to limit companies ability to halt their shares from trading without answering allegations. 卖空者对香港上市股票发起的两起最新袭击，正在考

中国忠旺拟收购美国铝制品企业

A controversial Chinese metals entrepreneur plans to acquire Aleris, a privately held American rolled aluminium products producer, for $1.11bn in cash plus $1.22bn in net debt. 一位引发争议的中国金属制品企业家计划以11.1亿美元现金

AP 2011-06-13

1. The search continues for 20-year-old Lauren Spierer. Police have few leads but suspect foul play in the disappearance of the Indiana University sophomore who has been missing for five days. 2. Moammar Gadhafi stood defiant in the face of the heavi

语法精讲：And 的一些特殊用法和汉译

And是一个常用的并列连词。其一般的用法和译法，已有不少文章论及。本文仅就and的一些特殊用法作一简单介绍。 一、And前后的两部分表示同时发生的动作，或同时存在的属性、特征等可译为

经济学人:自由兑换:欧元区的经常账户盈余(2)

Current-account imbalances are not always a cause for concern. 经常账户失衡并不总是一件令人担忧的事。 As a matter of arithmetic, they measure the gap between domestic savings and investment. 基于数理逻辑，他们对国内储蓄

夏说英语新闻晨读 第395期:流汗越多 强度越大?

本期内容： How much you sweat doesn't necessarily correlate with the intensity of your workout. It is due to a number of factors, including gender (men tend to sweat more than women) and age (younger people sweat more than older people) as well

经济学人:几内亚人的火星生活(1)

In the small village of Lasanayah, Mamadou Kalissa looks out over his ancestral home. 在Lasanayah的一个小村庄里，马马杜卡利萨朝着自己的老家看去。 Last year it was farmland but now bauxite mining has turned it into a Martian l