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Neil stood by the rail. He looked at the water 30 feet below. The boat left the dock. Everyone was enjoying the view. People were taking pictures of the Manhattan skyline. The wind suddenly gusted. The strong gust blew Neil's cap off. He saw it hit t

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CNN 2011-05-16

Louisiana is trying to prepare as this bulge of flood water moves south down the Mississippi River. In New Orleans yesterday, the water level was at 17 feet. But officials don't think the river will crest -- hit its highest point -- until it hits 19

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One day a fox fell into a well, he could not scramble out again. The water was ont very deep, but the size of the well was move and recovered with slippery mass. So that every time the fox struggle up a few inches he slipped down again with the spla

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2006年VOA标准英语-Building Better Levees Before the Next Hur

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Woman Returns To Her Slave Cabin Childhood Home In The Smithsonian

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The National Museum of African-American History and Culture here in Washington has many artifacts connected to slavery. For one woman, visiting the museum this week was a literal homecoming. Isabell Meggett Lucas was born and raise

2018年CRI Video of natural snow pile formation goes viral

The piles of snow are almost the same size, and each one sits in the middle of a paving brick. Because of their shape and size, some netizens say they resemble steamed buns called mantou, which are popular in northern China. Bian Yun, an expert with

选择一个节能的供暖系统

The more you know about the various heating systems that are available on the market today, the better able you will be to choose the best one for your home. Obviously, your main goal (besides being comfortable), is to have a heating and air conditio

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There would soon be an explosion; the kettle would be burst open. It is in this way that boiler explosions are often caused. When there is too much steam in a boiler, and it cannot get out, it presses against the sides of the boiler, until at last th

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An oil-splattered BP（英国石油公司） engineer's boiler suit has become one of the most successful Halloween costumes in the United States. More than 10,000 of the outfits have been sold in the approach to this year's October 31 holiday, which

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Today we meet the English word folly, and we visit a strange old building and an art exhibition. Lets start with the word folly. I guess you know what foolish means. If someone is foolish, he or she does stupid or unwise things. We can call such a pe

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Number ten. The Great Wall of China is the only man-made object visible from space. 第十。中国长城是唯一能在太空中看到的人造物体。 To see something on Earth from space, it would have to be pretty big, 要从太空看到地球上的

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The Town That Fought A Volcano, And Won 火山喷发（volcanic eruption）是一种奇特的地质现象，是地壳运动的一种表现形式，也是地球内部热能在地表的一种最强烈的显示。是岩浆等喷出物在短时间内从火