英语畅谈世界文化lesson7:Great Barrier Reef大堡礁

英语畅谈世界文化lesson7:Great Barrier Reef大堡礁

Study: Breaking Blood-Brain Barrier to Treat Brain Diseases

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. Our brains are protected by our skull. But that is not the only protection it has. A natural barrier around our brains prevents germs and other damaging substances in the blood from ente

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Time: The Kalief Browder Story' Depicts Issues With Solitary Confinement

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Finally today, in recent years, we've heard a number of stories about the ways the criminal justice system has failed someone or some people. It's always painful, and it's always troubling. But it's particularly troubling when th

美国国家公共电台 NPR North Dakota Prison Officials Think Outside The Box To Revamp Solitary Confinement

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: There are slightly more than 2 million people who are incarcerated in the U.S. That is nearly equal to the entire population of the city of Houston. Among those prisoners, thousands serve time in solitary confinement, isolated in

留学生在中国 第24期 Language Barrier 语言障碍

Chapter 24 Language Barrier between Chinese and Foreigners第 24章 中外语言障碍David：Do you know any foreign experts here in China? 你认识在中国工作的外国专家吗？ You：No, language is a real barrier between Chinese and foreig

不择手段背单词(711):barrier界线,屏障,障碍物

barrier, ['briə] n （用来禁止通行的各种）障碍物（如：栅栏和关卡）＝obstacle 【例】The police put a barrier 警察设了路障。barrier of speech 语言的隔阂

Israeli High Court to Consider Legality of Security Barrier

Israeli High Court to Consider Legality of Security Barrier Ross Dunn Israel's high court has agreed to consider the legality of a controversial West Bank security barrier , just weeks before the proj

VOA英语2010年-Sweden Appeals British Bail for 'WikiLeaks'

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will remain in jail after Swedish prosecutors appealed a British judge's decision to grant bail. Assange is wanted for questioning in connection with allegations of sexual molestation and rape in Sweden. A British jud

美国国家公共电台 NPR While Corals Die Along The Great Barrier Reef, Humans Struggle To Adjust

A MARTINEZ, HOST: There are few places on Earth where the impact of climate change is more noticeable than along the Great Barrier Reef. It's the planet's largest living organism that now has become the world's largest dying organism. In the past 18

美国国家公共电台 NPR To Reform Prison System, Corrections Officer Put Himself In Solitary Confinement

To Reform Prison System, Corrections Officer Put Himself In Solitary Confinement play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0005:37repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or u

美国国家公共电台 NPR Documentary Focuses On 'Voicelessness And Helplessness' Of Solitary Confinement

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We have one more conversation about the prison system with a look at a new film about solitary confinement. As we just talked about, prisons are closed off from the outside world. That's just one reason the access granted to dire

英语听力：自然百科 澳大利亚大堡礁 Great Barrier Reef—15

Today, the elements that support the reef are in fine balance--sun, wind and waves. But it doesn't take much to tip the balance, plummeting this huge reef into disaster. It might happen sonner than you think. Eighteen million years ago, a series of r

英语听力：自然百科 澳大利亚大堡礁 Great Barrier Reef—18

It's an astounding mechanism, but it looks like it's being overwhelmed. Recently, the coral has been telling us that its had enough. Because when it overheats, it self-destructs, expelling the algae that live with them. They turn deathly pale, a proc

英语听力：自然百科 澳大利亚大堡礁 Great Barrier Reef—1

Where the forces of nature meet? In a hidden world, a tropical miracle. At this moment, evolution is building a living colossus, a giant built by nature's tiniest creature, a model of reincarnation, a survivor born from disasterthe Great Barrier Reef

每日一词【239】barrier：障碍

今天我们要学的词是barrier。 Barrier是障碍的意思。Language barrier, 是语言障碍。Trade barrier, 是贸易壁垒。The lack of funding was the biggest barrier to the road improvement, 意思是道路改善的最大障碍是缺少资

2007年VOA标准英语-West Bank Barrier, New Divide in Palestinian-Is

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 14 June 2007 The human rights group Amnesty International has called for the dismantling of the Israeli security barrier in the West Bank. The London-based group says the barrier has had a disastrous impact on the lives of Pal

学个词Learn a Word 第239期 Barrier

今天我们要学的词是barrier。 Barrier是障碍的意思。Language barrier, 是语言障碍。Trade barrier, 是贸易壁垒。The lack of funding was the biggest barrier to the road improvement, 意思是道路改善的最大障碍是缺少资

VOA常速英语2007-Chuck Yeager Broke Sound Barrier 60 Years Ago

By Paul Sisco Washington 12 October 2007 American test pilot Chuck Yeager flew a plane through the sound barrier on October 14th, 1947. VOA's Paul Sisco takes a look back at the famous feat and the man who first flew at Mach 1. Some say only the Wrig

美国国家公共电台 NPR New York's Solitary Confinement Overhaul Gets Pushback From Union

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Here in the United States, some prison guards are defending the use of solitary confinement. It's been controversial for centuries. As long ago as 1824, the Marquis de Lafayette, hero of the American Revolution, was shocked to le

US Artists Hurdle Over Israel’s Barrier

The barrier separating Israel from West Bank Palestinian territories is the theme of a Washington exhibit by a dozen U.S. and Canadian-based artists. Each gives a different representation of what the artist views as an obstacle to peace. The curator