英语口语1+1:Add fuel to the fire

Fuel Cell Cost-Cutting

By Caty Weaver Broadcast: July 25, 2003 This is Bill White with the VOA Special English Environment Report. Researchers say they have found a way to reduce the cost of some 1)fuel cell production. The

Uses Hydrogen1 as Fuel2

Broadcast: February 14, 2003 By George Grow This is the VOA Special English Environment Report. President Bush has offered a plan to speed development of technology that uses hydrogen as fuel. His goa

VOA标准英语2012--Blended Organic-Conventional Farming Could Feed World

Blended Organic-Conventional Farming Could Feed World In rural Maryland, an hour-and-a-half drive from Washington, Bill Mason is tilling his fields to plant organic maize and soybeans. About two-thirds of his 340 hectares are organic, but not all of

国家地理-2008-05-24 Fuel Cell 聚焦燃料电池

For something that could revolutionize the world, its come along very slowly. The fuel cell was invented in 1839, but there was little development until the 1950s when NASA started to use them in space where they are still used today. Now, after yea

SSS 2011-08-15

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Conventional poultry farms use antibiotics extensively, which contributes to the rise of antibiotic-resistant pathogens. But farms that turn to organic

英语新词：“MOOC”代表什么？

近两年，世界名校网络公开课受到热捧，各大字幕组争相出字幕，门户网站也争相购版权。一时间，追随网络公开课的人似乎都有点比别人先进一步的感觉。这些网络公开课在英语里叫Massive

每日一词【844】fuel：刺激

今天我们要学的词是fuel。 Fuel, 做为动词，有刺激的意思。The basketball player put his house up for sale, fueling speculation that he is being traded, 这个篮球队员正在卖房子，大家因此猜测，他可能要被球队换

经济学人254:低成本雷达 值得一看的节目

Science and technology 科学技术 Low-cost radar 低成本雷达 A programme worth watching 值得一看的节目 How air-traffic control can use television signals to plot aircraft 空中交通管制局如何利用电视信号找出飞行器位置？

学个词Learn a Word 第565期 conventional wisdom

今天我们要学的词是conventional wisdom。 Conventional wisdom, 是指普遍看法。 The conventional wisdom in the media was that the economy would collapse in the absence of the bailout, 媒体的主流看法是，如果政府不出面救市，

VOA标准英语2008年-Kenya to Develop Bio-Fuel Industry

Kenya is joining a long list of countries planning to produce diesel fuel from the poisonous-but-oil-rich seeds of the jatropha tree, a plant indigenous to South America. The tree is at the heart of a five-year strategy to develop a bio-fuel industr

2007年VOA标准英语-EU Says No Fuel Supplies to Gaza Unless Hamas D

By Teri Schultz Brussels 20 August 2007 The European Union says a Hamas plan to try to make money off EU fuel donations to the Gaza Strip means the suspension of fuel oil deliveries to the territory will continue. Teri Schultz reports from Brussels.

每日一词【565】conventional wisdom：普遍看法

今天我们要学的词是conventional wisdom。 Conventional wisdom, 是指普遍看法。 The conventional wisdom in the media was that the economy would collapse in the absence of the bailout, 媒体的主流看法是，如果政府不出面救市，

经济学人231:空调行业 很酷的发明

Business 商业报道 Air conditioning 空调行业 Cool innovation 很酷的发明 An upstart hopes to make rival cooling companies sweat 一家新贵公司有望使制冷方面的竞争对手汗流浃背 ON A hot July day in 1902, the world's first

经济学人209:印度太阳能 等待着艳阳

Business 商业报道 Solar power in India 印度太阳能 Waiting for the sun 等待着艳阳 Is the sun the answer to India's energy problems? 太阳能是印度能源问题的解决办法吗？ ON A salt plain near the border with Pakistan lies ha

Obesity does not necessarily mean poor health

BEIJING, Aug. 16 (Xinhuanet) -- It is widely accepted that obesity leads to an increased risk of health complications, but new studies quoted by media Tuesday challenge the conventional notion. Our studies challenge the idea that all obese individual

研究:办公室空气质量影响工作效率

Working in a well-ventilated 'green' office can help boost your brainpower, researchers have found. 研究人员发现，通风良好的绿色办公室有助于提升脑力。 People whose desk space is well ventilated with below average indoor pollu

【小龟乐游记】奇异人生（38）

文本： Max: I cannot believe you fell asleep so fast. How dare you. Chloe: I know you were beat down after the day with me. And Blade Runner is a pretty dreamy movie to watch at night. Uh, do you think Deckard is a replicant? Sorry, I can see you'

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2204-conventional

今天我们要学的词是 conventional. Conventional 形容词，常规的，传统的。A new study shows that e-cigarettes are much less addictive than conventional cigarettes. 一项最新研究显示，电子烟的上瘾程度远远低于传统香

赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit108

precisely adv.精确地 The plane will take off at 10 o'clock precisely. =The plane will take off at 10 o'clock exactly.=The plane will take off at 10 o'clock sharp.=The plane will take off at 10 o'clock on the dot. 飞机将在十点整起飞。 agr