Study Finds Huge Drop in Caribbean Coral

By Caty Weaver Broadcast: August 8, 2003 This is Bill White with the VOA Special English Environment Report. A new study shows an eighty percent decrease of hard coral in the Caribbean Sea over the pa

儿童英语读物 The Mystery of the Hidden Beach CHAPTER 7 A Trip to the Coral Reef

Youre going to see some beautiful coral out at the reef, Melanie said, as they boarded a glass-bottom boat later that morning. They had driven into Key West after breakfast and were taking their seats on the upper deck of a large white boat called th

国家地理-2008-05-08 Coral Reefs 岌岌可危的珊瑚礁

The waves of these azure seas hide an abundant treasure. Below the waves, coral reefs provide a habitat for teeming life, a life with a kaleidoscope of color. In oceans around the world, clear and well-circulating waters encourage corals to anchor a

2007-09-06, Coral Reef Erotica 神奇的珊瑚礁

You may think you are gazing upon a sleepy coral reef in the Caribbean Sea, and of course you are. But hiding in plain sight, is a riving teeming hotbed of erotica , that makes a Hollywood hot up party seem like a trip to the dentist. This is a coral

Agroecology, Part 2

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: October 7, 2003 This is Doug Johnson with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Today we finish a two-part series. A listener in Brazil asked about 1)agroecology. This

Atlas Shows Coral Reefs Shrinking Fast

By Rosanne Skirble Coral reefs are home to the greatest diversity of plant and animal life found in any habitat, anywhere on the earth. But, while they are found in 101 countries and territories, the

Agroecology, Part 1

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: September 30, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. This week, we take a suggestion from a listener in Brazil. Agricultural specialist Lu

VOA标准英语2011--Human Waste Killing Caribbean Coral

Human Waste Killing Caribbean Coral In the first documented case of a human pathogen infecting a marine species, U.S. scientists say a bacterium in untreated human sewage is killing coral along the Florida coast and in the Caribbean Sea. The finding

2007年VOA标准英语-Researchers Find Large-Scale Death of Coral in

By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 23 April 2007 Scientists have discovered that an earthquake two years ago in Indonesia lifted hundreds of kilometers of sea floor out of the water, causing the largest death of coral reefs ever recorded. As Chad Bouchard rep

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

英语听力：自然百科 Coral Reefs 岌岌可危的珊瑚礁

The waves of these azure seas hide an abundant treasure. Below the waves, coral reefs provide a habitat for teeming life, a life with a kaleidoscope of color. In oceans around the world, clear and well-circulating waters encourage corals to anchor an

英语听力：自然百科 澳大利亚大堡礁 Great Barrier Reef—6

Like these sea fans, the last frontier of life on the reef. The divers reach their target-- a massive ridge, 190 feet down. Here, the air they are breathing is under pressure, squeezed down so that there's more gas in every lungful. They have to hope

英语听力：自然百科 澳大利亚大堡礁 Great Barrier Reef—7

The reef was left high and dry, exposed to air and harsh sun. A trillion tiny creatures died in their own homes. For the coral, it was an apocalypse. When the ice age ended, the sea came back and submerged the dead reef. But what brought it back to l

英语听力：自然百科 澳大利亚大堡礁 Great Barrier Reef—16

The pearl luggers then turned their attention to something else, a much bigger target. The reef has always provided a great haven for large animals, like turtles who nest on the coral piece. Whole populations of turtles were brought to the verge of e

英语听力：自然百科 澳大利亚大堡礁 Great Barrier Reef—17

One of the early methods to getting rid of a starfish was to cut them in half, then killing them with a knife, but starfish has this amazing property when they regenerate. Far from killing them, cutting these animals in half actually creates two of t

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—3

As a polyp grows, it puts up a wall of limestone around itself. And then it multiplies. Each polyp can produce thousands of offspring, which all work together to build a living fortress-- a coral reef. After just a few years, a single piece of coral

英语听力：自然百科 澳大利亚大堡礁 Great Barrier Reef—4

Inside the flesh of these tiny animals are microscopic plants called algae, but these aren't parasites. None of this would be here without them. Wachenfeld: When the algae photosynthesize, they take energy from sunlight and carbon dioxide, then make

英文原版对话1000个:876 Reef World

Todd: So, Rebecca, in Australia you have the Great Barrier Reef. Now have you been to the Great Barrier Reef? Rebecca: Yes, I have once, probably about two years ago. There's the main part of the Great Barrier Reef and then there's a little island, a

【英语趣味课堂】暗礁的世界-Reef World

Todd: So, Rebecca, in Australia you have the Great Barrier Reef. Now have you been to the Great Barrier Reef? Rebecca: Yes, I have once, probably about two years ago. There's the main part of the Great Barrier Reef and then there's a little island, a