VOA标准英语2008年-Weather Forecasting Plays Crucial Role in Beiji

The World Meteorological Organization is coordinating efforts by China and other countries to provide accurate weather information for the upcoming Beijing Olympics. WMO says China has installed a new geostationary satellite, at a cost of nearly $1

英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-12-18

Labor has accused the government of fudging the budget numbers to make a case for spending cuts. Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen says the Coalition has changed its forecasting methods to suit its own political purposes. And when you look closely at the

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UNIT 78 STEPS TO SUCCESS (Ⅱ) Lesson 155 Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises Note-taking: Weather Bulletin 1. Wind: ______________________ General Conditions: ________ Temperature: mini. tonight __________

新视野大学英语视听说 Unit 4-2

III. Listening In Task 1: Weather Forecasting We all know that its not possible for man to control the weather. But we can tell what important changes there will be in the weather in the short term. This is called weather forecasting. Many people rel

2007-10-13, Ultimate Earthquake - 终极地震

The arrival of the P-waves in Valparaiso feels like a long sonic boom. Windows and buildings shudder. Some of the P-waves shoot up into the atmosphere, emitting a frightening roar. The secondary waves follow, carrying most of the earthquake's energy.

经济学人:天气预报 欧洲人比美国人更擅长预测天气(上)

Science and technology Weather forecasting Continental divide 科学技术 天气预报 差距 Europeans do not just talk about the weather more than Americans do. 欧洲人不仅比美国人更喜欢谈论天气， They are better at forecasting it

学英语 28 A Salary Cut减薪

A Salary Cut 减薪 I got the decrease salary notice 今天我收到了减薪通知 The company works much more badly because of the economic slump 因为经济不景气，使得公司的营运变得很差 The company decided to decrease all the empl

Take Away English-Sichuan Earthquake 四川地震

Relief workers remembering those who died Flags are flying at half-mast across China. China is coming to the end of an official period of mourning for those who died in last weeks earthquake. For three days, there have been no entertainment events a

Take Away English-Earthquake Hits Britain 英国遭遇地震

The earthquake came as a surprise to people in Britain On 27th February 2008, something very unusual happened in the UK; there was a rather large earthquake. It was the biggest earthquake in 25 years in the UK. There have been very small tremors in

Earthquake1 Warning System

Broadcast: May 16, 2003 By George Grow This is the VOA Special English Environment Report. Scientists in the United States have developed a computer program that they say could provide an early warnin

VOA标准英语2008年-US Central Bank Chief: Fed Will Cut Interest Ra

By Barry Wood Washington 10 January 2008 The head of the U.S. central bank, Ben Bernanke, said Thursday that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates if the economy weakens further. VOA's Barry Wood reports. Bernanke said the housing market is con

7.2-magnitude earthquake hits southwest of Guam

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- A major 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck southwest of U.S. territory Guam on Saturday local time, the United States Geological Survey reported on its website. The quake occurred at 7:19 a.m. on Saturday local time (2119

Japan Earthquake Disrupts Imports, Exports with US

Japan is the United States' fourth-largest trading（贸易） partner, and trade had increased the first two months of this year -- before the earthquake and tsunami. Now the two busiest container ports in the United States are seeing the effects of

每日一词【421】slump：大幅度下跌

今天我们要学的词是slump。 Slump, 有大幅度下跌的意思。U.S. futures slumped on Monday after the central bank cut its lending rate and JPMorgan Chase agreed to buy its rival Bear Stearns, 美国联邦储备委员会宣布下调贷款贴

学个词Learn a Word 第421期 Slump

今天我们要学的词是slump。 Slump, 有大幅度下跌的意思。U.S. futures slumped on Monday after the central bank cut its lending rate and JPMorgan Chase agreed to buy its rival Bear Stearns, 美国联邦储备委员会宣布下调贷款贴

SW China earthquake injures 8

KUNMING, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Eight people have been confirmed injured in an earthquake near the border area of southwest China's Sichuan and Yunnan provinces on Tuesday, local authorities said. The 4.9-magnitude quake, which occurred at 10:46 a.m. wi

微软和IBM从中国雾霾预报中发现商机?

Two of the world's largest technology firms, IBM and Microsoft, are vying to tap the nascent, fast-growing market for forecasting air quality in China. 在中国的空气质量预测市场方兴未艾、高速发展之际，全球最大的两家科技公

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本期内容： In its largest-ever deal, Microsoft bought LinkedIn, an ailing professional-networking and job-hunting site, for $26.2 billion. Shares in the software giant dipped 3% on the ****; LinkedIns stock soared by 47%. It has 100m active mont

英语听力精选进阶版 6279

Starting with the lines General weather probable in the next two days, a short piece in The Times newspaper of London in 1861 started forecasting as we know it today. It was put together by Robert FitzRoy, a captain in the Royal Navy and a pioneer in

美语听力 English Cafe 172

Topics: Ask an American: forecasting the future; offhand; off the top of ones head; out with the old, in with the new; using more versus -er to form the comparative Words: desalination shortage nanotechnology to associate (something) with (something)