万花筒 2008-06-10&-06-11

Countdown to the Olympics,the Beijing Zoo introduces eight Olympic pandas that will be on display through this summer's games.Visitors waited in long lines to buy tickets to the renovated panda hall at the zoo where the animals will be held in a newl

英闻天下——499 37 People Killed in Iran's Earthquake

The death toll from Tuesday's earthquake in southern Iran has risen to 37. At least 850-others have been injured in the earthquake. The magnitude-6.3 quake has been followed by over a dozen strong aftershocks. Most of those killed are in the city of

赖世雄英语新闻听力通 第44期:天摇地动！

(Taipei, June 14, CNA)At 9:17 PM last night,a massive earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale rocked Taiwan. （中央社台北六月十四日电）昨天晚上九点十七分的时候，台湾地区发生震度达李氏6.3级的大地震。 It

为防员工上班偷懒,瑞典公司将为其植入微型芯片

An unusual, new program is becoming the norm at a technology company in Sweden. The company, called Epicenter, offers to place a microchip in its workers. It asks them for permission to inject the electronic device in the employees body. Each microch

英语分类词汇：海啸

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VOA标准英语2010年-Haitians Near Quake Epicenter Still Ta

Coastal town of Carrefour, 15 km west of capital, has received little assistance from foreign aid groups or the government Barry Newhouse | Carrefour, Haiti 25 January 2010 A family in the destroyed town of Carrefour, Haiti sits amid the charred rubb

分类词汇：地震

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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

6.0 magnitude earthquake jolts Taiwan's Pingtung

BEIJING/TAIPEI, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan's Pingtung at 10:34 Beijing Time (02:34 GMT) on Sunday, said the China earthquake network center (CENC). The epicenter was monitored at 22.8 degrees north latitude and 120.8 de

6.2-magnitude quake hits Xinjiang -- CENC

BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 18:47 Beijing Time on Sunday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicenter, with a depth of about 30 kilom

每日一词【224】routine：常规

今天我们要学的词儿是routine。 Routine是常规的意思。Routine checkup是定期体检。Routine conference是例行会议。我们应该把锻炼变成日常生活的一部分，可以说 We should make exercise a part of our daily rout

CCTV9英语新闻：特殊住房结构使救援行动困难

CCTV reporter Wu Lei is at the epicenter of the quake in the Longtoushan Township in Ludian County. Lets go live to him now for the latest. Q1: Wu Lei, we hear you are with a team of rescue workers this afternoon. Tell us what youve seen. Q2: What ar

学个词Learn a Word 第224期 routine

今天我们要学的词儿是routine。 Routine是常规的意思。Routine checkup是定期体检。Routine conference是例行会议。我们应该把锻炼变成日常生活的一部分，可以说 We should make exercise a part of our daily rout

摆脱人工进入芯片智能时代

A Swedish company has implanted microchips in its staff which allows them to use the photocopier, open security doors and even pay for their lunch. 瑞典一家公司将微型芯片植入员工体内。通过这些芯片，员工们可以使用打印机

日本附近海域发生8.5级地震

An 8.5 magnitude earthquake has hit Japan's Ogasawara islands on Saturday evening and then rattled most of the country. Koji Nakamura is an Official of the Japan Meteorological Agency, and offers an analysis of the quake. The epicenter of this earthq

美联社新闻一分钟 2008-05-15

1. Rescue teams have reached the epicenter of China's massive 7.9 magnitude earthquake. Chinese media report fewer than 100 people have been saved in Sichuan Province. Nearly 15, 000 have died and the number is expected to go even higher. 2. Authori

PBS高端访谈:7.1级地震检测墨西哥的应急反应

In another major story today: An earthquake shook Central Mexico, knocking down buildings and killing at least 61 people. The quake measured 7.1 and was centered about 75 miles southeast of Mexico City. Richard Ensor is the Mexico City bureau chief f

墨西哥南部发生5.8级地震

MEXICO CITY, April 21 (Xinhua) -- A 5.8-magnitude quake hit Mexico on Sunday evening, the Mexico's National Seismic Service (SSM) said. The SSM said the epicenter was 10 kilometers south of Lazaro Cardenas city in the state of Michoacan. The earthqua

CCTV9英语新闻：Drones capture images of desolation

China has released images of the destruction caused by the earthquake that hit its southwestern province of Yunnan on Sunday. Four drones were used to fly over quake-hit Longtoushan, taking hundreds of striking images. Images, capturing scenes of des

CCTV9英语新闻：90% of buildings in village at epicenter reduced to shambles

Longtoushan Village is located at the epicenter of the earthquake. Its 350 kilometers northeast of Yunnans capital city Kunming. The powerful earthquake reduced 90 percent of the buildings in the village to shambles, in just 15 seconds. So far about