High Flight

Oh, I have slipped the 1) surly 2) bonds of earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Sunward I’ve climbed and joined the 3) tumbling 4) mirth Of sun-split clouds - and done a hundred t

VOA 商务英语 lesson36

F: with options that you have, what do you think of staying in this community? M: I want to keep our present offices open. F: But M: its time that we spread our wings (一展宏图)a little bit. F: you mean go to another place? M: Yes, we are well-kno

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This is SkyCam from Channel 11 News, reporting to you live over the valley. For those of you heading south on I-15 on your commute home from work, expect some delays around the 215 Interchange. Road crews are making repairs on the left lane, so commu

【突破英文词汇】vid, vis -- see 看

1. visibility /ˌvɪzəˈbɪləti/ -- degree of clearness of the atmosphere, with reference to the distance at which objects can be clearly seen With the fog rolling in and visibility approaching zero, it was virtually impossible for planes to land. 在

2008-11-13 中国沙漠化危机

The farmland of Wang Yang-tang in Hubei province lies abandoned. Over the last century, sand has devoured the rich pastures. As sand dunes edge closer to Beijing each year, Northern China's rapidly turning into desert. Shen Zhao-xiang, the director

[英伦广角] 2015-11-07 英国大雾弥漫影响交通 逾百航班被取消

HW appearing from nowhere and then disappearing into nothingat hethrow airport visibility was just 150 meters. it meant dozens of flight cancellation and delays here under the air UK airports. but it wasnt just britain . parts of the western erope to

CCTV9英语新闻：中国发出黄色警报，发誓要对抗污染

Heavy fog has been disturbing traffic and travel on the final day of the New Year holiday. The haze caused the closure of highways in many regions. As many as eight major roads were closed in the capital, Beijing, and 10 in the neighboring city, Tian

CCTV9英语新闻：中国大部分地区发布黄色雾霾预警

Today Beijing sees its first blue sky in 2016, after several days of continuous hazy weather. Meanwhile, some surrounding areas, such as Hebei province, are still struggling with smog. The meteorological center this morning has issued yellow alerts i

When booking a flight, what questions do you need to ask?

Modern business often involves international travel. When booking a flight, what questions do you need to ask? 现代商务经常涉及到国际旅行，当预订航班的时候你需要询问什么样的问题 Imagine you are booking a flight and a hotel over the phone. What words

英文原版对话1000个:586 Bike Worries

Todd: Now, Terry, when you bicycle on these long trips, across America, what do you do on a really bad day, when it's foggy or rainy or windy do you just keep on peddling? Terry: Usually, yes. The philosophy kind of goes that if you're going to take

英语听力：自然百科 中国沙漠化危机

The farmland of Wang Yang-tang in Hubei province lies abandoned. Over the last century, sand has devoured the rich pastures. As sand dunes edge closer to Beijing each year, Northern China's rapidly turning into desert. Shen Zhao-xiang, the director o

Successful flight for China's first jumbo airfreighter

BEIJING, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- China on Saturday conducted a successful test flight of its first domestically made jumbo airfreighter. The Yun-20, or Transport-20, is a huge, multi-function airfreighter which can perform various long-distance air trans

Top flight teams slide at Spanish Copa del Rey

Top flight teams slide at Spanish Copa del Rey MADRID, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- Spanish La Liga clubs withered Thursday in the remaining matches in the first leg of the third round of the Spanish Copa del Rey knockout competition. Athletic Bilbao kicked of

China conducts flight landing on aircraft carrier

China conducts flight landing on aircraft carrier LIAONING AIRCRAFT CARRIER, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- China has successfully conducted flight landing on its first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, naval sources said. A new J-15 fighter jet was used as part

学个词Learn a Word 第1664-in-flight

今天我们要学的词是 in-flight, in-flight is spelled i-n, in, flight, f-l-i-g-h-t, flight, in-flight. In-flight 飞行中的。比如：in-flight meals 飞行餐点；in-flight movies 飞行途中播放的电影。A number of airlines in the U

Air Mauritius to add one weekly flight to China's Shanghai

PORT-LOUIS, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Air Mauritius will add one more weekly flight to China's business hub Shanghai from Jan. 24, 2013, the national airline of Mauritius said in a statement on Friday, bringing to two weekly fights due to increased demand.

Next Generation Internet Addresses Gets Test Flight

On Wednesday, Google, Facebook, Yahoo! and other major Internet companies will participate in what is being called IPv6 or Internet Protocol Version 6 Test Day. The 24-hour trial run is being held to test a new communication system for the Internet,

NASA plans unmanned Orion flight in early 2014

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- NASA plans to add an unmanned flight test of the Orion spacecraft in early 2014 to its contract with Lockheed Martin Space Systems for the multipurpose crew vehicle's design, development, test and evaluation, the U.S. s

Fog to hit central, E China

BEIJING, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- China's meteorological authorities said Monday that central and east China will be shrouded in fog through Tuesday morning. The National Meteorological Center (NMC) issued a blue alert for the fog. Blue is the lowest leve

CCTV9英语新闻：中国橙色预警的污染问题

China's weather observatory continues to issue an orange alert for fog on Sunday. According to the National Meteorological Center, fog will be the thickest in Hebei, Shandong and Sichuan, with visibility of less than 200 meters. And visibility will b