有声名著之杨柳风 3

Chapter Three The Wild Forest For a long time now, the Mole had wanted to meet the Badger. The Badger lived in the Wild Forest. Badger seemed to be a very important animal. However, not many animals got the chance to talk to him. But whenever Mole a

VOA标准英语2012--Worries Boost Gasoline Prices and Stir Up US Politics

Worries Boost Gasoline Prices and Stir Up US Politics U.S. gasoline prices are rising to a level that angers many motorists. American Petroleum Institute chief economist John Felmy blames rising gasoline prices on rising demand for oil by major emerg

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Big Brutus,' World's Largest Electric Shovel, Turned Into Museum

'Big Brutus,' World's Largest Electric Shovel, Turned Into Museum LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: You never know what roadside attraction you might find along America's byways. Our colleague Melissa Block is on a reporting road trip around the country,

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2007年VOA标准英语-Nigerians Hope for More Gasoline with New Gover

By Nico Colombant Port Harcourt, Nigeria 29 May 2007 Many Nigerians hope their new president, Umaru Yar'Adua, will urgently address the issue of gasoline scarcity after he is sworn in today. Even though Nigeria is Africa's biggest oil producer, mass

VOA标准英语2008年-High Gasoline Prices Cause Hardship in US

By Mil Arcega Washington 16 May 2008 Oil prices continued to break new records this week, trading briefly above $126per barrel on Monday. American consumers fear prices will go even higher as the summer driving season gets underway. Some say they are

美国国家公共电台 NPR As Hurricane Irma Nears, Gasoline Is In Short Supply For Floridians

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: There's a gasoline shortage in Florida, and it's getting worse. As Hurricane Irma heads towards the state, a lot of people are on highways, trying to get away from the storm's path. Even those that are staying put are filling their

美国国家公共电台 NPR U.S. Gasoline Use Hits A Record, But That May Not Last

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2006年VOA标准英语-Gasoline Shortages Frustrate Iraqis

By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 06 July 2006 It is an irony of Iraqi life, that the country with the world's second-largest proven oil reserves must import petroleum products, and has a thriving black market for gasoline. The high cost of gas is dri

365个英语简短小故事-223. Gasoline Prices

Residents of southern California are trying to get used to skyrocketing prices for gasoline. The average price for 87 octane economy gas is $2.22, almost 30 percent higher today than it was 12 months ago. The lowest gas price in the Southland right n

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VOA常速英语2008年-Gasoline Prices Climbing in US

By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 26 February 2008 Gasoline prices in the U.S. are at a seven-month high after oil prices spiked above $100 a barrel last week. The latest survey shows the national average for gasoline is now about four cents higher per

China to raise gasoline, diesel prices

BEIJING, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- China will raise the retail prices for gasoline and diesel by 300 yuan (47.53 U.S. dollars) per tonne starting Feb. 8, the country's top economic planner said Tuesday. The benchmark retail price of gasoline will be lifted

Man drinks gasoline for 42 years

BEIJING, July 13 (Xinhuanet) -- Gasoline powers vehicles all around the world, but a sick Chinese man has been drinking the sticky liquid for 42 years under the illusion that it can relieve his physical pain. Chen Dejun, 71, lives by himself in shabb

Iran starts exporting gasoline: official

TEHRAN, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Iran has started exporting gasoline（汽油）, an official was quoted by the local satellite Press TV as saying on Tuesday. The first shipment of Iran's gasoline has been exported（出口 ）, Ali Asghar Arshi, manager

英语美文：为人父母

If it was going to easy, it never would have started with something called labor! Shouting to make your children obey is like using the horn to steer your car, and you get about the same results. To be in your childrens memories tomorrow, you have to

最难做的事

The day my fianc fell to his death, it started to snow, just like any November day, just like the bottom hadn't fallen out of my world when he freefell off the roof. His body, when I found it, was lightly covered with snow. It snowed almost every day

影视歌曲：《邪恶力量》S01E01插曲Gasoline：所有的一切燃烧吧

Houses haunted 屋子不干净 i just want to go for a ride out an on 我只是想出去兜兜风 thought i'd set this room a light 想着给这个屋子留个光 left alone 仅仅留个光 forever and for crimes unclear 和未解案件一起直到永远

英语美文：别等到花儿都谢了

Each spring brings a new blossom of wildflowers in the ditches along the highway I travel daily to work. There is one particular blue flower that has always caught my eye. I've noticed that it blooms only in the morning hours, the afternoon sun is to

Losing Teeth

It seemed like every time I looked at my girlfriend Cindy she was missing another tooth. Oh Cindy, I said, and we hugged and cried, and then we went to her dentist and ex-husband, Dr. Martin Peterborough. My Cindy had taken up drinking. She was a bad