VOA标准英语2011--Illinois' Solution to Asian Carp Invasio

Illinois' Solution to Asian Carp Invasion: Eat Them The Asian carp, a species of fish brought from China to the U.S. several decades ago, is a growing concern in the midwest state of Illinois. The number of Asian carp in the states waterways has soar

没错,你就是TIME年度人物!

Person of the Year could have been this guy or this guy, or this guy. But all No ! this year's

NPR 2011-01-01

A storm system is generating a series of apparent tornadoes, the latest reported in the Midwestern and Southern US. In the tiny Missouri town of Sunset Hills just outside St. Louis, Mayor William Nolan describes being stunned by the damage. It's incr

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Pre-Listening Vocabulary binomial nomenclature: a two-part system for naming species (e.g., Panthera tigris) genus: a subdivision of a family of organisms (e.g., Panthera is the genus for tigers, lions and leopards, and a subdivision of the Felidae f

减肥瘦身英语口语话题 第80期:天黑之后勿做不必要的进食

Unit 80:Don't eat after dark-within reason 第80单元：天黑之后勿做不必要的进食 Eating before dark gets your digestive system working on your meal before you go to bed,which helps you use up more calories. 在天黑之前进食.可使你的

国家地理-2008-06-21 China's Amazing Flowers 繁花似锦的中国

China has more plants than anywhere else in the temperate regions of the world. In fact, it has almost twice as many kinds of plants as there are in the United States which is about the same size and about three times as many as there are in Europe.

18,000 runners to race in Mexico City marathon

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The organizers of the 30th Mexico City International Marathon said Tuesday they expected about 18,000 runners to participate in the race. With 13 days still to go, Mexico City Sports Institute (IDDF) Director Francisc

VOA慢速英语2009年-AMERICAN MOSAIC - Under the Sea With Spong

HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week on our program, we dive into the popularity of SpongeBob SquarePants. We also answer a question about soul singer Wilson Pickett. And here in Washington, we

VOA标准英语2010年-Invasive Asian Carp Threaten Ecosystem

Asian Carp now outnumber native fish in many areas of the United States and their expansion particularly threatens the fragile ecosystems of the Great Lakes. In an effort to control algae growth, catfish farmers in the southern United States introduc

VOA标准英语2010年-Invasive Asian Carp Harm Commercial Fi

Commerical fisherman Chad Isaak and a partner haul in a boatload of invasive Asian Carp, Jul 2010 The multi-billion-dollar commercial fishing industry in the Great Lakes region of the United States employs more than 800,000 people, but is threatened

儿童故事集：How Colin the Carp Became Grumpy

Warning: This is a rather scary story, particularly if you are a very small tadpole. Halloween is the most frightening night the year, or it is the most scrummy night of the year, depending on whether you are on the right end of a trick or a treat. P

英语听书《海底两万里》第68期 第6章 开足马力(10)

While I was observing this phenomenal creature, two jets of steam and water sprang from its blowholes and rose to an altitude of forty meters, 当我观察这只奇怪动物的时候，两道水和汽从它的鼻孔吐出来，直喷到叫十米的高度

2006年VOA标准英语-Losing Mexican Presidential Candidate Draws Hug

By Greg Flakus Mexico City 09 July 2006 Mexican protesters in Zocalo Plaza, July 8, 2008 The man who ran a tight second place in the official count from last Sunday's presidential election in Mexico drew more than 100,000 people to Mexico City's mai

VOA常速英语2008年-Restaurants to Start Counting Calories in New Y

By Paige Kollock New York City 04 February 2008 New York City has passed a regulation that is aimed at helping New Yorkers make more informed and healthier choices when they go out to eat. Starting in March, many of New York's restaurant chains will

托福阅读详解之摄影史

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英语听书《海底两万里》第311期 第23章 珊瑚王国(8)

The light from our glass coils produced magical effects at times, lingering on the wrinkled roughness of some natural arch, 我们的蛇形玻璃管中的光学，照在这些天然的凹凸不平的拱形建筑物上面， or some overhang suspended

英语听书《海底两万里》第161期 第11章 诺第留斯号(12)

In the first group: organ-pipe coral, gorgonian coral arranged into fan shapes, soft sponges from Syria, isis coral from the Molucca Islands, sea-pen coral, wonderful coral of the genus Virgularia from the waters of Norway, various coral of the genus

英语听书《海底两万里》第197期 第14章 黑潮暖流(11)

A triggerfish, I said. 是一条箭鱼。我于是说了。 It's a Chinese triggerfish, Ned Land replied. 尼德兰回答：是一条中国箭鱼。 Genus Balistes, family Scleroderma, order Plectognatha, Conseil muttered. 康塞尔于是低声说：箭

英语听书《海底两万里》第222期 第17章 海底森林(3)

There I saw again, but not yet pressed and dried like the Nautilus's specimens, some peacock's tails spread open like fans to stir up a cooling breeze, scarlet rosetangle, 我在这里又看到的，不是像在诺第留斯号船上风干的标本，而

万物简史 第522期:丰富多彩的生命(18)

At intervals it hands down decrees, declaring that Zauschneria californica (a common plant in rock gardens) 它不时下达命令，宣布从今以后加州倒挂金钟（一种普通的假山庭园植物） is to be known henceforth as Epilobium can