Life in the Freezer 冰雪童话 - 4

Humpback whales. During the brief summer they gorge themselves on krill. When the krill swarms are near the surface, the humpbacks collect them by lunging . They simply open their cavernous mouths and

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-12-21

1. By the time winter officially arrives tomorrow morning, some in the Midwest may have already had enough. Temperatures in Illinois could reach five below zero with wind gusts 30 miles an hour. Minnesota authorities predicted heavy snowfall and are

VOA慢速英语--专家们开会了解夏威夷附近座头鲸数量减少的原因

Experts Meet to Understand Decrease in Humpback Whales Off Hawaii Every winter, thousands of humpback whales migrate from Alaska to the warmer waters near the Hawaiian Islands. There, they have sex and give birth before making their return trip north

美国科学60秒 SSS 2012-12-19

Humpback whales sing most frequently where and when they breed. But researchers have just discovered that whales can sing complex songs even when diving and foraging, when its neither the time nor the place for mating behaviour. The study is publishe

美国科学60秒 SSS 2013-04-25

Chimps show other chimps how to use tools. My roommate showed me some tricks to make better scrambled eggs. Group members teaching each other is called cultural transmission. And a study finds that a cultural transmission is behind the spread of hunt

国家地理-2008-09-13 小鲸鱼错认游艇为母

Animal Conservationists in Australia expressed concern on Tuesday that a lost humpback whale calf separated from its mother could die within days, unless it finds its own mother or another mother to adopt it. The calf believed to be one or two month

美联社新闻一分钟 2005-08-16

美联社,新闻一分钟,Israel,Gaza,Iraq,1:As Israel begins its historic withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, defiant Jewish settlers and their supporters continue efforts to block the pullout. 2:Iraqi leaders agree on a draft constitution just h

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-05-19

1. Rejection at the White House. Congressional Democrats don't get their way on a stripped-down spending bill for the war in Iraq. One provision even gave President Bush the right to not comply with the wartime table. 2. An arrest in the attack of t

美国大学生常见语法错误

美国大学生常见语法错误

VOA常速英语2007年-Japan Backs Down from Hunting Humpbacks

By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 21 December 2007 Japan has backed down from a highly controversial plan to hunt endangered humpback whales off Antarctica, after fierce criticism by Australia. The Japanese whaling fleet, however, still plans to hunt almost 1

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 阿拉斯加棕熊为冬眠做准备

This is AP News Minute. A fast and furious hurricane Michael sped toward the Florida panhandle on Tuesday with 110-miles-per-hour winds and a potential storm surge of 12 feet, giving tens of thousands of people precious little time to get out or boar

美国国家公共电台 NPR Recordings Reveal That Baby Humpback Whales 'Whisper' To Their Mothers

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We now present an editorial opinion. What this particular day of news really needs is the sound of a humpback whale. (SOUNDBITE OF HUMPBACK WHALE VOCALIZING) INSKEEP: That's an adult male humpback whale. Scientists recently recor

写作中常见的语法错误

在下面的十组例句中，第一句是病句，第二句则是改正过来的句子。 一、句子之间缺少过渡性的单词或词组 ① Salmons swim upstream, they leap over huge dams to reach their destination. ② Salmons swim upstream,

英语听力—环球英语 1251 Communicating with Whales

Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight program. Im Liz Waid. Voice 2 And Im Nick Page. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 Todays Spotlight is on talkin

VOA常速英语2007年-Australian Scientists Say Humpback Whales Have

By Phil Mercer 07 November 2007 Researchers have uncovered a language used by migrating whales off the Australian coast. Thousands of hours of humpback whale sounds recorded off Queensland have revealed a vast repertoire of social sounds. From Sydney