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electricity The modern age is an age of electricity. People are so used to electric lights, radio, televisions, and telephones that it is hard to imagine what life would be like without them. When there is a power failure, people grope about in flic

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VOA慢速英语2010年-EXPLORATIONS - Hoover Dam: Taming the

STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And Im Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Hoover Dam. It was the largest and most difficult structure of its kind ever built when work started in nineteen thir

AP 2010-10-24

Things are bad for Democrats. All signs are pointing to huge Republican gains across the board, from coast to coast, at all levels of government. The poll shows that Republicans are leading on just about every measurement, from handling the economy t

VOA慢速英语2012 EXPLORATIONS - Hoover Dam: Taming the Colorado River and Powering Millions

EXPLORATIONS - Hoover Dam: Taming the Colorado River and Powering Millions BOB DOUGHTY: This is Bob Doughty. STEVE EMBER: And this is Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Hoover Dam. (MUSIC) BOB DOUGHTY: Our repor

VOA慢速英语2013 The White House: Center of Power, Home for Families

The White House: Center of Power, Home for Families Welcome to This Is America from VOA Learning English. Im Steve Ember. And I'm Kelly Jean Kelly. This week on our program, we look at the history of the White House, the presidents home in Washington

VOA慢速英语 2007 0104b

VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Special English by the Voice of America. (MUSIC) The House of Representatives of the Congress closed for business early on the rainy afternoon of April twelfth, nineteen forty-five. The House Democrat

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pbs高端访谈:因不能满足基本需求 受灾群众开始失去耐心

JUDY WOODRUFF:This was another difficult day in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. The U.S. death toll rose to at least 102, and for millions of people, basic needs became increasingly urgent. Ray Suarez has the story. RAY SUAREZ:Four days after Sandy

2006年VOA标准英语-Hydropower has a Dam-less Future

By Zulima Palacio Washington, DC 05 May 2006 watch Hydro Power report For a long time, hydropower was considered the original renewable energy resource. In many countries, hydropower represents a high

SSS 2009-10-16

It's all about the meters. As any would-be installer of solar rooftop panels knows, having the right meter to count how much power your photovoltaics are producing is key. So perhaps it's no surprise that Team Germany snatched victory on the last day

NPR 2008-12-13

The White House says it's exploring new options to save the auto industry after a 14-billion-dollar bailout bill collapsed in the Senate yesterday. Congressional Democrats want the Bush Administration to act quickly. NPR's Debbi Elliot reports. Whit

VOA慢速英语2009年-EXPLORATIONS - Hoover Dam, Finished in 193

VOICE ONE: This is Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Hoover Dam. It was the largest and most difficult structure of its kind ever built when work started in nineteen thirty-

美国第三任总统--托马斯·杰斐逊

Thomas Jefferson: The Nation's Third President 美国第三任总统--托马斯杰斐逊 In 1962, President John F. Kennedy welcomed Nobel Prize winners to the White House. He said I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human

VOA标准英语2011--Tajikistan Plans to Build World's Tallest Hyrdo Dam

Tajikistan Plans to Build World's Tallest Hyrdo Dam With high mountains covering half of the nation, landlocked Tajikistan would like to become the Switzerland of Central Asia, exporting hydroelectricity to its neighbors. But first it has to generate

新西兰英语 606 No Dam for Mokihinui River

This years Budget is a zero Budget. The Minister of Finance, Bill English, said there is no more money. To find money for new programmes, it has to come from present programmes. For example, to find money for more teacher training, it has to come fro

EXPLORATIONS - Hoover Dam

EXPLORATIONS - Hoover Dam By Paul Thompson Broadcast: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: Hoover Dam. And this is Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special E

2006年VOA标准英语-White House Says It Will Not Reach Out to Raul

By Paula Wolfson White House 01 August 2006 White House reaction to the news of Fidel Castro's illness has been cautious and restrained. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports, officials say there will be no change in policy now that his brother Raul, Cuba's d

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Electricity The modern age is an age of electricity. People are so used to electric lights, radio, televisions, and telephones that it is hard to imagine what life would be like without them. When there is a power failure, people grope about in flick

CNN 2012-03-25

CNN radio, I'm Paul Chambers. Voting in the Louisiana, GOP primary is well under way, CNN's Joe Johns is in New Orleans, and he says so far turn out is light. Very slow, we are in the Jefferson Parish area at *, and we've been watching, actually ther