英语听力—环球英语 1461 Floating Islands

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新西兰英语 663 Prime Minister visits Chatham Islands

The Prime Minister visited the Chatham Islands yesterday and today. This is his first visit. The Chatham Islands are part of New Zealand. They lie 800km east of Christchurch, a two-hour flight or a 4 day voyage by ship from the mainland. Only about 6

新西兰英语 736 Solomon Islands earthquake

A strong earthquake hit the Solomon Islands on Wednesday. It was 8.0 on the Richter scale and was followed 40 minutes later by a 7.0 earthquake. This was only 10km deep. There was a small tsunami about 1.5 metres high which killed some elderly people

EXPLORATIONS - Galapagos Islands

EXPLORATIONS – December 4, 2002: Galapagos Islands By Caty Weaver VOICE ONE: This is Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today, we t

事实：代奥米德群岛-The Diomede Islands: Tomorrow Island & Yesterday Isle

Pre-Listening Vocabulary strait: a narrow waterway The International Date Line: an imaginary line in the middle of the Pacific Ocean where the time zones on either side are 24 hours apart border: a line that defines the ownership of a region time zon

英闻天下——422 Team Clears Mines on Falkland Islands

A group of demining specialists from Zimbabwe are working to remove landmines from the Falkland Islands almost 31-years after the conflict with Argentina. 20-thousand landmines were left behind after Britain and Argentina fought a war over the island

Argentina slams Britain's "military threats" over disputed islands

BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Argentina's Foreign Ministry on Sunday condemned what it called the military threats of British Prime Minister David Cameron in relation to Great Britain's illegal occupation of the Malvinas Islands for the past 180 y

China plans Diaoyu Islands mapping

BEIJING, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- China is to survey the Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea as part of a program of mapping its territorial islands and reefs, it was revealed on Tuesday. The first stage of the island surveying and mapping was launched i

英闻天下——89 China Monitoring Japanese Encroachment on Diaoyu Islands

China says it opposes any infringement on its sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands committed by Japanese aircraft or vessels and remains vigilant against attempts to commit such acts. Hong Lei is Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman The Diaoyu Island an

英闻天下——120 China to Survey Diaoyu Islands: Spokesman

Chinese authorities are planning to survey the Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea as part of a program to map its territorial islands and reefs. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said the move is aimed to safeguard China's marine rights. The

No position change on Falkland Islands following referendum

WASHINGTON, March 12 (Xinhua) -- The Obama administration on Tuesday said that its position regarding the Falkland Islands, known as the Malvinas to the Argentines, remains unchanged, but acknowledged that the Falklands residents have clearly express

No position change on Falkland Islands following referendum, says U.S.

WASHINGTON, March 12 (Xinhua) -- The Obama administration on Tuesday said that its position regarding the Falkland Islands, known as the Malvinas to the Argentines, remains unchanged, but acknowledged that the Falklands residents have clearly express

Negotiation best resolution for China-Japan islands row

Negotiation best resolution for China-Japan islands row BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- More than a month after Japan started a bitter territorial row with China over the Diaoyu Islands, Japan has let out signals that it is willing to sit down and talk

2016年CRI China issues white paper on South China Sea Islands

The white paper reaffirms that China's sovereignty over the South China Sea and its islands have been established in the long course of history, and are solidly grounded in history and law. Chinese vice foreign minister Liu Zhenmin introduced the whi

China releases standard names of Diaoyu Islands

BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- China has released standard names and descriptions of the Diaoyu Island and its affiliated isles, according to sources with the State Oceanic Administration. The Diaoyu Island is named as Diaoyu Island, with its Chinese p

英闻天下——162 Japan Creating Diaoyu Islands Tension: China FM

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei says Japan's recent acts on the Diaoyu Islands issue creates tensions and run against the trend of solving disputes through talks. The Japanese side has continued to take negative acts on the Diaoyu Isla

英闻天下——230 Falkland Islands Gov't Regrets Meeting Breakdown

The Falkland Islands government says it regretted that Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman would refuse to meet them next week when he visits the UK. The comment comes as Argentine Foreign Ministry announced that they would not participate in

英文乡村歌曲：深情对唱Islands In The Stream - Dolly Parton

Baby, when I met you there was peace unknown I set out to get you with a fine tooth comb I was soft inside, there was somethin' going on You do something to me that I can't explain Hold me closer and I feel no pain Every beat of my heart We got somet

英语听力—环球英语 1080 Floating Islands

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US Says Stance Unchanged on Diaoyu Islands

The U.S. State Department says the U.S. stance on the Diaoyu Islands has not changed. State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki says U.S. maintains it is not taking sides on the sovereignty dispute. The United States does not take a position on the und