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伊朗油轮与香港货船相撞 发生石油泄漏 Paris, France, is just over 40 square miles in area. That's also about the size of an oil spill that's spreading in the East China Sea. It started when an Iranian oil tanker collided with a freight

CCTV9英语新闻：Around 73 killed in Afghanistan in bus crash with fuel tanker

At least 73 people have been killed in a road accident in Afghanistan. That's according to health ministry spokesman Ismail Kawoosi. On Sunday, two buses collided with a fuel tanker on a highway in the central province of Ghazni, causing a massive ex

美联社新闻一分钟 AP News 2008-03-30

1. While campaigning in Indiana, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton again rejected calls to drop out of the race. In Pennsylvania, her rival Barack Obama took a harsh line about her claims of experience as First Lady. 2. British offic

VOA标准英语2012--Gas Shortages Test Patience of Motorists Following Sandy

Gas Shortages Test Patience of Motorists Following Sandy A New York City policeman directs a motorist to the end the line at a gas station in Brooklyn. And quite a line it is. Drivers here are waiting five hours to get to the head of it. Police are o

CNN 2012-01-16

First up, it's round two in the US presidential primary season. Eastern race for the Republican nomination moves to New Hampshire. - and - were predicting a possible record turn up for yesterday's primary. Around two hundred and fifty thousand voters

2007年VOA标准英语-Nigerian Unions Insist on General Strike

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 18 June 2007 Nigeria's top unions say they will begin an indefinite general strike after failing to reach a last-minute compromise with the government. Gilbert da Costa in Abuja reports for VOA on the buildup to what could b

VOA标准英语2010年-Record Ransom Frees Hijacked Tanker of

Later we came to learn that they paid about $7 million, which was dropped on the ship, and $2 million was taken a separate way. - Andrew Mwangura, East Africa Seafarers Assistance Program A record ransom payment has secured the release of a massive o

2006年VOA标准英语-Death Toll Continues to Rise in Benin Tanker Ex

By Joe Bavier Abidjan 26 May 2006 The number of dead from Wednesday's tanker explosion in northern Benin has risen to more than 60, as many of those who were injured have since died. The accident occurred Wednesday evening, when a tanker truck trans

2006年VOA标准英语-Benin Clamps Down on Illegal Fuel Sales

By Franz Wild Abidjan 31 May 2006 After more than 70 people died in a fuel tanker explosion in Benin last week, the government is announcing a clamp down on illegal fuel sales. Informal fuel trading sustains thousands of Beninois. ------------------

Pirates Seize Oil Tanker with 200 Million of Crude

Armed pirates have hijacked a U.S.-bound oil tanker carrying about $200 million worth of crude off the coast of Oman. Authorities say the Greek-flagged vessel has a crew of 25, including 17 Filipinos, seven Greeks and one Georgian. This is the second

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

新年英语作文-The Lunar New Year

The Lunar New Year The Lunar New Year is a great occasion to the Chinese people. It lasts about the first four days of the year, during which people do not work except for the workers on duty. Students do not go to school, and shops are dosed. Severa

CCTV9英语新闻12月：燃油喷射阶段完成，准备得很好

China is set to begin its historic moon-landing mission on Monday, with the launch of its Change-3 lunar probe. Preparations at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center have now passed the crucial fuel injection stage, the start of the main launch process

VOA标准英语2011--Soaring Price of Used Grease Attracts Th

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2007年VOA标准英语-Japan Launches Much-Delayed Lunar Orbiter

By Liz Noh Tokyo 14 September 2007 Almost 40 years after the U.S. moon missions, Japan's Space Agency has launched its much-delayed lunar orbiter. Liz Noh reports from Tokyo. A domestically-developed H2-A rocket, carrying a lunar orbiter, lifts off f

NASA's twin probes reach lunar orbit

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Twin U.S. spacecraft to study the moon from crust to core put themselves into the lunar orbit on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, the country's space agency said. The second Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory, o

Pirates release tanker with Russian crew

MOSCOW, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday that hijackers have released 23 Russian citizens onboard a Greek-owned oil tanker in Togolese waters. All of the crew, including 23 Russians, are safe now. The tanker will continue it

英语笑话听力+文本：Arrange the lunar eclipse安排月蚀

[00:41.52]A listener called the disc jockey on the air at our radio station [00:44.83]to ask about the upcoming lunar eclipse. [00:47.66]The eclipse can be seen at 1:30 in the morning, the DJ told her. [00:51.28]That late? the listener snapped. [00:5

Many die in Afghan tanker blasts

At least 90 people have been killed after a Nato air strike blew up two fuel tankers hijacked by the Taliban in northern Afghanistan, officials say. Nato confirmed(确认) to the BBC that an air strike happened in Kunduz province on the main road to B

CNN 2012-01-24

First up,authorities are questioning the captain of an Italian cruise ship that wrecked last Friday.The captain was under house arrest yesterday.He may be accused of abandoning ship.The captain says the rock that the ship hit was uncharted and on his