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The life story of Private First Class Maria Daume is very different from anyone else in the United States Marines. She was born in a prison in Siberia. Her parents died when she was two years old. Two years later, she was adopted by Americans. They a
Mike: So Dusty, we were talking earlier, and you're telling that you're into marine biology, and that's kind of your background. So, tell me a little bit about why you like - what's your fascination with marine biology? Dusty: Well, the main thing is
1. barometer /bəˈrɔmitə/ -- instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure as an aid in determining probable weather changes When the barometer indicates a rapid drop in air pressure, it means a storm is coming. 气压计显示出气压快速下降时
Yesterday, the Conservation Minister, Dr Nick Smith, went to Akaroa near Christchurch to tell local people that part of the harbour will be a marine reserve. A marine reserve is like a park for recreation in the sea. It means that nobody can catch fi
AMERICAN MOSAIC - The Marine Corps Celebrates Its 230th Birthday By Nancy Steinbach and Katharine Gypson Broadcast: Friday, November 11, 2005 (MUSIC) HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special En
By Faiza Elmasry The weeks leading up to Christmas make up the busiest shopping season of the year, especially for toys. But there are millions of children whose families can't afford a shopping trip
The Wuhan Marine Machinery Plant, located in Hubei's provincial capital, is already China's largest ship equipment producer for both military and civil use. Photo taken on Nov. 10 shows at the Wuhan Marine Machinery Plant. [Photo: CRIENGLISH.cn/Xu Ya
Mike: So Dusty, we were talking earlier, and you're telling that you're into marine biology, and that's kind of your background. So, tell me a little bit about why you like - what's your fascination with marine biology? Dusty: Well, the main thing is
Michael Kitchen An armed clash in central Afghanistan has left one U.S. Marine dead and another injured. The fighting comes amid efforts by neighboring Pakistan to root out Afghan militants hiding on
By Akiko Fujita Tokyo 11 November 2009 US Marine Corps helicopters, transport planes sit on tarmac of Futenma Marine Corps Air Station next to Okinawa residential quarters (file photo) The relocation of a U.S. Marine base on Okinawa is expected to b
He is known by a single name: Wyland. Born and raised in Detroit, the automotive capital of the United States, Wyland's hero was ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau - whose adventures he watched on television during the 1960s and 1970s - inspired him as
Last September, more than 600,000 volunteers from all over the world participated(参与共享) in International Coastal Cleanup Day. According to a report released recently, they removed more than 3.5 million kilos of trash from ocean beaches, river
South Korea has held funerals for the two marines(海军陆战队员) killed when North Korea fired artillery shells at the South's Yeonpyeong island earlier this week. It comes as the US calls on China to do more to increase its pressure on Pyongyan
NE China to set up two drone bases for marine surveillance SHENYANG, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Two drone bases will be established in northeast China's Liaoning Province for real time surveillance on coastal waters, local authorities said Saturday. One of
In 2008, on a private pier on the Tred Avon River, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley kicked off an effort to get property owners along state rivers to become caretakers for oysters. The Marylanders Grow Oysters program began with 250 families and has exp
By Al Pessin Pentagon 05 December 2007 The commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps says Marines will not be deployed to Afghanistan, as he had wanted, and will continue to work in western Iraq instead. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon. General J
PARIS, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Marine scientists and representatives from the private sector and military establishments would meet at UNESCO at the end of this month to measure noise's impact on marine life, the Paris-based UN scientific branch UNESCO s
SIR, CAPTAIN NEMO SAID, showing me the instruments hanging on the walls of his stateroom, 先生,尼摩船长指着挂在他房中墙壁上的仪表说, these are the devices needed to navigate the Nautilus. 这些就是诺第留斯号航行所必需
I'm not so certain they'll find it, Captain Nemo replied icily. But be that as it may, you're already familiar with the first use I've found for this valuable force. 我不知道他们是不是总有一无能够找到,尼摩船长冷淡地回答,不