英语口语1+1:Come hell or high water

Somalia: Drought Brings Water Shortages, High Food Prices

Somalia has one of the world's worst humanitarian disasters, with hundreds of thousands of people displaced due to conflict. Now, a prolonged drought is adding to the country's many problems. A top U.N. official says he wants the Somali people to kno

听歌学英语：Hell Or High Water-Passenger

Was it the trick of the light 是光线造成的错觉吗 or a shot in the dark 还是我盲目的猜测 was it hell or high water 是这重重险阻 that broke our hearts 令我们心碎难安么？ was it something i said 是因为我说了什么吗

音乐咖啡厅:Passenger - Hell Or High Water

Was it the trick of the light Or a shot in the dark Was it hell or high water That broke our hearts Was it something I said Or just a cruel twist of fate Was it hell or high water Is it too late Oh is it too late Well all my life I've been Searching

2007年VOA标准英语-Guineans Express Disappointment in Strike-Endin

By Nico Colombant Dakar 28 January 2007 Guinean demonstrators protest the regime of President Lansana Conte, across from White House in Washington, 25 Jan 2007 Many Guineans are expressing disappointment in a deal to end a three-week strike, saying P

VOA常速英语2007年-Sydney-to-Hobart Yacht Race Begins in Australia

By Phil Mercer Sydney 26 December 2007 One of the world's toughest sailing races is under way in eastern Australia as more than 80 yachts compete in the annual dash from Sydney to Hobart. The 1100 kilometer journey to Hobart in Tasmania can be treach

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-10-16

1. On Wall Street, another volatile day. The Dow Jones Industrial is falling 733 points, the second largest point loss ever. Stocks dropped on disappointing economic news including a big drop in retail sales. 2. Tonight is the last time presidential

Japan's Disaster Could Hurt Plans for Nuclear Energy Industr

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 The crisis at Japan's Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear energy center has raised questions about the future of the nuclear energy industry. Arjun Makhijani is

Water Crisis in US City a 'Disaster, Not Just an Emergency'

Water Crisis in US City a 'Disaster, Not Just an Emergency' Civil rights activists, politicians and residents are calling the contamination of drinking water in an urban U.S. city a disaster, not just an emergency. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder recen

2006年VOA标准英语-California Rolls Out Energy Saving Measures

By George Dwyer Washington, DC 25 July 2006 watch California Energy report California is facing a power emergency in the wake of record high temperatures. Air conditioning units across the state are set on high and consumers are being urged to conse

2006年VOA标准英语-Will High Energy Prices Affect the War on

By George Dwyer Washington, DC 27 April 2006 watch Military Energy Cost The cost of fighting the war on terror is measured in blood and in treasure -- the number of lives lost, and the number of U.S.

VOA标准英语2012--Energy Production Facing Limits of Water Scarcity发电面临用水危机

Energy Production Facing Limits of Water Scarcity发电面临用水危机 Nearly all forms of energy production use large amounts of water. Coal, which generates nearly 50 percent of the electricity in the U.S., needs water for mining and transport,

VOA标准英语2010年-African Youth Leaders Leave US with Ne

Invited African youth leaders shared ideas for change at the final event of their high-profile stay in Washington, 5 Aug 2010 More than 100 youth leaders from across Africa have wrapped up three days of high-profile, high-level meetings in Washington

VOA标准英语2013--Russia Re-Industrializes as Energy Boom Fades

Russia Re-Industrializes as Energy Boom Fades Post Soviet Russia is widely seen as an industrial rust belt. But here, in a new car making hub outside St. Petersburg, American car maker GM is investing to triple its production capacity. Romuald Rytwin

美国国家公共电台 NPR With 'Hell Or High Water,' Jeff Bridges Returns To The American West

With 'Hell Or High Water,' Jeff Bridges Returns To The American West FARAI CHIDEYA, HOST: Jeff Bridges became a cult hero playing The Dude in The Big Lebowski, but he's made a career in movies set in the American West. He was Rooster Cogburn in the C

英语俚语天天说 第54期:孤立无援,无依无靠 high and dry

释义： High 高的，dry 干的 z干燥的； To be left behind; abandoned. Being in a helpless situation without a way to recover. 被遗忘，被抛弃，处于一个没有援助的处境中； Imagine driving to a friend's wedding, only for you

AP一分钟时事06市场油价飞涨，公司总裁吃饱

This is AP News Minute. Top executives of the nations largest oil companies testified on the Hill Tuesday, telling Congress they know record fuel prices are hurting consumers. But this industrys high profits are not to blame. Some critics though als

California High School Has Environmental Focus

American charter schools are public schools that are run by private educational(教育的) enterprises, under special rules, or charters, from state or local school boards. Many charter schools have specialized areas of study such as science, mass me

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-09-02

1. Hurricane Gustav is quickly losing its punch after plowing through south Louisiana's fishing and oil industry.The National Hurricane Center downgraded the storm to a Category 1 with 90-mile-an-hour winds. 2. Hurricane Gustav is sending water rush

New Philippine floods kill dozens

At least 100 people are thought to have been killed by flooding and landslides triggered(触发) by heavy rain in the northern Philippines（菲律宾）, officials say. Most of the deaths were in Benguet province, where landslides were reported to have hit