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Old Fashioned Ice Cream Makers Have you ever seen an old-fashioned ice cream maker? Nestled inside the wooden bucket, theres a metal canister with a hand crank on top. Cranking the handle scrapes the sweet, creamy mixture from the sides of the metal

儿童英语读物 The Mystery on Blizzard Mountain CHAPTER 6 A Haunted Cabin?

Later that afternoon, Violet stopped. Look! she said. Through the trees, they saw an old cabin. Thats it, Maris said. Were here. She turned off the narrow, almost invisible path shed been following and marking, and pushed her way through the bushes.

剑桥雅思报考指南 第17期:OG04 Recording 19

听力文本 Recording 19 录音19 A. At the bottom of the system, there is a storage tank, which can hold up to 500 litres of rainwater. The water stored in the tank can be used for general gardening and cleaning. A、在该系统底部有个贮存水

礼节美语 Business Etiquette 150 Jet Lag (2)

Mike出差刚回来，被时差折磨得痛苦不堪，向同事Larry咨询缓解时差的好办法。Larry说， Larry: Some people take herbal medicine, but there's really no solid proof that it works. Some people take sleeping pills and try to sle

2008年ESL之日常生活 05 Using the Restroom

05Using the Restroom GLOSSARY restroom a public bathroom; a large room with one or more toilets and sinks* Do you know where the mens restroom is? mess disordered; unclean; not organized or neat* Your room is a mess! Please clean it up before your gr

每天三分钟学英语 第36期:美式发音不完美只因不懂美语T的变音现象

T是美式英语中发音变化最多的字母。不学会这些规则，你的美式发音无法完美哟，快来跟小意一起学习一下吧~ Water /t/ Water /d/ 比如：英式英语 water /'w??t?/，美式英语 water /?wɑd?/ Rule： 1. 在一个

北师大初中英语八年级上--Unit5 20-2

[00:00.00]Exercise 2.1 [00:05.29]You can see a big difference [00:07.25]between Eric and Danny in their rooms. [00:10.06]Eric's room is very tidy. [00:12.59]He puts rubbish into different kinds, [00:15.49]for example, plastic, glass and metal. [00:20

儿童英语读物 The Firehouse Mystery CHAPTER 2 Just Like Real Firefighters

Steve, are you a firefighter, too? Violet asked as they followed him. Yes, he said, wheeling himself through a side door. I used to be on active duty, until I was injured in an accident. Since then I havent been able to walk. So now I work in the off

儿童英语读物 Mystery in the Sand CHAPTER 2 Benny Hunts for Treasure

At last Jessie said, Lets do the dishes and go for a swim. Violet stood up on the sand and took her tray. She said, You know, I cant seem to forget Mr. Lee. He seems so interesting. And he comes past here every day with his dog, he says. Well see a l

60秒科学:Do Rainforests Create Rain?

Rainforests exist because it rains a lot and that makes the forests grow, right? Well, not so fast. What if its not the rain that makes the forestswhat if its the forests that actually generate the rain? Thats the contention of a paper in BioScience

VOA慢速英语--新技术从河流和潮汐运动中获取能量

New Technology Harvests Energy from River and Tidal Movement A number of companies have used the wind and sun to produce energy. Now, one company is using the force of flowing rivers and ocean currents. The company is based in the U.S. state of Maine

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Rainforests exist because it rains a lot and that makes forests grow, right? Well, not so fast. What if its not the rain that makes the forests? What if its the forests that actually generate the rain? That is the contention of a paper in BioScience

VOA慢速英语 Development Report - Making a Solar Water Heater

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Solar water heaters are devices that use energy from the sun to heat water. Solar water heating is used around the world. An example of a rooftop solar water heater being built in South Africa The

VOA标准英语2008年-Engineer, Inventor, Capitalist Martin Fisher, S

Engineer and inventor Martin Fisher has applied his passion for improving things to the challenge of eliminating poverty in rural Africa. As Maura Farrelly reports, his non-profit organization is transforming the lives of thousands of poor African f

英语访谈对话 515 Life in Africa

Todd: So Carla, you lived in Africa. Carla: We got married in Africa. Todd: Wow. Carla: And we moved to Nigeria. As I told you before, we got married in Ghana, and we moved to Nigeria. And our kids were born in Nigeria. But I wanna tell you a little

英国学生科学读本 第39期:柔韧的软金属-铅(2)

When the sheets are very thin, they are called lead-foil. A great deal of lead-foil is used in China, to line the chests in which tea is sent to Europe. 特别薄的薄片儿就叫做铅箔, 中国就是用大量的铅箔来垫在茶叶箱里, 做成铅

商务礼节美语第185期:Jet Lag 倒时差(下)

Mike出差刚回来，被时差折磨得痛苦不堪，向同事Larry咨询缓解时差的好办法。Larry说， Larry: Some people take herbal medicine, but there's really no solid proof that it works. Some people take sleeping pills and try to sle

英语听力文摘 English Digest 133、老式冰激凌制作

Have you ever seen an old-fashioned ice cream maker? Nestled inside a wooden bucket, there's a metal canister with a hand crank on top. Cranking the handle scrapes the sweet, creamy mixture from the sides of the metal canister, which sits in a bath o

原版英语对话1000个:516 Life in Africa

Todd: So Carla, you lived in Africa. Carla: We got married in Africa. Todd: Wow. Carla: And we moved to Nigeria. As I told you before, we got married in Ghana, and we moved to Nigeria. And our kids were born in Nigeria. But I wanna tell you a little

听播客学英语 107 如何保持温暖

If you visit upland areas of Britain places like the mountains of Scotland, or Wales, or the Pennine Hills in northern England you will see a lot of sheep. Many of the sheep are in places where there are no walls or hedges to keep them in their field