Recycling Scrap Metal

By Gary Garriott Broadcast: November 3, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Development Report. People have been recycling metals for hundreds of years. Today, re-using metal waste o

VOA标准英语2010年-Making Art Out of Scraps of Metal

Most works of art - paintings, sculptures, artistic jewelry - are created for a collector or patrons who visit a gallery. The artist makes something, and someone else buys it and takes it home. Others create large public art - sculptures and statues

SSS 2011-04-20

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Are your car bumpers riddled with scars from encounters with tight parking spaces? Did the furniture movers scratch your floor? Wouldn't it be great if t

SSS 2010-03-26

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. Im Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Buildings consume about a third of the energy and two-thirds of the electricity in the U.S. Roofs are a good place to try to cut those figures. Because

SSS 2010-01-19

Most of us blink without thinking. But people whove sustained strokes or combat injuries can lose their ability to blink. Which is important for lubricating and cleaning the eye. Surgery is an optiona small piece of muscle transplanted from the leg c

2014年ESL之餐饮娱乐 10 Building with Wood and Metal

Building with Wood and Metal Hugo: Wow, when you said that you did some woodworking on the weekends, I thought you meant refinishing furniture. But this! This is a real workshop and youre actually building furniture. Shawna: Yeah, this is what Im wor

60秒科学:冬暖夏凉的屋顶

Lowering the Ceiling on Roof Energy Losses Buildings consume about a third of the energy and two-thirds of the electricity in the U.S. Roofs are a good place to try to cut those figures. Because traditional black asphalt roofs heat up in summer and s

2006年VOA标准英语-National Ornamental Metal Museum Promotes Metal

By Roger Hsu Mephis, Tennessee 17 August 2006 watch Museum report The National Ornamental Metal Museum in Memphis is devoted to the conservation and advancement of metalwork. It is a place where metal smiths become synonymous with artists and where

SSS 2008-09-01

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky. Got a minute?. [Spray sound.] Killing bugs? No. [Spray sound.] Deodorizing the bathroom? No. [Spray sound.] Checking for explosives, yes. Because chemists at the University of Califor

SSS 2011-02-07

Patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery need implants of new, healthy blood vessels. So do those who receive repeated hemodialysis due to kidney failure. The best option is to use the patient's own veins or arteries, but thousands of patients don

SSS 2011-04-06

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Solar cells convert sunlight to electricity. But they don't take advantage of all that solar heat, thereby missing out on the majority of the solar ene

英语游戏:Metal Sonics Aste...

[全屏观看] 点击右键- 另存为 可保存这个Flash影片 Description: Metal Sonic is flying through space and comes to an asteroid field, you need to help him blast his way through without getting hit or its game over. Instructions: Move: Up

英文歌曲：Azealia Banks 超动感单曲《Heavy Metal And Reflective》

美国新晋说唱女歌手 Azealia Banks 变身大漠妖姬，带来超动感单曲《Heavy Metal And Reflective》！感觉棒极啦，飚车一族势不可挡，期待 Azealia Banks 更多更好的作品。 歌词： Fridgy froze kept, it's that f

中国成为世界上最大的黄金消费

Staying with the precious metal, and Chinas largest gold company says the country will surpass India to become the top consumer of gold in the world. In the first three quarters of this year, China produced 284 tons of the yellow metal, a nine percen

VOA慢速英语--研究人员研发完全可降解轮胎

Research Breakthrough for Biodegradable Tires? 研究人员研发完全可降解轮胎 Researchers say they have created a new synthetic rubber that could be used to make biodegradable tires. A team at Texas AM Universitys campus in the Gulf nation o

2006年VOA标准英语-New York Exhibit Explores Historical Fascinatio

By Amanda Cassandra New York 29 November 2006 Gold prices have reached record highs this year, fueling new interest in gold as an investment. But the allure extends far beyond its monetary value. Its importance as a natural resource, as a commodity

VOA标准英语2016--“智能”绷带有助更快治愈伤口

'Smart' Bandages Could Heal Wounds More Quickly 智能绷带有助更快治愈伤口 Simple bandages are usually seen as the first line of attack in healing small to moderate wounds and burns. But scientists say new synthetic materials with embedded

美国国家公共电台 NPR Meet Voice Of Baceprot, The All-Girl Metal Band Making Waves In Indonesia

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: And now some words you don't often hear together - all-girl, teenage, Indonesian metal band. NPR's Ashley Westerman has this profile. ASHLEY WESTERMAN, BYLINE: The band's called Voice of Baceprot. Baceprot means noisy in the girl

美国国家公共电台 NPR Say Au Revoir To That Hunk Of Metal In France That Has Defined The Kilogram

DAVID GREENE, HOST: So every time you weigh something, whether it's coffee or bananas - I'm not sure what you're weighing - you might be doing it in pounds - well, whatever you're doing, you're unknowingly relying on a global system of measurement th

Pirlo to leave AC Milan

MILAN, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Midfielder Andrea Pirlo has been confirmed by AC Milan to leave the club after 10 seasons, while both Alessandro Nesta and Filippo Inzaghi have agreed to one-year extensions. The 31-year-old had his contract expired(期满)