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NPR 2010-05-16

Oil continues to gush from a broken pipeline on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico. BP Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles says the weather isn't helping efforts to contain the spill. Currently, unfortunately, the weather is not conducive to skimming o

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-07-31

1. Dozens of women and children were killed after an Israeli air strike hit the southern Lebanese town of Qana overnight. Many world leaders are outrage d over the attack and have stepped up demands f

美国“鸡脸教堂”引围观

A church has become an internet sensation after hundreds of people have flocked to see the face of a chicken within its walls. 一座教堂因为外形酷似一张小鸡的脸而成为网络热点，引来许多游客蜂拥而至，只为一睹这张萌

北洋水师致远舰被找到

The 50-meter-long Zhiyuan Warship, located 10 nautical miles southwest of Dandong Port, was sunken by the Japanese navy during a Sino-Japanese War about 12 decades ago. The State Administration of Cultural Heritage launched investigation and salvage

航海家郭川挑战世界纪录 在夏威夷海域失踪

2016年10月26日，中国帆船第一人郭川航行岸上团队传来不幸消息：正在单人驾驶帆船穿越太平洋的中国职业帆船选手郭川，在航行至夏威夷附近海域时，于北京时间25日下午三点与岸上团队失去

美国国防长官登上巡航南海航母

Theodore Roosevelt, who more than a century ago was the first to define the Pacific as a core US interest, once urged his countrymen to speak softly and carry a big stick. 一个多世纪前首位将太平洋界定为美国核心利益的美国总统西

Blue alert issued for NE China sea ice

BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Floating ice in northeast China's Liaodong Bay has expanded following a cold snap that has driven sea temperatures down for the last two days, maritime weather forecasters said Tuesday. The National Marine Environmental F

美在南海的行为违法国际法

On Tuesday morning, the naval destroyer USS Lassen sailed within 12 nautical miles of Zhubi Reef in the South China Sea without notifying the Chinese government. This has raised strong oppositions from the Chinese side, as sailing within 12 nautical

Italy's new financial bill to hurt consumption: experts

Italy's new financial bill to hurt consumption: experts ROME, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- The financial bill announced by the technocratic cabinet led by Prime Minister Mario Monti will impact negatively on domestic consumption, local analysts said on Wednes

新型游艇 来自未来的海上之“星”

Will this futuristic design signal the wave of the future for superyachts for the super-rich? Shaped like the top half of a star, the concept vessel measures 162 feet in length and more than 60 metres in height, and has over 3,500 square metres of lu

美国海上钻井平台起火

HOUSTON, July 24 (Xinhua) -- An out-of-control natural gas well ignited a fire on a rig off the coast of the U.S. state of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico, and the raging blaze has caused its production platform to collapse, authorities said on Wedne

留学必备词汇：不认识的学科

雅思口语考试很多同学面临词穷的问题，考官问个问题，就点头答good...再问个问题还是good...一句话形容词重复多次。其实，很多同学并不是词汇量不足，很多时候是不注意积累。下面新东方网

经济学人: 清理海洋垃圾 (2)

A three-metre deep skirt (made of sturdy polyester) dangles beneath the boom to prevent litter from escaping under it; 3米深的裙座（由坚固的聚酯制成）悬挂在吊杆下方，以防止垃圾漏出来； buoyant plastic tends to float wi

俄罗斯测试现代化的反潜机

俄罗斯测试现代化的反潜机 MOSCOW, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- Russia's Northern Fleet will test a modernized anti-submarine aircraft, the Il-38N, which could be used in the Arctic region, a military official said Sunday. The plane has been enhanced

欧洲推出新措施应对移民危机

The European Union has laid-out a series of new measures to deal with the massive influx of migrants from north Africa trying to enter European territory through a dangerous voyage through the Mediterranean. The 10-point package calls for a strengthe

CCTV9英语新闻：越南侵犯中国主权

Yi Xianliang, deputy director-general of the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs of Chinas Foreign Ministry, has said the Islands are the inherent territory of China and there are no disputes in this area. Yi said China has been shocked by the i

New sea satellite system helps South Africans combat piracy

JOHANNESBURG, March 8 (Xinhua) -- In order to combat piracy and to improve maritime safety, South African authorities（当局官方） have begun using a sophisticated（复杂的精细的 ） navigation satellite system, it was announced on Tuesday

China launches its largest patrol vessel

WUHAN, July 28 (Xinhua) -- China launched its largest and most advanced patrol vessel Haixun01 on Saturday in Wuhan, a city in central China's Hubei province, in a move to maintain its marine sovereignty and enhance its rescue efficiency. Haixun01 is

万物简史 第372期:进入对流层(13)

The standard way to envision this is to imagine yourself at the center of a large carousel and tossing a ball to someone positioned on the edge. By the time the ball gets to the perimeter, the target person has moved on and the ball passes behind him