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Discovery in a Thunderstorm By Dr. Nelson Glueck Many years ago I was on a bicycle trip through some exceedingly picturesque countryside. Suddenly, dark clouds piled up overhead and rain began to fall, but strange to relate, several hundred yards ahe

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We do have a story that inspires and reminds you of the stuff our fighting forces are made of. Bob Woodruff, our own Bob Woodruff told us so few a while back about Sgt. Dan Powers, his injury and his determination to get back on the job. Well, here w

AP 2011-03-24

1. More trouble at Japans tsunami-damaged nuclear plant. Workers were evacuated after smoke was spotted at one of the reactor buildings. Meanwhile, some food shipments have been halted over radiation concerns. 2. The Pentagon says airstrikes have sca

CNN 2012-08-18

Were going to start in the air. Flight from New York to London usually takes around seven and a half hours. The U.S. Air Force is working on a type of vehicle that could make that trip in less than one hour. Yesterday, they took this thing out on a t

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By Nathan Morley Nicosia 27 August 2007 As forest fires continued to sweep through large areas of Greece, the government, in Athens, announced the arrests of seven more people suspected of starting some of the fires. The blazes have killed at least 6

英语听力：自然百科 智能电网（上）

Its Friday afternoon at the village bakery in Hara Kebira. This tiny Jewish community is preparing for the Sabbath meal, bringing pots of soup to be heated in wood oven. Todays customers are Jewish, but the baker here is Muslim. In much of the world

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JUDY WOODRUFF: But first: South Sudan, the world's youngest country, founded in 2011, is in freefall. Three of its six years in existence have been spent fighting a civil war that has left tens of thousands dead. Now the ravages of that war have led

VOA标准英语2008年-US Economic Growth Expands at Slow Pace

The U.S. economy continues to expand at a slow pace, according to the latest growth figures provided by the federal government. From Washington, VOA's Michael Bowman reports. The Commerce Department says the U.S. economy expanded at an annual rate o

How to Create Passion Anywhere and Anytime

How to Create Passion Anywhere and Anytime Remember Science class? Mr. Thatcher, sophomore year in high school, taught us about potential and kinetic energy. I was way more interested in Pam Miller, who sat perilously close to me. But on Mr Thatcher

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-07-05

Egypt remains deeply divided. The country's Top Judge has been sworn in to replace ousted President Mohamed Morsi. Mr Morsi remains under house arrest and the army is rounding up hundreds of his supporters. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has apologised fo

英语听书《白鲸记》第823期

Chapter 98 Stowing Down and Clearing Up 第九十八章 装舱和打扫 Already has it been related how the great leviathan is afar off descried from the mast-head; 前面已经讲过了：大鲸是怎样老远就被桅顶上的人发现； how he is

英语听力文摘 English Digest 332、不明飞行物

Whats That in the Sky? 不明飞行物 In his book Cosmos , the late scientist Carl Sagan talks about the way in which the earth is regularly struck by material from outer space. These collision s with space debris can be minoras in a shooting star o

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The importance of Guinea to China is clear. 几内亚对中国的重要性显而易见。 The authorities in Beijing have promised the government a $20bn loantwice the country's GDPto be paid to Guinea in instalments over 20 years, 北京当局承诺为

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In his book Cosmos, the late scientist Carl Sagan talks about the way in which the earth is regularly struck by material from outer space. These collisions with space debris can be minoras in a shooting star on a summer nightor amazingly destructive,

英语听书《白鲸记》第714期

Even now, when the boats pulled upon this whale, and perilously drew over his swaying flukes, 可是，甚至就在这时，在这三只小艇都划到那条大鲸身边，危险地滑过它那晃动着的鲸尾， and the lances were darted into him