VOA标准英语2012--Oxfam: Power, Water Shortages in Goma

Oxfam: Power, Water Shortages in Goma As fighting continues in the eastern DRC between government forces and M23 rebels, the humanitarian crisis is growing worse. Oxfam says its stepping up efforts to help about 80,000 people in and around Goma, the

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The start of the school year in Niger means another move for people displaced by flooding, who had been camped in school courtyards. The government is helping those who have nowhere else to go. Four months ago, cattle grazed along the River Niger, as

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Heavy air pollution recently hit many places in north China. It inspired a heated debate over whether officials should ban the use of fireworks, which is a tradition of Lunar New Year celebrations. Bloggers have responded with much divergence on the

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Gary:Water Do we have enough of it? Will this precious resource be the cause of future wars? Turn the pages of your newspaper, tune in to the radio news: these topics appear over and over again. Water is a subject that affects us all; it touches our

2006年VOA标准英语-Fourth World Water Forum in Mexico Discuss

By Greg Flakus Mexico City 22 March 2006 watch Water Forum report At the Fourth World Water Forum in Mexico City, 11,000 people representing 130 nations have been looking for ways to protect the vital

VOA慢速英语2010-Development Report - Water Shortages Cont

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The lack of clean drinking water is a major problem worldwide. The World Health Organization says more than one billion people live in areas where renewable water resources are not available. The pr

VOA标准英语2012--Using Ingenuity to Combat Global Water Crisis

Using Ingenuity to Combat Global Water Crisis Much of the work goes on in Well Dones headquarters building south of San Francisco. Designers work to create compelling logos and user-friendly web layouts to spread the word on global water shortages. T

VOA标准英语2012--Africa Major Player at World Water Forum

Africa Major Player at World Water Forum African ministers say water is vital to improving health and economic development on the continent. Africa placed high on the agenda at the 6th World Water Forum in Marseille, France, March 12-17. Bai-Mas Taal

VOA标准英语2012--Over a Billion Women Lack Safe Sanitation

Over a Billion Women Lack Safe Sanitation November 19 is World Toilet Day. Its estimated that more than a billion women lack access to safe sanitation. The NGO WaterAid says a lack of adequate toilets puts women at risk of shame, disease, harassment

US Restaurant Patrons Pay 1 for Normally-Free Tap Water

Most restaurants in the United States offer their customers a glass of tap water at no charge with their meal, but this week many restaurants are asking diners to pay a dollar, or more , for a glass of water. Placards on their tables explain that thi

2006年VOA标准英语-UN: Water, Sanitation Crisis Killing Millions o

By Catherine Maddux Washington 09 November 2006 watch UN Water report A new United Nations report says a growing water and sanitation crisis around the world is costing the lives of about two million children a year. A child fills a container with w

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Uzbek Drought Affects Thousands Lisa Schlein Geneva 22 Aug 2001 16:45 UTC Red Cross workers who have just returned from Uzbekistan say thousands of people in the former Soviet republic are 1)strugglin

希腊神话：Actaeon 阿卡同

ActaeonWhen she was tired with hunting Artemis used to take a bath in a little mountain spring．One hot summer afternoon she was playing in the cool，quiet water with her maidens when she heard a rustle behind the bushes ．She felt quite angry to

VOA常速英语2008年-Ghana Conference Examines Ways to Improve Water

By Joana Mantey Accra, Ghana 07 April 2008 Experts in the field of water and sanitation have gathered to share their knowledge at an international conference opening Monday in Accra, Ghana. The meeting is a collaborative effort by Ghanas Ministry of

Climate change might lead to water shortage in the Alps

VIENNA, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Climate change and rising temperature in the long term can lead to water shortages in the Alps region, international experts warned Thursday at the Water-Scarce Final Conference in the Austrian eastern city Graz. The Alpi

2006年VOA标准英语-Conserving Water with Waterless Toilets

By Greg Flakus Mexico City, Mexico 07 April 2006 watch Waterless Toilet report At the recently held Fourth World Water Forum in Mexico City, hundreds of governmental agencies, international organizati

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3月22日是第18个世界水日。从这一天开始为期一周的时间，将是第23届中国水周。人类目前能够利用的淡水资源只占全球水资源总量的0.26%，其中70%以上被冻结在南极和北极的冰盖中，加上难以

从未请假的“超级工人”

Beijing Youth Daily Public pool water quality available online The water quality of public swimming pools in Beijing can now be monitored by smartphone in real time. The Beijing municipal health authority has started a project to monitor the water qu

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Let's talk dirty. A few years ago, oddly enough, I needed the bathroom, and I found one, a public bathroom, and I went into the stall, and I prepared to do what I'd done most of my life: use the toilet, flush the toilet, forget about the toilet. And