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1) Vanilla Sky Scene 1 (David always has nightmares. He is imprisoned after he was charged of murder. He tells Doctor Curtis McCabe one of the nightmares in which he runs in the empty Times Square wit

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It is often said that cats have nine lives, that they are lucky enough to escape from danger again and again. Here is a science fiction tale about how one such lucky escape by a cat led to a discovery that was able to change the course of people's l

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Black and White黑与白 Sometimes you hear it said that white is a combination of all the colors of the rainbow -- and that black is the absence of color. Find out more about whether black and white are colors -- today on Earth and Sky. JB: This is Ear

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Politics of CO2 二氧化碳的影响 Mention global warming to a room full of politicians, and you might just start an argument. But one thing most everyone can agree on is the need for more research. Learn more about the next phase of climate study -- to

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Raindrops 雨滴 From a light rain to a heavy downpour, raindrops fall to Earth's surface. And if you watch over time, you'll see that some raindrops are small and some much larger. Find out why -- on today's Earth and Sky. DB: This is Earth and Sky,

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Earth and Sky:King of Beasts 狮子

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Earth and Sky:Fire Regime 火

Fire Regime 火 Fire was a creation of life -- born from oxygen and organic matter -- ignited by lightning. Thus fire has been a fundamental feature of the Earth for at least 400 million years. A scientist talks about fire -- today on Earth and Sky.

Earth and Sky:Sunscreened Plants 遮光植物

Sunscreened Plants 遮光植物 A NASA researcher is finding that alfalfa plants grow more poorly when exposed to UVB -- ultraviolet B radiation from the sun. Learn more about sunscreened plants -- today on Earth and Sky. JB: This is Earth and Sky. Eart

Earth and Sky:Amazon GIS 亚马逊地理信息系统

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Earth and Sky:Forests and CO2 森林和二氧化碳

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fly in the sky

Proud Of You Fiona Fung Love in your eyes, sitting silent by my side Going on, holding hand, walking through the nights Hold me up, hold me tight, lift me up to touch the sky Teaching me to love with heart, helping me open my mind I can fly. I'm prou

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By Jill Moss DEVELOPMENT REPORT - January 21, 2002: Clearing Land Mines in Afghanistan This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Each year, thousands of people are killed or injured by explo

China to halt approvals for small coal mines

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Reaching for the sky

Callum: Hello Rob. Rob: Today were talking about tall buildings - very tall buildings in fact. Callum: I suppose we could call them skyscrapers - because theyre so tall they almost touch the sky. Rob: They do. Many countries compete with each other i

VOA标准英语2010-Roots of Peace Turns Mines to Vines in Af

Founder, CEO Heidi Kuhn inspires with her passion of hope and change Eric Bersh | San Rafael, CA 23 April 2010 Heidi Kuhn, founder, CEO of Roots of Peace Grapevines are now flourishing where landmines once poisoned the soil of war-torn countries. Tha

VOA常速英语2007-Kashmir Insurgents Ban Use of Land Mines

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英语歌曲:Golden Sky

Golden Sky Smile Let us fly-ay-ay-ay la-di-da-di-da-di-dah To the golden sky It's the paradise of Smile Where the sun will always shine La-da-di-da-di-da-di-dah Welcome to the wonderland, a place for you and me If you treat me right then maybe you wi

China tightens measures on reopening of suspended mines

BEIJING, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's workplace safety authorities on Saturday required tougher standards on reopening coal mines in production suspension in the wake of a deadly coal mine accident. Some coal mines were ordered to suspend production d