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electricity The modern age is an age of electricity. People are so used to electric lights, radio, televisions, and telephones that it is hard to imagine what life would be like without them. When there is a power failure, people grope about in flic

04 Electricity

04 Electricity The modern age is an age of electricity. People are so used to electric lights, radio, televisions, and telephones that it is hard to imagine what life would be like without them. When there is a power failure, people grope(摸索) abo

VOA慢速英语 2007 0228b

VOICE ONE: This is Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Hoover Dam. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Our report today about Hoover Dam must begin with the Colorado River. This river made the

what will be the future bike

We're in and ready to go. It looks like a vehicle(车辆) out of the Jetsons cross with the Flintstones. It's very comfortable. I, I, er, tell people it's like riding in your long chair. Running smoothly like a mini-electric car fueled by pedal（踏板）

Strong Public Criticism on Japan's Nuke Power Policy

Japanese residents are protesting against the country's nuclear power policy following revelations that over 300 tons of contaminated water flow daily from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea. Japan's authorities confirmed that the

新西兰英语 764 South Island lakes need rain

This morning, New Zealanders had an extra hour in bed because we turned our clocks back. Summer time is finished. Already, we can feel the mornings and evenings are colder. In most of the South Island, the day time temperatures are cold too. However,

China builds first tower-type solar-thermal power station

China builds first tower-type solar-thermal power station BEIJING, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- The first tower-type solar-thermal power station in Asia has been built in northwest Beijing, chief of the program said on Monday. Wang Zhifeng, a researcher at th

VOA标准英语2010年-Electric Vehicles Charge Ahead in US

What's billed as the biggest rollout of electric vehicle infrastructure in the world is about to begin in the United States. Urban planners are deciding where to locate more than 11,000 charging stations in 11 major cities. They want those stations u

2007年VOA标准英语-Sandia Laboratories Develops Promising Solar Te

By Greg Flakus Albuquerque, New Mexico 25 July 2007 Large scale collection of solar power arrays As the world searches for ways to produce energy without burning fossil fuel, there is increased interest in solar energy. One place associated with sola

VOA标准英语2009-South Korea Steers Toward Electric Auto Future

Former U.S. President Clinton and mayors from around the world are gathering in Seoul this week for a summit on reducing greenhouse gases in the world's cities. London Mayor Boris Johnson says the leaders hope to agree on ways to end the world's end

VOA标准英语2011--Kenya Moves Full-Steam Ahead on Geothermal Production

Kenya Moves Full-Steam Ahead on Geothermal Production Kenya is expanding plans to become one of the worlds top geothermal power producers with the start of explorations at a site called Menengai. The government is also aiming to make geothermal Kenya

辛沛沛NO-BOOK 辛沛沛口语提高版上册B Lesson 23 Let

Lesson 23 Let 1.Don't let me down again. 2.Just let it be. 3.Never let on the secret. 4.Let me explain! 5.Let me think a while. 6.Let's find a place to let off steam. 7.Let bygones be bygones. 8.I'm sorry.I let the cat out of the bag.

辛沛沛NO-BOOK 辛沛沛口语提高版下册A Lesson 17 Under

Lesson 17 Under 1.I finished it just under the wire. 2.I'm feeling a little under the weather. 3.She drank us under the table. 4.He always takes us under his wing. 5.Your glasses are just under your nose. 6.There's nothing new under the sun. 7.The fi

新西兰英语 79 New Geothermal Power Station

Today a new geo-thermal power station was opened in Kawerau, in the eastern Bay of Plenty. Geo means earth and therm means heat. The power station uses hot steam from the earth. Like the geo-thermal power station at Wairakei, which opened in the 1950

2006职称英语考试模全真拟试题理工类B级（一）

2006职称英语考试模全真拟试题理工类B级（一） 第一部分：词汇选择（第1-15题，每题1分，共15分） 下面共有15句子，每个句子均有一个词或短语划有底横

英国学生科学读本 第35期:蒸汽往上冒(2)

There would soon be an explosion; the kettle would be burst open. It is in this way that boiler explosions are often caused. When there is too much steam in a boiler, and it cannot get out, it presses against the sides of the boiler, until at last th

热门单词：“最大负荷”用英文怎么说？

北京出现连续高温天气，13日16时33分，北京地区电网最大负荷达到1831.2万千瓦，突破了2013年的历史最大纪录1776万千瓦，增长3.1％。 请看相关报道： Peak load in Beijing hit 18.3 million kilowatts (kW) a

双语有声阅读：电

Electricity The modern age is an age of electricity. People are so used to electric lights, radio, televisions, and telephones that it is hard to imagine what life would be like without them. When there is a power failure, people grope about in flick

CCTV9英语新闻：4 killed, 2 injured in Nanping, eastern Fujian

Other areas in Fujian Province have also fallen victim to landslides, brought on by the extreme weather. One landslide claimed the lives of four people in a village in Nanping. Torrential rains and landslides have destroyed parts of Xiaqian village i

【英语时差8,16】核电厂更安全了吗？（上）

In 1979, there was an incident at a nuclear power plant on Three Mile Island, in Pennsylvania, when radioactive steam leaked into the open air. Nobody was hurt, although thousands of people fled the area. Seven years later, a much worse accident happ