China became net importer of coal

According to the latest data from the General Administration of Customs (GAC), China's net import(净出口) of coal hit 103.43 million tons in 2009. Last year, China exported 22.40 million tons of coal, down 50.7 percent year on year, while its coal

英语词汇分类：化学英语词汇

ESL露西的一天 第29期:吃早饭讲解(4)

A burner, burner, is where the fire or the heat comes on a stove. 火和热都是经过燃烧器（burner）从炉子里出来的。 The stove, or stovetop, is the part of the machine in your kitchen where you can cook food. 炉子，或者说灶台，

侏罗纪搏击俱乐部 第52期:恐龙骨头为何会汇集在一起?

The excavation uncovered one set of remains, then another, then another. 挖掘工作发现了一具骨骸之后又一具之后再一具。 Soon, they had thousands of bones from multiple species. 很快就有了来自多个物种的数千块骨头。

侏罗纪搏击俱乐部 第56期:死亡陷阱

In some ways, perhaps modern earth moving machinery is a better analogy for the type of power they have. 在一定程度上，用现代土方机械可能更能形容它们所有的力量。 If that's not enough of a deterrent and you're still coming

2007-10-13, Ultimate Earthquake - 终极地震

The arrival of the P-waves in Valparaiso feels like a long sonic boom. Windows and buildings shudder. Some of the P-waves shoot up into the atmosphere, emitting a frightening roar. The secondary waves follow, carrying most of the earthquake's energy.

英语博客-北美风情 241 Let’s put it on the shelf for now

Sometimes we dont want to discuss something right now. We want to discuss it later instead, because it is not immediately important. In this case, we can put something on the shelf and talk about it again in the future. This weeks episode is about pu

越狱第一季:第三十六期

到目前为止Michael打通了到达医务室的地下管道。但是逃跑计划是所有越狱的人将首先在储藏室会合，然后临时挖出一条连接通往医务室管道的斜井。一旦进入医务室就可以逃出监狱。但是为了创造会合的条件，必须让监狱方面认为有修缮储藏室的必要，从而Michael和同伙可以被

Medieval siege 中世纪攻城战-10

Come and take a look at the rocks over here. It just pulverize d the stone on the inside. It confirmed what we came here to prove, didn't it? We had a lovely hit smacking in the middle and it smashed

原版英语小短文 19. He Forgot Again

Michael put a frozen burrito into the microwave. He sat down and read the newspaper. He read the sports section. He got up. He went to the microwave. He took out the burrito. It wasn't hot. It wasn't warm. It was still frozen. He had forgotten to tur

Quake-Stricken Area of Japan Experiences Aftershocks, Dramat

By Steve Herman A powerful aftershock has rattled the quake-scarred region in Japan's Niigata Prefecture where more than 30 people have died and 100,000 have been homeless for four days. Meanwhile all

英语听力：自然百科 黄石公园的夏天 Yellowstone—4

Clues to why the herds are drawn to the Yellowstone plateau lie in its deep and unique history. This plateau is the created bowl of a huge sleeping volcano. And melting rock below the surface still pushes the land up to the cold of high altitude. But

SSS 2009-01-06

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. If we want to learn more about our planet and other planets in the universe, we can get some help from stars that are long dead and gone. Thats what U.

Kenian Makau sets new world record at Berlin Marathon

BERLIN, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan Patrick Makau sets a new world record at the 38th Berlin Marathon when he pulverized the former record by Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie with 2:03:38 on 42,195 km on Sunday. With perfect conditions Makau was able to

流行美語 第240課

Larry和李华刚刚在餐馆吃完饭。李华今天要学两个常用语doggie bag和back burner。 LL: This is waaaay too much food for me to finish. I guess I'd better ask for a doggie bag. LH: 怎么啦，你不会是想吐吧。 LL: Huh? No! I

TED演讲:为何番茄酱很难倒出来(1)

French fries are delicious. French fries with ketchup are a little slice of heaven. 我们都知道炸薯条很好吃，再配上番茄酱简直就是人间美味。 The problem is it's basically impossible to pour exactly the right amount. 但问题是

CCTV9英语新闻：阿尔及利亚客机在马里失事地点第一图像

The first images of the Air Algerie crash site in Mali have emerged. The footage, released Friday, shows a stark terrain littered with bits of debris that appear to have been pulverized on impact. The video was aired on the French national public TV

The Charcoal-Burner and the Fuller

The Charcoal-Burner and the FullerA CHARCOAL-BURNER carried on his trade in his own house. One day he met a friend, a Fuller, and entreated him to come and live with him, saying that they should be far better neighbors and that their housekeeping exp

Lesson 98 - PUT ON THE BACK BURNER / DRAG ONE'S FEET

to put on the back burner to drag one's feet 我们经常说做事要看轻重缓急，有的时候不得不把正在做的事或计划要做的事先搁置一边。美国人把这叫做：to put on t

<词海拾贝>Barnburner：竞争激烈、令人兴奋的赛事

美国总统大选终于尘埃落定，在这场激烈的角逐中，布什连任，克里落败，媒体报道铺天盖地－－这真是一场barnburner。 Barnburner表示“竞争激烈、令人兴奋