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Rob: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Rob and with me is Finn. Finn: Rob: Finn? Are you ok? Finn: (breathes out) Ahhh 49 seconds I was just holding my breath! Rob: A new hobby of yours, Finn? Finn: Well today we're

CNN 2010-06-29

This seems pretty big. What is this all about? Yes. It's huge when you really think about it. You know, really, homeowners or potential home buyers have about three options when you're looking at financing a home. It's Fannie Mae, it's Freddie Mac or

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(man) Located at the NASA Research Center in Iowa is a 5,000-gallon vat of water, and inside the tank is an underwater treadmill designed by Dava Newman, an aerospace engineer. For four years Newman observed scuba divers as they simulated walking on

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The Lost Civilization of Yonaguni 失落的古文明 by Kevin Lustig Humans have been building for a long time. Structures _(1)_ 6,000 years old have been discovered that were built by ancient Egyptians, Indians, Chinese, and Mesopotamians. However,

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VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: Colorful fish at Danger Reef And I'm Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we explore the clear blue waters around the islands of the Bahamas to learn about the exciting sport of scuba d

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Treasure Hunt Leads to Invention of Undersea Robot WASHINGTON What started off as a hunt for sunken treasure turned into the invention of a low-cost, undersea robot, easy enough for anyone to use. The underwater robot called Trident grew out of a 197

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国家地理-2008-09-29 凯撒里亚的海底博物馆

An underwater museum is open for visitors off the coast of Israel in the ancient town of Caesarea . The Port of Caesarea was commissioned by Herod the Great , King of Judaea, and the harbor quickly became the main political and economic artery of th

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Underwater wedding 水中婚礼 Bert proposed to Lillian on Valentine's Day. They were engaged to be married exactly one year later. But they weren't having an ordinary wedding. Bert was a scuba diving instructor. He met Lillian in Thailand on one of

学个词Learn a Word 第1518 - underwater

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2007年VOA标准英语-Center Provides New Look at Underwater Environm

By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 21 February 2007 watch New Discovery Center One of the newest attractions for visitors to Florida, the southernmost point in the continental United States, celebrates the undersea world in and around the famous Florida K

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An underwater museum is open for visitors off the coast of Israel in the ancient town of Caesarea. The Port of Caesarea was commissioned by Herod the Great, King of Judaea, and the harbor quickly became the main political and economic artery of the R

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It's mission accomplished for Chinese divers who have carried out a successful deep water mission. The team completed a saturation dive to 300 meters underwater after coming out of the diving bell in the South China Sea at 8:14 A-M Sunday. A second t

2007年VOA标准英语-Technology Draws Oil Companies to Houston

By Greg Flakus Houston, Texas 17 May 2007 High energy prices, coupled with rising demand, are putting pressure on the oil and gas industry worldwide. Many companies are finding and developing new, underwater fields. More than 67,000 representatives o

VOA标准英语2010-Underwater Parks Preserve Pristine Califo

Protected marine sanctuaries lure divers, scientists Rachel Abrams | Point Lobos, California 06 April 2010 Point Lobos State Reserve is a sanctuary for thousands of sea and shorebirds. Related Links: Point Lobos State Natural Reserve Edward Weston ph

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You mean, I said, that such primitive methods are still all that they use? 那么，我说，他们总是使用这种原始方法吗？ All, Captain Nemo answered me, although these fisheries belong to the most industrialized people in the world, the

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Here's a hotel worth writing home about: a company in Poland plans to build tourist accommodation under the sea. The structure can be towed to a suitable location and placed on supports on the sea bed. The 'Water Discus' will be made up of an underwa

2015年CRI 长江倾覆客轮遇难者水下搜搜寻工作结束

Local authorities say the underwater search has been completed at the site where the Eastern Star came to a rest in the Yangtze River, but none of the bodies of the eight people who remain missing have been found. Divers entered the water after the c