美国有线新闻 CNN 2015-06-25

When it comes to climate change, public opinion is near 50-50, but 97% of scientists who dedicated their lives to studying our climate said that is happening and it is happening because of human activities. Without the evidence, we have a warming ear

21世纪大学英语读写教程第一册 Unit9

Unit 9 Text A Listening First Listening Before listening to the tape, have a quick look at the following words. greenhouse effect 温室效应 alter 改变 release 排放 carbon dioxide 二氧化碳 t

Placebo Effect Update

By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: November 19, 2003 This is Phoebe Zimmermann with the VOA Special English Health Report. When scientists want to test the effectiveness of a new drug, they usually divide

科学美国人60秒 SSS The Arctic's Anti-Snowball Snowball Effect

The Arctic's Anti-Snowball Snowball Effect 北极的反雪球效应 Last Christmas, Santa Claus must have been loading his sleigh in a t-shirt and shorts. Temperatures at the North Pole crept up toward the freezing point when they should have been mi

ENVIRONMENT REPORT - Rooftop Gardens

ENVIRONMENT REPORT -June 28, 2002: Rooftop Gardens By Cynthia Kirk Chicago City Hall This is the VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT. Officials in Chicago, Illinois, are hoping to help the environm

VOA标准英语2010年-QA: Why Are Some Chinese Afraid of the

If asked which country has the highest population in the world, most people would say China. But if asked exactly how many people live there, even the Chinese government couldn't give a specific answer. At the last count, which took place 10 years ag

VOA标准英语2015--Philippines Looks to Geothermal Power to Address Energy Deficit

Philippines Looks to Geothermal Power to Address Energy Deficit MINDORO, PHILIPPINES The Philippines is one of the worlds leading producers of geothermal energy. Located atop the Pacific Oceans so-called Ring of Fire, the country has used volcanic he

分类词汇：城市化

urbanization 城市化 suburban edge cities 城郊边缘城市 basic sustenance 基本生计 urban Heat Island 热岛效应 counter-urbanization 反城市化 white flight 白人逃逸 suburbanization 郊区化 Garden City Movement 花园城市运动

2015年CRI Conference on Urban Development Lays out Solutions for China's Urban Problems

In an attempt to focus more on urban problems and ways to solve them, this year's Urban Development Confrence in Beijing has shifted its focus away from infrastructure constrcution toward proper urban development. Those at the event say this is the f

学个词Learn a Word 第1345期 absorb

今天我们要学的词是absorb。Absorb, 吸收，吸纳。最新调查显示，美国明年的保险费用可能要上涨5.4%。 Due to the current economic condition, most companies say it's too much for them to absorb, 鉴于目前经济形势的

每日一词【355】heat：高温，压力

今天我们要学的词是heat。 大家都知道heat是高温的意思，那么不难想象，引伸一下，heat也可以理解为压力。还有两个多星期，美国2008年总统大选的初选就要拉开帷幕了。 Democratic leading candid

Urban-rural income gap gets bigger: report

BEIJING, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- The ratio of income earned by urbanites to that of rural residents is about 5.2, said a blue paper released by a major government think tank on Tuesday. According to The Urban Blue Book: China City Development Report No.

VOA常速英语2013--热浪期的协同作用导致城市酷热

Heat Waves Make Cities Swelter Synergistically 热浪期的协同作用导致城市酷热 No wonder its gonna be a hot time in the old town tonight. Cities can be anywhere from two to 20 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than nearby countryside, due to whats

每日一词【753】side effect：副作用

今天我们要学的词是side effect。 Side effect, 副作用。一项最近民调显示，Most Americans want health reform but fear its potential side effects, 大多数美国人都希望看到医疗改革，但是又担心改革可能带来的副

CCTV9英语新闻：公司仍然面临着低污染成本

In a new record, Beijings Environmental Protection Bureau has handed down the highest fine to a company for violating pollution standards. The utility boiler manufacturing company was fined after the citys new Air Pollution Prevention Regulation took

Harsher rules curb urban traffic accidents

BEIJING, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- A newly revised road regulation paid off on Jan. 1, the first day it took effect, as many Chinese cities reported a sharp decrease in urban traffic violations, according to the Ministry of Public Security. On the first day

英语听力：自然百科 金星和水星旅行指南 Venus and Mercury-15

One of the really exciting and high-level scientific interests is whether Venus is geological active today, because there are reasons to think of the clouds on Venus only exist, because there is ongoing geological activity, so this is one of the bigg

CCTV9英语新闻：China's urban population now at 56%

Now for more on the changing demographics of urban and rural China, we are joined in the studio by my colleague Wu Haojun. We know in the past decades, China has experienced an urbanization drive that has seen the migration of millions and millions o

2016年CRI Measures Needed to Tackle More Heavy Rains in China

China Meteorological Administration says the ongoing El Nino effect, which has been hitting its peak over the past year-and-a-half, is likely to come to an end this month. However, Zhou Bing, a senior engineer from China's National Climate Center say

英文歌曲：Keith Urban--making memories of us

Keith Urban--making memories of us 新西兰出生，澳洲长大的Keith Urban有着十分抢眼的外表，除了过人的音乐才华广受各大音乐媒体推荐，他出色的外表占据了不少杂志封面，时人杂志[最性感的男人]的