VOA慢速英语 2007 0227a

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. For centuries, farmers have used windmills to pump water, crush grain and perform other tasks. Today, farmers can earn money with high-powered wind turbines that produce electricity. Wind power has

VOA慢速英语--法国希望从海岸获得更多风能

France Hopes to Get More Wind Energy from Its Coasts France recently launched its first floating wind turbine. The new turbine is called Floatgen. It is near the countrys western coast. Makers of the turbine say it is able to provide electricity for

TED演讲：单词的诞生(5)

And the implications of this -- there are many, 这其中蕴含的--有很多意义 but one I just want to point out, is that there must be amazing feedback loops. 但是我想指出的其中的一个，就是这个过程中必定包涵了一个惊人的

TED演讲：单词的诞生(4)

So he didn't just learn water. 而他并不只是学会了水 Over the course of the 24 months, the first two years that we really focused on, 在24个月里，在最初的2年里，这才是我真正关注的 this is a map of every word he learned i

SSS 2009-06-26

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science, Im Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Last month, President Obama pledged nearly half a billion dollars toward the development of solar and geothermal energies, but what about wind? A team of s

公众人物毕业演讲 第165期:比尔·奈马萨诸塞大学2014(12)

Wind turbines are cool. You're going to love them 风力发电机很酷 你们会爱上它们 They'll be a source of pride 它们将是自豪的来源 The solar cell that powers my never winded watch 为我这块不用上发条的手表提供电能 I

美国渔民忧心风力发电行业的增长

US Fishermen Fear the Growth of Wind Power Industry Fishermen on the northeastern coast of the United States are voicing concerns about the development of offshore wind power. Some of the fishermen are based in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The town wa

VOA标准英语2010年-Florida Man Installs Wind Turbine on H

Amid the recent economic downturn, demand in the U.S. is rising for small wind turbines to power people's homes. The American Wind Energy Association says sales of such turbines rose 15 percent in 2009. One man in Florida is generating his own power

2006年VOA标准英语-Wind Power, a Great Reserve

By Zulima Palacio Washington, DC 24 April 2006 watch Wind Power report It is estimated that the world's consumption of energy will increase by 60 percent over the next 20 years. Today half of U.S. ele

2007年VOA标准英语-Hong Kong Inventors Unveil New Micro-Wind Turbi

By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 18 March 2007 Buzzing Hong Kong is better known for keeping lights on all night and the Wind turbine air conditioner running full blast, not saving energy. But engineers in the city have introduced an innovative wind energ

VOA标准英语2009-Approval Given for Australia's Biggest Wind

The government has approved plans for Australia's biggest wind farm to be built near the outback town of Broken Hill in New South Wales. Almost 600 turbines will generate enough electricity for more than 400,000 homes. A forest of giant turbines wil

VOA慢速英语2014 WHO: Millions Die Every Year from Air Pollution

WHO: Millions Die Every Year from Air Pollution From VOA Learning English, this is Science in the News. Im Anna Matteo. And Im Christopher Cruise. Today on the program, we look at our natural world. We report on the price of air pollution on human li

2006年VOA标准英语-Wind Power Grows as Alternative US Energy

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 01 March 2006 Windmills in California Windmills are sprouting across the United States, as Americans search for non-polluting alternative energy sources. The West Coast

VOA标准英语2012--Wind Turbines Take Steep Toll On Birds And Bats

Wind Turbines Take Steep Toll On Birds And Bats Estimates by the Department of Energy indicate that in the United States alone, there will be more than 100,000 wind turbines by 2030. John Anderson is policy director at the American Wind Energy Associ

VOA标准英语2014--Study: Off-shore Wind Farms Tame Hurricanes 研究发现风力发电厂能减弱飓风危害

Study: Off-shore Wind Farms Tame Hurricanes 研究发现风力发电厂能减弱飓风危害 Wind energy is one of the fastest growing sources of new electricity around the world. In 2012, global wind energy capacity grew by 19 percent, with more tha

新西兰英语 33 Electricity

Electricity is in the news at the moment. Its the middle of winter, and some parts of New Zealand are very cold. Do we have enough electricity in this country to keep us warm this winter or in the future? For the past 43 years, the Cook Strait power

60秒科学:Wind Farmers Go To School On Fish

Wind Farmers Go To School On Fish Designing wind farms with close packing of turbines, based on schooling fish, could greatly increase efficiency, say researchers at a meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics of the American Physical Society. Cynthi

60秒科学:Wind's Power Potential Quantified

Last month, President Obama pledged nearly half a billion dollars toward the development of solar and geothermal energies. But what about wind? A team of scientists estimates that wind turbines in the continental U.S. could produce 16 times more ele

新西兰英语 546 Wind Power plan cancelled

Meridian Energy has decided not to go ahead with their plan to put 176 wind turbines in Central Otago. Local people set up a protest group. This group has spent a lot of time and money fighting to stop Meridian Energy for the last six years. In 2009,

异类之不一样的成功启示录 第168期:学习数学的秘密

She types in 80. The line steeper still, but it's not totally vertical. 她输入80，线更斜了，但是还是没有变成垂线。 Ohhh, it's infinity, isn't it? It's never going to get there. 数值是无穷大是吗？我永远都划不出一条垂