VOA慢速英语--Are Forests an Answer to Carbon Pollution?

Burning coal for energy adds planet-warming carbon dioxide, or CO2, to Earths atmosphere. As the planet heats up, experts warn that simply cutting greenhouse gas emissions will not be enough to avoid possibly disastrous levels of global warming. CO2

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HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. Today, we play jazz music by a young saxophonist, Hailey Niswanger And answer a question about the history of blue jeans ... But first, we tell about one company's pla

创新英语-Virgin Voyage to the Bottom of the Ocean

The boss of the Virgin group Richard Branson has unveiled his latest adventure project. He plans to explore the deepest parts of the ocean in a high-tech submarine. Virgin Oceanic will conduct five test dives over two years. His team plans to explore

AGRICULTURE REPORT - Protecting the Nation's Forests

AGRICULTURE REPORT - Protecting the Nation's Forests By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. The Forest Service is respon

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The Virgin Queen 女王未出嫁 by Matthew Brown Like many historical figures that keep people fascinated, Elizabeth I remains somewhat enigmatic. No one knows the whole truth about the personal aspects of Elizabeth's story. Of course, these things

VOA标准英语2011--Vines Overwhelming Trees in Rain Forests

Vines Overwhelming Trees in Rain Forests Tropical rain forests in the American Hemisphere and other regions of the world are changing rapidly. Studies conducted over recent decades indicate that increasingly, most of the trees in South and Central Am

美国国家公共电台 NPR After Hurricane's Wrath, Puerto Rico's Green Forests Turn Bare Brown

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: The once-green hillsides of Puerto Rico are now brown. Hurricane Maria stripped bare the lush forests of the island. While it may look depressing in the near term, NPR's John Burnett reports the forests will likely recover.

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This is Jiuzhaigou. 这就是九寨沟。 Is Jiuzhaigou a nature reserve? 九寨沟是一个自然保护区吗？ Sure. There are 15 nature reserves altogether in Sichuan. And it's one of them. 当然。四川共有15个自然保护区，九寨沟是其

Earth and Sky:Forests and CO2 森林和二氧化碳

Forests and CO2 森林和二氧化碳 The amount of fossil fuel emissions released into the atmosphere has steadily risen since the Industrial Revolution. But recently, part of those emissions have been disappearing. Learn more about forests and CO2 -- on

60秒科学:Immigrant Dust Feeds Rain Forests

Immigrant Dust Feeds Rain Forests Intercontinental dust helps fertilize lush forests in the Western Hemisphere and Hawaii, noted Oliver Chadwick of the University of California, Santa Barbara, at the annual meeting of the American Association for the

ENVIRONMENT REPORT - World's Forests Endangered

ENVIRONMENT REPORT -April 19, 2002: World’s Forests Endangered By Cynthia Kirk This is the VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT. Many of the world ’s forests are quickly disappearing because of

VOA慢速英语2011--Mangrove Forests Among the Most Carbon-r

SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Mangrove Forests Among the Most Carbon-rich Forests in the World BOB DOUGHTY: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im Bob Doughty. FAITH LAPIDUS: And Im Faith Lapidus. This week, we will tell how coastal forests

VOA标准英语2012--Man's Africa Trek Saves Pristine Forests

Man's Africa Trek Saves Pristine Forests Michael Fay calls himself a nature boy. Hes made a career of exploring the globe in the name of environmental protection, sponsored by organizations like National Geographic and the Wildlife Conservation Socie

美国国家公共电台 NPR Novelist Richard Powers Finds New Stories Deep In Old Growth Forests

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Richard Powers likes to explore big ideas in his novels. He has written about artificial intelligence, game theory, genetics, music and a lot of other things. In his latest book, The Overstory, Powers takes on trees and the lives o

美国国家公共电台 NPR Actor Jaime Camil On How 'Jane The Virgin' Humanizes Its Telenovela Characters

LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: The plotline in CW's Jane The Virgin is just a little bit complicated. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, JANE THE VIRGIN) ANTHONY MENDEZ: (As narrator) All right, here we go. As you know, Jane was accidentally artificially insemina

美国国家公共电台 NPR Old-Growth Forests May Help Songbirds Cope With Warming Climate

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Songbirds have been in decline for decades. And it's becoming clear that climate change is a factor. Now scientists are finding that old-growth forests may help the birds cope with rising temperatures. Jes Burns of Oregon P

VOA常速英语2008年-Virgin Atlantic Flies Jet Using Biofuel

By Paul Sisco Washington 28 February 2008 Air travel is growing rapidly around the world and the fuel jets burn is a major contributor of greenhouse gases. Virgin Atlantic Airlines President Richard Branson demonstrated this week that using biofuel t

英语摇滚:宛若处女 Like A Virgin－－Madonna 麦当娜

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这是麦当娜1984年发行的同名专辑的主打歌曲，也是将她推上天后宝座的代表曲目。宛若处女，仿佛第一次被触碰、第一次被感动，你的爱将我融化，这颗心不再胆怯、不再冰冷。每次新的体验总是美好的。然而，单纯不能伪装，清纯抑或放荡，你真的不在乎么？你真的在乎么？ 英

英语听力—环球英语 1081 Forests in the Philippines

Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. I'm Liz Waid. Voice 2 And I'm Joshua Leo. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 What do you think of when you thin