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In 1970, the Soviet Union put a laser reflector on the moon, carried by a rover. A few months later, it disappeared. Some speculated that the rover had fallen into a crater or parked in such a way as to render the reflector inaccessible. Now after 40

60秒科学:美宇航局发现前苏联遗留在月球的激光

据《科学》杂志报道，苏联的月球车40年前在月球表面留下了激光反射器，虽然经过多年的搜寻科学家始终没有发现激光反射器的踪迹。 4月22日，一组物理学家终于发现了来自反射器的微弱闪

ECONOMICS REPORT - U.S. Central Banker Alan Greenspan Prepar

ECONOMICS REPORT - U.S. Central Banker Alan Greenspan Prepares to Retire By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, November 18, 2005 I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economics Report. The chairma

电信专业英英词典G-1

Gain - This is an increase in signal power, due to a boost from an electronic device. Garbage - These are unwanted characters that appear because of either incorrect settings or noise. Gate - These ar

2007年VOA标准英语-ICRC Steps Up Aid To Displaced Poor In Central

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 24 July 2007 The International Committee of the Red Cross is stepping up humanitarian operations for 100,000 displaced people in the Central African Republic. A Red Cross Official just back from the CAR tells VOA these people a

VOA标准英语2008年-Major Central Banks Attempt to Reassure Global

Central banks of the leading industrialized nations are working together to try to ease a financial crisis that originated in the United States but has roiled markets worldwide. From Washington, VOA's Michael Bowman reports. A Wall Street street sig

VOA标准英语2008年-India's Central Bank Hikes Interest Rates to Co

India's Central bank has hiked interest rates in a bid to tackle inflation which is at its highest rate in over a decade. But as Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, there are fears the measure will slowdown growth in one of the world's fastest g

2016年CRI World's largest radio telescope ＂can shed first light＂ in exploring universe: astronomers

The Five-hundred-meter wide Aperture Spherical Telescope, or FAST, is now operational in the mountains of Guizhou in southwest China. FAST has been designed to help Chinese researchers better understand our universe, as well as probe the cosmos for e

英文短篇故事（纽约）193 Your Noise Right Back at You

Bart's upstairs neighbor was driving him nuts. He made all kinds of strange noises at all kinds of strange hours. If I tell my neighbor he's noisy, he won't believe me, Bart thought. He'll believe me only if he lives downstairs and hears himself upst

VOA常速英语2007-West and Central African Primates Imperiled by H

By Kari Barber Dakar 29 October 2007 A new World Conservation Union report says a large number of the world's endangered primates are at risk of extinction in West and Central African countries. Experts say hunting for bushmeat is threatening the ani

VOA常速英语2008年-More Urgent Humanitarian Aid For Central Africa

By Barbara Schoetzau New York 29 February 2008 The United Nations is asking for $32 million in immediate humanitarian aid for the Central African Republic (CAR). The UN's humanitarian coordinator, Toby Lanzer, says the aid will help stabilize a volat

VOA常速英语2007年-Scientist in Texas Runs NASA's Lunar Laser Prog

By Paul Sisco Washington 14 November 2007 At the McDonald Observatory in western Texas, a unique space program has been quietly underway for more than 30 years. It is called the Lunar Laser Ranging Program. VOA's Paul Sisco has more. Research scienti

VOA常速英语2007年-Central Asian Women Still Struggle for Politica

By Navbahor Imamova Washington 16 November 2007 In most of Central Asia women are still struggling to find their place in the political arena. Despite the Soviet legacy of gender equality, women are still underrepresented in the highest levels of gov

VOA标准英语10月-Key International Central Banks Coordinate Intere

U.S. and European central banks have in unison cut their interest rates by half a percentage point. The coordinated move is aimed at bringing some stability back to the shaky global economy and slumping stock markets. For VOA, Tom Rivers reports fro

VOA常速英语2008年-US Treasury, Central Bank See Weak Economic Gro

By Barry Wood Washington 14 February 2008 In a rare joint appearance before a congressional committee Thursday, the U.S. treasury secretary and the head of the central bank said the U.S. economy has weakened but will probably avoid recession. VOA's B

Two killed in helicopter crash in central London

LONDON, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and another two were injured after a helicopter crashed into a construction crane near Wandsworth Road, south of River Thames in central London earlier on Wednesday. Two people confirmed dead at scen

2007年VOA标准英语-World Stock Markets Rise After Central Banks In

By Michael Bowman Washington 13 August 2007 Stock markets in Europe and Asia posted gains Monday, while U.S. stock marketsfell slightly. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Washington, investors appeared reassured after central banks added cash to comb

One dead as road collapses in central China

CHANGSHA, July 5 (Xinhua) -- A section of a highway running near a major river in central China's Hunan Province caved in early Thursday, engulfing a passing vehicle and killing at least one person aboard. The cave-in, near the Poly International Pla

Former ABC vice president joins central bank

BEIJING, June 9 (Xinhua) -- Pan Gongsheng, the former vice president of the Agricultural Bank of China (ABC), has joined the People's Bank of China (PBOC), the country's central bank, as its vice president, according to updated information on the PBO

2016年CRI World's largest radio telescope completes installation

The construction of the project was started in 2011 with an investment of 1.2-billion yuan, or about 180 million US dollars. The 500 metre Aperture Spherical Telescope, or FAST, is the size of 30 football fields. It's located in a hollow that was for