Shuttle1 Investigation

Broadcast: May 10, 2003 By Cynthia Kirk This is the VOA Special English program, In the News. Investigators say they now believe they know what caused the American space shuttle Columbia to break apar

VOA标准英语2008年-Shuttle Discovery to Bring Space Station Lab -

By Paul Sisco Washington 30 May 2008 Saturday's shuttle mission to the International Space Station can come none too soon for station crew members. A broken toilet has had them using a backup system, and they need a new pump mechanism. The crew of th

英语笑话：Headache 头痛

Headache A male panda bear told his wife, What do you mean you have a headache? We're an endangered species. Notes: 1. A male panda bear told his wife, What do you mean you have a headache? 一只公熊猫对他妻子说：你说你头疼是什么意思

第45期: whole, tape, correct, drop, hard

说一口流利的英语，从简单的单词开始。 听听，读读，背背，今天你的词汇量又增加了5个。 单词/词义 中英例句 单词听读 whole [ hEul ] He put the whole of his

US Shuttle Flights Could Resume This Fall

Broadcast: Mar 15, 2003 The U.S. space agency NASA is getting ready to resume shuttle flights as early as September or October. But the return to flight depends on whether the cause of the shuttle Col

NASA Analyzes More Evidence in Shuttle Disaster

Broadcast: Feb 07, 2003 U.S. space agency officials confirmed Friday that they are analyzing military photographs that appear to show damage to the space shuttle Columbia shortly before it disintegrat

VOA标准英语2011--Atlantis Crew 'Honored' to Be On Final S

Atlantis Crew 'Honored' to Be On Final Shuttle Mission The space shuttle Atlantis is preparing for the final mission of the U.S. shuttle program next month. Atlantis's crew is excited and reflective before the space craft's last flight. The crew, led

TED演讲:我们的大脑是如何交流的?(9)

This one sentence before the story started was enough to make the brain responses 故事开始前的一句话就足以决定大脑的反应， of all the people that believed the wife was having an affair 所有相信妻子不忠的人， to be very

Preparing Shuttle for Space Flight

65 航天飞机的飞行准备 DATE=7-4-01 TITLE=EXPLORATIONS #1959 - Preparing Shuttle for Space Flight BYLINE=Paul Thompson VOICE ONE: This is Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember wi

China to increase income control in monopolized sectors

BEIJING, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- China will increase its control over high earnings in monopolized sectors next year amid efforts to address income disparities, Minister of Finance Xie Xuren said Thursday. The government will improve its control policies

U.S. shuttle Endeavour undocks from space station

WASHINGTON, May 30 (Xinhua) -- After nearly 12 days together in orbit, U.S. space shuttle Endeavour(奋进号) undocked from the International Space Station on Sunday night, NASA announced on Monday. According to NASA, the undocking took place at 11:

老友记 第三季 18 The One With The Hypnosis Tape

The One With The Hypnosis Tape 本集简介： Rachel gives Chandler a hypnosis tape to help him quit smoking; however, the tape was designed for women--and it works all too well. Phoebe's brother, Frank, announces that he's getting married--to his ho

英国机长假肢脱落 飞机失控险坠毁

A pilot lost control of a passenger plane after his artificial arm became detached as he was coming in to land, an accident report has said. 据事故报告称，在着陆期间由于人造假肢脱落，一名客机飞行员驾驶失控。 图片1 T

U.S. shuttle Atlantis docks with space station

WASHINGTON, July 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. space shuttle Atlantis docked with the International Space Station on Sunday morning after nearly two days of flight. Commander Christopher Ferguson guided space shuttle Atlantis to a docking with the station at 1

Obama hails shuttle Atlantis' final flight

WASHINGTON, July 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday hailed space shuttle Atlantis' final flight in NASA's shuttle program, saying Americans across the country watched with pride as America reached for the heavens once more. Obama exp

英闻天下——372 Lawmakers Call for Revised Air Pollution Control Law

Beijing and other parts of northern China have been battered by smog starting from the beginning of this year. The capital was blanketed by smog for 26 days in January, while eastern China's Jiangsu Province saw 13 days of heavy pollution in February

Space Shuttle Discovery Prepares for its Final

The U.S. space shuttle（航天飞机） Discovery has completed its work at the International Space Station on its 39th and final mission, and is preparing for Wednesday's scheduled landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The shuttle success

As Space Shuttle Program Nears End, So Do Jobs

As crew members of the upcoming NASA space shuttle mission prepare for the final flight of the shuttle program, they say they are inspired by NASA's accomplishments, but also about the retirement of the shuttle fleet and lay-offs among the NASA commu

Final Landing for Shuttle Endeavour

The space shuttle Endeavour has returned to Earth for the final time, after completing a 16-day mission to the International Space Station. NASA welcomed home the Endeavour shuttle before dawn Wednesday, after the ship glided in from a safe re-entry

shuttle Discovery lands in Florida,concluding flying career

WASHINGTON, March 9 (Xinhua) -- U.S. space shuttle Discovery landed safely at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, ending its nearly 27-year flying career as the world's most- traveled spaceship（宇宙飞船）. According to NASA, Disc