EXPLORATIONS - Where Did the English Language Come From? By Paul Thompson Broadcast: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 (THEME) VOICE ONE: This is Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And this is Shirley Griffith with t

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Yesterday, it snowed all day in most of Canterbury. It was wet, heavy snow which broke branches off trees. The Christchurch Botanic Gardens closed because of the danger of falling branches. The University of Canterbury, Lincoln University and CPIT al

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The Royal Commission on the Canterbury Earthquakes has been trying to find out why some buildings collapsed on February 22nd 2011. Their report last week was about the CTV building, which killed 115 people when it collapsed and fire broke out. After

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Listen to the dialogues and check the unit he is talking to. 英语对话1 A:Hello? B:Hello. My name is Jack Chen. l'm calling to report that there's a fire happening on my next door. A:Yes?l May I have your address? 英语对话2 A:Hello? B:Hello. l

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A strong earthquake hit Canterbury just after 4.30 this morning. It was 7.1 on the Richter scale. This is about the same as the Haiti earthquake but very fortunately no one was killed. Two people are in hospital with serious injuries. The population

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Some geologists have predicted that Canterbury has a 23% chance of another major earthquake in the next year. This is based on what computers can tell them from other earthquakes around the world but it is still impossible to predict earthquakes. Nob

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