VOA慢速英语2012 EXPLORATIONS - The Missouri is America’s Longest River

EXPLORATIONS - The Missouri is Americas Longest River This is Shirley Griffith. And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, EXPLORATIONS. Today, we tell about another important American river, the Missouri. It is the longest river i

EXPLORATIONS - 'The Big Muddy' is the longest river in the U

EXPLORATIONS - 'The Big Muddy' is the longest river in the United States By Oliver Chanler Broadcast: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And this is Ste

VOA标准英语2012--US Army Corps of Engineers Fights Receding Mississippi Waters

US Army Corps of Engineers Fights Receding Mississippi Waters It's another day of intense heat in the midwest United States, and another day without rain on the Mississippi river. On board the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers survey ship, the MV Pathfind

NPR 2011-05-22

The swollen Mississippi River is giving residents of at least one Louisiana town something ever reprieved. Evacuations that were supposed to become mandatory in Butte La Rose today had been put on hold. Most have already left, but officials there now

VOA双语新闻：10、密西西比河水位下降威胁航运

密西西比河水位下降威胁航运 The Mississippi River is the longest and most economically important waterway in the United States. But a lack of rainfall is reducing the depth of the river. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is surveying the r

英文书摘精选 How The Mississippi Changes Its Course密西西比河如何改道?

Did you ever hear the saying, its easier to get the Mississippi to change its course than get a stubborn child to change his mind? I guess whoever made this one up didnt know that the Mississippi actually does change its course about every thousand y

美国学生历史 第30期:驱除法国人(2)

92. Queen Anne's War, 1701~13. 92．安妮女王之战（1701~1713年） In 1701 the conflict began again. It lasted for twelve years, until 1713. 1701年战火又起，这场战争一直持续了十二年之久， It was in this war that the Duke of

CNN 2011-05-16

Louisiana is trying to prepare as this bulge of flood water moves south down the Mississippi River. In New Orleans yesterday, the water level was at 17 feet. But officials don't think the river will crest -- hit its highest point -- until it hits 19

CNN 2011-05-12

Hello everyone ,this Tuesday on CNN student news ,we are taking you under the big top.First though,we're headed down to the mighty Mississippi.That would be the Mississippi River which is causing floods up and down as it path through the United State

与美国小学生一起学英文第8册 第24期:密西西比河

The Mississippi River 密西西比河 What is the longest river in the United States? 美国最长的河是什么河？ It is the Mississippi River. 密西西比河。 In fact, the Mississippi River is the longest river in north America. 事实上，密

VOA慢速英语2011--The Mississippi River Floods America’s

IN THE NEWS - The Mississippi River Floods Americas Heartland This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. The Mississippi River flows down the middle of the United States to the Gulf of Mexico. Right now, melted snow and heavy rains from the north ar

VOA慢速英语2015 密西西比河上的轮船

AS IT IS 2015-04-26 40th Anniversary for Mississippi River Steamboat 密西西比河上的轮船 During the 1800s, the Mississippi River was crowded with steamboats. The river divided the United States in half, separating the older, more populated ea

VOA标准英语2011--Mississippi Flooding Harms Agriculture i

Mississippi Flooding Harms Agriculture in Several US States Flooding along the Mississippi River has ruined crops, damaged farmland and delayed barge traffic in parts of the southern United States. Officials say diversion of some of the water through

VOA标准英语2012--US Army Corps of Engineers Works to Avert Crisis on Mississippi River

US Army Corps of Engineers Works to Avert Crisis on Mississippi River It is a familiar routine for the crew members of the Dredge Potter, making their way along the Mississippi River to the growing number of shallow trouble spots and digging in. The

VOA标准英语2012--US Coast Guard Monitors Receding Mississippi River Levels

US Coast Guard Monitors Receding Mississippi River Levels Crewmembers on board the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Gasconade are struggling to keep traffic flowing on the Mississippi River. As the water level beneath them continues to drop, the green and red

美国国家公共电台 NPR Louisiana Wants To Use The Muddy Mississippi To Build Up Its Coast

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The state of Louisiana is sinking. It's already lost thousands of square miles because of rising seas. The state's marshland is disappearing as a result. Now, there is an ambitious plan to divert parts of the sediment-rich Missis

EXPLORATIONS – The Mississippi

EXPLORATIONS – The Mississippi By Oliver Chanler Broadcast: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is Steve Ember with Explorations in VOA Special English. Today, Shirley Griffith and I

VOA常速英语2008年-Water Diverted from Swollen Mississippi River t

By Greg Flakus New Orleans 25 April 2008 The Mississippi river, which drains more than 40 percent of North America's river flow into the Gulf of Mexico, is at its highest point in years, leading to concern that levees protecting the city of New Orlea

AP 2011-05-15

1. Crews are working to shore up levees along the Mississippi River as floodwaters are expected to swell in the next few days in the Mississippi Delta. State officials are urging residents to seek higher ground. The local economy is taking a hit as t

2018年CRI Scientists use massive river model to fight erosion

US Scientists working on new ways to battle the erosion that threatens Louisiana's coastline have a dramatic new tool: a massive replica of the lower Mississippi River. The multi-million US dollar model, complete with flowing water, aims to isolate t