November 5 is United Nations Tsunami Awareness Day. Tsunami is a Japanese word for a long, destructive ocean wave caused by an undersea earthquake. The goal of the observance is to learn from disasters of the past and to prepare for the future. Two t

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(32) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年VOA慢速英语(十一)月

歌词如下: Down by the station,Early in the morning, See the little puffer bellies all in a row, See the engine driver pull the little handle, Chut! Chut! Toot! Toot! Off we go, Down by the station,Early in the morning, See the littl

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(27) / 评论(0) 分类 英语儿歌274首

歌词如下: Down by the station,Early in the morning, See the little puffer bellies all in a row, See the engine driver pull the little handle, Chut! Chut! Toot! Toot! Off we go, Down by the station,Early in the morning, See the littl

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1. A battle for energy in the pursuit of the White House. In Iowa, President Obama blasts Mitt Romney for opposing tax supports for wind power. In Ohio, Romney came out in support of coal as a home-grown energy source. 2. An attorney for the family o

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This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. A powerful earthquake struck the northeastern coast of Japan at two forty-six p.m. local time on March eleventh. Japans Meteorological Agency released its first tsunami warnings just three minutes la

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The US Government is testing an early warning system for earthquakes, which could buy vital seconds of time in advance of a major incident. For years the US has lagged behind Japan in quake detection technology and it is hoped that this latest system

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