The aluminium smelter at Tiwai Point near Invercargill opened in 1971. It had a contract to buy cheap electricity, generated by hydro-electricity from Lake Manapouri which is not far away. Now in 2013, 13% of all electricity generated in New Zealand,

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

A: Can you help me find a pan? B: Are you looking for a small, medium, or large pan? A: I want a big pan. B: Does this one look big enough? A: Yes, it's the right size, but it weighs too much. B: Well, what do you think of the aluminum pan? A: It's l

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Selfies could soon be even sharper, if claims about Apple's next iPhone are confirmed. 若关于下一代iPhone的推测属实,自拍体验或许会更加炫酷。 Experts analysed the recent test version of iOS 9 released by the firm - and founds

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(40) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Two fresh attacks by short sellers on Hong Kong-listed stocks are testing the citys efforts to limit companies ability to halt their shares from trading without answering allegations. 卖空者对香港上市股票发起的两起最新袭击,正在考

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(31) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

今天Larry和李华要到朋友Bob家里,Bob因为要搬家,所以把他的立体音响卖给Larry。今天李华会学到两个常用语:dibs和shotgun. LL: I'm really glad that Bob gave me fi

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In the small village of Lasanayah, Mamadou Kalissa looks out over his ancestral home. 在Lasanayah的一个小村庄里,马马杜卡利萨朝着自己的老家看去。 Last year it was farmland but now bauxite mining has turned it into a Martian l

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