VOA标准英语2014--新的太阳能电池减少生产中对环境的危害

New Solar Cell Minimizes Environmental Risks in Manufacturing Process 新的太阳能电池减少生产中对环境的危害 Scientists in England report the development of a new solar cell that minimizes environmental risks in the manufacturing proc

美国国家公共电台 NPR Texas Becoming A Magnet For Conservatives Fleeing Liberal States Like California

A MARTINEZ, HOST: Out in California where some conservatives are getting tired of feeling like outsiders. Their dream - to live among like-minded neighbors in Republican-leaning places. As NPR's Vanessa Romo reports, some are choosing Texas. VANESSA

美国英语听力80篇3 Lesson58

[00:06.37]The United States has a new official clock. [00:10.95]The clock began operating late last year in the American city of Boulder,Colorado. [00:18.39]Experts say the new clock is so exact that it will neither gain nor lose so much as one secon

词汇大师-- 'National Day of Listening' Promoted

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: a big week for talkers and listeners. RS: This Thursday, millions of Americans will gather with family and friends to celebrate Thanksgiving -- or Turkey Day, as many call it. Tha

白领美丽英文诵典365 -045 Promotion or Detour

Day 45 Promotion or Detour Jobs are like roads,some have fast speed limits,others require a slower pace.Some have nice scenery,others offen drudgery.Some lead up to mountains,other slam into dead ends.It maybe easy to decide which jobs to take with t

2007年VOA标准英语-Video Game Promotes Peace

By George Dwyer Washington 20 February 2007 watch Peacemaker Video Game Peacemaker is a game-simulation for Middle East peace A new video game was released in Washington, D.C. earlier this month. It challenges users to participate in creating soluti

SSS 2009-08-12

Youve given some thought to oxygen, carbon, uranium. But youve probably never mused about the element ytterbium, symbol Yb. A new study by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, or NIST, says that ytterbium could find a rol

美国国家公共电台 NPR What The Ba-kaaaawk? Activist Behind #TrumpChicken Isn't Done Yet

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: A giant, inflatable chicken which looked oddly like President Trump appeared outside the White House on Wednesday. It created a sensation and then disappeared. With her curiosity piqued, NPR's Vanessa Romo went to investigate. VANE

美国国家公共电台 NPR As Atlanta Seeks To Restore Services, Ransomware Attacks Are On The Rise

DAVID GREENE, HOST: The city of Atlanta is under siege. Many of its online systems were crippled by hackers who were trying to extort tens of thousands of dollars from the city. Cybersecurity experts are warning that the threat to public services may

美国国家公共电台 NPR Finding The Middle In The Incivility War

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Last week's special congressional election in Montana got national attention for more than the issues. A journalist has called for police to investigate Republican Greg Gianforte for assaulting him, an encounter captured in a rec

美国国家公共电台 NPR Retailers Plan To Clear Deadly Paint Removers From Shelves, As EPA Delays Ban

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Families across the United States are fighting with the federal government over a deadly chemical. Dozens of people have died from inhaling methylene chloride. This is an ingredient in common paint removers. NPR's Rebecca Hersher

英闻天下——59 Romo: The World's First Smartphone Robot

It first showed up in October 2011 on Kickstarter, the world's largest funding platform for creative projects. Then Romo quickly won people's hearts around the world. It's the world's first smart phone robot. An iPhone or an iTouch is his face and br

科学美国人60秒 SSS 2016-1-1

Every winter some twenty million tons of salt are dumped on America's road.That sodium chloride melts the ice, so it prevents its formatin, helping to prevent accidents. But road salt has its downside. This is not very economical because salt is main

英语听力：自然百科 为什么海水是咸的？

This week on Why Tell Me Why, we are finding out why the oceans are so salty. So the oceans are salty because the oceans have been around, lets say, for over five hundred million years. And over the course of time what we found out is that weve alway

2006年VOA标准英语-Rapper Promotes HIV/AIDS Awareness

By George Dwyer Washington, DC 05 December 2006 watch HIV AIDS Awareness report Friday December 1st was World AIDS Day -- a day set aside to publicize the challenges presented by that deadly disease. In the U.S., the rap artist Chris Bridges - bette

ESL Podcast 390 – Dietary Restrictions and Preferences

Tony: Who did you invite over for dinner Saturday? Carmela: I invited Keith, Sung, Stephanie, and Luis. Tony: You didnt! Carmela: I did. Why? Tony: Youre going to have a hard time cooking for them. Keith is a vegan and only eats food thats organic. S

ESL Podcast 224 – Holiday Promotions

My boss asked me to come up with some holiday promotion ideas so that we can make inroads into the gift-buying market. For us to stay competitive, our company has to increase retail sales for this important sales cycle. My boss is expecting some inno

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Promotes Justice and Prosperity in La

By Michael Bowman White House 04 May 2006 President Bush says the United States remains committed to promoting justice and prosperity in Latin America, and is backing its words with actions and aid. M

TED公开课:重释机器 17 Keller Rinaudo 基于智能手机的迷你机器人

对你而言，智能手机可能就像你的朋友。但是真正的朋友会时不时给你一个笑脸。在TED2013大会上 Keller Rinaudo 展示了 Romo，一种由智能手机控制的迷你机器人，可以陪着你散步，可以帮你在桌子

英语听书《海底两万里》第170期 第12章 一切都用电(3)

First off, I'll mention that at the bottom of the sea there exist veins of zinc, iron, silver, and gold whose mining would quite certainly be feasible. 首先，我对您说，海底有锌、铁、银、金等矿藏，开发并不是不可能的事。