VOA标准英语2013--Historic Ferry Keeps Giving Passengers Enjoyable Rides

Historic Ferry Keeps Giving Passengers Enjoyable Rides WASHINGTON Ferries once were a vital means of transportation across rivers. On the Potomac River, which runs through the Washington region into the Chesapeake Bay on the U.S. East Coast, there on

VOA标准英语2014--South Korea Continues Search for Survivors of Sunken Ferry

South Korea Continues Search for Survivors of Sunken Ferry WASHINGTON South Korea continues desperate efforts to save 287 people still missing a day after a ferry carrying about 470 passengers sank off the country's southwestern coast. Most of the pa

新西兰英语 700 Cook Strait Ferry Crossing

The government is again looking at a plan to move the South Island ferry terminal from Picton to Clifford Bay, about 50km south of Picton. This is a shorter distance from Wellington to Christchurch. It would cut 110 minutes off the time by rail and 8

Divers Search Indonesian Lake for Nearly 200 Missing after Ferry Sinks

Relatives of the more than 190 people missing after a boat sank on Lake Toba in Sumatra have asked government officials for a bigger search. The families also criticized the Indonesian government for ignoring unsafe conditions on passenger boats. Dis

Bangladesh 1)Ferry Accident Kills 60

Broadcast: Apr 05, 2003 At least 60 people were killed in Bangladesh when a ferry 2） capsized, and about a dozen are still missing. The ferry was packed with more than 150 passengers when it 3） co

2006年VOA标准英语-Rescue Efforts Continue in Red Sea Ferry D

By Challiss McDonough Cairo 03 February 2006 Rescue efforts are still under way to find possible survivors of an Egyptian passenger ferry that sank in the Red Sea early Friday, carrying roughly 1,400

2006年VOA标准英语-Egyptian Ferry Carrying More Than 1,300 Si

By Challiss McDonough Cairo 03 February 2006 Ferry

AS IT IS 2016-01-26 Refugees Storm British Ferry at French Port

AS IT IS 2016-01-26 Refugees Storm British Ferry at French Port About 200 refugees attacked the French port of Calais on Saturday, and about 50 got on a passenger ferry. A spokeswoman for the ships operator confirmed the refugees gained entry to an o

VOA标准英语2008年-Senegal Marks Anniversary of Ferry Disaster Ami

Senegal marked the sixth anniversary of one of the worst maritime disasters in history, the sinking of a ferry boat that killed some 1,800 people. The event comes amid a diplomatic row and lingering resentment on the part of the victims' families. V

新年英语作文-The Lunar New Year

The Lunar New Year The Lunar New Year is a great occasion to the Chinese people. It lasts about the first four days of the year, during which people do not work except for the workers on duty. Students do not go to school, and shops are dosed. Severa

新西兰英语 19 Wahine Ferry Sank 40 Years Ago

Forty years ago today was our worst tragedy at sea in living memory. The inter-island ferry, the Wahine, with 734 passengers, struck rocks in the Wellington harbour and sank. 51 people died. This was the Easter holiday and many people were travelling

双语有声阅读:Survivors found from missing ferry 发现印

Survivors found from missing ferry 发现印尼失踪渡船幸存者 Relatives of the ferry passengers at Manado harbour 遇难渡船乘客的亲属们守候在万鸦老港湾 Ten survivors from an Indonesian ferry which sank with heavy loss of life

PolyU scientists make great strides in lunar mapping

HONG KONG, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) announced Friday that its surveying experts had successfully developed methodologies for precise mapping of the Moon, after intensive analysis of the data captured by the Chi

Ferry Hijacked Near Istanbul, Turkey

A group apparently linked to a militant Kurdish organization has hijacked a passenger ferry boat just southwest of the Turkish city of Istanbul. Turkish Transport Minister Binali Yildirim said Friday as many as five hijackers had taken control of the

2007年VOA标准英语-Japan Launches Much-Delayed Lunar Orbiter

By Liz Noh Tokyo 14 September 2007 Almost 40 years after the U.S. moon missions, Japan's Space Agency has launched its much-delayed lunar orbiter. Liz Noh reports from Tokyo. A domestically-developed H2-A rocket, carrying a lunar orbiter, lifts off f

NASA's twin probes reach lunar orbit

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Twin U.S. spacecraft to study the moon from crust to core put themselves into the lunar orbit on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, the country's space agency said. The second Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory, o

2015年CRI Dozens Still in Hospital after Ferry Collision in HK

More than 50 people remain in hospital after a ferry crashed in Hong Kong on Sunday evening. Authorities are investigating the accident. Over 120 passengers are injured after a Hong Kong-bound high-speed ferry from Macau hit an unidentified object in

英语笑话听力+文本：Arrange the lunar eclipse安排月蚀

[00:41.52]A listener called the disc jockey on the air at our radio station [00:44.83]to ask about the upcoming lunar eclipse. [00:47.66]The eclipse can be seen at 1:30 in the morning, the DJ told her. [00:51.28]That late? the listener snapped. [00:5

2016年CRI Chinese Tourists Take to Ski Slopes during Lunar New Year Holiday

With the Lunar New Year holiday now in full-swing, many are taking time to head to Chongli County in Hebei to try their hand at skiing. Chongli is located on the outskirts of Zhangjiakou, around 220-kilometers northwest of Beijing. Even before the gr

新西兰英语 434 Picton may lose ferry

The inter-island ferry between the North and the South Islands at the moment travels between Wellington and Picton. The ferry carries people, cars, trucks and trains (without the engine). It takes about three hours. The government is looking at chang