VOA慢速英语2009年-Economics Report - How Islamic Finance

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Dubai's recent debt problems have brought attention to the growth of Islamic finance. A government-owned group of companies, Dubai World, has been seeking to restructure twenty-six billion dollars of

太阳科普 第13期

When the sunspots disappeared something on the sun changed 太阳黑子消失时，太阳表面的变化导致 that cooled the Earth down. 地球温度降低 But it wasn't that the solar output changed. 改变的并不是太阳的输出量 No matter

Some Wall Street Analysts Say US Economy

By Leah Krakinowski After a sluggish summer, some Wall Street analysts say the U.S. economy is accelerating in the final months of 2004. Key drags on economic growth, a slump in consumer spending and

【突破英文词汇】nom, nem -- management 管理

1. agronomy /ə'ɡrɒnəmɪ/ -- (literally,land management) branch of agriculture dealing with crop production and soil management; husbandry The science of agronomy helps farmers obtain larger and better crops. 农业经济学帮助农民获得更多更

英语诗歌:The Garden

Andrew Marvell (1621 - 1678) How vainly men themselves amaze To win the palm, the oak, or bays, And their uncessant labours see Crowned from some single herb or tree, Whose short and narrow vergd shade Does prudently their toils upbraid, While all f

英语诗歌:The Zebras

Roy Campbell (1901-1957) From the dark woods that breathe of fallen showers, Harnessed with level rays in golden reins, The zebras draw the dawn across the plains Wading knee-deep among the scarlet flowers. The sunlight, zithering their flanks with

NPR 2010-06-09

The government is confirming that BP's giant oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has been producing plumes of oil deep below the water surface. We have more from NPR's Debbie Elliott. NOAA administrator Jane Lubchenco says the agency has evaluated water

最后一朵菊花

最后一朵菊花 《最后一朵菊花》是托马斯.哈代的诗歌，托马斯哈代(1840-1928) 英国伟大的现实主义作家、诗人。主要作品有小说《苔丝》、《还乡》，诗集《韦塞克斯诗集》、《今昔诗集》、《

北极冰融可能造成60万亿美元损失

Arctic melt is economic time bomb The rapidly melting Arctic sea ice and permafrost is an economic time bomb likely to cost the world at least $60tn, say researchers who have started to calculate the financial consequences. 已开始计算财务后果的

The Fox and the Tiger

If only I possessed thy speed and strength！said a fox to a tiger．Isn't there anything else about me which would suit you？enquired the latter．None as far as I perceive． Not even my beautiful skin？said the tiger．Its colours are asmanifold

Looking for Answers to Rising Coffee Prices

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 Food prices are at their highest level since the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization began keeping records in nineteen ninety. The causes

VOA慢速英语2009年-Economics Report - Does US Need a Second S

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Last month more Americans than expected lost their jobs. Job losses had fallen every month since January. The news raised questions about the strength of progress toward economic recovery. Unemployme

为什么蚊子会叮你?

Why Do Mosquitoes Choose to Bite You? 为什么蚊子会叮你? Mosquitoes have an extraordinary ability to target humans far away and fly straight to their unprotected skin. Regrettably, mosquitoes can do more than cause an itchy wound. Some mosquit

VOA标准英语2010年-2009 American Roots Music Grammy Nomin

The 52nd annual Grammy Awards will be handed out in Los Angeles on January 31. Once again, Roots performers are showing up in many different categories. Bob Dylan's performance of Beyond Here Lies Nothin' could earn the folk legend his second Grammy

AP 2011-06-13

1. The search continues for 20-year-old Lauren Spierer. Police have few leads but suspect foul play in the disappearance of the Indiana University sophomore who has been missing for five days. 2. Moammar Gadhafi stood defiant in the face of the heavi

NATO Resumes Airstrikes on Libyan Capital

NATO has resumed airstrikes on the Libyan capital after a brief layoff, hitting several targets late Tuesday. Witnesses say they heard loud explosions(爆炸) in the center of Tripoli and saw plumes of smoke. Libyan state media say the bombings hit c

英语听书《白鲸记》第932期

Started from his slumbers, Ahab, face to face, saw the Parsee; 亚哈从睡梦里惊醒过来，跟那个祆教徒面面相觑； and hooped round by the gloom of the night they seemed the last men in a flooded world. 在那朦胧笼罩的夜空中，他

神秘的月球 第12期

And the answer that occurred to me first, 我首先想到的是 was it looked like another moon peeking out behind lo. 它看起来像是从木卫一后方露出来的另一个卫星 But when she looked closer she realised it 但仔仔观察后她才发

TED演讲:如何在核袭击中生存(9)

And what happens is -- this is -- I'm going to show you now some fallout plumes. 接下来将要发生的－这是－我现在要向大家演示放射性坠尘。 Within 20 minutes, it comes straight down. 在20分钟内，坠尘直线下落； Withi

听电影学英语-生活大爆炸第一季 11．The Pancake Batter Anomaly(面糊异常): Sheldon感冒事件

[00:27.68]checkmate 将军! [00:32.28]again?! 又来?! [00:32.64]Obviously,you're not well suited for three-dimensional chess. 很显然 你不适合玩三维国际象棋 [00:36.84]Perhaps three-dimensional candy land would be more your speed. 你的水