VOA常速英语2014--美国海军实验室成功将海水转变成燃料

US Navy Lab Turns Seawater Into Fuel 美国海军实验室成功将海水转变成燃料 For centuries, alchemists have tried to turn lead into gold. That transmutation has long been proven impossible, but another similar dream - turning water into f

VOA慢速英语2014 美国欲测试福岛辐射值

AS IT IS 2014-08-02 Americans Test Seawater for Fukushima Radiation 美国欲测试福岛辐射值 It has been more than three years since the nuclear accident at the Fukushima power station in Japan. Millions of liters of radioactive cooling water f

SSS 2009-08-21

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch may be disappearing, and not in a good way. New research presented at the biannual meeting of the American Chemical Society reveals that polystyrene actually can break down in seawater. Polystyrene is probably better k

失业英语对话-Forms to Fill Out(2)

A: How do I know what forms to fill out for unemployment? B: There is a special form to apply for unemployment benefits. A: How do I get the form to apply for unemployment benefits? B: You can go online to begin the application process. A: What type

未来水环境让现有鱼类很难生存(有声)

Fish raised in the more acidic seawater that would result from higher carbon dioxide levels forget to flee predators. More carbon dioxide emissions lead to more CO2 dissolving in the oceans, which turns the water acidic. Those sour seas slow the grow

SSS 2010-07-08

More carbon dioxide emissions lead to more CO2 dissolving in the oceans, which turns the water acidic. Those sour seas slow the growth of corals. And it turns out acidic seawater also makes clownfish and damselfish suicidally bold and reckless, accor

海水淡化：中国水源危机的一线希望

More government support, including subsidies and a favorable pricing mechanism, is needed for the country to use desalinated seawater to quench its thirst, a top industry expert said。 The lack of an effective pricing mechanism for desalinated water

VOA标准英语2010年-Long-Term Study of Gulf Oil Spill Heal

This week, the British oil company BP issued a controversial report on the cause of the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico four months ago. Regardless of who was at fault, the release of an estimated four million barrels of oil had a major envir

美国国家公共电台 NPR To Appeal To A Modern Palate, Native Chef Gives Tradition A Little Twist

AILSA CHANG, HOST: When I think of my favorite foods, I can tick off my favorite Chinese dishes, Mexican dishes, Italian dishes. But if you asked me what Native American dish I enjoy most, I'd be stumped. There's a growing number of Native chefs who

英闻天下——455 Over-exploitation of Groundwater

Over-use of groundwater may cause landslides. However, in costal areas it also brings seawater intrusion. Let's take a look at the problem with our reporter Zhang Wan. In a village in the costal area of Dalian, Liaoning Province, many villagers compl

钟南山：中国治霾十年可见成效

3月5日在京召开的十二届全国人大三次会议开会间隙，著名呼吸道疾病专家，全国人大代表钟南山接受媒体采访。[魏晓昊/中国日报] It might take China a decade to tackle its notorious smog problem, said Zhon

词汇大师(Wordmaster)--Lida Baker: Reduced Forms

Broadcast on Coast to Coast: January 16, 2003 AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble and this week on Wordmaster, English teacher Lida Baker explains some of the shortcuts that work their way into conversational American speech. RS: They're called

报告显示 我国161座城市空气质量得到改善

Effective pollution controls adopted in 161 major Chinese cities have greatly improved air quality, a green organization said last Monday. 一家绿色环保组织上周一表示，中国161座主要城市采取的有效的污染防治措施使空气质

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中国雾霾，近几年不仅仅成为国人议论的热点话题，更是成为了国际议论的热点话题。在托福阅读中，我们可以将中国雾霾的一些知识作为托福阅读背景知识来了解。小编搜集了一些关于中国

《荒野求生》之跟着贝尔去冒险第178期:绝好的救生食品

Packed with proteins and minerals,oysters are the perfect survival food, 牡蛎富含蛋白质和矿物质 是绝好的救生食品 and there's an almost endless supply. 而且几乎取之不尽 It'd be nicer sharing it with the love of your life and

英文短篇故事（纽约）384 Where Did the Oceans Go?

A huge meteorite crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. Babies who were sound asleep in Asia heard the impact. The meteorite went through the ocean bottom. It created a hole deep in the Earth. All the seawater from the Atlantic started rushing into the hol

WHO: Diesel Exhaust Causes Cancer

The World Health Organization, upgrading a previous warning, said June 12 that diesel exhaust causes cancer and called for tighter emissions standards, comparing the risk of exhaust to second-hand cigarette smoke. Tuesdays announcement comes after in

China strives to reduce air pollutants

BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- China will make more efforts to reduce PM 2.5 pollutants, as well as other pollutants, a government official said Tuesday. A national obligatory target will be set to limit PM 2.5 emission, which is a fine particulate matt

万物简史 第385期:浩瀚的海洋(4)

Water is so vital to us that it is easy to overlook that all but the smallest fraction of the water on Earth is poisonous to us, 水对我们太重要了，因此我们不容易注意到，地球上绝大部分的水对我们来说都是有毒的，

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雾霾 haze; 烟雾 smog; 空气污染指数 air pollution index; 橙色预警 orange alert; 悬浮颗粒物 airborne particulate matter; 可吸入颗粒物 inhalable particle; 有毒物质 toxic substance; 空气质量检测 air quality monitoring; 实