宠物专用航空公司

Background: 一家用来只供宠物飞行使用的航空公司听起来很奇怪，不过美国最新的 Pet Airways 宠物航空改装了几架货运飞机就准备来运送宠物们。宠物的主人们只要付250美元 （大约合人民币1,700元

流利美国口语8.1

W: Who is your favorite poet? M: Tagore is my favorite. W: What do you think about his poetry? M: His poetry is refreshing and philosophical and he won the Nobel prize for literature in 1913. Dialogue 2. W: Have you read any good books lately? M: I h

SSS 2011-04-20

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Are your car bumpers riddled with scars from encounters with tight parking spaces? Did the furniture movers scratch your floor? Wouldn't it be great if t

SSS 2010-03-26

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. Im Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Buildings consume about a third of the energy and two-thirds of the electricity in the U.S. Roofs are a good place to try to cut those figures. Because

SSS 2010-01-19

Most of us blink without thinking. But people whove sustained strokes or combat injuries can lose their ability to blink. Which is important for lubricating and cleaning the eye. Surgery is an optiona small piece of muscle transplanted from the leg c

美国文化脱口秀 第90期:办公用品

我们一天有8个小时的工作时间，办公用品就是你工作的好伙伴。知道这些不起眼的办公用品英语怎么说吗？没有想过吗？赶快听听今天的节目吧！ 听力提示： 1. office supplies 办公用品 2. A4 pa

精美英文欣赏:关于秘诀和落瓦

我热爱生命，但我不惧怕死亡。死亡不过是去另一个世界的过渡，就像朋友跨越海洋一样；他们依然活在另一个世界里。我坚信，是死亡教会了我们永生。 About Secrets and Falling Tiles by Carroll Bi

60秒科学:冬暖夏凉的屋顶

Lowering the Ceiling on Roof Energy Losses Buildings consume about a third of the energy and two-thirds of the electricity in the U.S. Roofs are a good place to try to cut those figures. Because traditional black asphalt roofs heat up in summer and s

分手神器：app语音留言帮你说再见

Technology has made finding love a lot easier - and it could soon do the same for losing it. 科技让找寻真爱变得简单，过不了多久，也会让分手不那么困难。 A new app, dubbed Binder, claims to make awkward break up conversatio

SSS 2008-09-01

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky. Got a minute?. [Spray sound.] Killing bugs? No. [Spray sound.] Deodorizing the bathroom? No. [Spray sound.] Checking for explosives, yes. Because chemists at the University of Califor

SSS 2011-09-09

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Common batteries are electrochemical cells. And they may get better thanks to living cells: the multicellular organism called brown algae. Lithium ion

SSS 2011-02-07

Patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery need implants of new, healthy blood vessels. So do those who receive repeated hemodialysis due to kidney failure. The best option is to use the patient's own veins or arteries, but thousands of patients don

SSS 2011-04-06

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Solar cells convert sunlight to electricity. But they don't take advantage of all that solar heat, thereby missing out on the majority of the solar ene

VOA慢速英语--研究人员研发完全可降解轮胎

Research Breakthrough for Biodegradable Tires? 研究人员研发完全可降解轮胎 Researchers say they have created a new synthetic rubber that could be used to make biodegradable tires. A team at Texas AM Universitys campus in the Gulf nation o

VOA标准英语2016--“智能”绷带有助更快治愈伤口

'Smart' Bandages Could Heal Wounds More Quickly 智能绷带有助更快治愈伤口 Simple bandages are usually seen as the first line of attack in healing small to moderate wounds and burns. But scientists say new synthetic materials with embedded

2010年专八作文练习(1)

写作练习题目 Some people think that they can learn better by themselves than with a teacher. Others think that it is always better to have a teacher. Which do you prefer? Use specific reasons to develop your essay. 参考范文： Most of us ca

美国国务院停电 新闻发布会靠手机照明

Power outages across the Washington area knocked out electricity at the U.S. State Department and briefly disrupted activities at the White House, the Capitol and the citys tourist attractions. 华盛顿地区停电波及美国国务院，并短暂影响

【英语时差8,16】宠物的飞机旅行

An estimated one million animals fly each year in America, usually in a plane's cargo hold. One such trip for Jack Russell Terrier Zoe was enough to convince her owners Alysa Binder and Dan Wiesel that pets needed to travel in style. The husband and

英语听力文摘 English Digest 119、宠物航空公司

An estimated one million animals fly each year in America, usually in a plane's cargo hold. One such trip for Jack Russell Terrier Zoe was enough to convince her owners Alysa Binder and Dan Wiesel that pets needed to travel in style. The husband and

美国文化脱口秀 第443期:每天用的办公用品英语叫什么?

每天用的办公用品：订书机、文件夹、回形针......你会用英语说吗？今天，Jenny和Diana准备了齐全的办公用品英语翻译。 关键词： 办公用品 Office supplies: 办公用品 Stationery: 文具 给大家划几个重