NPR美国国家公共电台 NPR 2015-12-16

From NPR news in Washington, I am Jeanie Herbst. Defense Secretory Ash Carter is on his way to the middle east to try to persuade US allies there to put more resources into the fight against Islamic State. NPR's Scott Horsley reports the mission come

Earth and Sky:Electric Fish 发电鱼

Electric Fish 发电鱼 One way that Harold Zakon and his team find fish to study is to put electrical detectors into the bottom of murky streams in Venezuela. This works because certain fish emit pulses of electricity. Discover electric fish -- on tod

Alistair Brownlee 英国铁人三项运动员

Pursue, attempt 追求，尝试 This week we follow the training of the British triathlete team, including Alistair Brownlee. Alistair is the current World Triathlon Champion. The 24-year-old also won the title in 2009 and is one of Britain's best ho

Talking Sport: Ivan Ukhov 伦敦谈体育：俄罗斯跳高运动员

Weakness, obstacle 弱点，障碍 This week we meet Russian athlete, Ivan Ukhov. Ivan is a high jumper and is hoping to compete at this year's Olympic Games. He is the current European Indoor champion and also won the world indoor championship title

万花筒 2008-06-04&-06-05

Amid all the tradition and history of Katmandu, a profound change is in the air. In fact, it might literally clear the air, reducing the choking pollution which has blighted this congested valley. The streets of the capital are gradually being taken

CNN 2012-05-04

Hello, I am Carl Azuz, welcome you to a new day and a new month, CNN Students, we are gonna take flight with some California teenagers on the beat, but we are beginning today with an anniversary. Tonight, I come forward to the American people and to

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Lesson Fourteen Short Conversations Read aloud the concersation two times, and then listen to the tape without looking at the text. The Pursuit for Punchy Flyers Lucy: Come on, come all to the grand opening of The Electric Palace. You'll find high vo

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I love the news and current events. Im addicted to whats happening in the world. It doesnt matter what kind of news it is, I love watching it. Even if its from countries Ive never heard of. Ill even watch the same news programme three or four times a

Electric Bike Ban in New York Hurts Food Delivery Workers

A ban on electric bicycles in New York City is hurting delivery workers who depend on them to earn a living. Many of the workers are immigrants. Electric bicycles, or e-bikes, have foot-powered pedals like other bicycles. But they also have electric-

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旅馆英语对话-Swimming Pool(2)

A: Does this hotel have a pool? B: I'm sorry, sir, we don't have one. However, in our gym, we do have swim stations. A: I'm not sure I understand. B: Think of a deep bathtub that you can swim in, but against a current. A: Cool. What will they think o

售房英语对话-Rejecting a Counteroffer(3)

A: I was wondering if the buyers have accepted my counteroffer. B: Yes, I just faxed you the information an hour ago. The buyers have a counteroffer for you. A: How much did they counteroffer? B: They now are offering to pay ten thousand less than yo

NPR美国国家公共电台 2013-03-11

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai is claiming the United States is working with the Taliban in an effort to keep U.S. troops in Afghanistan. He says the U.S. and militants are scaring Afghans into beli

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Official figures from the Ministry of Transportation show emissions from car exhaust account for 31 percent of the country's total air pollution. In an effort to bring that figure down, the central government has been supporting a series of subsidies

2018年CRI Electric cars unveiled at Beijing Motor Show

Automakers are rolling out their new electric vehicles at the 2018 Beijing Motor Show, the motor industry's biggest sales event this year. Carmakers expect new growth in China's market despite the looming threat of a trade war between China and the U

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BEIJING, Sept. 6 (Xinhuanet) -- Scientists from Tufts University of the U.S. have created the world's smallest electrical motor in a single molecule. The finding was published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology on Monday. In the research, scientist

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The body's internal clock helps to regulate a water-storing hormone so that nightly dehydration or trips to the toilet are not the norm, research suggests. In an article published in Nature Neuroscience today, neurophysiologists Eric Trudel and Charl

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LONDON, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Drillings and fillings at the dentist's are always dreadful and make tooth decay treatment very unpleasant. But British scientists have developed a new approach of fixing tooth decay, which could get rid of all the drillin

英闻天下——296 Infrastructure Needed to Boost Electric Car Market

According to statistics, more than 27-thousand electric vehicles have been sold in the 25 cities around China that are conducting electric vehicle trials. Among the vehicles, 23-thousand are serving the public service sector, but only four-thousand f