纯正英语一分钟-intelligence

People say intelligence is a lot more attractive than beauty. I often ask people if they would prefer a partner who is intelligent or good looking. They almost always say they want someone who is intelligent. I wonder why it is some of us are so inte

China builds first tower-type solar-thermal power station

China builds first tower-type solar-thermal power station BEIJING, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- The first tower-type solar-thermal power station in Asia has been built in northwest Beijing, chief of the program said on Monday. Wang Zhifeng, a researcher at th

经济学人61:用于油井的太阳热能

Science and Technology 科技 Solar heat for oil wells 用于油井的太阳热能 Mirrors in glasshouses 温室的反光镜... can be used to heat stones ...能用于加热石头 THERE is a lot of energy from ancient sunshine stored in the oil that

SSS 2011-11-16

Ever wander through a supermarket and past the open refrigerated cases that house cream cheese, butter and OJ? The refrigerated shelves are protected by jets of air that blow across the front. These jets form an air shield to keep the warm air out. T

Rumsfeld Defends Intelligence, War in Iraq

Rumsfeld Defends Intelligence, War in Iraq Alex Belida Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has strongly denied the Bush Administration manipulated intelligence on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction prog

Former US Inspector Criticizes Faulty Intelligence

Former US Inspector Criticizes Faulty Intelligence in Iraq Weapons Search Deborah Tate Former chief U.S. weapons inspector David Kay is blaming faulty intelligence for the failure to find weapons of m

TED演讲:探索世界最深洞穴(5)

You need an AUV, an autonomous underwater vehicle. 你需要个AUV，一个自行式水下航行器。 It needs to be one smart puppy, able to navigate and make decisions on its own in an alien ocean. 它必须很聪明，能够自己导航在陌生的

经济学人65:玻璃房里的镜子

Science and Technology 科技 Solar heat for oil wells 用于油井的太阳热 Mirrors in glasshouses can be used to heat stones 玻璃房里的镜子.....可以用来加热石头 THERE is a lot of energy from ancient sunshine stored in the oil that

新西兰英语 79 New Geothermal Power Station

Today a new geo-thermal power station was opened in Kawerau, in the eastern Bay of Plenty. Geo means earth and therm means heat. The power station uses hot steam from the earth. Like the geo-thermal power station at Wairakei, which opened in the 1950

2007年VOA标准英语-Intelligence Estimate Says al-Qaida Intends to

By Gary Thomas Washington 17 July 2007 A new U.S. intelligence estimate says al-Qaida remains determined to mount attacks on major targets in the United States, especially if it can acquire weapons of mass destruction. VOA correspondent Gary Thomas r

VOA常速英语2007年-Turkey Says US Intelligence Led to Strikes on P

By Margaret Besheer Washington 19 December 2007 A senior Turkish diplomat says U.S. intelligence shared with Turkey led to recent raids inside northern Iraq against Kurdish rebels from the Kurdistan Workers Party or PKK. From Washington, VOA's Margar

VOA常速英语2007年-US House Passes Intelligence Measure Amid Inter

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 14 December 2007 The U.S. House of Representatives has approved intelligence policy legislation that would prohibit U.S. intelligence officials from using a number of controversial techniques in interrogating detainees. V

VOA常速英语2007年-Analysts: New Intelligence May Spark Change in

By Gary Thomas Washington 07 December 2007 For months, Bush administration officials have said Iran was actively pursuing a nuclear weapons program and called on collective international action, including sanctions, to force Tehran to stop. But a new

中国男子在黄石公园舀水被罚款

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK Wyo. (AP) A tourist from China was fined $1000 for walking off a boardwalk at Yellowstone National Park and collecting thermal water apparently for medicinal purposes park officials said Wednesday. 黄石国家公园官方本周

男女对温度的感受不同?

It happens every summer: offices turn on the air-conditioning, and women freeze into popsicles. But until now, there was no data to understand why women felt cold and were slipping on cardigans while men just rolled up their sleeves at the same tempe

中国放松煤矿工作日限制

Chinas top planning body has relaxed working day restrictions on its coal mines after reduced output boosted prices, frustrating central planners desire to control both price and supply of the nations most important energy source. 中国最高规划机

澳科学家警告海平面上升问题

CANBERRA, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Australian scientists have made the alarming discovery that sea levels have risen more in the past century than at any other comparable period in the past 6,000 years. Researchers from the Australian National University

VOA常速英语2007年Israeli Parliamentarian Calls US Intelligence Re

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 08 December 2007 Israeli officials are throwing cold water on this week's U.S. intelligence report that plays down Iran's nuclear ambitions. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, Israel remains deeply suspic

VOA常速英语2007年-US Intelligence Says Iran Halted Nuclear Weapon

By Gary Thomas Washington 03 December 2007 A new U.S. intelligence estimate says it is not clear that Iran is determined to produce nuclear weapons. The estimate says Iran stopped nuclear weapons development four years ago, but adds that Tehran is ke

你知道“秋裤”的英语怎么说吗？

有一种思念叫望穿秋水，有一种寒冷叫做忘穿秋裤。最近，全国各地的天气都变凉了，大家翻箱倒柜找出了尘封已久、又恨又爱的抗冻神物--秋裤。面对这种全世界恐怕只有中国人才穿的裤子，