新概念英语第三册lesson 12 Life on a desert island

Lesson 12 Life on a desert island 荒岛生活 Listen to the tape then answer the question below. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 What was exceptional about the two men's stay on the desert island? Most of us have formed an unrealistic picture

Lifelines of the Desert

Lifelines of the Desert The Nasca desert in Southern Peru is a vast wasteland that stretches from the Andean 1)foothills to the Pacific Ocean. In 1926 came the first commercial flights over the area a

知性英语－Deserts

Scientists are trying to make the deserts into a good land again. They want to bring water to the deserts, so people can live and grow plants there. They are learning a lot about the deserts. But more

多功能英语阅读45 A Very Desert Christmas

多功能英语阅读45 A Very Desert Christmas

AMERICAN MOSAIC - Up, Up and Away ... to a Balloon Museum in

AMERICAN MOSAIC - Up, Up and Away ... to a Balloon Museum in Albuquerque By Lawan Davis and Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Friday, October 07, 2005 (MUSIC) HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special

VOA慢速英语2018--Mars on Earth: Tests in Desert of Oman

Two scientists work together to test a geo-radar that was built to make a map of the planet Mars. They pull the flat box across rocky, sandy ground. They are wearing spacesuits, just like astronauts do in space. The bright white on their protective e

“desert”究竟是沙漠还是甜品？

desert 沙漠 ['dez?t] We traverse the desert by truck. 我们乘卡车横穿沙漠。 2desert 遗弃 [d?'z??t] Helen's husband deserted her years ago. Helen的丈夫数年前抛弃了她。 3dessert 甜点 [d?'z??t] She had homemade ice cream for de

Gadhafi Buried in Secret Grave in Libyan Desert

Libya's ousted leader, Moammar Gadhafi, was buried before dawn Tuesday in a secret desert location five days after he was captured, killed and his slowly decomposing body put on public display in a meat locker in the city of Misrata. Officials from t

Two-Step Dancing with Ghosts at Arizona Club

Two-Step Dancing with Ghosts at Arizona Club The students have returned to classes at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. But they cannot spend all their time just studying. On Wednesday nights, many of the students like to head out for a littl

VOA慢速英语2015--66号公路十个必看景点

AS IT IS 2015-11-22 Ten Must-See Route 66 Attractions 66号公路十个必看景点 The United States is full of odd roadside attractions. Route 66 is home to some of the oldest and arguably most bizarre roadside attractions of them all. Here are 10

VOA标准英语2014--脱水是南亚利桑那州非法移民的头号杀手

Dehydration Is Top Killer of Southern Arizona's Migrants 脱水是南亚利桑那州非法移民的头号杀手 TUCSON, ARIZONA The border separating the United States and Mexico spans 3,200 kilometers from the Gulf of Mexico to Baja California. Yet

Father's Day

Father's Day-父亲节 Sonora Dodd, of Washington, first had the idea of a father's day. She thought of the idea for Father's Day while listening to a Mother's Day sermon in 1909. Sonora wanted a special day to honor her father, William Smart. Smart,

美语听力 English Cafe 109

Topics: Cities: Tucson, Arizona (Interview with Dr. Lucy Tse) Harpers Index, to get a kick out of (something), to commute, to not stand for (something), Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise Words: landmark border canyon

VOA常速英语2008年-In Niger, Cargo Changes But Sahara Desert Traff

By Phuong Tran Northern Niger 27 February 2008 For centuries, routes through the Sahara Desert have been used to transport goods. In recent years,4x4 convoys of cocaine and hashish have joined caravans bearing salt, cigarettes and fuel. VOA reporter

CCTV9英语新闻：China aims to improve half of desert land by 2020

China has made significant progress in controlling land degredation, but the latest official figures show that it still has many challenges to deal with. The State Forestry Administration says desertification has affected around 2-point-6 million squ

VOA常速英语2008年-African Desert Gas Smuggler Weighs Risks, Profi

By Phuong Tran Ingkaka, Niger 10 April 2008 In countries bordering the Saharan desert, ethnic nomad Tuareg have turned their desert expertise into a money maker through tourism and smuggling. Phuong Tran recently traveled with an Algerian gasoline sm

VOA标准英语2009年-Moroccan Villagers Make Their Desert B

International aid paid for a water pump and aid workers trained the farmers in fertilizing and irrigation Solana Pyne | Hart Chaou, Morocco 09 December 2009 Moroccan community farm could be a model for other drought-prone regions The edge of the Saha

Right things done in Kubuqi desert: Israeli ambassador

KUBUQI (Inner Mongolia), July 10 (Xinhuanet) -- Amos Nadai, ambassador of Israel to China, spoke highly of the desertification control efforts in the Kubuqi desert of China during an exclusive interview with Xinhuanet here Saturday. It's a huge area,

听歌学英语:Desert Rose (Sting)

听歌学英语:Desert Rose (Sting) Sting英国歌手，原警察乐队的主唱。因为他独特的嗓音和音乐风格，一直被冠以诗人歌手的美称。今天我们听到的这首Desert Rose出自他2000年的专辑Brand New Day（崭新的

美国国家公共电台 NPR Brewing In The Desert: Sake Finds An Unlikely Home In Arizona

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: You might not think sake is brewed in America. But there is a brewery in Holbrook, Ariz., where a master brewer from Japan set up his business. From member station KNAU, here's Aaron Granillo. AARON GRANILLO, BYLINE: Holbro