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electricity The modern age is an age of electricity. People are so used to electric lights, radio, televisions, and telephones that it is hard to imagine what life would be like without them. When there is a power failure, people grope about in flic

04 Electricity

04 Electricity The modern age is an age of electricity. People are so used to electric lights, radio, televisions, and telephones that it is hard to imagine what life would be like without them. When there is a power failure, people grope(摸索) abo

VOA慢速英语 2007 0228b

VOICE ONE: This is Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Hoover Dam. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Our report today about Hoover Dam must begin with the Colorado River. This river made the

what will be the future bike

We're in and ready to go. It looks like a vehicle(车辆) out of the Jetsons cross with the Flintstones. It's very comfortable. I, I, er, tell people it's like riding in your long chair. Running smoothly like a mini-electric car fueled by pedal（踏板）

Strong Public Criticism on Japan's Nuke Power Policy

Japanese residents are protesting against the country's nuclear power policy following revelations that over 300 tons of contaminated water flow daily from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea. Japan's authorities confirmed that the

Highly Radioactive Water Leak Found at Fukushima

The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is reporting around 300 tonnes of highly contaminated water has leaked from a storage tank. Masayuki Ono is the general manager of the Tokyo Electric Power Company. He says the puddle that has

VOA标准英语2009-South Korea Steers Toward Electric Auto Future

Former U.S. President Clinton and mayors from around the world are gathering in Seoul this week for a summit on reducing greenhouse gases in the world's cities. London Mayor Boris Johnson says the leaders hope to agree on ways to end the world's end

VOA标准英语2011--Thousands Protest Nuclear Power in Japan

Thousands Protest Nuclear Power in Japan Thousands of Japanese took to the streets of Tokyo to protest the country's nuclear-power plants. The rally occured as engineers continue to work on bringing the Fukushima Daiichi plant under control, after it

VOA标准英语2011--Nuclear Power Project Sparks Opposition

In Belarus, the nation that most suffered from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, officials recently signed a deal for their first nuclear power plant from Russia. Despite the authoritarian government in Minsk, popular protest is bubbling. After an expl

VOA标准英语2014--芝加哥的阿贡国家实验室正在研发未来电池

Chicagos Argonne Lab Developing Battery of the Future CHICAGO In 2012, the Department of Energys Office of Science awarded a $120 million grant to a new technology center focused on battery development - headquartered at Argonne National Laboratory i

VOA标准英语2013--Electric Fish Offer Insight Into Human Central Nervous System

Electric Fish Offer Insight Into Human Central Nervous System Electric fish live mostly in fresh water in tropical rivers and are found primarily in only two parts of the world. There are two main groups, one in South America, the Gymnotiform, and th

EXPLORATIONS - Hoover Dam

EXPLORATIONS - Hoover Dam By Paul Thompson Broadcast: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: Hoover Dam. And this is Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special E

voa标准英语2008-US Communities Find Better Ways to Recycle Toxic

In the United States, the fastest growing type of trash is e-waste: computers, TVs and other electronics. Because many e-waste components are toxic, many communities are striving to recycle them more responsibly. From Boulder, Colorado, Shelley Schl

京津冀协同规划电力建设

The two municipalities and one province have launched a project to build wind, photovoltaic and power storage stations. Zhangjiakou, a city in Hebei province, boasts more than 6,000 hours of effective winds annually and 3,000 hours of sunshine annual

Fukushima Plant Could Leak Radiation for Months

Government officials in Japan say it could take months for radiation(放射辐射) leaks to be brought under control at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The Fukushima Daiichi plant continues to spew radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean

Japan sends new spy satellite into space

TOKYO, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Japan's H-2A rocket carrying a new information gathering satellite was launched at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Friday, local media reported. Japan has already introduced three information-gather

热门单词：“最大负荷”用英文怎么说？

北京出现连续高温天气，13日16时33分，北京地区电网最大负荷达到1831.2万千瓦，突破了2013年的历史最大纪录1776万千瓦，增长3.1％。 请看相关报道： Peak load in Beijing hit 18.3 million kilowatts (kW) a

【大家说英语】 第262期:停电了!

Lesson 3 Around Town 第三课 城镇地标 October 7 10月7日 There is No Power! 停电了！ Read it! 读读看！ There is a big storm outside. 外面有暴风雨来袭。 A tree fell on a power line. 一棵树倒在电线上， Now the line is d

双语有声阅读：电

Electricity The modern age is an age of electricity. People are so used to electric lights, radio, televisions, and telephones that it is hard to imagine what life would be like without them. When there is a power failure, people grope about in flick

Chinese Want Electric Cars, Americans Not So Much

Chinese Want Electric Cars, Americans Not So Much Citizens of which country are most likely to buy or at least consider purchasing a plug-in vehicle than any other nation? According to a recent survey conducted by Ernst Young's Global Automotive Cent