Without air, there would be no fire

Without air, there would be no fire. There would be no cars or trucks, since motors need air in order to work. Without air, there would be no wind or clouds. There would be no weather, as we know it.(

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听一分钟英文：The United Nations-联合国

The United Nations is a very important organization. It was started after World War II to help keep peace in the world. Nearly every country on Earth is a member of the UN. Some countries want to be but cant because other countries say they arent cou

Report Blames Equipment and Safety Failures for Lion Air Crash

Indonesias National Safety Commission says airplane equipment and carrier safety failures are to blame for the deadly Lion Air crash last month. The government report suggests the airplane should have been removed from service because of earlier repo

VOA标准英语2011--NASA Announces Next Generation Spacecraf

NASA Announces Next Generation Spacecraft NASA has unveiled plans for its next-generation, post-Shuttle spacecraft to carry humans into earth orbit and beyond. The state-of-the-art, four-astronaut capsule, called the Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle or MPC

美国国家公共电台 NPR Will Congress Bring Sky-High Air Ambulance Bills Down To Earth?

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Using a so-called air ambulance can be expensive, which is why such flights are usually only used by the critically ill. But a legal quirk means that paying for one of these flights can actually lead to financial ruin. Congress h

大学英语六级听力练习 009

Dictation Instructions Listen to the following passage or together the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading which will be read in normal speed .Listen and try to understand the meaning . For the second and third readings t

如果生命可以重来（双语）

IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER by Erma Bombeck I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren't there for the day. I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it

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VOA标准英语2011--Species Loss Compromises Earth’s Vital

Species Loss Compromises Earths Vital Systems Scientists have long thought that diverse ecosystems like forests, lakes and streams are especially good at removing pollutants that human activities put into the environment. A new study in the journal N

VOA标准英语2010年-Relic of Modern Air Travel Gets a Face

The jet age of passenger travel began when the de Havilland Comet airliner took flight in Britain in 1949. Now, the only complete de Havilland Comet to survive in the Western Hemisphere is being restored in Everett, Washington. Taking flight It was b

African-American Surgeon Calls for Equality in US Medical Sy

When Augustus White was growing up in the American south in the 1940s, racial segregation was an accepted part of life. African Americans got second best - in education, employment, and health care. But White overcame those barriers, becoming an orth

美国国家公共电台 NPR Air Pollution From Industry Plagues Houston In Harvey's Wake

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: All right, let's circle back to the U.S. and the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. As if the record rainfall and flooding were not enough, many Houston-area residents are now coping with increased air pollution. Houston's petrol

2015年CRI Schools and Parents Urge Regulation on Classroom Air Purifier Installing

With major pollution days becoming more frequent, students are staying home, often without supervision. Their parents say it would be better if their children were in the classroom, and that's why schools need to install air purifiers. Our school bou

2006年VOA标准英语-US Spacecraft Bringing Clues to Solar Syst

By David McAlary Washington 10 January 2006 Courtesy of NASA Artist's conception of Stardust spacecraft collecting dust from comet Wild-2 A U.S. spacecraft is returning to Earth with a precious cargo

2007年VOA标准英语-US Spacecraft Finds Signs of Seas on Saturn's B

By David McAlary Washington 14 March 2007 A U.S. spacecraft studying Saturn has found evidence of large seas on its biggest moon, Titan. But if they are seas, they would not be filled with water. Instead, as VOA's David McAlary reports, they would be

2007年VOA标准英语-Two New US Spacecraft Offer Better Warning of S

By David McAlary Washington 01 March 2007 The U.S. space agency NASA says two new spacecraft orbiting Earth are giving scientists an unprecedented ability to track storms on the sun all the way to Earth. As VOA's David McAlary reports from Washington

影视音乐:Your Arms Around Me —Jens Lekman《轮滑女郎》主题曲

i was slicing up an avocado when you came up behind me with your silent brand new sneakers your reflection i did not see it was the hottest day in august and we were heading for the sea for a second my mind started drifting you put your arms around m

发照片 做外星人认识的第一个地球人

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NASA Announces Next Generation Spacecraft

NASA has unveiled plans for its next-generation, post-Shuttle spacecraft to carry humans into earth orbit and beyond. The state-of-the-art, four-astronaut capsule, called the Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle or MPCV, builds on earlier designs for the Orion