Teacher Shortage

Teacher Shortage [ 原文 ] Tina Millington: Teaching is, to me, the greatest profession. It is a profession, it's not a job. It's something that many teachers choose at the beginning and do for the r

美国国家公共电台 NPR Sacré Beurre: France Faces A Butter Shortage

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: The country known for creamy sauces and croissants is suffering a butter shortage that has not been seen in recent times. The French per capita consume more butter than any other country, some 18 pounds per person every year, so

海事英语600句 13

Part 13 Ballast handling 1. Scuppers plugged. 2. Open sea suction valve and report. 3. Sea suction valve closed. 4. Ballast pump stopped.

Study Warns of Major Water Shortage in 20 Years

Global Water Outlook 2025: Averting an Impending Crisis, uses 1) sophisticated computer modeling to project how water demand and availability around the world are likely to evolve. The report includes

不择手段背单词(674):ballast压载物,压舱物

ballast, ['bləst] n 压舱物（放在船舱或热气球吊篮里的重物，以增加稳定性）；（性格上的）稳定因素 【记】ball球，last最后－最后的球－船最底层放了好多球－压舱物 【类】ballast:instability＝

Harare Residents Face Water Shortage

By Peta Thornycroft Water rationing has been imposed in Zimbabwe's capital, where water shortages have reached critical levels. Half the city's four-million residents are either short of water or have

Gas Shortage Intensifies in Mexico

Broadcast: Feb 13, 2003 Demand for electricity is growing in Mexico, but the state-owned oil company, known as Pemex, is reducing the amount of natural gas it can provide for electrical generation. Th

VOA慢速英语2010年-Development Report - Shortage of Nurse

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The health care industry needs more nurses. All areas of the world face a nursing shortage. But the shortage is most severe in developing countries. Many of their nurses leave. They move to more dev

VOA标准英语10月-UN Says N. Korea Food Shortage Dire

Pyongyang-based senior U.N. officials are visiting the South Korean capital, to report on North Korea's ongoing food shortage. They say international food donations are up, and Pyongyang officials are being cooperative. But, as VOA Seoul Corresponde

VOA标准英语2010年-Doctors in America in Short Supply

Data from the US Census bureau, found that doctor's hours declined while at the same time their incomes dropped 25 percent between 1995 and 2006 In the U.S., doctors are known for working extraordinarily long hours, seeing patients in the office and

美国国家公共电台 NPR This Year's Christmas Tree Shortage Has Roots In The Recession

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now I need to warn you that this next story is a slight bummer if you celebrate Christmas and you happen to celebrate with a freshly-cut evergreen. It turns out that you might be getting a Charlie Brown tree this year - you know,

新西兰英语 618 Baby milk powder shortage

New Zealand mothers are having difficulty finding cans of baby formula in the supermarkets. Some supermarkets are limiting the number of cans to two per customer. The shortage may be because Chinese in New Zealand are buying cans of formula to send b

No World Oil Shortage, Says Saudi Minister

Broadcast: Jan 25 2003 Saudi Arabia's oil minister says his country and the oil cartel, OPEC, could make up for any interruption in oil supplies caused by a possible war in Iraq. He told business and

VOA常速英语2007-Farm Worker Shortage Blamed on US Immigration Cr

By Mil Arcega Washington 10 October 2007 Agricultural experts say stepped up efforts to crack down on illegal immigration is having an unwanted effect on American farmers. Some claim recent raids and threats to prosecute companies that hire undocumen

VOA常速英语2008年-Fuel Shortage in Nepal Hits Hospitals, Schools,

By Liam Cochrane Kathmandu 19 February 2008 Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, has almost run out of gasoline, because political protests in southern districts have blocked deliveries for six days. The fuel shortage is causing long lines at gasoline pumps a

Shortage of life-saving heart drug

BEIJING, Sep. 13 (Xinhuanet) --Experts have called for a national drug-control system after a nationwide deficit of a life-saving drug, which has lasted at least three months. Doctors at a Beijing hospital said some specialized hospitals, which perfo

英语听力文摘 English Digest 125、环球旅行的热带水果

Plants were world travelers, long before tourists like you and me, were able to fly off to vacation around the world. When Columbus sailed west, he was seeking precious spices of the Indies. He missed his original destination, but because he and othe

愉悦口语：第806期 重量级英文怎么说

heavyweight 重量级的，有影响力的人 We need some heavyweight partners. 我们需要一些重量级的合作伙伴。 He is a heavyweight in the IT business. 他是IT界的重量级人物。

英语听书《海底两万里》第179期 第13章 一些数字(2)

The Nautilus is made up of two hulls, one inside the other; between them, joining them together, are iron T-bars that give this ship the utmost rigidity. 诺第留斯号由双层船壳造成， 一层是内壳，另一层是外壳，两壳之间，用许

英语听书《海底两万里》第181期 第13章 一些数字(4)

That's all? 仅仅这个数目吗？ That's all, Professor Aronnax, and the calculation is easy to check. 仅仅这个数目，阿龙纳斯先生。并且，很容易用计算来证实。 Now then, I have supplementary ballast tanks capable of shippi