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Airplane Engines In 1945, a new type of airplane engine was invented. It was much lighter and more powerful than earlier engines, and enabled warplanes to fly faster and higher than ever. This type of engine was called the jet engine because it below

Can't She Type?

Lesson 38 Text A Can't She Type? The well-known banker, T. J. Ellington, was at one time in his younger days the manager of a New York office. His secretary had been with him for many years, and knew

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The new gasoline/electric hybrid Chevrolet Volt Today President Obama visits a U.S. auto plant that makes the battery-powered Chevrolet Volt. Some analysts think the Volt could revitalize the struggling American auto industry with its high-tech batte

VOA标准英语2014--新的太阳能电池减少生产中对环境的危害

New Solar Cell Minimizes Environmental Risks in Manufacturing Process 新的太阳能电池减少生产中对环境的危害 Scientists in England report the development of a new solar cell that minimizes environmental risks in the manufacturing proc

Lesson 86 What's Your Blood Type?

Bella: What's your blood type, Luke? Luke: It's A, I think. Why do you ask? Bella: Well, mine's B. Luke: So? Bella: They say people with A blood type get along very well with those with B blood type. Luke: Really? 你是什么血型? 贝拉：卢克，

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This Cell Phone Needs No Battery 不用电池的新型手机？ A dying battery is a huge annoyance for cell phone users. But for engineers? It's inspiration. Can we design a smartphone which can make a phone call and have a conversation without the

蒋健棠英语实用句子(144):This battery is dead.

This battery is dead. 这电池没电了。 dead上句中是形容电池没电了，上句也可说成: This battery is flat. 和上两句意思相反的是： This battery is still good. 电池还有电。

2015年ESL之日常生活 23 Using Battery Power

Using Battery Power Luisa: The battery on my computer is almost out of juice. Allesandro: Did you bring a spare? Luisa: Its a rechargeable battery, so instead of replacing it, I need to plug it in, but there are no outlets in here. Allesandro: I dont

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Pre-Listening Vocabulary switch: move to a different position Wi-Fi: a wireless network that provides Internet connection Bluetooth: a trademarked name for a short-range wireless connection for computerized devices GPS: global positioning system, a s

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The Buick wouldnt start. Considering it was 15 years old, this shouldnt have been a surprise. But, the battery wasnt that old. It was a Die Hard, sold by Sears. Gerard had bought it six years ago, but it was a 100-month battery. It was fully guarante

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: Families across the United States are fighting with the federal government over a deadly chemical. Dozens of people have died from inhaling methylene chloride. This is an ingredient in common paint removers. NPR's Rebecca Hersher

科学美国人60秒 SSS 2016-1-1

Every winter some twenty million tons of salt are dumped on America's road.That sodium chloride melts the ice, so it prevents its formatin, helping to prevent accidents. But road salt has its downside. This is not very economical because salt is main

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Before you next flush the toilet, consider this: Scientists in Singapore have developed battery powered by（用…推动的） urine（尿）. 下次冲厕所之前，请不要忘记下面的介绍：新

英语听力：自然百科 为什么海水是咸的？

This week on Why Tell Me Why, we are finding out why the oceans are so salty. So the oceans are salty because the oceans have been around, lets say, for over five hundred million years. And over the course of time what we found out is that weve alway

英语杂谈：07 Solar-powered battery chargers

Did you know that in general we have on the average, i guess, about 26 eletronic gadgets in our house and they are constantly all pluging them and charging them and very little that power actually goes to chargers. Some of it is just regularly runnin

ESL Podcast 390 – Dietary Restrictions and Preferences

Tony: Who did you invite over for dinner Saturday? Carmela: I invited Keith, Sung, Stephanie, and Luis. Tony: You didnt! Carmela: I did. Why? Tony: Youre going to have a hard time cooking for them. Keith is a vegan and only eats food thats organic. S

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After proposing a permanent fix for its Dreamliner 787 to the Federal Aviation Association last Friday, Boeing has met with its Japanese battery maker GS Yuasa on how to get the Dreamliners back in the air. Boeing's said to be proposing a stronger co

Apple still investigating iPhone battery issues

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- Apple on Friday said it will continue to investigate the unexpected iPhone battery drain as some users still see the problems after downloading a latest software update designed to address the issues. The recent iOS

英语听书《海底两万里》第170期 第12章 一切都用电(3)

First off, I'll mention that at the bottom of the sea there exist veins of zinc, iron, silver, and gold whose mining would quite certainly be feasible. 首先，我对您说，海底有锌、铁、银、金等矿藏，开发并不是不可能的事。