Houston Faces Worsening Flooding Conditions

Houston, a city in the American state of Texas, will face worsening flooding conditions as Tropical Storm Harvey continues to rain on the city. On Friday, Harvey, the strongest storm to strike Texas in 50 years, came ashore near Corpus Christi, about

voa标准英语2008-Tsunami Victims Recovering 4 Years After Disaste

Four years after the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies reports tremendous progress has been made in rebuilding the structures that were destroyed and in rehabilitating shattered co

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Low-Lying Areas of New York City Suffer Flooding Sounds of sump pumps fill the air in low-lying areas of New York City. Don, a water systems professional in Brooklyn, has been on the job, pumping out basements since before dawn. He says the worst flo

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[00:00.00]Unit 24 Shopping [00:08.20]第二十四单元 购物 [00:16.40]Sentence Patlerns [00:20.23]基本句型 [00:24.06]231 May I help you? [00:27.77]您要买什么? [00:31.47]232 Could you show me that pair of shoes? [00:42.00]你能给我看看那

实境旅游英语 第64期:购买服饰鞋包(5)

58.May I try on this pair of shoes? 58.我可以试一下这双鞋子吗？ 59.I'd better try on both feet and see whether the shoes are comfortable to wear. 59.我最好两只脚都试穿一下，看穿起来舒不舒服。 60.May I try both styles?

成人高等教育英语教材第一册17

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Flooding, Landslides Kill More Than 260 in Colombia

Families and rescuers searched Sunday for victims of flooding and landslides in southern Colombia. The destruction has killed more than 260 people, Reuters reported. More than 40 children are among the dead, President Juan Manuel Santos has confirmed

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123.It's Kind of Fitting

As a freshman at the University of Dayton in Ohio, I was eager to make a good impression on my new roommate. When I arrived at our dorm room, I found her putting on perfume.

2006年VOA标准英语-Flooding Kills Hundreds in Ethiopia

By Pearse Lynch Nairobi 17 August 2006 Ethiopian soldier stands guard near road which was nearly swept away near Afetesia slum in Dire Dawa, August 7, 2006 Flood waters around Ethiopia's Omo river have killed more than 300 people and stranded thousa

VOA标准英语2009年-Flooding May Delay Start of Mauritanian Sc

By Scott Stearns Dakar 25 September 2009 People waiting to be registered for assistance in the city of Rosso, Mauritania, 25 Sep 2009 Flooding in Mauritania may delay the start of the school year as people displaced by heavy rains are living in clas

VOA标准英语2011--Mississippi Flooding Harms Agriculture i

Mississippi Flooding Harms Agriculture in Several US States Flooding along the Mississippi River has ruined crops, damaged farmland and delayed barge traffic in parts of the southern United States. Officials say diversion of some of the water through

VOA标准英语2011--Thai Officials Say Bangkok Still Threatened By Flooding

Thai Officials Say Bangkok Still Threatened By Flooding Thai authorities say the capital Bangkok is still facing a threat of flooding if it is hit with more heavy rains. Intense relief efforts are underway after the worst flooding in decades swept tw

VOA标准英语2010年-Pakistani Flooding Impacts Fight Again

As Pakistan tries to cope with the worst flooding in its history, the country has seen several major suicide bomb attacks in the past few days against minority Shi'ites. The two major attacks, one in Lahore and the other in Quetta, killed more than 1

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Warns North Korean Flooding May Make Dire Fo

By Kurt Achin Seoul 15 August 2007 A team representing several U.N. humanitarian agencies is in North Korea to investigate damage from heavy flooding. A U.N. spokesman says floodwaters may have done extensive damage to crops, further worsening the N

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VOA标准英语2009年-West Africans Displaced by Flooding

Heavy rains in West Africa have affected more than 350,000 people. Our correspondent reports, flooding has killed at least 32 people in Ghana and Burkina Faso. View of the flooded streets of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 01 Sep 2009 More than 150,000 p

VOA标准英语2009年-Flooding Displaces Hundreds of Thousands i

Nearly 600,000 West Africans are affected by floods, following three months of rain. The unusually heavy rainy season is expected to continue through the end of September. The latest United Nations assessment of West African flooding says more than

VOA常速英语2008年-Severe Flooding Expected During Afghan Spring T

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 17 February 2008 United Nations aid agencies warn the onset of spring in Afghanistan is expected to bring severe flooding in many parts of the country. They say they are gearing up to help tens of thousands of Afghans survive t

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2582 flash flooding

今天我们要学的词是 flash flooding. Flash flooding 名词，骤发洪水。President Obama declared a major disaster in West Virginia after flash flooding left at least 24 people dead. 西维吉尼亚州骤发洪水造成至少24人丧生，奥