Lesson 117 Time Flies

Time is precious. Nobody can afford to waste time. Once time has gone by, it will never return. You can never turn the clock back. Time passes very quickly. In fact, people say time flies. Time and ti

美国习惯用语:751 time flies

今天我们要讲的美国习惯用语是：Time flies. Time是时间，fly是飞， time flies就是时光飞逝。比如说，你已经有好几年没见你朋友的孩子了，现在他已经长得跟你一样高，这时候，你就会说, Wow,

美国有线新闻 CNN 利用无人机拯救生命

Of course, in this century, uses for drones go far beyond war, to include surveillance, exploration, photography, racing. And one young inventor is hoping that smart drones will be able to navigate dangerous places, avoiding obstacles while searching

科学美国人60秒 SSS High-Sugar Diet Makes Flies Drop Like...Flies

I dont believe, in all my years, I have ever seen a fruit fly I would consider obese. But, thanks to the wonders of modern science, thats all about to change. Because a team of researchers from Cold Spring Harbor laboratory has produced the first fli

Pentagon says Iranian fighter jet attacks U.S. drone

Pentagon says Iranian fighter jet attacks U.S. drone WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Iranian fighter jet has attacked a U.S. drone but missed, so the unmanned American aircraft suffered no damage and returned safely to base, the U.S. Defense Departmen

VOA慢速英语2013 China Develops Its Drone Industry

China Develops Its Drone Industry From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report in Special English. China said last week that it had considered launching a drone strike against a major Burmese drug trafficker wanted in the killings of 13 C

VOA标准英语2011--Iranian Video Displays Alleged US Drone

Iranian Video Displays Alleged US Drone The Iranian government has complained to the United Nations about a U.S. spy drone it says was brought down over eastern Iran this week. Iran accuses the U.S. of violating Iranian airspace and has released vide

VOA标准英语2010年-US Expected to Continue Drone Strikes

A recent UN report called on the Obama administration to stop unmanned drone strikes against terrorists along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan. The human rights group, Amnesty International, says the United States must clarify rules for using drone

VOA标准英语2013--US Drone Strikes Under Scrutiny

US Drone Strikes Under Scrutiny Unmanned drones are being used with increasing frequency in fighting terrorist groups like al-Qaida. A recent analysis by the New America Foundation estimated drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen since 2004 have killed

美国国家公共电台 NPR The Rise Of The Drone, And The Thorny Questions That Have Followed

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2017年CRI SF Express tests emergency drone delivery

Chinese logistics firm SF Express has tested the delivery of emergency supplies through the use of a large drone, reports thepaper.cn. A domestic-developed large drone delivered equipment which would have been needed for the quick repair of communica

2015年CRI Chinese Drone Maker SZ DJI Opens First Retail Store

Reporter: As the market for commercial drones goes more mainstream, the industry's major players are trying to attract a wider range of consumers. Michael Perry, Director of Strategic Partnerships with DJI, says the 800-square-metre shop aims to help

2018年CRI China's bridge building drone a big hit online

A video showing Chinese engineers using a drone to install cables in a bridge construction project has proved popular on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube, reports the People's Daily. The Chishui River Mega Bridge under construction sits over a river va

Israel downed unmanned drone in south: IDF spokesperson

Israel downed unmanned drone in south: IDF spokesperson JERUSALEM, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli air force has on Saturday struck down an unmanned aircraft in the Israeli airspace, an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson told Xinhua. But the spo

Iran Shows Footage of Purported US Drone

Iranian state television on Thursday released the first images of what it said was a U.S. unmanned reconnaissance drone downed on Sunday along Iran's eastern border after it made a brief incursion into its airspace. The footage shows Iranian military

The Flies and the Honey-Pot

The Flies and the Honey-PotA NUMBER of Flies were attracted to a jar of honey which had beenoverturned in a housekeeper's room, and placing their feet in it,ate greedily. Their feet, however, became so smeared with thehoney that they could not use th

A California company has unveiled a tiny flying drone

A California company that makes unmanned drone aircraft for the U.S. military has unveiled a tiny flying drone that looks like a hummingbird(蜂鸟). The airborne spy is part of a new kind of military technology that also has civilian uses. Several y

NE China to set up two drone bases for marine surveillance

NE China to set up two drone bases for marine surveillance SHENYANG, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Two drone bases will be established in northeast China's Liaoning Province for real time surveillance on coastal waters, local authorities said Saturday. One of

美国国家公共电台 NPR How To Stop A Drone? There's No Good Answer

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: A small drone sparked enormous disruptions at London's Gatwick Airport this week. Thousands of passengers were grounded as police struggled to stop the drone or drones from flying into restricted airspace. Police have arrested two

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2200-drone

今天我们要学的词是 drone. Drone 无人驾驶飞机。The FAA issued commercial drone permits to four companies. 美国联邦航空局向四家公司颁发了使用商业无人机的许可证。与此同时，Amazon claimed its plans to devel