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electricity The modern age is an age of electricity. People are so used to electric lights, radio, televisions, and telephones that it is hard to imagine what life would be like without them. When there is a power failure, people grope about in flic

04 Electricity

04 Electricity The modern age is an age of electricity. People are so used to electric lights, radio, televisions, and telephones that it is hard to imagine what life would be like without them. When there is a power failure, people grope(摸索) abo

VOA慢速英语 2007 0228b

VOICE ONE: This is Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Hoover Dam. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Our report today about Hoover Dam must begin with the Colorado River. This river made the

127 A Shocking Experience p.373

Taking a taxi in a certain Eastern European country can be a shocking experience. It is said that some taxi drivers have metal wires stuck into the passenger seats. And when a button is pushed,the sea

what will be the future bike

We're in and ready to go. It looks like a vehicle(车辆) out of the Jetsons cross with the Flintstones. It's very comfortable. I, I, er, tell people it's like riding in your long chair. Running smoothly like a mini-electric car fueled by pedal（踏板）

Strong Public Criticism on Japan's Nuke Power Policy

Japanese residents are protesting against the country's nuclear power policy following revelations that over 300 tons of contaminated water flow daily from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea. Japan's authorities confirmed that the

英文书摘精选 Ben Franklin Did Not Get Struck By Lightning本.富兰克林没有被雷击

Did Ben Franklin really discover electricity with a kite? 本.富兰克林真的靠一只风筝发现了电吗？ Everybody has heard the famous story of how pioneering experimenterand part-time founding fatherBen Franklin tied a key to a kite string

英语听力文摘 English Digest 656 本.富兰克林没有被雷击

Ben Franklin Did Not Get Struck By Lightning Did Ben Franklin really discover electricity with a kite? Everybody has heard the famous story of how pioneering experimenterand part-time founding fatherBen Franklin tied a key to a kite string and flew t

Electrified Road Can Charge Moving Vehicles

Major world automakers have already invested heavily in electric vehicles and related technology and they are committed to keep doing so. Some have even promised to stop producing vehicles that run only on gas or diesel fuel in the future. The change

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1387 、 电木 Bakelite 1388 、 电玉；醛树脂 ureaformaldehyde(UF) 1389 、 电池 cell 1390 、 电池组 battery 1391 、 电位；电势 electricpotential 1392 、 电位计 potentiometer 13

万花筒 2011-08-10&08-12 电动车无线充电技术

Neil Butcher drives his wireless car to his Birmingham office. Recharging most electric cars requires a bulky cable to be plugged into a specially-designed socket. But with wireless charging, Butcher doesn't even need to leave his vehicle. He just pa

Shanghai issues first free plates for new energy vehicles

SHANGHAI, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai resident Qian Jun didn't have to spend a single penny on a license plate for his newly-bought battery electric vehicle (BEV). The electric car cost him 140,000 yuan (22,498 U.S. dollars) in total, including a ve

VOA标准英语2010年-Electric Vehicles Charge Ahead in US

What's billed as the biggest rollout of electric vehicle infrastructure in the world is about to begin in the United States. Urban planners are deciding where to locate more than 11,000 charging stations in 11 major cities. They want those stations u

VOA标准英语2009-South Korea Steers Toward Electric Auto Future

Former U.S. President Clinton and mayors from around the world are gathering in Seoul this week for a summit on reducing greenhouse gases in the world's cities. London Mayor Boris Johnson says the leaders hope to agree on ways to end the world's end

留美老师带你每日说英文 第218期:想象和实际相差很远

台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是： Stories based on imagined experiences are qualitatively different from those based on real experiences. 想象的故事在质量上和真实的经验相差甚远。

京津冀协同规划电力建设

The two municipalities and one province have launched a project to build wind, photovoltaic and power storage stations. Zhangjiakou, a city in Hebei province, boasts more than 6,000 hours of effective winds annually and 3,000 hours of sunshine annual

夏说英语新闻晨读 第274期:油门刹车一个踏板

本期内容： Nissan has launched a new longer-ranged version of its Leaf electric car that can be driven by just one e-Pedal for both accelerating and braking. The new Leaf can travel up to 235 miles between charges under European driving conditio

热门单词：“最大负荷”用英文怎么说？

北京出现连续高温天气，13日16时33分，北京地区电网最大负荷达到1831.2万千瓦，突破了2013年的历史最大纪录1776万千瓦，增长3.1％。 请看相关报道： Peak load in Beijing hit 18.3 million kilowatts (kW) a

【大家说英语】 第262期:停电了!

Lesson 3 Around Town 第三课 城镇地标 October 7 10月7日 There is No Power! 停电了！ Read it! 读读看！ There is a big storm outside. 外面有暴风雨来袭。 A tree fell on a power line. 一棵树倒在电线上， Now the line is d

双语有声阅读：电

Electricity The modern age is an age of electricity. People are so used to electric lights, radio, televisions, and telephones that it is hard to imagine what life would be like without them. When there is a power failure, people grope about in flick