Noah and the Great Flood 诺亚方舟

The story of Noah building an ark to save his family and save thousands of animals from a flood which destroys all life on earth is an epic from many people's childhoods. It's a wonderful story found

Rising Seas, Development Predicted to Cause More Flood Disasters

Rising Seas, Development Predicted to Cause More Flood Disasters The Tropical Storm Harvey in the Unites States and the monsoon in South Asia have again shown how dangerous and destructive floodwaters can be. More than 1,200 people have died across I

How did you start the flood?

A doctor vacationing on the Riviera met a lawyer friend and asked him what he was doing there. The lawyer replied, I'm here because my house burned down, and the insurance company paid for everything. What are you doing here? That's quite a coinciden

VOA标准英语2008年-Flood Victims Cope in India's Bihar State

The annual monsoon rains have unleashed flooding in several parts of India, killing nearly 1,500 people and leaving millions of others homeless. The worst affected region is the eastern state, Bihar, where a river burst its embankment, last month, a

美国国家公共电台 NPR Insurers Gear Up For Deluge Of Claims, Hope To Avoid Sandy Repeat

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Texas officials estimate that Harvey flooded nearly 50,000 homes in the state. That number could grow, and most of those homeowners don't have flood insurance. Those who do will soon be filing claims. The insurance industry is gett

CNN 2011-05-16

Louisiana is trying to prepare as this bulge of flood water moves south down the Mississippi River. In New Orleans yesterday, the water level was at 17 feet. But officials don't think the river will crest -- hit its highest point -- until it hits 19

蓝调天后的唯美新单：Katie Melua - The Flood

蓝调天后的唯美新单：Katie Melua - The Flood 英国爵士蓝调歌手Katie Melua拥有一种独特的嗓音，柔媚复古，性感妖娆。这首The Flood是今年她推出的新单曲，声线飘渺流畅，优美得让人想飘起来。MV也

2007年VOA标准英语-Flood-Stricken North Korea on Brink of Health C

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 22 August 2007 The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is appealing for $5.5 million to head-off a potential health crisis in flood-stricken North Korea. The Swiss agency reports North Korea's healt

美国国家公共电台 NPR Experts Warn Some Coastal Residents Should Consider Rebuilding Inland

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: There was sun again in North Carolina today. But a catastrophe is still unfolding as rivers rise after days of torrential rains from Hurricane Florence. Water rescues continued for a fifth day. The unprecedented flooding is raisi

美语听力 English Café 431

Topics: Ask an American Firefighter inmates; catastrophe versus calamity versus disaster; cant hardly wait versus can hardly wait; so that Words: adrenaline rush to fight fires rocky terrain sandy terrain anywhere between gear flood search-and-rescue

每日一词【461】catastrophe：灾难

今天我们要学的词是catastrophe。 Catastrophe, 是灾难的意思。 Humanitarian catastrophe, 就是人道主义灾难。缅甸发生强热带风暴后，国际慈善机构乐施会警告说，缅甸已经处于一场公共健康灾难的边缘

英文歌曲:The Flood

The Flood Katie Melua Broken people get recycled and I hope that I will sometimes be thrown over pathways what I thought was my way home wasn't the place I know no I'm certain nothing's certain what we are becomes our prison my posessions will be gon

VOA常速英语2007-UN: North Korean Flood Victims Need Emergency Ai

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 18 October 2007 The United Nations Children's Fund says hundreds of thousands of flood victims in North Korea are in a fragile state and need emergency assistance. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from Geneva that UNICEF says food,

VOA标准英语2008年-Flood Risk Keeps Thousands in China Away From T

By Jamila Trindle Mianyang, Sichuan Province, China 06 June 2008 Three weeks after the earthquake in China's Sichuan province displaced five million people, a few hundred thousand have had to move again - out of the way of a dammed river that poses

2007年VOA标准英语-Oxfam: Flood Defenses in South Asia May Have Ag

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 18 August 2007 International aid agency Oxfam says poorly built flood defenses in South Asia may have aggravated the intensity of the recent flooding in the region. It calls for a reassessment of flood policies in the reg

Over 220,000 people evacuated as flood hits SW China county again

CHENGDU, July 11 (Xinhua) -- More than 220,000 people in southwest China's Sichuan Province have been evacuated from low-lying areas following a flood that struck the disaster-prone region on Wednesday, local authorities said. The flood, the third in

Flood pools to be built in Beijing after deadly storm

Flood pools to be built in Beijing after deadly storm BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Authorities are planning to build 20 underground flood pools in downtown Beijing to improve the Chinese capital's flood-control capacity after a devastating rainstorm

Flood peaks strand 600 ships on Yangtze River

YICHANG, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Continuous flood peaks have left over 600 ships stranded on sections of the Yangtze River near the Three Gorges Dam in the city of Yichang in central China's Hubei Province. Since early July, continuous flood peaks have h

英语听力—环球英语 1170 The Great Flood

Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. I'm Mike Procter. Voice 2 And I'm Nick Page. This programme uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand - no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 People in every culture o

China warns of severe floods this year

BEIJING, June 3 (Xinhua) -- The national flood and drought prevention office has warned that severe floods are more likely to occur this year due to markedly increased rainfall, according to Sunday media reports. Floods may cause greater damage this