ginger beer

Good old fashion 1) ginger beer, just the thing to cool you down on a hot summers day, and we made this ourselves. In fact, its almost as much fun to make, as it is to drink. You can tell thats proper ginger beer, its got a real kick to it. You can

听电影学英语-弱点 22

[00:03.73]Michael? Michael! Ill be waiting for you in the lobby, alright? [00:07.48] [00:12.05]I dont know, Sean. I just have a bad feeling about this one. [00:15.65] [00:15.98]This woman is tough, tough... hold on. [00:18.65] [00:22.05]The client wa

英语听书《海底两万里》第552期 第34章 大屠杀(13)

An enormous mass was sinking beneath the waters, and the Nautilus, missing none of its death throes, was descending into the depths with it. 一个巨大的物体正往水里下沉，为了不错过看到它垂死的样子，鹦鹉螺号跟着它一起

与美国小学生一起学英文第1册 第5期:龙卷风

Tornado 龙卷风 A tornado is a funnel-shaped strong wind. 龙卷风是漏斗状强风。 It never stops whirling and keeps sucking up dust, houses, cars, trees and everything. 它不断旋转着并吸进灰尘、房子、汽车、树木以及所有的

英语音频杂志：死亡

Death by Katherine Bilsborough Neanderthals There is evidence to suggest that even as far back as prehistoric times, Neanderthal man buried their dead with flowers. This suggests a certain emotional concern for the well being of the dead and might in

NPR 2010-05-13

Congressional investigators say three previously undisclosed defects in a critical safety device may have contributed to the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The rig was owned by Transocean and leased by energy company BP. NPR's Peter Overby

美国语文第四册 第90期:矶鹞

Across the lonely beach we flit, 我们掠过寂寞的海滩， One little sandpiper and I, 我和一只小矶鹞， And fast I gather, bit by bit, 我快速地捡拾着，一点一点， The scattered driftwood, bleached and dry. 散落的浮木，发

英语听书《海底两万里》第57期 第5章 冒险活动(12)

The shores of Japan were less than 200 miles to our leeward. Night was coming on. 日本本上就在高我们不及两百英里左右的下方。黑夜快到了。 Eight o'clock had just struck. Huge clouds covered the moon's disk, then in its first

北京遭雾霾持续侵袭 未来几天恐持续

Beijing will experience five days of poor air quality partly caused by heating systems being turned on, officials announced on Tuesday. 有关官员在周二表示，由于冬季供暖开始，未来5天北京的空气质量将比较差。 Pollution

US Money Transfers to Somalia at Risk

The international aid organization Oxfam says thousands of Somali families could be cut off from much needed aid if a U.S. bank goes through with plans to discontinue its money-wiring services at the end of this month. Last week, a small bank in the

Archaeologists hunt for Mona Lisa model

BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhuanet) -- Italian archaeologists(考古学家) are digging the remains of Lisa Gherardini, a 16th-century woman who is widely believed to be the model for the famous portrait Mona Lisa, AFP reported on Wednesday. The team of hist

Fog shrouds east, central China; disrupts traffic

BEIJING, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Heavy fog enveloped a large swathe of east and central China Saturday, causing highway closures and flight delays in several provinces. Beijing was shrouded in dense smog for a second straight day Saturday. The smoggy wea

AP 2010-07-14

1. BP officials say undersea robots have taken off the existing cap, and oil is now gushing freely into the Gulf. The company hopes to fit a tighter dome that will funnel more oil to collection ships upon the surface. 2. Probation and jail records sh

VOA标准英语2009年-World AIDS Day - Ongoing Stigma Hinder

New UN research shows number of new AIDS cases decreasing worldwide, says HIV prevention programs are making the difference. But fear of HIV still shrouds the virus in secrecy, barring path to more comprehensive prevention Selah Hennessy | London 30

美国语文第五册 第291期:水手的梦(2)

He springs from his hammock,he flies to the deck; 少年从吊床跃起，飞身甲板， Amazement confronts him with images dire; 眼前，惊愕不已的景象， Wild winds and mad waves drive the vessel a wreck; 狂风巨浪，将船体撕裂，

Sources of persistent sheen in Gulf of Mexico remain unknown

HOUSTON, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Coast Guard said on Tuesday that underwater inspections at the site of BP's 2010 rig explosion have failed to identify the sources of a persistent sheen on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico. Meanwhile, it said th

英语听书《海底两万里》第238期 第18章 太平洋下四千里(10)

I stood up, went, leaned on my elbows before the window, and I saw it. 我站起来，我时靠着玻璃，我看着。 In the broad electric daylight, an enormous black mass, quite motionless, hung suspended in the midst of the waters. 在电光照耀

英语听书《白鲸记》第360期

Am I a cannon-ball, Stubb, said Ahab, that thou wouldst wad me that fashion? But go thy ways; I had forgot. 我是一颗加农炮弹么,斯塔布?亚哈说,要你这样来给我填弹塞?可是,你走你的路吧;我已经忘啦。 Below to thy night

英语听书《白鲸记》第355期

Nevertheless, the old sea-traditions, the immemorial credulities, popularly invested this old Manxman with preternatural powers of discernment. So that no white sailor seriously contradicted him when he said that if ever Captain Ahab should be tranqu

找谁倚靠(慢速)13：谁为你编的降落伞? Who packed your parachute?

Who packed your parachute? 谁为你编的降落伞？ Charles Plumb was a US Navy jet pilot in Vietnam. 毕业于美国海军军官学校的查尔斯?普拉姆，在越战期间是一名喷气式战机飞行员。 After 75 combat missions, his plane