World Cup Stories: Brazil-1

Oh, what a goal. For 50 years Brazil have dominated international football. 5 times World Cup winners, no other nation has had so much success. Absolutely brilliant! Their yellow shirts have come to s

冰与火之歌系列之《权利的游戏》第7期:序曲(7)

Will went in front, his shaggy little garron picking the way carefully through the undergrowth. 威尔打前锋，骑着他那匹长毛的马，在矮树丛里小小心翼翼地探路。 A light snow had fallen the night before, and there were stones

AP 2009-09-25

1. President Barack Obama will deliver his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly later today. The president plans to call on all nations to cooperate in tackling global problems. It's unclear if he will call out countries that potentia

事实：怎样命名一只章鱼-How To Name An Octopus

Pre-Listening Vocabulary binomial nomenclature: a two-part system for naming species (e.g., Panthera tigris) genus: a subdivision of a family of organisms (e.g., Panthera is the genus for tigers, lions and leopards, and a subdivision of the Felidae f

CNN 2009-08-30

Hello everyone, Im Catherin Callaway at CNN Centre in Atlanta with a look at whats happening NOW IN THE NEWS. About fifteen hundred people attend Senator Edward Kennedys funeral mass in Boston today and among those attending would be former Presiden

国家地理-2008-06-21 China's Amazing Flowers 繁花似锦的中国

China has more plants than anywhere else in the temperate regions of the world. In fact, it has almost twice as many kinds of plants as there are in the United States which is about the same size and about three times as many as there are in Europe.

CNN 2009-09-19

Hello, I am Naamua Delaney at the CNN center in Atlanta and here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. We have new details on a terrorism investigation in New York and Colorado. Sources close to the investigation tell CNN the suspects may h

CNN 2009-09-03

Hey, there! Thanks for joining us. I'm Virginia Cha at the CNN Center in Atlanta with a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. The hard work of thousands of firefighters who have been added around the clock is paying off today. Weather has also p

Miss Canada sets eyes on world title

Vancouver, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Canada's entry into Miss World contest（竞赛） is hoping that her gown made by a noted Chinese-Canadian dressmaker （女装裁缝师） will make a difference in helping her to secure the crown. Denise Garrido, a

英语听书《海底两万里》第68期 第6章 开足马力(10)

While I was observing this phenomenal creature, two jets of steam and water sprang from its blowholes and rose to an altitude of forty meters, 当我观察这只奇怪动物的时候，两道水和汽从它的鼻孔吐出来，直喷到叫十米的高度

Couple deny California abduction

A man and his wife have denied abducting California woman Jaycee Lee Dugard when she was a child and holding her in their home for 18 years. Phillip and Nancy Garrido denied 29 charges including kidnap, rape and false imprisonment （监禁） when th

Villarreal sacks coach Lotina

MADRID, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Spanish BBVA Primera Liga side Villarreal on Monday sacked coach Jose Molina. Molina lost his job as a direct result of Villarreal's 1-0 defeat away to Levante on Sunday. The result left the side fourth from bottom of the

加拿大申请加入亚投行 中加关系回暖

BEIJING Canada said on Wednesday that it had applied to join Chinas version of the World Bank, breaking with previous leaders who had shared United States officials skepticism of the new Beijing-led lender. 北京加拿大周三表示已申请加入中

美国各地警惕恐怖袭击

President Barack Obama has brought together Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for their first three-way meeting Tuesday. And hes challenging both leaders to move ahead on Mideast peace talks, saying it

英语听书《海底两万里》第311期 第23章 珊瑚王国(8)

The light from our glass coils produced magical effects at times, lingering on the wrinkled roughness of some natural arch, 我们的蛇形玻璃管中的光学，照在这些天然的凹凸不平的拱形建筑物上面， or some overhang suspended

英语听书《海底两万里》第161期 第11章 诺第留斯号(12)

In the first group: organ-pipe coral, gorgonian coral arranged into fan shapes, soft sponges from Syria, isis coral from the Molucca Islands, sea-pen coral, wonderful coral of the genus Virgularia from the waters of Norway, various coral of the genus

英语听书《海底两万里》第197期 第14章 黑潮暖流(11)

A triggerfish, I said. 是一条箭鱼。我于是说了。 It's a Chinese triggerfish, Ned Land replied. 尼德兰回答：是一条中国箭鱼。 Genus Balistes, family Scleroderma, order Plectognatha, Conseil muttered. 康塞尔于是低声说：箭

英语听书《海底两万里》第222期 第17章 海底森林(3)

There I saw again, but not yet pressed and dried like the Nautilus's specimens, some peacock's tails spread open like fans to stir up a cooling breeze, scarlet rosetangle, 我在这里又看到的，不是像在诺第留斯号船上风干的标本，而

万物简史 第522期:丰富多彩的生命(18)

At intervals it hands down decrees, declaring that Zauschneria californica (a common plant in rock gardens) 它不时下达命令，宣布从今以后加州倒挂金钟（一种普通的假山庭园植物） is to be known henceforth as Epilobium can

权力的游戏精讲：喝多了英语怎么表达

His cloak was his crowning glory; sable, thick and black and soft assin. Bet he killed them all himself, he did, Gared told the barracks over wine, twisted their little heads off, our mighty warrior. They had all shared the laugh. 而他身上最耀眼