英语听力—环球英语 1372 The East-West Position Clock

Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. Im Mike Procter. Voice 2 And Im Liz Waid. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 1 The year was 1707. The English shi

科学美国人60秒 SSS 影响地球的不止是太阳和月亮

Jupiter and Venus Squeeze Earth's Orbit The Sun exerts an enormous and obvious influence on the Earth, with its gravity and light. But other bodies also have a small say in our affairs. 太阳用其重力和光线对地球产生巨大而明显的影响

【突破英文词汇】meter, metr -- measure 度量

1. barometer /bəˈrɔmitə/ -- instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure as an aid in determining probable weather changes When the barometer indicates a rapid drop in air pressure, it means a storm is coming. 气压计显示出气压快速下降时

英语听书《海底两万里》第453期 第27章 南极(12)

I found a place near him and waited without speaking. 我站在他旁边，我等候着，不说话。 Noon arrived, and just as on the day before, the sun didn't put in an appearance. 正午到了，跟昨天一样，太阳不出来。 It was sheer

英语听书《海底两万里》第455期 第27章 南极(14)

Breakfast over, I made my way ashore. 早餐完了，我就到地上去。 The Nautilus had gone a few more miles during the night. 诺第留斯号在夜间又向上前进了好几海里。 It lay well out, a good league from the coast, which was cro

英语听书《海底两万里》第457期 第27章 南极(16)

I held the chronometer. 我手拿着航海时计。 My heart was pounding mightily. If the lower half of the sun's disk disappeared just as the chronometer said noon, we were right at the pole. 我的心跳得厉害。如果太阳轮盘的一半隐没的

SSS 2009-08-12

Youve given some thought to oxygen, carbon, uranium. But youve probably never mused about the element ytterbium, symbol Yb. A new study by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, or NIST, says that ytterbium could find a rol

每日一词【771】approval rating：支持率

今天我们要学的词是approval rating。 Approval rating是支持率的意思。Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party's approval rating fell to 20%, 日本执政党自民党的民众支持率滑落到20%。 A new survey shows that President Ob

英语新词:这些meter后缀单词 你理解对了么?

英语新词:这些meter后缀单词 你理解对了么? anemometer n. 风力计，[气象] 风速计。 audiometer n. [耳鼻喉] 听度计，听力表；测听计；音响测定器。 barometer n. [气象] 气压计；晴雨表；显示变化的事物

英语听书《白鲸记》第143期

He was by no means ill-looking; quite the contrary. 他是一个精力充沛的人，像古埃及人那样有感染力。仿佛他会以这副模样永生！ His pure tight skin was an excellent fit; and closely wrapped up in it, and embalmed with in

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chiromancy n．手相术 chirp v．(鸟或虫)唧唧叫 chivalrous adj．武士精神的，侠义的 chivalry n.骑士制度 choleric a．易怒的，暴躁的 chop n．(用斧头等)砍，(风)突然改

S&P Downgrades French Credit Rating

Standard Poor's Friday downgraded the credit ratings of nine European countries caught up in the eurozone crisis. This includes France, which has Europe's second-largest economy. SP's downgrade of France's credit rating has been expected for weeks. F

Credit Rating Agency Upgrades Nigeria's Outlook

Credit rating agency Standard and Poors has revised Nigeria's economic outlook from stable to positive. In a statement, the rating agency says the Nigerian government, under President Goodluck Jonathan, has undertaken several important reform initiat

新西兰英语 516 Credit Rating Downgrade

Two rating agencies, Standard and Poors (S P) and Fitch downgraded New Zealands credit rating from AA+ to AA. This is the first downgrade in 13 years. A credit rating gives some idea of whether the economy is stable and whether the government can pay

S&P Downgrades US Credit Rating for First Time

The credit rating agency Standard Poor's has downgraded the U.S. credit rating for the first time ever from the country's elite AAA status to AA-plus, with a negative outlook. In a statement late Friday, SP said it made the move because the deficit-r

Italy Faces Credit Rating Cut

A major financial services company says that Italy faces a significant chance of having its credit rating cut soon, but that it has no plans to downgrade France's top credit standing. Fitch Ratings said Tuesday it is confident that the 17-nation Euro

S&P Cuts Italy's Credit Rating

Standard Poors has cut Italy's credit rating, citing weak economic growth and political uncertainty. The credit rating agency cut Italy's rating one notch Monday - from A+ to A. SP said the country's shaky coalition government and differences in parl

US Faces Possible Credit Rating Downgrade

U.S. President Barack Obama and Congress are engaged in an intense rush to settle on a plan to raise the countrys borrowing limit beyond the current total of more than $14 trillion. It is an effort aimed at averting a possible default on the countrys

英语听书《海底两万里》第188期 第14章 黑潮暖流(2)

There was nothing to be seen. Not a reef, not an islet. No more Abraham Lincoln. A deserted immenseness. 我们望不见什么。望不见暗礁，望不见小岛。林肯号不见了；望见的只是一片汪洋的海水。 Raising his sextant, Cap

英语听书《白鲸记》第342期

The chief mate of the Pequod was Starbuck, a native of Nantucket, and a Quaker by descent. 裴廓德号的大副叫斯达巴克,他是个南塔开特土著,也是个桂克的后代。 He was a long, earnest man, and though born on an icy coast, seeme