交流表达-010.Affirmative Response

Affirmative Response Yes. Right. Correct. Thats it. Thats OK. Thats right. Exactly. Youre quite right. Thats quite right. Thats correct. Spot on. Youre dead right. Precisely. Absolutely. Thats perfectly correct. Theres nothing wrong with that. Nothi

交流表达-011.Negative Response

Negative Response Its all wrong. Youve got it all wrong. Youre all wet actually. Thats not correct. Youvewrong. Rubbish. Nonsense. I suppose youre mistaken there. I think I must tell you that its not true. If I may say so, its actually not the case.

CNN 2010-02-02

It is the most awesome day of the week; we're glad you're spending part of it with CNN Student News. Talking you through today's commercial-free headlines, I'm Carl Azuz. 70 minutes, more than 7,000 words: It all adds up to President Obama's first, o

7.2-magnitude earthquake hits southwest of Guam

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- A major 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck southwest of U.S. territory Guam on Saturday local time, the United States Geological Survey reported on its website. The quake occurred at 7:19 a.m. on Saturday local time (2119

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每日一词【933】magnitude：强度、规模

今天我们要学的词是magnitude。 Magnitude, 意思是强度、规模。 An 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck central Chile early Saturday, 智利中部地区星期六早上发生八点八级地震。美国高尔夫球选手老虎.伍兹的母亲对

6.0 magnitude earthquake jolts Taiwan's Pingtung

BEIJING/TAIPEI, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan's Pingtung at 10:34 Beijing Time (02:34 GMT) on Sunday, said the China earthquake network center (CENC). The epicenter was monitored at 22.8 degrees north latitude and 120.8 de

6.6-magnitude earthquake hits NW China's Xinjiang

BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale jolted northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region at 5:07 a.m. Saturday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. The epicenter is determin

6.2-magnitude quake hits Xinjiang -- CENC

BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 18:47 Beijing Time on Sunday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicenter, with a depth of about 30 kilom

5.6-magnitude quake hits off the east coast of Honshu, Japan -- USGS

HONG KONG, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale jolted off the east coast of Honshu, Japan at 23: 00:02 GMT on Friday (07:00:02 Beijing Time), the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 34.20 km, wa

6.0 magnitude quake hits Indonesia, triggers panic

JAKARTA, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with magnitude of 6.0 jolted Aceh in northern tip of Sumatra island earlier Tuesday, triggered panic, but no damage and casualty has been reported yet, officials said here. The USGS reported that the quake w

China issues emergency response to Shanxi flood

BEIJING, July 30 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government initiated a level four emergency plan on Monday in response to torrential rains and flooding in northern China's Shanxi province. The National Commission for Disaster Reduction and the Ministry of C

5.5-magnitude earthquake hits Southern California

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- A swarm of earthquakes including one of 5.5-magnitude hit Southern California area near the Mexican border around noon Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quakes started to hit the area of Brawley at

China launches emergency response as typhoons approach

BEIJING, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- An emergency response plan to cope with two approaching typhoons was launched by the National Commission for Disaster Reduction (NCDR) on Wednesday. The NCDR has urged civil affairs offices in coastal provinces and the th

学个词Learn a Word 第1736 response

今天我们要学的词是 response。Response 是回应的意思。The local residents were very thankful for the firefighters' quick response. 当地居民对消防人员的快速反应表示感谢。The Mayor hasn't made any public response to th

CCTV9英语新闻：Magnitude-6.2 quake jolts waters off Taiwan

The China Earthquake Networks Center has reported a magnitude-6.2 earthquake in Taiwan. It hit the waters just east of the coastal city of Yilan at 11:17 a.m. Beijing Time. The tremor struck at a depth of 15 kilometres, and was felt as far as 60 kilo

CCTV9英语新闻：CENC: Magnitude-6.0 quake jolts waters off Taiwan

The China Earthquake Networks Center is reporting that a magnitude-6.0 earthquake hit waters off Taiwan the morning. The quake struck at a depth of 15 kilometers, just east of the coastal city of Yilan. It was felt as far as 60 kilometers away, in th

CCTV9英语新闻：China works with ASEAN in disaster response

For the last four days, some 4,000 people representing 19 countries have been involved in disaster relief exercises in Northern Malaysia. The drill rehearsed the response to a simulated super-typhoon. This year's ASEAN Regional Forum disaster relief

俄罗斯愿意帮助雅安地震救援

MOSCOW, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Russian rescuers were ready to assist quake-hit China with searching operation, emergency authorities said Sunday. An Ilyushin Il-76 with 71 rescue personnel from the Siberian regional center will fly out to China within

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The San Francisco earthquake of 1906, for comparison, measured an estimated 7.8 on the Richter scale and lasted less than thirty seconds. 相比之下，1906年的旧金山地震只有里氏7.8级，持续了不到30秒。 Earthquakes are fairly comm