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【国家地理】玛雅王国之秘

Code of the Maya Kings
They
would tantalize explorers for hundreds of years. Great ruined cities lost in the
jungles of Central America and Mexico. Who had built these great cities? It
would take more than a century to unlock the secrets of the ancient
Maya.
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They would
tantalize explorers for hundreds of years. Ruined cities lost in the jungles of
Central America and Mexico, inscrutable faces etched in
stone（同前面一样，这里也是过去分词短语做定语）, mysterious writing. Who have left these messages
from the past?
It would take more than a century
to unlock the secrets of the ancient Maya. Two extraordinary people would lead
the way. Separated by a hundred years, they would unveil one of the greatest
mysteries of archeology.
Chichen
Itza, Mexico, 1842An American lawyer named John Lloyd
Stevens（这里也是过去分词短语做定语，后面的逗号可以不要）, wanders the empty ruins looking for clues. He
knows what he wants to find. It has kept him going through true heroic journeys
exploring the desolate jungle of Central America, kept him pushing on through
mud and malaria, poisonous snakes and insects played nights under the stars.
Stevens, the lawyer, was looking for proof ,undeniable evidence that these ruins
were not built by the Egyptians or the Phoenicians or the lost tribes of Israel.
And here, in Chichen Itza , he thinks that he has found it at last, writing
unlike that of any other civilization he knows. The same writing he's seen in
other ruined cities hundreds of miles away, proof of an ancient empire of native
Americans more sophisticated than anyone believe possible
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【万花筒】在中国进行网上购物

Shopping Online In China
(CBS) China's
answer to Amazon.com is a booming business that is giving Chinese citizens some
lessons in shopping on the Internet. Celia Hatton reports.
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Celia Hatton:
They can hardly keep up this warehouse in Beijing, filling more than 10,000
orders a day for China's version of Amazon.com. The American company has been
operating in China for a short while, but Dangdang.com is beating it at its own
game at a booming Chinese Market.
Peggy Yu : \"
Largest in terms of sales, largest in terms of ... the number of products we
have offered to sell to consumers. \"
Celia
Hatton : Dangdang President Peggy Yu credits her company success to the year she
spent working on Wall Street, getting used to American-style service.
Peggy Yu : \"
When I was living in the States, I often think, why don't we have this in China?
Why don't we have that in China? \"
Celia Hatton : But it is not easy to
run an online shopping site in a developing country. Many customers have to
learn how to shop online and to trust their order will arrive. “We often have to
reassure worried first-time customers” , says this employee.
Celia
Hatton : And then there's the issue of payment. Most Chinese people don't have
credit cards, so they choose to pay with cash after seeing their purchases. And
delivery? Well, much of that's done , the Chinese way ---- by bicycle.
Celia Hatton : Even without a national carrier company, orders are
still delivered to China's far corners in just a few days.
Peggy Yu : \" It's not a matter of
getting by , if we want to build something great. It's a matter of making things
better, better everyday. \"
Celia Hatton : The company's name was chosen partly
because it sounds like a cash register ---- ring up a sale. Judging by Dangdang
success, the name seems to fit.
Celia
Hatton, CBS News, Beijing.
2006-3-19 12:37
【NPR】解密：彗星的形成
Comet Findings Raise Fiery
Mystery
Morning
Edition, Scientists studying particles of comet dust captured by the spacecraft
Stardust reported a big surprise Monday. Findings from the mission are
challenging assumptions about comets and how they formed.

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The
space mission that was supposed to help resolve questions about the origins of
the solar system instead is adding new mysteries. The Stardust spacecraft's
spent 7 years in space, and brought back thousands of particles of dust from the
comet know as Wild-2. Some of those particles have scientists questioning their
assumptions about comets, which are believed to contain substances from the
earliest moments of the solar system. NPR's Howard Berks reports.
Imagine
a kid on Christmas morning, the excitement of tearing the gifts and sustaining
that joy for 2 months. That's what it seems Peter Chou is going through. He is
one of the lead NASA scientists on the Stardust space mission. He told a news
conference yesterday that he's thrilled at the spacecraft's bounty of gifts.
Chou held up a chart showing the biggest ones, \"we thought if we have one of
those particle that we could see with our naked eye we would be happy. Well, I
get done, well, 40 some. You can see this one here on top, this is almost you
can put your small finger to it. So it's very exciting.\"
Those relatively large particles of
comet dust have been sliced by scientists into hundreds of samples and studied
by dozens of researchers on at least 4 continents. They've made some curious
discoveries, a particle shaped like a heart found on Valentine's Day, a mineral
called Alovi that is also found in the greenish sand of the beach at Lumahai, on
the Hawaiian island of Kowaii. There is no significance attached to either yet.
But lead scientist Don Brawny of the University of Washington labels another
oddity that's the biggest surprise so far. \"
Fire and
ice in the coldest part of the solar system, we've found samples that were
formed at extremely high temperature, they were either red-hot or white-hot
grains. And yet that we collected on a comet, the Siberia of the solar system,
so the hottest samples in the coldest place.\"
Comets are frigid clouds of ice, dust, and gas, they cruise
the coldest fringes of the solar system. So finding minerals in comets forged by
fire raises some new questions. How did those minerals get from the hottest part
of our solar system from the blistering core near the sun way out to the icy
edge where comet's formed. Or do the minerals come from more distant stars
outside our solar system, do we now rethink how comet's formed. Astronomer Don
Brawny of the University of Washington is confident one of the questions will
get answered soon. \"these are foreseen possibilities, but the fabulous thing is,
these are samples we have in the lab, we can study these at atomic level
resolution, and most importantly the isotopic properties, we can tell the
difference, absolutely, for something that's formed in our own solar system and
something that's formed around another star.\"
Brawny adds that
if the mineral samples are from other stars, they are ten times bigger than the
samples scientists usually have for study. They could also be older than the
Sun. \"so it's a real exciting mystery story, so stay tuned. Haha ...”
There may be more mysteries to come. Scientists have yet
to focus on particles of free-floating stardust gathered by the spacecraft. They
are far smaller than the comet particles under scrutiny now. In fact, NASA is
enlisting home computer users to help scan images of the dust collector and help
spot the microscopic particles.
Harry Ferguson, NPR News.
The
Stardust mission has put comet Wild-2 in the celestial body hall of fame. Find
out what makes it stand out at npr.org.
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【文化】 Oia, Greece 希腊－伊亚镇

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A
short drive to the northwestern tip of the island bring us to Oia, a little town
that hangs precariously off the Cliffside. Oia was once a major fishing port of
the Aegean(爱琴海), a?1956 earthquake leveled this town and the residents
subsequently carved out/ new dwellings in the cliffs on top of the ruins of the
old houses. Today, the town's narrow cobblestone streets make for great
shopping. You can treat yourself to find jewelry or browse the craft in the
embroidery shops. Top off the day with an unhurried dinner, there is nothing
quite like a Greek salad, fresh plump tomatoes, cucumbers and salty feta cheese
made from goat's milk. And finally sip a glass of ouzo(希腊产的饭后酒之一种) or
surrendering to Oia's most famous site, a breathtaking
sunset.
2006-3-19 12:42



IN THE NEWS
- After Three Years, Iraq Still a Major Issue in American Politics
By
Shelley Gollust
Broadcast:
Saturday, March 18, 2006
I'm Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.
Three years ago, on March nineteenth,
President Bush ordered American-led coalition forces to invade Iraq. One goal
was to free the Iraqi people. The other was to prevent Iraqi leader Saddam
Hussein from using weapons of great destruction. The United States believed Iraq
had such weapons.
The coalition
forces gained a quick military victory and the Iraqi government was ousted. But
weapons of great destruction were never found.
More than two thousand three
hundred American troops have died in Iraq in the past three years. The Bush
administration says at least thirty thousand Iraqis have also died. Some reports
say many more have been killed.
Today, President Bush says
the goal of the military operation is to protect American security by turning
Iraq into a democracy. He adds that Iraq has gone from dictatorship to freedom,
to self-rule, to a constitution, and to national elections.
But gaining
a secure peace in Iraq has been difficult. Deaths and injuries to American
troops continue. So do attacks against Iraqi civilians and violence among
religious extremists.
The United States has been training the Iraqi military and
police so that they could accept more responsibility for security operations.
But some experts say training alone is not enough to provide security. They say
Iraq needs a government that is both effective and permanent.
Shiite
and Kurdish coalitions won the most seats in parliament in the Iraqi elections
last December. But the coalitions lack the clear majority needed to govern. The
United States ambassador in Iraq has proposed creation of a national unity
government that would include Sunni representatives. But this proposal has been
met with resistance.
President Bush
has spoken around the country to increase support for his policy in Iraq. Last
month, Mister Bush said his administration is fixing what has not worked. He
said the administration would take necessary steps to make Iraq able to defend
itself, and serve as a strong ally in the war on terror.
But recent
public opinion studies suggest that American support for the effort in Iraq is
decreasing. Several opinion studies show that most Americans now oppose the war
in Iraq. They do not believe the war effort was worth the cost. And, they fear
Iraq may be close to civil war.
Iraqi and U.S. soldiers exit a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in
support of Operation Swarmer, near Samarra
Experts say Iraq is still
the most important issue in American politics today. This could affect the final
three years of Mister Bush's presidency. Political experts say the public's
concerns about Iraq have raised questions about the president's leadership. The
president's Republican Party hopes the situation in Iraq will become more secure
before the American congressional elections in November.
Experts say they expect the
opposition Democratic Party to gain seats in the elections, at least in part,
because of public dissatisfaction about the situation in Iraq.
IN THE NEWS in VOA Special
English was written by Shelley Gollust. I'm Steve Ember.
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【美国故事】2006-03-18
这里，东西方文化彼此交融，您将来到美国的历史长河中，欣赏无限的风景。15分钟的经典故事可以让您体会文学大师的风采，领略生活的真谛。
American Stories:The White
Heron
Written by Sarah
Orne Jewett
March 18th, 2006

\"Love isn't
blind.\"纯真的爱情远离沾染污秽的心灵.一只无语的苍鹭远胜过内心冰冷的人.天地无声,却使人更接近纯真.本周的American
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Now the Special English program \"American Stories\". Today's
story is called \"The White Heron\". It was written by Sarah Orne Jewett. Here is
Kay Glant with the story.
The forest was full of shadows as a little girl hurried through
it one summer evening in June. It was already 8 O'clock. And Sylvia wondered if
her grandmother would be angry with her for being so late. Every evening Sylvia
left her grandmother's house at 5:30 to bring their cow home. The old animals
spent her days out in the open country, eating sweet grass. It was Sylvia's job
to bring her home to be milked. When the cow heard Sylvia's voice calling her,
she would hide among the bushes.
This evening it has taken Sylvia longer than
usual to find her cow. The child hurried the cow through the dark forest,
following a narrow path that led to her grandmother's home. The cow stopped at a
small stream to drink. As Sylvia waited, she put her bare feet in the cold fresh
water of the stream.
She
had never before been alone in the forest as latest as this. The air was soft
and sweet. Sylvia felt as if she was a part of the great shadows and silver
leaves that moved in the evening breath. She began thinking how it was only a
year ago that she came to her grandmother's farm. Before that she had lived with
her mother and father in a dirty crowded factory town.
One
day Sylvia's grandmother had visited them and had chosen Sylvia from all her
brothers and sisters to be the one to help her on her farm in Vermount.
The cow
finished drinking and as the nine-year-old child hurried through the forest to
the home she loved. She thought it again about the noisy town where her parents
still lived. Suddenly the air was cut by a sharp whistle, not far away. Sylvia
knew it wasn't a friendly bird's whistle. It was the determined whistle of a
person. She forgot the cow and hid in some bushes. But she was too late.
\"Hello,
little girl.\" A young man called out cheerfully. \"How far is it to the main
road?\"
Sylvia
was trembling as she whispered: \"two miles\".
She came out of the
bushes and looked up into the face of a tall young man carrying a gun.
The stranger
began walking with Sylvia as she followed her cow through the forest.
\"I've
been hunting for birds.\" He explained, \"But I've lost my way. Do you think I can
spent the night at your house?\"
Sylvia didn't answer. She was glad there were almost home.
She could see her grandmother standing near the door of the farm house. When
they reached her, the stranger put down his gun and explained his problem to
Sylvia's smiling grandmother.
\"Of course, you can stay with us.\" She said, \"We don't have
much, but you are welcome to share what we have. Now, Sylvia, get a place for
the gentleman.\"
After eating, they all sat
outside. The young man explained he was a scientist who collected birds.
\"Do you put them in a
cage?\" Sylvia asked.
\"No.\"
He answered slowly. \"I shot them and stuffed them with special chemicals to
preserve them. I have over 100 different kinds of birds from all over the United
States in my study at home.\"
\"Sylvia knows a lot / about
birds too.\" Her grandmother said proudly. \"She knows the forest so well. The
wild animals come eat bread right out of her hands.\"
\"So
Sylvia knows all of our birds. Maybe she can help me then.\" The young man said.
\"I saw a white heron not far from here two days ago. I have been looking for it
ever since. It's a very rare bird, the little white heron. Have you seen it
too?\" He asked Sylvia.
But Sylvia was silent.
\"You would know it
if you saw it.\" He added. \"It's a tall strange bird with soft white feathers and
long thin legs. It probably has its nest at the top of a tall tree.
Sylvia's heart began to beat fast. She
knew that strange white bird. She had seen it on the other side of the forest.
The young man was staring at Sylvia. \"I would give ten dollars to the person who
showed me where the white heron is.\"
That night Sylvia's dreams were full
of all of the wonderful things she and her grandmother could buy for ten
dollars. Sylvia spent the next day in the forest with young man. He told her a
lot about the birds they saw. Sylvia would have had a much better time if the
young man had left his gun at home. She could not understand why he killed the
birds he seemed to like so much. She felt her heart tremble.
Every
time he shot an unsuspecting bird as it was singing in the trees. But Sylvia
watched the young man with eyes full of aberration. She had never seen anyone so
handsome and charming. A strange excitement filled her heart. A new feeling the
little girl did not recognize, love. At last evening came, they drove the cow
home together. Long after the moon came out, and the young man had fallen
asleep. Sylvia was still awake. She had a plan that would get the ten dollars
for her grandmother and make the young man happy. When it was almost time for
the sun to rise, she quietly left her house and hurried through the
forest.
She finally
reached a huge pine tree, so tall / it could be seen for many miles around. Her
plan was to climb to the top of the pine tree. She could see the whole forest
from there. She was sure she would be able to see where the white heron had
hidden its nest. Sylvia's bare feet and tiny fingers grabbed the trees rough
trunk. Sharp dry braches scratched at her like cat's claws. The pine tree sticky
sap made her fingers filled stiff and clumsy and she climbed higher and higher.
The pine tree seemed to grow taller, the higher that Sylvia climbed. The sky
began to brighten in the east. Sylvia's face was like a pale star when at last
she reached the tree's highest branch.
The
golden sun's raise hit the green forest. Two hawks flew together in slow moving
circles, far below Sylvia. Sylvia felt as if she could go flying among the
clouds too. To the west, she could see other farms and
forests.