At least one person has been killed and 40 more are missing after a landslide(塌方) struck homes and destroyed mining tunnels in the southern Philippines. Mud and rocks buried miners' houses in the remote village in Compostela Valley province on th...
今天学的词组是landslide。 Landslide的意思是山崩,塌方。比如hundreds of houses were destroyed in a landslide -- 山崩摧毁了数以百计的房屋。 自然界的landslide意味着灾难和恐惧。 不过选举中的landslide,也...
Congresss top Democrats will head to the White House tomorrow, the eve of a crucial healthcare vote. As NPRs Audie Cornish reports, the fight for votes is coming down to the wire. House Democrats need 216 votes in order to approve the health overhaul...
From NPR News in Washington, Im Lakshmi Singh. The president, the vice president and Congresss top lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are sparring over health care overhaul in the glare of TV lights. The White House says it is really hoping for c...
CHENGDU, July 25 (Xinhua)-- Rescuers found two more bodies in the debris of a bridge smashed by fallen rocks early Saturday in southwest China's Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province, raising the death toll to six, authorities said Saturday afternoon. F...