本单元是关于热水的对话 Boss: Look Tim, it looks like we're in a bit of hot water here. Tim: We? You mean you're in hot water. I haven't done anything. This is your problem: you've made your bed, and now you have to lie in it. Boss: Now that's not qu...
曲名：Bridge Over Troubled Water When you're weary feelin' small When tears are in your eyes I will dry them all I'm on your side Oh, when times get rough And friends just can't be found Like a bridge over troubled water I will lay me down Like a br...
Water Cycle 水循环 All the oceans on earth are salty, while inland water is typically fresh. How does water become salty? We'll answer a listener's question -- today on Earth and Sky. DB: This is Earth and Sky. We recently visited the Austin Childr...
While one of the most pressing political and social issues facing the Arab world rarely makes headlines, it is an issue that some political analysts believe could lead to the next great confrontation in the region. Rapidly expanding Arab populations...
By Tabinda Naeem Washington, D.C. 21 May 2007 Two years ago, the National Academy of Engineering established the Grainger Challenge Prize for Sustainability. This $1 million award was designed to challenge the world's scientists to develop a practica...
By Paul Sisco Washington, D.C. 21 March 2007 watch World Water Day report Coping with water scarcity is the theme of this year's World Water Day (March 22nd). World Water Day is an annual day of observance and action coordinated by the United Nation...
By Douglas Bakshian Jolo, Philippines 20 February 2007 Winning without fighting is not a term you often hear in the war on terror. But U.S. soldiers, along with their Philippine counterparts, are putting this philosophy to work on the remote island...
By Catherine Maddux Washington 09 November 2006 watch UN Water report A new United Nations report says a growing water and sanitation crisis around the world is costing the lives of about two million children a year. A child fills a container with w...
By Greg Flakus Dallas, TX 27 September 2006 watch Urban Water report As the populations of urban areas around the world continue to grow, the demand for water has also grown. In the arid areas of the western United States, growth in some metropolita...
By Leslie Boctor Cairo 01 August 2006 Roughly 96 percent of Egypt's land mass is made up of desert. Since the time of the pharaohs, the country has relied on a fertile narrow strip along the Nile River to support every aspect of social and economic...
