舌尖上的中国第1季 第10期:自然的馈赠-莲藕(2)

Before last Spring Festival, the price of lotus root shot up, attracting more workers to Jiayu. 去年春节前，莲藕的价格不错，这吸引了大批的职业挖藕人来到嘉鱼。 My waist hurts, one of my arms aches, and one of my legs is

科学美国人60秒 SSS Some Malaria Mosquitoes May Prefer Cows to Us

As you've probably experienced firsthand, some mosquito species have a real taste for warm, human blood. So much so that if you raise them on it the lab, they'll accept no substitute. Fortunately, I don't get major reactions at all. Brad Main is a mo

CCTV9英语新闻：“东方之星”沉船船体切割 遇难人数升至29人

BEIJING, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers are cutting into the hull of a cruise ship that capsized late on Monday, in an escalated effort to find survivors believed to be trapped inside. Rescue workers are cutting into the hull of the cruise ship Eastern

Italy lacks energy for economic revamp

ROME, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- Italy lacks the necessary energy(能量,活力) and strength for an economic revival while unemployment and poverty are on the rise, warned a report issued Friday. The 44th edition of the Censis think tank social survey, the

科学美国人60秒 SSS 2016-8-15

In Africa's battle against malaria, two low-tech tacticsinsecticides and bed netshave done a decent job killing off mosquitoes. But it's mainly one species that's been affected. That's a species called Anopheles gambiae, sometimes called the African

CCTV9英语新闻：公共哀悼沉船灾民

A mourning ceremony was held near the site where the Eastern Star cruise ship overturned Monday on the Yangtze River. At least 432 were killed in the disaster, and 10 people are still missing. A mourning ceremony is held for 406 deceased people on th

CCTV9英语新闻：李克强总理亲赴医院 慰问沉船事件获救乘客

Premier Li Keqiang has visited a hospital in central China's Hubei province, where several survivors rescued from the capsized passenger ship are receiving treatment. Zhu Hongmei, 65, was the first person to be found by divers on Tuesday. Li, who is

CCTV9英语新闻：第七天举行哀悼仪式

According to Chinese tradition, the seventh day after one's death is an occasion for the relatives of deceased to mourn the passing of their loved ones. At the site of the Eastern Star capsizing, a ceremony was held Sunday to mourn the victims in the

我国十余省出台社保降费方案

More than 10 provincial-level regions have unveiled their social security cut programs, and local governments said lowering the percentage will not affect employee's welfare and benefits, chinanews.com reported. 中国新闻网近日报道，10多个省

CCTV9英语新闻：李克强总理指挥救援行动

Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday continued to direct the Eastern Star rescue operation. Li observed work near the capsized ship, saying 100 percent efforts should be put into the rescue work if there is even a glimpse of hope of finding survivors. Chi

CCTV9英语新闻：Search continues, families pay respects at riverside

Local authorities have been briefing the media about the latest from the scene of the Eastern Ship capsize, and head of Jianli county Huang Zhen told the media that the search operation is still ongoing. He said because of Jinalis limited capacity, s

CCTV9英语新闻：对翻船事故遇难者举行葬礼

Funerals for the victims of the Eastern Star ship tragedy are being held at the Rongcheng funeral home in Jianli County, Hubei province. Dozens of morticians are helping with the funeral arrangements. Encoffiners move a body of the victims of the cap

China again issues alert for rainstorm in south

BEIJING, May 11 (Xinhua) -- China's national observatory on Friday issued a blue alert for a new round of rainstorms expected to hit the country's southern regions over next three days. From Saturday to Monday, heavy rains are likely to fall in most

Annual fishing ban starts on Yangtze River

WUHAN, April 1, (Xinhua) -- An annual three-month fishing ban began on Sunday on the middle and lower reaches of China's Yangtze River as part of efforts to preserve fish stocks. The ban, which will be in place from April 1 to June 30, also applies t

CCTV9英语新闻：心理救援队第一批到达

On Wednesday morning, a group of psychological relief counselors from Beijing, Hubei province and other places in China arrived at the Hubei Jianli People's Hospital, where the injured are receiving treatment. The 27-member team included 12 people fr

中国强降雨将足球体育场变成浴缸

Uninterrupted rainfall has caused afootball stadium to flood so much the goalposts are under water and it nowlooks like nothing more than a giant swimming pool. 强降雨让体育场变成了一个巨大的游泳池。 Heavy storms in the city of Ezh

CCTV9英语新闻：Soldiers & engineering students in rescue mission

Hundreds of soldiers from the Chinese Navy, as well as students from the Naval University of Engineering in Wuhan city, Hubei province, are involved in the rescue mission for the Eastern Star ship, which sank in the Yangtze River Monday night. Navy d

万物简史 第509期:丰富多彩的生命(5)

You might not think there would be that many people in the world prepared to devote lifetimes to the study of something so inescapably low key, 你或许会认为，世界上不会有多少人愿意花毕生的心血来研究那个不起眼儿的东西

2018年CRI Trial system sprays water to deter jaywalkers in Hubei

An intelligent system that punishes jaywalkers by spraying water at them is being trialed at a crossing in the city of Daye in central China's Hubei Province, reports Beijing News. The trial system monitors traffic in real time, and squirts water at

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0911 - 粗鄙网络语言需要被抵制吗？

Topic1 Teachers on strike in Hubei cityTeacher's Day this year hasn't been uneventful for a major high school in central China's Hubei Province. More than 70 teachers at the Xiaogan High School in Xiaogan city went on strike since Tuesday for the sch