SSS 2008-12-29

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Women are so much better than men at so many things. But according to a report published by the Royal Society, chess is not one of them. The topic of sex

Preserving Cambodia's Cultural Treasures

The U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh announced this month that the Cultural Heritage Center for the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the U.S. Department of State has awarded $350,000 from the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation to

高级口译笔记:文化交流 Cultural Exchange

文化交流 Cultural Exchange 一、词汇 汉字的四声（平声、上声、仄声和去声） the four tones of Chinese characters, namely, the level tone, the rising tone, the falling-rising tone, and the falling tone 笔画 stroke 部首 radic

2007-10-18, Molten Lava Lake - 熔岩湖

Called the hellhole of creation, the Afar Triangle lies at the junction of three continental plates which spread further each year. The oldest living lava lake and one of the lowest points on the planet. Geologists here can study the process that for

英语口语大赢家Topic224:中国的文化遗产Chinese Cultural Relics

文化遗产已经开始成为当今中国的热门话题，因为必须在国家发展和传统文化保存间找到平衡。 Listen Read Learn Cultural relics have begun to be a hot topic in China today as the balance between developing the nation and retaining traditional culture must be

新西兰英语 13 New Zealand becoming more multi-cultural

The new Race Relations Report 2007 shows that New Zealand is becoming more multi-cultural and we are also feeling more comfortable about immigrants from different ethnic backgrounds. Maoris represent about 15% of the population, Asians nearly 7% and

2006年VOA标准英语-Musicians Bring Music of Eurasia to New York

By Amanda Cassandra New York 17 October 2006 The Silk Road Project musical ensemble recently brought its unique blend of sounds to New York as part of a museum program designed to immerse visitors in the art and sounds of regions around the Himalaya

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北海公园Beihai Park 故宫博物院 the Palace Museum 革命历史博物馆 the Museum of Revolutionary History 天安门广场 Tiananmen Square 毛主席纪念堂 Chairman Mao Zedong Memorial Hall 保和殿 the Hall of Preserving Harmony 中和殿

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Since the April 20 explosion and fire that sank the BP Deepwater Horizon off-shore oil rig, about 800,000 liters of crude oil a day have been spewing from the broken well into the Gulf of Mexico. The massive spill is threatening marine life, commerci

摇滚:Lake Of Fire

英文歌词： where do bad folks go when they die? They don't go to heaven where the angels fly They go down to the lake of fire and fry Won't see them again till the fourth of July I knew a lady who came from Duluth She got bit by a dog with a rabid t

Top legislator stresses protection over cultural relics

BEIJING, April 5 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislator Wu Bangguo on Thursday stressed protection of the country's cultural relics ahead of the top legislature's nationwide inspection of the enforcement of Law on the Protection of Cultural Relics. Wu, c

Lake Of Autumn（中英对照）

I remember quite clearly now when the story happened. The autumn leaves were floating in measure down to the ground, recovering the lake, where we used to swim like children, under the sun was there to shine. That time we used to be happy. Well, I th

Bridge the Cultural Gap

Once, during the course of a conversation with a colleague who was a woman of color, I happened to refer to her as an African American. Her response left me confused. Don't call me that, she said. I've never been to Africa; I don't know the first thi

China eyes traditional cultural education

China eyes traditional cultural education BEIJING, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Primary school students may not fully understand the Confucian works they are reciting, but the works are a big part of China's pilot efforts to promote traditional Chinese cultur

音乐咖啡厅:Tamas Wells - The Crime At Edmond Lake

音乐咖啡厅:Tamas Wells - The Crime At Edmond Lake 相关介绍：不用过多介绍Tamas Wells了吧！2010Tamas Wells终于再次发专。如同以往专辑一样，干净的嗓音，清新的吉他，简单的歌词，这就是Tamas Wells的风格

China, Russia vow to advance cultural exchange

China, Russia vow to advance cultural exchange

Program announced for 2012 London Cultural Olympiad

LONDON, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Program for the London 2012 Festival to celebrate the Olympic and Paralympic Games was announced on Thursday. The 12-week festival, from June 21 to September 9, will draw together more than 25,000 artists from all 204 com

China to conduct moveable cultural relics census

China to conduct moveable cultural relics census BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- The State Council, or China's cabinet, has announced the country's first census on moveable cultural relics, in a move to better gauge and protect the state of the country'

China issues five-year cultural development blueprint

BEIJING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- China on Wednesday issued a national outline for cultural reform and development for the 2011-2015 period, calling for further efforts to promote the cultural industry's development and boost the country's cultural influe

Film fest gives Beijing more cultural capital

BEIJING, April 28 (Xinhua) -- The second Beijing International Film Festival concluded on Sunday, with industry insiders hoping that the festival will create a new global perception of Beijing and the Chinese film industry. As the birthplace of China