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

VOA标准英语2012--Report: Africa Agricultural Reforms Could Ensure Food Security

Report: Africa Agricultural Reforms Could Ensure Food Security Experts say Africa needs agricultural market reforms if its going to overcome food shortages and high prices. A new report outlines what it calls high payoff, low-cost solutions. The Alli

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

2018年CRI China's tourism market to boom during Spring Festival: authorities

Chinese authorities are anticipating a significant boost to the national tourism sector during this year's Spring Festival holiday. A new survey suggests that 83% of the people in China are willing to travel through the first quarter of the year, wit

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

2015年CRI Li Keqiang: China and Malaysia should Deepen Cooperation

Premier Li Keqiang delivered the keynote speech at an economic forum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Monday. There is an old Chinese saying -'a close neighbor means more than a distant relative'. China and Malaysia are close neighbors across the sea. Pe

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

Agricultural commodities soar with USDA report

Agricultural commodities soar with USDA report CHICAGO, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Chicago corn, wheat and soybean futures all sharply rose Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Quarterly Grain Stocks report paved the way for bullish lev

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

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

China reforms government-funded theaters, troupes

EIJING, March 10 (Xinhua) -- All the 2,103 cultural units including theaters and art troupes previously sponsored by governments of different levels in China have been restructured under market-oriented cultural reform. This was disclosed by Minister

Protect Chinese traditional heritage, urges senior leader

Protect Chinese traditional heritage, urges senior leader ZHANGJIAKOU, Hebei, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- China's traditional and cultural heritage needs to be better protected by the government, senior leader Li Changchun said Wednesday. Li, a member of the

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

英语畅谈中国文化50主题 30

30-Paingting,Calendars and Christmas Tree Dialog A:I bought a few old Chinese New Year painting at the Pan Jia Yuan Market. The person told me that they were block-printed Tao Hua Wu paintings. B:It's almost impossible to buy authentic Tao Hua Wu pai