科学家:大堡礁保护措施不足

CANBERRA, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Scientists have criticized the Australian government's multi-million dollar Great Barrier Reef protection plan, claiming it ignores the threat of climate change. The Australian Academy of Science (AAS) was asked to produ

11月份30城住宅成交面积首次下滑 市场将回归理性

China's property market continued to cool as total floor space of sold apartments in major Chinese cities in November suffered the first year-on-year decline in 21 months. 今年11月，我国主要城市住宅销售总面积21个月以来首次同比下

住宅小区不封闭引发网友热议

A recent central government guideline on urban planning has sparked heated debate among Internet users over opening up gated residential communities to public road system, with an online poll showing that a majority of participants oppose it. 最近中

外国快餐巨头走向数字化

cDonald's, the world's largest fast-food hamburger chain, is providing Shanghai customers with the opportunity to craft their own burgers with touchscreen kiosks. The Create Your Taste campaign was launched by the company at the end of June to let pe

中药有望从中澳自贸中获益

The bilateral agreement was signed this June after ten years of negotiations. Chinese traditional medicine was included in the deal despite doubts over its efficacy among some Australian people. Traditional Chinese medicine manufactures, like the tim

中药首次获得美国FDA批复

SHIJIAZHUANG, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- A listed Chinese herbal medicine maker on Thursday said its compound flu formula has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for clinical tests. The decision has paved the way for Chinese h

上海高校毕业生遇租房难题 合租成为首选

While graduates in Shanghai yearn for independence, a recent survey by the Youth Daily revealed that 60 percent of them have to share accommodation and many wind up sharing apartments with strangers. 在上海毕业生期待着走向独立的时候，由

囧研究 全球变暖都怪速冻饺子

a very interesting read about the rapid expansion of refrigeration in China: 关于中国制冷业的快速发展，有一个有趣的事实： It is not simply transforming how Chinese people grow, distribute and consume food. It also stands to beco

威尼斯电影节落幕 《离开的女人》斩获金狮奖

The black-and-white revenge tale The Woman Who Left by Filipino director Lav Diaz won the Golden Lion prize for best picture last Saturday at the Venice Film Festival. 当地时间上周六，由菲律宾导演拉夫达兹执导的复仇题材黑白片

2016年春晚吉祥物康康诞生惹网友吐槽

Since 1983 the annual Spring Festival Gala hosted by China Central Television has always been an important part of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration - no wonder every move organizers make becomes the center of attention. 自1983年以来，每年的

猴年春晚吉祥物“康康”遭吐槽

The mascot, Kangkang, debuted on Thursday. It's based on a colored ink prototype painted by well-known Chinese artist Han Meilin. The 80-year-old is the man behind the famous fuwa, the mascots for the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008. For the Spring Fes

U.S. firm says it can "grow" diesel

BEIJING, March 1 (Xinhuanet) -- A biotechnology(生物技术) company says it can produce diesel using the same ingredients(配制成分) that make grass grow, media reported on Monday. The Massachusetts company Joule Unlimited has created a genetica

Dhaka traffic

BBC Learning English6 minute EnglishDhaka traffic6 minute English ? Jackie: Hello, this is 6 minute English with bbclearningenglish.com. I'm Jackie Dalton,speaking to you from the streets of Dhaka, the Bangladeshi capital. With metoday is our produc

Miss Canada sets eyes on world title

Vancouver, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Canada's entry into Miss World contest（竞赛） is hoping that her gown made by a noted Chinese-Canadian dressmaker （女装裁缝师） will make a difference in helping her to secure the crown. Denise Garrido, a

AC Milan moves closer to title

ROME, April 23 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan moved one step closer to the Serie A title with a 1-0 win at Brescia on Saturday. Robinho struck in the 82nd minute - just after the home side had hit the woodwork（木制品,木匠活） and started to put Milan

Going gliding

Going gliding 滑翔 NB: This is not an accurate word-for-word transcript Kate:Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English with me, Kate Colin. In this programme we're going to be talking about gliding. This is when you fly in a light unpowered （无动力的）

Homeless Families in Spain Are Squatting After Eviction

Homeless Families in Spain Are Squatting After Eviction SEVILLE, SPAIN Protest groups in Spain have helped families that were kicked out of their homes by banks find shelter in repossessed, empty apartment buildings. Police moved in quickly in most c

Taste for Hard Cider Grows in US

MIDDLEBURY, Vermont More Americans are quenching their thirst with hard cider. In 2011, U.S. sales of the alcoholic beverage made of fermented apple juice were up 20 percent over the previous year, according to the U.S.-based Beer Institute. There we

Feather in the wind

A certain good woman one day said something that hurt her best friend of many years. She regretted immediately and would have done anything to have taken the words back . What she said hurt the friend so much that this good woman was herself hurt for

Study: ability to multi-task wanes with age

BEIJING, April 12 (Xinhuanet) -- The elderly have a difficult time with multi-tasking as a study suggests that older brains behave differently when it comes to switching between two tasks, according to media reports on Tuesday. Researchers used funct