AILSA CHANG, HOST: China is riding a tidal wave of domestic consumption. More products means more advertising, and that means more models. Few are busier these days than those from China's northwestern region of Xinjiang. NPR's Rob Schmitz explains w

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After redefining the MP3 player market with their iPod, Apple Computer is moving into the mobile phone market with a new product that they call the iPhone. (Network technology giant Cisco Systems is suing Apple over the use of the name iPhone, which

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They've always been thin, but some of the models on the catwalk these days are not just skinny, they're downright skeletal. I see bones. I don't like the idea of a knee being the largest part of the body. I don't wanna see and count people's rib bone

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: President Trump has said a lot over the years about illegal immigration. So last year when reports surfaced that his modeling agency had hired women without documents to do fashion work, it generated a lot of controversy. Now that

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Experts: La Ni?a, Climate Change Impact East African Drought Experts say the Pacific ocean phenomenon known as La Ni?a is partly to blame for the drought ravaging the Horn of Africa. But while the latest La Ni?a episode has ended, climate scientists

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Strictest Car Crash Standard Put into Use in China Among seven tested car models, three were graded five-star including Mazda's Atenza, Ruiteng from SAIC Motor and Great Wall Motor's Haval, while three others were rated four star and one three star.

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Product Demonstration 产品展示 A: How about it compare with your old models? 它与你们的老型号相比如何? B: It's different in many ways. It goes longer. And it's lighter and much easier to operate. 在很多方面都不一样。更耐用

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Task 3: Dreaming of Being a Fashion Model Top fashion models travel all over the world, earn huge salaries and live exciting lives. If you want to be a model, you should know the basic rules. Girls are usually picked to be models when they are betwee

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This week is Dunedin Fashion Week. It is the 14th year that Dunedin has held their fashion week. The programme is exciting with breakfast shows, speakers and fashion shows. The breakfast shows include vintage clothes, jewellery and fashion photograph

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Every dream of traveling the world, visiting exotic places and making millions of dollars, just to have your picture taken? Well, in a new documentary series, Models NYC, MSNBC takes you behind the scenes of a New York modeling agency, only to find b

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Japanese automaker Toyota has suspended sales of some of its most popular models in the U.S. to fix a flaw in the gas pedals that could make the cars accelerate without warning. The suspension comes after a recall last week involving 2.3 million vehi

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Bird-friendly Bladeless Wind Turbine Mimics Nature Energy created by conventional three-blade wind turbines is cheap, sustainable and pollution-free. But according to current estimates, the devices' fast-moving blades kill up to 300,000 birds annuall

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Here in Crystal Palace in south London, you can still see the first dinosaur exhibition that was ever built anywhere in the world. The sculptures were unveiled in 1854. It was the start of an obsession that weve never got over. But it wasnt long befo

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Climate Change Affecting Water Resources 气候变化影响水资源 Scientists say climate change will not affect all regions of the world equally especially when it comes to fresh water. The latest computer models indicate some places will get a lo

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So-called levitation photography is a growing trend in Indonesia. Heavily promoted through social media, the challenge is to snap pictures that make their subjects seem to defy gravity but theres no real trickery involved, just an energetic model and

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Four Chinese models Liu Wen, Xi Mengyao, Sui He, and Ju Xiaowen are set to walk in the 2016 Victorias Secret Fashion Show on Wednesday. Considering the first Victorias Secret model of Asian descent did not walk in the retailers annual show until 2009

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本期内容: A law in France banning the use of unhealthily thin fashion models has come into effect. Models will need to provide a doctor's certificate attesting to their overall physical health, with special regard to their body mass index (BMI)

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今天我们要学的词是disclaimer. Disclaimer 名词,免责声明。The Federal Election Commission unanimously agreed to strengthen the online political ad disclaimer rules. 美国联邦选举委员会成员一致同意,加强对网上政治广

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The State Council pledged that more battery charging facilities will be built, with the new-energy vehicles sector receiving increased investment and subsidies. Other measures include increasing the share of new energy cars in the public transportati

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Yang Li: 大家好,欢迎收听BBC 的地道英语, 我是Yang Li。 Diarmuid: And Im Diarmuid. In Real English we look at words and expressions you might not find in your dictionary. Todays expression is size zero. Yang Li: 这个表达是用来描

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