美国国家公共电台 NPR Reconnecting Strangers On A Train, One Tumblr Post At A Time

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: There are times when we can connect surprisingly deeply with a stranger and then never see them again - a missed connection. We've been trying to help some of you connect with people you've been trying to find. Turns out we

英闻天下——583 Should Standing Train Tickets Be Sold at Half Price?

This year, a blogger on Tencent Microblog, a Twitter-like service in China, wrote a post saying Standing train tickets should be sold at half price. He said, Standing tickets are mostly bought by migrant workers, who cannot get a seat due to their un

英闻天下——569 Over-priced Meals on Trains Stir Controversy

Have you ever bought a meal on the high-speed railway? Reports say a package meal on the high-speed trains sell for about 45 yuan, roughly 7 dollars. But what you get is only four slices of beef, an egg, a small, cold vegetable, and some rice. Usuall

英闻天下——577 China Spring Festival Travel Rush Begins

The Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, falls on Feb. 10th this year. Hundreds of millions of people will embark on a journey for family reunion, putting huge pressure on the country's transportation networks. Among them, the railways will hand

China to Allow Social Capital in Railway Sector

The central government here in China has outlined how it intends to allow social investment into the railway sector. CRI's He Fei has more. A guideline has issued by the central government on how to innovate railway funding and speed up railway const

2018年CRI China's railways gear up for the Spring Festival travel rush

Railways across China are under pressure after the Spring Festival travel rush began on Thursday. To help ensure people make it home for the holiday, the railway authority has added more trains and launched a special ticketing service for migrant wor

VOA标准英语 Obama: US Moving Toward High-Speed Railways

President Barack Obama wants the United States to join other industrialized countries in having an extensive high-speed rail system. The president has unveiled his plan to accelerate the development of high-speed rail in the U.S. President Obama, ac

英语听力：自然百科 印度铁路

At Victoria Terminus in Mumbai, India, it always seems to be rush hour. Everyday some 2 million passengers pass through this train station. Coming into Mumbai is often a very tense commute. But in this country of over a billion people, the best way t

VOA标准英语2008年-Expensive Fuel Brings Change to Transportation

As rising fuel costs drive up the cost of transportation, the transportation industry itself is being forced to change. America's biggest carmaker is closing factories where its largest vehicles are made, and expanding plants that build small cars.

学个词Learn a Word 第1033期 Heyday

今天我们要学的词是heyday。 Heyday, 意思是最强盛的时期。 In the firm's heyday it employed over 5,000 employees, 这家公司鼎盛期，员工有五千多人。 The group sold millions of records in its heyday, 这个组合最火爆的

英闻天下——160 Should Standing Train Tickets Be Sold at Half Price?

This year, a blogger on Tencent Microblog, a Twitter-like service in China, wrote a post saying Standing train tickets should be sold at half price. He said, Standing tickets are mostly bought by migrant workers, who cannot get a seat due to their un

英闻天下——195 China Spring Festival Travel Rush Begins

The Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, falls on Feb. 10th this year. Hundreds of millions of people will embark on a journey for family reunion, putting huge pressure on the country's transportation networks. Among them, the railways will hand