But longer days are not always a good move. Second of two reports on the effects of high fuel prices on American education. Transcript of radio broadcast: 24 July 2008 This is the VOA Special English Education Report. As we said last week, American

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(45) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2008年(七)月

Time now for StoryCorps. People across the country have been recording conversations with each other for this oral history project. Today Sue Hyde is interviewed by her 14-year-old daughter Jessie McGleughlin. What do you think the differences are i

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19 buildings in the downtown area of Wuhan city in central China's Hubei province were demolished overnight on January 21st, 2017. The demolition process took only 10 seconds. With a floor area of 150,000 square meters, the demolition was the world's

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(114) / 评论(0) 分类 2017CRI中国国际广播电台

Topic1-Early Childhood Education in Rural China A recent survey from Stanford University found that half of children living in the rural area lack early childhood education in China. Another research from UNICEF found that two-thirds of children unde

发表于:2018-12-25 / 阅读(37) / 评论(0) 分类 英语角-圆桌会议

Peter: So Sarah, what's so unique about people in the south? You often hear about that. Sarah: Yes. We're often known for being very laidback and easygoing. And we're also known for a certain accent which usually has a lot to do with the vowels in ou

发表于:2018-12-29 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 英语趣味课堂

AS IT IS 2015-03-07 Trail Rides Kick off Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo 休斯顿牛仔竞技节和牲畜展 The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is the largest event of its kind in the world. The yearly event features horse and bull riders from al

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Eye doctors in India are now able to treat patients in remote villages thanks to a new wi-fi video conferencing network. In this eye clinic in Andipatti village in Tamil Nadu state, patients are seeing things a little differently. Patient Rajamanicka

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(五)月

LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Now to Garden City, Kan., which doesn't fit the stereotype of a small, Midwestern city. It is isolated and rural. But it's also economically thriving and culturally diverse. Decades ago, Garden City embraced the meatpack

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U.S. presidents are elected every four years. Members of House of Representatives every two years, but there is November election day every year and 2013s was yesterday. In different states and cities people cast votes for governor, mayor in differen

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Two centuries ago, blackbirds typically lived out their lives in forrest habitats. Today the birds are one of the most common avian urban species. Researchers have shown that urban and rural blackbirds already differ from one another in their songs,

发表于:2019-01-20 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 Scientific American(八)月

Topic1 Beijing may introduce congestion charge in 2015Beijing is to unveil plans for a low-emission zone and vehicle congestion charge by the end of the year, with the measures to come into effect as early as 2015. Environmental officials say they ar

发表于:2019-01-21 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 英语角-圆桌会议

Today, the Minister of Finance, Dr Michael Cullen, announced his budget. Every year, at about the same time of year, the Minister of Finance announces a budget which tells us how the Government plans to spend our tax money in the next year and in the

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By CCTV reporter Liu Yang The end of the year is a time when most migrant workers in cities across China start to worry over the same question: will we be able to get a train ticket to go back home? Their plans to spend Spring Festival with their lov

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When she came to barter with rural folk the trouble started. One of our neighbors requested [sugar] on credit and she refused. Before the end of the day she was bleeding from the nose, mouth and ears. In Zimbabwe, witchcraft is still common in rural

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(三月)

Todd: So, Monica, you are from New Zealand. Monica: Yes, that's right. Todd: So, for people going to New Zealand, what would you recommend? What are three or four places that you must see in New Zealand? Monica: Oh, OK, three or four places you must

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Every year in Indonesia, thousands of rural poor migrate to big cities in hope of finding a better life. But for many of them, the dream never comes true. A private charity, the Learning Farm, is taking the opposite path: teaching former street kids

发表于:2019-02-12 / 阅读(102) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(二月)

China to further develop Internet Plus Agriculture model: official Chinese authorities have unveiled plans to try to further develop its Internet Plus Agriculture model to help the primary, secondary and tertiary industries in rural areas. Qu Dongyu,

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 2018CRI中国国际广播电台

The Beijing Hour Morning Edition It's Paul James with you on this Friday, March 27, 2015. Welcome to the Beijing Hour, coming to you live from the Chinese capital. Coming up on our program this morning... A new action-plan to round up more Chinese fu

发表于:2019-02-19 / 阅读(557) / 评论(0) 分类 赖世雄初级美国英语

Topic 1-Scarce Students in Rural Schools There is a primary school that only has one student in Wuzhai County of Shanxi Province. It is not a school for the super rich, but rather a rural school in remote areas. In fact, we are seeing more schools li

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Unit 16 Three legged Chicken 第16单元 三条腿的鸡 A man was driving along a rural road one day when he saw a three legged chicken. He was amusedengough to drive along side it for a while, as he was driving he noticed the chicken was running 30

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