2016年CRI Urban Authorities Encourages ＂Green Funeral＂

Beijing civil affairs bureau deputy director Li Hongbing said the moves aim to save lands and resources. Sea-burial has developed in the past ten years with cremains of 2040 deceased put into sea last year. But there is another way to reduce land use

Tibetans Get Closer to the World with Internet

The popularization of the Internet has brought the world closer to local Tibetans. Not only are locals using the internet to gain access to more information, but they are also managing to make a profit. QiongDa is a villager in Lhasa. There were no t

CCTV9英语新闻：上海外滩踩踏事件调查结果公布

It's been more than two weeks since the Shanghai New Year's Eve stampede.The Shanghai Municipal Government is holding a press conference at the moment and announcing the investigation results. The tragedy happened at a crowded square in Shanghai's Bu

【英音模仿秀】祸从天上来

模仿句子 The authorities in the US state of Texas said there were no survivors after a hot air balloon caught fire and crashed with 16 people on board.

CCTV9英语新闻：认真努力保护死者的尊严

During the recovery process, authorities have called for all possible efforts in protecting the dignity of the dead. And soldiers responsible for the search mission are answering the call. After the ship was hoisted, soldiers from the Hubei provincia

CCTV9英语新闻：上海暴雨内涝成因

Heavy rains have hit Shanghai as well, with some parts of the city being inundated on Wednesday. Authorities are trying to drain the street of the water ahead of the evening traffic peak. The overnight torrential rain has been working around the cloc

CCTV9英语新闻：Days of downpour cause flood in southern China

Extreme weather continues to wreck havoc in Southern China. Over in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, downpours have been pounding most areas across the region for four days. Though the intensity of rainfall is weakening, local authorities say 12 maj

CCTV9英语新闻：中国各航空公司减少韩国航班

Facing a potential threat from Middle East respiratory syndrome, China is now on alert and has stepped up its preventative measures. Health authorities have warned against the risk of imported cases, with September's annual pilgrimage of Chinese citi

Tractor Lady

BBC Learning English People and Places Tractor Lady Jackie: Hello, welcome to bbclearningenglish.com. I'm Jackie Dalton Manon It's a 31 year old German tractor and it's green, with red inside the wheels. Jackie: and this is the Dutch actress Manon O

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2009-12-03)

1.President Barack Obama is sending an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan. It's all part of a new strategy of his to win the war there. It also includes a timetable to begin pulling out troops by July of 2011. 2.Police in Seattle say they have k

美联社一分钟新闻 2009-03-17

1.President Barack Obama and his economic team are taking a cheerier tone on the economy while making about ten billion dollars in federal loans available to struggling small businesses. The White House economic team hopes to build confidence in the

美联社新闻一分钟 2008-03-15

1. President Bush says its obvious the economy is going through a tough time. He wants the country to be optimistic about the future with unemployment low, productivity high. On Wall Street, stocks tumbled, the Dow giving up about 195 points. 2. By

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-3-15

1. Authorities in Southwest Pennsylvania are still searching for 2 gunmen in connection with 6 homicides at a cookout Wednesday night. Authorities say the victims include one man and 4 women, including one who was 8-month pregnant. 2. President Barac

Over 220,000 people evacuated as flood hits SW China county again

CHENGDU, July 11 (Xinhua) -- More than 220,000 people in southwest China's Sichuan Province have been evacuated from low-lying areas following a flood that struck the disaster-prone region on Wednesday, local authorities said. The flood, the third in

夏说英语新闻晨读 第251期:美国校园安全

本期内容： AformerPhDstudenthasappearedincourtintheUSstateofIllinoischargedwithkidnappingaChinesestudent,whoremainsmissing.HundredsofpeoplegatheredoutsidecourtinthecityofUrbanaasBrentChristensen, 28,wasarraignedinanine-minutehearingonMondaymorni

环球英语 — 135：Andreas Hofer

Voice 1 Hello. Im Ruby Jones. Voice 2 And Im Marina Santee. Welcome to Spotlight. This programme uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 3 I will not kneel. F

英闻天下——94 160,000 Punished for Disciplinary Violations

New stats show more than 160-thosuand people have been punished in China for disciplinary violations over the last year. Official figures show disciplinary inspection organs launched investigations into more than 150-thousand cases based on tip-offs

2015年CRI Should Adventurers be Charged for Rescue?

The fines have been imposed on a group of 17 hikers who entered a restricted area of the Dayaoshan National Natural Reserve during the National Day holiday on October 2nd. The 15 people in the group who were being led will face fines of a thousand ku

英语口语流行话题 第43期:文凭贬值 22-1

2114075rihivyhzzzqqhnm.jpg A: Hi, buddy, long time no see. How are you doing? A: 嗨!哥们，好久不见了，最近进展如何啊? B: Just so so. B: 还凑合吧。 A: What happened to you? You look a little blue. A: 出什么事了?怎么看起来

CCTV9英语新闻：中国家禽农场的封锁

Bird flu has broken out on a poultry farm 200 kilometers to the south of Beijing. Authorities have closed off the area within a 3-kilometer radius of the farm in Baoding city, Hebei Province. Ning Hong reports on what other measures are being taken.