CCTV9英语新闻：中国发现H7N9人感染病例

A new case of suspected human infection with H7N9 virus has been reported in south Chinas Guangdong Province. 中国广东发现一例人感染H7N9病毒病例。 The provinces Bureau of Health says that a 51 year-old woman in Huizhou City tested pos

Typhoon Haikui eases, affects 4 million in Zhejiang

HANGZHOU, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Haikui had been downgraded to a severe tropical storm as of 4 p.m. Wednesday in east China's Zhejiang province, the provincial flood control and draught relief headquarters said. Typhoon Haikui, which made landfal

Dengue fever hits Pakistan's Punjab province

ISLAMABAD, Sept.4 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan's eastern Punjab province is in the grip of a dengue epidemic with dozens of cases being reported daily at various hospitals across the province, said officials and hospital sources. A report issued by the provi

安徽女生可放姨妈假！外国女同胞羡慕哭了！

According to government officials in Anhui, starting from March, the province will offer between one to two days leave a month for women who are the victims of painful periods. 安徽省政府官员声明，从三月份起，省内生理期期间的女

小伙在东京街头演唱《海阔天空》感动无数华人

A man singing the Cantonese classic Hai Kuo Tian Kong (As Broad as the Sea and Sky) while playing a guitar on the street in Tokyo has gone viral across China's social media. 最近，一位男子在日本东京街头用吉他弹唱经典粤语歌曲《

别学他们!全国20名游客登上旅游黑名单!

China's tourism authorities have introduced tighter rules for Chinese tourists, with 20 rule breakers who failed to observe public order and scenic regulations placed on a new blacklist, the Qianjiang Evening News reported. 据《钱江晚报》报道，

莫桑比克当局说登革热“回滚”

MAPUTO, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Health authorities in northern Mozambique said on Tuesday that dengue fever is being rolled back, although the total number of infection has climbed to 32. The disease was first detected in late February in Pemba, capital

S Korea downgrades FMD alert level

SEOUL, April 12 (Xinhua) -- South Korea has downgraded its alert level for foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) one notch as the disease has practically come to an end, the Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said Tuesday. The ministry（政

Construction starts on China's first low-speed maglev line

BEIJING, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Construction began on China's first low-speed maglev(磁力悬浮火车) line Monday in Beijing, a project that will make China only the second country with a low-speed maglev line after Japan. The project marked China's

Cold sweeps N China, bringing rain, snow

Cold sweeps N China, bringing rain, snow BEIJING, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- The cold current sweeping provinces and cities in north China on Saturday dropped temperatures and brought rainfall and snowfall, according to meteorological authorities. In the cap

Rainstorm-triggered floods in NW China prove deadly

LANZHOU, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Floods have left one villager dead and two others missing in Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu province. From 10 p.m. Sunday to early Monday morning, floods have ravaged several districts and counties of the city. In Yuzhong c

New Philippine floods kill dozens

At least 100 people are thought to have been killed by flooding and landslides triggered(触发) by heavy rain in the northern Philippines（菲律宾）, officials say. Most of the deaths were in Benguet province, where landslides were reported to have hit

云南地震 2500余名官兵赶赴救援

China has deployed 2,500 soldiers to the south-western province of Yunnan to help search for survivors after an earthquake killed at least 398 people. 中国西南省份云南日前发生地震，目前已造成至少398人死亡，政府已出动250

CCTV9英语新闻：恶劣的天气影响贵州交通

A new round of freezing rain has hit southwest Chinas Guizhou province, leading to icy roads, disrupting traffic in many areas. Traffic was suspended in 21 counties as the rain coupled with snowfall forced the closure of several highways, stranding h

NW China Road accident death toll rises to 36

YAN'AN, Shaanxi, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from an expressway collision between a bus and a tanker in northwest China has risen to 36, local police said Sunday. The accident happened at around 2 a.m. in Yan'an, Shaanxi Province, when a doubl

Rain expected to ease drought in east China

JINAN, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Torrential rain forecast for the coming two days is expected to alleviate the severe drought plaguing Shandong province, local meteorological authorities said Tuesday. Shandong has received little rainfall since May -- 72.5

CCTV9英语新闻：Butterflies dying off in Yunnan province

For people in the cities, the simple beauty offered by a floating butterfly vanished long ago. In the valleys of Yunnan province in the southwest of China, explosions of brightly colored butterflies were a common spectacle. But even there, butterflie

CCTV9英语新闻：American woman displays Shanxi embroidery skills

The first Shanxi Culture Industry Expo has opened in Taiyuan, the capital of the province. Various traditional crafts and art pieces are being showcased at the event. Among them is a face that is attracting lots of attention. This is Yang Haili. Watc

热门单词：“更年期权利”用英文怎么说？

10月1日起，《山西省女职工劳动保护条例》正式实施。条例首次将女职工更年期纳入劳动保护的范围，走在全国立法前列。 请看《中国日报》的报道： Shanxi becomes first province to give women menopa

英语悠选脱口秀 第23期:大学宿舍秒变青年旅社

讲解 Today's key word is Hostel It means an establishment which provides cheap food and lodging for a specific group of people, such as students, workers, or travellers （为学生、工人或旅客提供廉价食宿的）招待所 Here's an examp