VOA常速英语20116--伊朗革命领袖之子 发布视频遭起诉

The son of one of the leaders of the Iranian revolution has been sentenced to a 21 year prison term - 6 of which he is being required to serve. Ahmad Montazeri is the son of Grand Ayatollah Hosseinali Montazeri, once presumed to be in line for the po

英语新闻视频 PLA vows to safegurd China

Delegates from the People's Liberation Army say military preparedness should be enhanced against threats to national sovereignty. They echoed Hu Jintao's report to the CPC National Congress in their group discussion. The PLA delegates highly commen

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提到大学英语四级机考，有些同学总是觉得害怕答题速度慢而失分。其实自2008年开始大学英语四级机考以来，实践证明，机试相对于笔试更加容易，只要大家掌握以下四个步骤，机考将是你扭

CCTV9英语新闻：2014 saw 370 million orders placed via mobile apps

So as we've seen there, China's online food and catering industry is expanding at a very fast rate. A report by the Beijing-based group Analysys International says that 370 million individual orders were placed via mobile phone apps in 2014, that mea

可穿戴相机有助美国警察执法

可穿戴相机有助美国警察执法 Houston Chief of Police Charles McClelland supports the use of body cameras, but he said they also present problems. 休斯顿警察局局长查尔斯麦克兰德支持为警员配备可穿戴相机，但他表示

CCTV9英语新闻：Japan's new security law violates constitution

It took more than a year for the drafting, reviewing, and the final pass of the new security-related legislation in Japan. Many scholars and members of the public cast doubts on the motives of the legislation, and the legal basis of it. One Japanese

CCTV9英语新闻：Preparations for athletes and spectators being finalized

The final countdown to Rio 2016 has commenced. The opening ceremony will take place on August 5th in the famous Maracana stadium to kick off the start of the global showpiece that will include 28 different events with 306 medals up for grabs. It was

CCTV9英语新闻：Foreign media on China's Two Sessions

-- Russian media Sputnik has a report that China has entered a key period in building the nation into a well-off society. Sputnik reports that the effort will extend benefits to all of China's 1.3 billion citizens and will be a landmark achievement i

CCTV9英语新闻：China congratulates new Myanmar president

China has congratulated Htin Kyaw on being elected as the country's first civilian president in decades. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang says the two countries should strenghten their friendship by consolidating common interests and expand

CCTV9英语新闻：China vows to build powerful modern army

Let's delve into today's special segment: military reform. Han Peng, President Xi Jinping was attending a meeting of national lawmakers from the military on the sidelines of the 'Two Sessions'. What can you tell us on that? President Xi Jinping has u

CCTV9英语新闻：China-US common interests outweigh differences

China and the US, the world's two biggest economies, are closely interwined, both economically and politically. Premier Li Keqiang also spoke about managing their differences. For some time, many people have been talking about differences between the

CCTV9英语新闻：China's economy won't have hard landing

Premier Li Keqiang says China's economy will not have a hard landing. He expressed confidence in the economy during a media briefing as the political season wrapped up. Li said China is in a good position to defuse financial risks, and push for econo

CCTV9英语新闻：Drones to be a main theme of 2016 CEBIT

Its day two at one of the worlds largest technology trade fairs in Germany. Drones are a big theme for CEBIT 2016. Not a new product but industry bosses believe they're on the cusp of a major boom for the sector. The Aibot X-6 may look like fun to pl

CCTV9英语新闻：China Gold Association releases data for Q1

China's gold demand was 867 tons in 2015, down 7 percent from a year earlier. The downward trend continued in the first three months of this year. Consumption came in at about 318 tons in the first quarter, off nearly 4 percent from the same period i

CCTV9英语新闻：12,000-year-old artform championed by modern artist

Among Zambia's cultural treasures is rock art dating back 12,000 years. But authorities are failing to protect it from vandalism, theft, illegal rock quarrying, and even graffiti. One local artist, though, inspired by the artform, is doing what he ca

CCTV9英语新闻：Olympic flame to be handed to Brazil Wednesday

The Olympic torchbearers in Greece will hand over the Olympic flame to Brazil Wednesday. The torch is due to arrive in Brazil on May 3rd. Wednesday marks the 100 days until the games. After the lighting of the flame in ancient Olympia and a six-day r

CCTV9英语新闻：China rolls out more plans in robot industry

Robots are not only for fun and games, it's also a very serious industry in China. On April 6, the Ministry of Industry, the Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance and other ministries jointly issued a development plan for the com

CCTV9英语新闻：Countries unite to double wild tiger numbers by 2020

Siberian tigers are ranked among the biggest living cats in the world. They live primarily in eastern Russia's birch forests, though some exist in China and the DPRK. After more than a 100 years of constant decline, the World Wildlife Fund for Nature

CCTV9英语新闻：President Xi expects new chapter in aerospace development

Sunday marks the first Space Day of China. Chinese President Xi Jinping has encouraged the country's space scientists and engineers to usher in a new chapter in aerospace development. Xi Jinping asked them to seize the strategic opportunity, and keep

CCTV9英语新闻：Chinese youngsters swear adulthood oaths

In east Chinas Anhui province, thousands of high school students are attending May 4 Youth Day ceremonies that mark the coming of their adulthood. Oaths of gratitude, dreams and responsibility are sworn. The Youth Day seems also a good chance to swea