CCTV9英语新闻：Gaokao cheaters to face imprisonment

Just a few hours to go before the biggest day of the year for some 9.4 million Chinese students. On Tuesday, China's national college entrance examination for high school seniors will begin. And this year, the stakes are higher than ever, especially

CCTV9英语新闻：How does 'Gaokao' work?

For more on Gaokao, we are joined in the studio by my colleague Wu Haojun. Q1. We know millions of students take Gaokao every year, which to a certain extent could determine their future. So how exactly does such a critical and life-changing exam wor

2007年VOA标准英语-Taleban Suicide Bomber 'Targets' Vice President

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 27 February 2007 Vice President Dick Cheney escaped any injury following a suicide bomb attack outside the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan that killed at least 12 people, and the number of dead could go higher. The

2007年VOA标准英语-Dead Taleban Leader Was Guantanamo Detainee

By Al Pessin Pentagon 25 July 2007 The Taleban leader who killed himself to avoid capture by Pakistani security forces Tuesday was released from the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay three years ago. Pentagon officials say they do their best no

2007年VOA标准英语-Australian Taleban Back Home, Behind Bars

By Phil Mercer Sydney 23 May 2007 The first Guantanamo Bay detainee to be convicted of terrorism is back in his home country, Australia. David Hicks, who had joined militant groups in Kosovo, Kashmir and Afghanistan, pleaded guilty to supporting extr

2006年VOA标准英语-Dozens of Taleban Rebels Reportedly Killed

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 24 May 2006 Afghan civilans, who were injured by the U.S. airstrike on Monday, rest at a local hospital in Kandahar, May 24, 2006 U.S. Military officials in Afghanistan say

美国国家公共电台 NPR Trump Swaps Complete Ban For 'Qualified Ban' On Transgender Military Service

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: President Trump has revoked a blanket ban on transgender military service he tried to impose last summer. A new detailed ban released late last night has the support of some religious conservatives but has renewed fury among advoca

2006年VOA标准英语-US Says Taleban Attacks Hampering Progress, Opi

By Dan Robinson Washington 12 September 2006 U.S. officials say security problems in Afghanistan, amid escalating attacks by Taleban forces, continue to hamper efforts to rebuild and stabilize the country. The officials testified Tuesday before a co

2006年VOA标准英语-Fugitive Taleban Leader Vows New Wave of V

By Benjamin Sand Kabul 16 March 2006 Fugitive Taleban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar has vowed stepped up violence against U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan. Coalition forces say they are prepared. The rare

2006年VOA标准英语-Taleban Insurgency Fueled by Poppy Cultivation

By Jeff Swicord Washington, DC 02 August 2006 watch Afghanistan Drug report The North Atlantic Treaty Organization has taken over command of international troops in southern Afghanistan from the U.S.-led coalition. It will now lead the fight against

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Says Taleban Will Fail in Afghanistan

By Scott Stearns White House 07 September 2006 President Bush says Taleban fighters will not retake power in Afghanistan, where militants have staged a series of offensives and targeted killings recently that have destabilized much of the country. T

2007年VOA标准英语-Suspected Taleban Insurgents Hit UN Vehicle in

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 17 April 2007 The United Nations has come under attack in Afghanistan. Officials there say a roadside bomb ripped through a U.N. vehicle, killing five people. From Islamabad, VOA correspondent Benjamin Sand reports. Afghan

2007年VOA标准英语-Taleban Says it Released Two South Korean Hosta

By Benjamin Sand Kabul 11 August 2007 Taleban insurgents say they have released two of the 21 remaining South Korean hostages they kidnapped more than three weeks ago. The word came as the insurgents completed a second day of face-to-face talks with

VOA标准英语2008年-Zimbabwe Food Aid Ban May Hamper Future Distrib

With many people in Zimbabwe at the point of starvation, a government ban on field work by relief organizations is putting them at further risk. As Peta Thornycroft reports for VOA, even if the restrictions are lifted now, humanitarian groups say it

Less Gaokao Participants as More Looking Overseas

Government figures are suggesting the number of participants taking this years Gao Kao - China's national college entrance exam are declining drastically in recent years. As CRI's Chen Mei reports, that's partly because Chinese high school graduates

Less Gaokao Participants, More Seek Int'l Study

This year's national college entrance exam begins on Friday. Government figures are suggesting the number of students sitting the Gaokao is going to be down, largely because high-school grads now have more options open to them these days. CRI's Chen

2007年VOA标准英语-Taleban Officials Still Mulling S. Korean Hosta

By Benjamin Sand Kabul 07 August 2007 Desperate efforts to free the remaining 21 South Korean hostages continue in Afghanistan. Taleban officials say they are still seeking a possible prisoner exchange a day after Afghan President Hamid Karzai ruled

中英双语新闻——207 To ban, or not to ban?

Zhao Qianyi, 18, a freshman at Jilin University, feels lost without his computer, on which he connects with family and friends, watches videos and even does homework. 作为一名来自吉林大学的大一新生，18岁的赵谦一（音译）因为不

2016年CRI Measures Intensified Against Gaokao Cheating

In China, arguably the most important exam in a student's life is now often associated with cheating, which invariably pop up every year. To try to bring this to an end, authorities are taking steps - both legal and high-tech - to try to ensure no ch

2016年CRI China Gears up for Gaokao

The 9.4 million Chinese students preparing to sit the exams were cheered on Monday by a good-luck message from legendary British physicist Stephen Hawking. In a message tweeted through his social media account, Hawking wished the next generation of s