2018年CRI Tony Leung, Carina Lau play the kings of Desire with Wu Lei

Hong Kong veteran actor Tony Leung Ka Fai and actress Carina Lau have recently come to Beijing doing a promotion for an expensive Chinese epic fantasy film, Asura. (阿修罗) In this film, each portrayed the King of Desire, along with 18-year old Ch

VOA标准英语2010年-Odierno: Iran Funding Extremists in Ir

U.S. commander for Iraq, Gen. Ray Odierno, speaks at a press conference at the U.S. embassy in the Green Zone of Baghdad, Iraq (File Photo) The commander of U.S. forces in Iraq says Iran is fueling instability in neighboring Iraq by funding and train

超级简单英语阅读:Dead Bodies

The big room is air-conditioned. But it smells. Dead bodies are in metal drawers. The bodies have no clothes. The bodies are naked. A white sheet covers each dead body. The drawers slide in. The drawers slide out. A doctor works in the big room with

英语语法：73 Modifying Phrases

Grammar Girl here. Today, guest-writer Bonnie Trenga helps us understand modifiers that come at the beginning of a sentence. Bonnie says, As a guest-writer, I plan to talk about two kinds of troublesome modifiers that begin a sentence. Like many of y

英语语法：193 Modifying Absolutes

Grammar Girl here. I'm so glad to be back. Today's topic is wordiness. I've heard from a lot of you who have pet peeves about different wordy phrases, and it's a lot of fun to hear what gets under people's skin and why. Here's one example from Lara i

VOA常速英语2008年-Inflation Hits Cambodia

By Rory Byrne Phnom Penh 18 April 2008 As in other developing countries from Egypt to Haiti, soaring inflation has recently emerged as a threat to Cambodia's hard won social stability. While wages have remained low, the price of rice and other staple

SSS 2008-11-04

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Its true that if you eat a lot of whats fondly dubbed the stinking rose, others might notice a faint whiff of eau de garlic in your sweat. But even the

Pescara's worst performance, says Bergodi

MILAN, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Pescara head coach Cristiano Bergodi said his side displayed our worst performance in my time here following their 2-0 loss to Inter Milan in the Italian league on Saturday. The Delfini, who had won three of the previous fo

VOA标准英语2010年-Human Traffickers Target Young Cambodi

Women and children are commonly believed to be the main targets of human traffickers. But in Cambodia, scores of men have recounted stories of modern-day slavery on board Thai and Malaysian fishing boats. Manfred Hornung, a legal adviser with the Cam

美国国家公共电台 NPR BJ Leiderman: 'I'm The Luckiest Composer On The Planet'

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Our next guest has written a few musical numbers that you just might recognize. This wake up tune. (SOUNDBITE OF BJ LEIDERMAN'S MORNING EDITION THEME) SIMON: A theme with true commercial appeal. (SOUNDBITE OF BJ LEIDERMAN'S MARKETP

VOA标准英语2009年-Odierno: US to Withdraw 4,000 More Troops

By Al Pessin Washington 30 September 2009 The commander of U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq says he is accelerating the drawdown of American troops, with 4,000 more coming out ahead of schedule by the end of October. General Ray Odierno spoke to th

粉红猪小妹第一季MP3 30 Balei Lesson

粉红猪小妹是一只非常可爱的小粉红猪，她与弟弟乔治、爸爸、妈妈快乐地住在一起。粉红猪小妹最喜欢做的事情是玩游戏，打扮的漂漂亮亮，渡假，以及住在小泥 坑里快乐的跳上跳下！除了

2007年VOA标准英语-Bodies of Kidnapped Kenyan Police Found at Soma

By Katy Migiro Nairobi 14 June 2007 The bodies of two Kenyan policemen who disappeared while patrolling the Kenya-Somali border Sunday have been found. For VOA, Katy Migiro reports, the officers are suspected to have been killed by Somali Islamists.

Uncle Lei Feng's legacy valued as egoism prevails

BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Rising NBA star Jeremy Lin has won over many young basketball fans in China, but not Shi Shuaijun, who says his hero is an altruist revered by generations of schoolchildren as Uncle Lei Feng. Lei Feng has won Shi's admira

ESL Podcast 527 – Describing Men’s Bodies

Justin: What are you ogling at? Katrina: Im watching those guys working across the street. Justin: Those construction workers ? Katrina: Yeah, those prime examples of manhood . Theres not a flabby gut in the bunch . Justin: Im pretty sure they wouldn

2015年CRI Updated China ODI Data Shows More Impressive Growth

According to the report, China's foreign direct investment reached 123 billion U.S. dollars in 2014, a 14 percent annual increase. Zhang Xiangchen, the International Trade Deputy Representative from the Ministry of Commerce, says the numbers also ind

2018年CRI Leo Wulei's new drama "Battle through The Heavens" airs next week

A new television drama featuring 19-year old actor Leo Wulei, called Battle through The Heavens (Dou Po Cang Qiong in Chinese) starts airing on Monday. Directed by veteran actor-turned director Yu Rongguang, it tells the story of a young man named Xi

2018年CRI Leo Wu Lei, Carina Lau Kar-ling lead fantasy film Asura

Chinese fantasy adventure film Asura, which features Oscar-winning costume and set designers, will hit theatres on Friday. Up-and-coming Chinese actor Leo Wu Lei plays one of the lead roles. At the premiere in Beijing, he recalled the hardships he en

2016年CRI Digital Media Artist Tian Xiaolei's Solo Exhibition Underway in Today Art Museum

Tian Xiaolei, a young artist who has recently won the Wang Shikuo Award opened his solo exhibition in Today Art Museum in Beijing, putting some of his recent computer-animated films on display. The artist appeared at the opening ceremony of his exhib