常春藤生活英语【69】Taiwan to the World 2　

On National Geographic Channel's Taiwan to the World 2, we take a look at some of the exciting things that are going on right here on our island. First, step inside the secret world of the great kung fu1 masters of Taiwan. Then, find out how Taiwanes

英文短故事：The Owl and The Swan

Once there were two friends Kanakaksha the owl and Sumitra the swan. Sumitra was the king of the swans. But Kanakaksha was an ordinary owl. He was afraid to let Sumitra know that he was a poor owl. So he told Sumitra that he was also a king and also

英语课程计划-Kwanzaa

Kwanzaa is a week-long holiday that is celebrated around the world. It takes place between December the 26th and January the 1st every year. The holiday celebrates African culture and history. Kwanzaa started in 1966 in the U.S.A. It was the first ho

新西兰英语 09 New Zealand’s First Hijack Attempt

New Zealand had its first hijack attempt on Friday when a woman tried to make the pilot of a small plane fly her to Australia. The plane was flying from Blenheim to Christchurch, a distance of 250km. It was a small plane with only 7 passengers on boa

英文幽默故事：The Golden Swan

Long time ago, there lived a King. He was lazy and liked all the comforts of life. He never carried out his duties as a King. Our King does not take care of our needs. He also ignores the affairs of his kingdom. The people complained. One day, the Ki

VOA标准英语2008年-Four Days of Competition Remain at Beijng Olymp

The big push begins Thursday for the conclusion of the Olympic Games in Beijing. A total of 23 medals are to be awarded as four days of competition remain. VOA's Jim Stevenson reports from China where tournaments are concluding and individual events

Taiwan mudslide survivors found

People from several villages are said to have made it to higher ground before mud and rock engulfed their homes. Among the survivors （幸存者） found by rescue teams are 200 from Hsiaolin village, reports the Taiwan Central News Agency. However, des

Abridged Taiwan epic to hit mainland cinemas

BEIJING, April 12 (Xinhua) -- Taiwanese director Wei Te-sheng's wartime blockbuster Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale, originally a two-part series lasting four-and-a-half hours, will begin screening in the mainland in May in a condensed, 150-minu

Taiwan appeals for foreign help

Taiwan has appealed for international technical assistance to help rescue more than 2,000 people stranded after Typhoon Morakot caused major mudslides. The Taiwanese authorities say they need giant cargo aircraft able to drop large earth diggers and

2017年CRI Global political parties to gather in Beijng for summit

A senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official is suggesting an upcoming high-level meeting between the CPC and other political parties from around the world is set to serve as a significant platform to build a community of common destiny for manki

新西兰英语 600 Warbirds over Wanaka

This Easter weekend vintage planes fly over Wanaka for three days. These are the warbirds. Some are old, some have been rebuilt and some are copies of old planes like the Fokker D-8 flown by the Germans in World War 1. It was called The Flying Razor

每日一词【1041】Hijack：劫持

今天我们要学的词是hijack。 Hijack, 劫持。 The bank robbers hijacked a car and fled away, 抢银行的人劫持了一辆汽车，逃之夭夭。 Somali pirates hijacked a cargo ship with 40 crew members on board, 索马里海盗劫持了一

Li Na beats Radwanska to reach her third Australian Open semifinal

MELBOURNE, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Former French Open champion Li Na knocked out fourth-seeded Polish Agnieszka Radwanska in straight sets to reach her third Australian Open semifinals here on Tuesday. The Chinese top player's 7-5, 6-3 victory will set h

学个词Learn a Word 第1041期 Hijack

今天我们要学的词是hijack。 Hijack, 劫持。 The bank robbers hijacked a car and fled away, 抢银行的人劫持了一辆汽车，逃之夭夭。 Somali pirates hijacked a cargo ship with 40 crew members on board, 索马里海盗劫持了一

CRI Hourly News 2012 09 24

vice FM to Visit Beijing to Repair Ties The Japanese government has decided to dispatch its Foreign top official to China on a two- day tour to repair frayed bilateral ties over islands in the East China Sea. Deputy Foreign Ministe

Shabana Basij-Rasikh:让阿富汗女孩接受教育的勇气

想象一下这样一个国家，女孩需要冒着被杀死的危险，偷偷摸摸的上学。这就是塔利班统治下的阿富汗，而这些威胁延续至今。22岁的 habana Basij-Rasikh 在阿富汗创办了一所学校教育女孩子。她赞

Berdych, Radwanska into China Open finals

BEIJING, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Czech third seed Tomas Berdych muscled out top seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France here on Saturday to reach the final of the 2.1-million-U.S.-dollar China Open ATP tournament, while Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska saw off Ital

Taiwanese leader pledges to close income gap

TAIPEI, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) - Taiwanese leader Ma Ying-jeou pledged on Wednesday that he will work to close the island's income gap during his next term. Ma said at an economic forum that economic development is not the sole target for his administratio

Real Madrid work hard to beat Sporting Gijon

MADRID, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid had to work a lot harder than expected before defeating Sporting Gijon 3-1 in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Saturday night. It was not until the 75th minute of the game that a Cristiano Ronaldo header, his

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0706 - Chinglish 和 Beijinglish

Topic 1-Class Offered to Students to Avoid Drowning Some primary and secondary schools in Bengbu, Anhui Province, have set up special classrooms for the purpose of drowning prevention, and added the drowning prevention education into the curriculum.