Bouquinistes of Paris Seek UNESCO Recognition

Bouquinistes is the French word to call sellers of old books along the Seine River in Paris. The tradition has existed for over 400 years. However, modern technology like electronic book readers and sellers of books online are now hurting their profi

Alcohol Increases, Exercise Decreases Breast Cancer Risk

Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women. Hundreds of thousands of new cases are identified worldwide every year. Now, one of the largest cancer prevention studies of its kind has reported some sobering findings. Just one alcoholic dr

美国称打击人口贩卖“一定要赢”

US Calls Fight Against Human Trafficking a 'Must Win' 美国称打击人口贩卖一定要赢 The United States has promised not to give up its fight against human trafficking. The State Departments 2015 report on human trafficking was released this

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

中国房地产过剩不会影响到大城市

China's housing market is recovering, but unevenly. First-tier cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, have seen a real estate boom in the first two months of the year, with housing inventory dropping after the government issued a series of

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This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The United States has accused several of its Arab allies of being among the worst offenders of human trafficking. The State Department last week released its Trafficking in Persons Report for two t

探究：单词拼写与发音的演变

Tier, tear(名词)，tear(动词)，tare, wear, weary以及其他奇怪的单词 即使是对拼写改革最忠实的反对者，看到这篇文章标题里的一串单词时也会觉得沮丧。既然可持续发展都成了单词中主要的流行语

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'It's A Huge Loss': Friend Mourns Anthony Bourdain

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: This morning we report on the death of a man who bounded across television screens filled with life. Anthony Bourdain has died. He took his own life, we're told, while in France recording an episode of his CNN program Parts Unkno

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DEVELOPMENT REPORT - U.S. Accuses 12 Countries of Not Doing Enough to Stop Human TraffickingBy Jill Moss Broadcast: 2006骞?鏈?2鏃? I'm Faith Lapidus with the VOA Special English Development Report.

学个词Learn a Word 第1588-top-tier

今天我们要学的词是top-tier. Top-tier 意思是一流的。The University of Iowa's football team is looking to return to the top-tier teams in the Big 10 this season. 爱奥华大学美式足球校队鹰眼队本赛季将努力重新成为美国

一线城市房市降温 二线城市成为地产新宠

Second-tier cities such as Nanjing and Hangzhou are becoming the new darling for large real estate developers, as the markets there warm up and surging land costs in first-tier cities squeezes their profits. 由于二线城市地产市场回暖，一线

外国品牌争夺二三线城市消费者

Foreign brands are becoming cheaper in China as a result of their pursuit for consumers in lower-tier cities along with competition from the e-commerce market. However some consumers still think their goods are more expensive than the same ones sold

上名牌大学毕业真的能赚的更多?

College tuitions are becoming prohibitively expensive for many people, with Harvard University now costing almost $61,000 a year for tuition, room, board and fees. Given the high price tag, is it worth it to graduate from a highly selective school ve

专家建议胸衣10天洗一次

Experts have lifted the lid on how often women should wash their bras - and the results may surprise many clean freaks. 专家揭晓了女性应该多久洗一次胸罩的答案，结果令清洁狂们大吃一惊。 According to a textile expert, br

北上广不再是求职者最爱

The employment report released by China's largest recruitment site, zhaopin.com, is based on an index which looks at job supply and demand in the country's labor market. On a national level, first-quarter job vacancies received an average of 26.1 res

报告显示:中国二线城市薪酬涨幅高于一线城市

Salaries in China's second-tier cities rose higher than top-tier ones in 2015, but the gap between them is still widening, according to a survey released by China International Intellectech Corporation (CIIC). 根据中智经济技术合作公司的一

英闻天下——222 Second, Third Tier Cities Popular for Grads

Gaoyao in Guangdong Province is a third tier city with the population of only 700 thousand. But in the past few years, more than 5 thousand graduates from all over the country chose to work here. Feng Minqiang, Secretary of Municipal Party Committee

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The Return of Parma FRI 22 APR 2016 Parma celebrate promotion to the third tier of Italian football

欧美人文风情第361篇:比尔盖茨推荐的夏日书单

I've read some fantastic books lately. Here are a few you might wanna read this summer. 我最近读了一些很棒的书。这里有一些你可能会在这个夏天想读的书。 Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders. 乔治桑德斯的《林肯的