新西兰英语 814 Cardboard Cathedral Open

The new cardboard cathedral in Christchurch is now open. The builders handed the cathedral over to the Anglican church on Friday and gave the bishop a cardboard key as a symbol. The bishop blessed the church so that it is now a religious building. Vo

Palestinian PM Appeals for Help to Stop Israeli Demolition o

Ruth Elkins Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia has welcomed the offer of an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, but says he wants to return to the negotiating table as soon as possible. And, in talks w

VOA标准英语2012--University Plans To Demolish Ronald Reagan’s Chicago Apartment

University Plans To Demolish Ronald Reagans Chicago Apartment Former U.S. president Ronald Reagan spent much of his life in California, but residents in the Midwestern state of Illinois note proudly that he was born and raised there. He spent a brief

意大利国会给新政府开绿灯

意大利国会给新政府开绿灯 ROME, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Italy's new coalition government on Tuesday got the green light from parliament, winning the second of two confidence votes that gave full powers to Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and his te

2007年NPR美国国家公共电台四月-In 'Nickel's Chicago,' a Lost City's Lost

Historic preservationists are often passionate in their zeal to keep the wrecking ball from beloved buildings. One man even died in the process. Richard Nickel spent years with his camera, documenting and arguing against the demolition of buildings

新西兰英语 672 Two years since big earthquake

Two years ago, Christchurch was hit by a major earthquake. Listen to September 4th 2010 to hear about this earthquake. Although there was damage and liquefaction, nobody was killed. It was the February 22nd 2011 earthquake which was so devastating. M

新西兰英语 675 Christchurch – an exciting city

Lonely Planet, a popular tourist guide book, put Christchurch at number six in their list of the top 10 cities in the world for 2013. Number one is San Francisco. No other New Zealand city was on the list. Christchurch has had many big and small eart

新西兰英语 733 Christchurch starting to re-build

It is nearly two years now since the earthquake destroyed so many buildings in the Christchurch city centre and killed 183 people. In those two years, nearly 1,000 city buildings have been demolished. Only another 48 buildings are waiting to be demol

VOA标准英语2009年-Palestinian Residents Brace for Demolition of H

Palestinians in East Jerusalem are protesting what they say are preparations by Israel to demolish scores of Arab homes. The Arab residents accuse the Israelis of trying to push them out of Jerusalem, which both Israel and the Palestinians claim as

VOA标准英语2011-- History Saves African-American Schoolho

HiddenHistorySavesAfrican-AmericanSchoolhouse When the tiny African-American community on Georgias St. Simons Island set out to save its one-room schoolhouse, it didn't realize the building was linked to an historic effort to combat racial discrimina

VOA标准英语2009年-Historical Buildings Fast Disappearing in

By Jessica Golloher Moscow 27 October 2009 Since the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia has seen a dramatic surge in new construction, especially in cities like Moscow. New buildings and businesses are typically welcomed in any neighborhood, especiall

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按揭贷款 mortgage loan 按揭购房 to buy a house on mortgage; to mortgage a house 房屋空置率 housing vacancy rate 安居工程 Comfortable Housing Project 板楼，板式楼 slab-type apartment building 搬迁户 a relocated unit or househ

新西兰英语 655 Demolition by implosion

Yesterday morning a crowd in Christchurch watched from a safe distance as a 14 storey building was demolished in just 10 seconds by implosion. It fell sideways a little then collapsed into a heap of rubble, with a large cloud of dust. A 6-year old bo

新西兰英语 641 Bull on a piano

The artist Michael Parekowhai, was chosen to represent New Zealand at the Venice Biennale last year. This month, his sculptures are on show in Christchurch. In Venice, his bull on a piano was set in a garden. In Christchurch it is on an empty section

新西兰英语 608 Demolition Rubble

Each day, millions of tonnes of rubble go by truck to Bottle Lake Forest in Christchurch. Demolition companies are working seven days a week to demolish buildings in the CBD after the earthquakes caused so much damage. Cranes, bulldozers, excavators,

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Twice-Olympic champion Lin Dan survived a huge scare against India's Srikanth Kidambi in the men's badminton singles in Rio on Wednesday to set up a semi-final with Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei, the man he beat for the gold medal in Beijing and London. 在

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ANKARA, June 8 (Xinhua) -- Turkish police used tear gas to disperse about 5,000 anti-government protesters in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Saturday night as the nationwide protests entered the 12th day, witnesses said. The witnesses said the Turk

土耳其反对党领袖呼吁提前举行大选

ANKARA, June 8 (Xinhua) -- Turkey's opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahceli on Saturday called for early elections in the country to overcome the current deadlock. Bahceli said during a MHP meeting that the reason behind the

新西兰英语 441 Demolition of Grand Chancellor hotel

The 26 storey Grand Chancellor hotel in the centre of Christchurch will be demolished in the next few weeks. Since the February earthquake, it has been leaning to one side, almost touching another hotel. Because of the danger from the hotel, an area

欧美人文风情第295篇:走进时光隧道

When it rains in Paris, you can either stop for a glass of wine or head for a museum. 当巴黎下起雨时，你可以停下脚步喝杯酒，或动身前往博物馆。 If you're lucky, you might even get a little traveling music along the way. 如果