美语咖啡屋 Lesson 3: Charlie Brown's Christmas Tree

J: Hello I'm Jody and welcome to American Cafe. Y: 各位听众好， 欢迎您到美语咖啡屋。我是杨晨。 J: You know, Christmas is just around the corner and I am already starting to feel C

VOA慢速英语--Nuclear Energy's Slow Return Hurts Japan's Power Producers

A new study shows that the Japanese nuclear industry is unlikely to reach a government target of providing at least 20 percent of the countrys energy by 2030. The study was prepared for the Reuters news agency. In Japan, eight nuclear power centers a

2017年CRI Experts share insights on draft of China's e-commerce law

China has been making efforts to compile its first comprehensive law regulating the E-commerce market. A seminar, hosted by the China Consumers' Association, has been held to discuss the draft of the law and how to protect consumers' rights and inter

VOA常速英语2007年-Burkina's Cotton Production Down Due to Poor Ra

By Nico Colombant Dakar 04 December 2007 Burkina Faso's cotton production this year has decreased due to inconsistent rains and high oil prices, frustrating executives and farmers in sub-Saharan Africa's leading cotton producer. VOA's Nico Colombant

2006年VOA标准英语-Japan's Husbands Learn to Be Loving

By Catherine Makino Tokyo 25 October 2006 Shinto priests lead a Japanese couple to an altar at the famed Meiji Shrine in Tokyo (File photo) The National Chauvinistic Husband's Association is trying to change the way Japanese men treat their wives, s

VOA标准英语2012--US Men's Basketball Team Olympic Gold Favorite

US Men's Basketball Team Olympic Gold Favorite The U.S. men's team is filled with National Basketball Association stars, making it a heavy favorite to win a gold medal at the London Games. But it did not look that way in the first quarter against a t

VOA标准英语2010-Asia's Travel Also Singed by Iceland's Vo

This aerial photo shows a plume of ash rising from the volcano in southern Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull glacier, 19 Apr, 2010 Flight cancellations from the Iceland volcano eruption are creating costs and inconveniences all the way to Asia. The Internat

VOA标准英语2012--Boosting Africa's Wheat Production

Boosting Africa's Wheat Production Agricultural experts are meeting in Addis Ababa (10/8-12) to discuss ways of making sub-Saharan Africa a major wheat producer. The region traditionally has played a small role in wheat production, but that could cha

VOA标准英语2011-Climate Change Impacts India's Tea-Growin

In India's main tea-growing region, scientists say tea production is being impacted by climate change. India produces nearly one third of the world's tea. The rolling Himalayan hills in India's northeastern state, Assam, are carpeted with lush tea bu

美国国家公共电台 NPR Taking A Crack At A New 'Nutcracker': This One's Set At The World's Fair

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Ballet companies all over the country are putting on The Nutcracker. For most of these companies, this holiday classic helps them to stay in business. In Chicago, a new $4 million production for the Joffrey Ballet premieres tonight

美国国家公共电台 NPR California Restaurants Launch Nation's First Transgender Jobs Program

California Restaurants Launch Nation's First Transgender Jobs Program play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0004:12repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your

China's No.2 automaker's net profit down 4.6 pct in 2011

SHANGHAI, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Dongfeng Motor Group Co., China's second largest carmaker, said Tuesday its 2011 net profit fell 4.6 percent year on year to 10.48 billion yuan (1.7 billion U.S. dollars). Sales revenue rose 7.4 percent year on year to

China's drug retail sales hit 188 bln yuan

China's drug retail sales hit 188 bln yuan BEIJING, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- China's drug retail sales reached 188.5 billion yuan (about 29.9 billion U.S. dollars) in 2011, according to figures released by the China Medical Pharmaceutical Material Associ

China's Nov. industrial output rises 10.1 pct

BEIJING, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- China's industrial production growth continued to accelerate in November, indicating that the nation's economy is rebounding after seeing its lowest expansion pace in more than three years. China's value-added industrial o

China's crude oil output rises slightly

BEIJING, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- China's crude oil production increased only 0.6 percent year on year to 17.24 million metric tons in July as the current economic slowdown dampened fuel demand in the country, according to data released by the National De

China's production safety improves in past decade

BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Production safety in China has seen continuous improvement over the past decade, with decreasing numbers of both workplace accidents and deaths, an official said Tuesday. Huang Yi, spokesman for the State Administration o

2018年CRI Jia Zhangke's new coproduction with BRICS countries to be released this year

Jia Zhangke's second coproduction with the BRICS countries will be released later this year. Jia is the producer of Half The Sky. He has employed five well known female directors who each have created a segment for the movie, all of which focuses on

2018年CRI Denmark's singer performs in an original Chinese opera production production

Danish tenor Peter Lohdahl is now in Beijing to headline an original Chinese opera production of Marco Polo. The opera revolves around exchanges during Marco Polo's time, along with his romance with a Chinese woman. CRI's Liu Min has more. Peter Lohd

2018年CRI Children's theater festival opens in Beijing

This year's China Children's Theater Festival kicked off over the weekend in Beijing, with Magic Moon Grass opening the show. The play focuses on a lazy and greedy boy who dreams to live a wealthy and happy life by gaining the magic moon grass. The b

英闻天下——181 China's Auto Exports Top 1-Million Mark

China's vehicle exports topped the one-million mark for the first time in 2012. Figures from China Association of Automobile Manufacturers show that the country delivered just over one million units abroad in 2012, an almost 30 percent rise on 2011.