VOA标准英语2011--Forced Marriage Continues in Many Countries

Forced Marriage Continues in Many Countries Young girls forced into marriage is still a reality in many parts of the world, and it doesn't just happen in developing nations. Activists, African first ladies and victims gathered at a conference in Los

2013年ESL之商务英语 15 Being Forced Out of a Position

Being Forced Out of a Position Julianna: Ha ha! The wicked witch is dead! Hugo: What are you talking about? Julianna: Bettina is stepping down as chairperson of the committee. I thought this day would never come. Hugo: Thats a big surprise. I never t

英闻天下——573 Beijing's New Emission Standard Begins Feb 1

The capital will raise its automobile-emission standards on Friday, making them the strictest in the nation. The Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau said the move is expected to reduce auto pollution by 40 percent to better improve the hazardous

Let's Go and See

DIALOGUE 84 1--What would you like to do tonight? 2--I don't know. What do you suggest? 1--Let's have a look in the paper and see what's on. 2--I'd like to go to the cinema. 1--Have you seen 'Star War

2006年NPR美国国家公共电台六月-Clean Trucks, Clean Emissions

Diesel fuel in the US and the fumes from diesel engines are about to get a whole lot cleaner. As of today, the Environmental Protection Agency is requiring much of the diesel in the country to have 97% less sulfur in it. It's the start of a project

Forced abortion 强制引产

人力资源专家说，名企为面试设计那些难以应付的英文考试题目，就是为了在泥沙中淘出真金。因为，这些题目既能检验求职者的语言能力，也能考验他们的逻辑思维能力、抗压能力、应变能

VOA标准英语2008年-European Groups Call for Action Against Forced

By Dorian Jones Istanbul 16 June 2008 Several governments and women's rights groups say forced and arranged marriages are a growing problem in European countries. Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul the Turkish city recently hosted one of a series me

VOA标准英语2010年-Non-binding Copenhagen Agreement Facin

Negotiators at the climate summit in Copenhagen last month failed to agree on a new climate change treaty to replace the current Kyoto Protocol before it expires in 2012. Jonathan Lash is president of World Resources Institute, an environmental polic

VOA标准英语2009年-India Satisfied with Copenhagen Summit

India says it is satisfied with outcome of the recent climate summit at Copenhagen, which did not spell out specific targets for reducing carbon emissions. India is hailing the united position adopted by big developing countries at the summit. Anjana

VOA标准英语2013--Mexico Authorities Free 275 Trapped In Forced Lab

Mexico Authorities Free 275 Trapped In Forced Lab Bioparques de Occidente is a tomato sorting and packing company in the municipality of Toliman in the western state of Jalisco. The management finds workers to get the tomatoes ready for export in nea

VOA标准英语2013--Malta Forced to Cancel Repatriation of African Refugees

Malta Forced to Cancel Repatriation of African Refugees Tired, hungry and dehydrated, 68 migrants who'd set sail from Libya were rescued by Maltese patrol boats Wednesday 50 kilometers off the coastline, after their vessel lost power. It's the second

VOA标准英语2014--Detained American Provides Glimpse Into Chinese Forced Labor Practices

Detained American Provides Glimpse Into Chinese Forced Labor Practices SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA An American Fulbright Scholar who was arrested in China for stealing spent eight months assembling Christmas lights in a detention center. Stuart Foste

不同场景的“让步”

1. You say 15 pounds and I say 25 pounds, so let's split the difference and call it 20 pounds。 你出15英镑而我要25英镑，这样吧， 我们各让一点，20英镑成交。 2. He forced his opponent to back down。 他迫使对手让步。

VOA常速英语2007年-US, EU Deadlock Over Emission Cuts May Derail C

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Bali, Indonesia 13 December 2007 The head of the United Nations Climate Change Conference is warning that a deadlock between the United States and the European Union over greenhouse gas emission targets may derail the conferen

2015年CRI National Carbon Emission Trading Market Planed for 2017

Briefing a news conference on Thursday, Xie Zhenhua, China's special representative on climate change, said the country is exploring emissions trading mechanisms. China now is piloting emission trading in seven provinces or municipalities, and the wo

2007年VOA标准英语-Amnesty Protests Angola Forced Evictions

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 15 January 2007 Angolan refugee boy stands in front of his family's shelter (File photo) The human rights group Amnesty International is protesting the forced eviction of thousands of people in Angola from their homes, some

voa标准英语2008-UNICEF Calls for End to Forced Recruitment of Ch

The United Nations Children's Fund is calling for a halt to the forced recruitment of child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It says all warring parties in North Kivu Province forcibly recruit children into their armies. Lisa Schlein re

CCTV9英语新闻：Golmud refinery working to meet emission standards

China is now on the front lines of efforts to develop energy sources that can balance the goals of sustaining economic growth and protecting the environment. Decisive action is needed to strengthen policy frameworks across the country to reach that g

英闻天下——214 Beijing's New Emission Standard Begins Feb 1

The capital will raise its automobile-emission standards on Friday, making them the strictest in the nation. The Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau said the move is expected to reduce auto pollution by 40 percent to better improve the hazardous

2018年CRI US companies and scholars refute 'forced transfer of technology'

At the just concluded 2018 Yale US-China Forum held in New Haven, Connecticut, cooperation between Chinese and American companies was a topic that drew heated discussions among guest speakers. A number of US companies and scholars have refuted the US