美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-01-02

1. Extended jobless benefits are coming to an end for some 1.3 million Americans. The Obama Administration and Congressional Democrats want to continue the program but the extensions were dropped from a budget deal earlier this month. 2. A fire on an

2014年CRI 中国正建造新破冰船 美防长哈格尔促日改善邻国关系

China plans to build a new icebreaker for polar expeditions as its veteran Xuelong, or Snow Dragon, remains stuck in Antarctica after rescuing passengers from a Russian vessel. Qu Tanzhou, director of the State Oceanic Administration's Chinese Arctic

美国人这样说英语 第70期:打破尴尬怎么说?

Let's break the ice 打破这时的尴尬 Icebreaker 打破尴尬的人 Icebreak time 打破尴尬 说重点用英语怎么说？ Let's go straight to the point. 直切重点 Get to the point. 说重点 Be specific. 具体来说 Don't beat around the

英语俚语天天说 第31期:break the ice 打破僵局/沉默

释义： Breaking down a social stiffness to make things more comfortable. 打破社交时的沉默，让周围环境更加舒服一些。汉语里我们可以说：打破沉默；打破僵局；This phrase is sometimes used when the cold social awk

英语新闻与报道—News & Reports 26

Hello and Welcome to News and Reports on China Radio International. In This Edition One NATO soldier and six militants have been killed in an attack in eastern Afghanistan. Six people have died in clashes between riot police and supporters of Egypt's

CCTV9英语新闻：“雪龙”号驶出乱冰区 进入清水区航行

Chinas research vessel and icebreaker Xuelong has entered an area of clear water, after more than ten hours spent breaking up ice. A change in wind direction loosened the floes packed around the vessel, providing an 80-meter stretch of water for the

CCTV9英语新闻：雪龙号正试图穿越受阻冰区

A Chinese icebreaker stuck in the Antarctic has cleared a path through the ice one kilometer in length. The deputy director of the Xue Long, or Snow Dragon, says the vessel will use the channel to pick up as much speed as possible in order to free it

CCTV9英语新闻：Icebreaker Xuelong heads to open water

The trapped Chinese icebreaker Xuelong broke through the Antarctic's heavy ice floes on Tuesday and was headed for open water. The vessel, which had been conducting China's 30th Antarctic expedition before going to the aid of the stramded Russian shi

Icebreaker Xuelong returns after Antarctic expedition

SHANGHAI, April 8 (Xinhua) -- China's icebreaker Xuelong, or Snow Dragon, returned to its Shanghai base on Sunday after completing the country's 28th Antarctic expedition. The vessel received a brief welcoming ceremony at the base dock, organized by

CCTV9英语新闻：中国被困者成功逃脱

Chinas research vessel and icebreaker Xuelong, or Snow Dragon has entered an area of clear water, after more than ten hours spent breaking through the Antarctic ice. The vessel had been trapped in the area since Friday. For more on how the Xuelong fr

CCTV9英语新闻：雪龙号破冰船已驶出乱冰区 进入清水区航行

China's research vessel and icebreaker Xuelong, or Snow Dragon has entered an area of clear water, after more than ten hours spent breaking through the Antarctic ice. The vessel had been trapped in the area since Friday. Last Thursday, its helicopter

CCTV9英语新闻：南极考察船搁浅 陆破冰船救援也受困

South Pole weather has stymied a rescue by a Chinese icebreaker trying to reach an expedition vessel trapped for the past few days in frozen seas. South Pole weather has stymied a rescue by a Chinese icebreaker trying to reach an expedition vessel tr

China to open int'l institute for Arctic studies

REYKJAVIK, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- China will launch its first international Arctic cooperation and research institute in Shanghai, sources attending a Sino-Iceland workshop told reporters here. The workshop on Arctic studies was held Friday as part of t

China's new polar icebreaker to launch in 2013

BEIJING, June 21 (Xinhua) -- China will launch a new icebreaker for use during an upcoming 2013 polar expedition, a senior oceanic official said on Tuesday. Both the new icebreaker and Xuelong (Snow Dragon), an icebreaker that operated in Antarctica,