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The Chinese could afford to employ people to fight for it . In the borderlands, the Mongols met a force of heavily armed mercenaries, who were loyal as only mercenaries could be. Reinforced by the mer

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China's Ministry of Environmental Protection is warning the air across much of northern China is going to remain seriously polluted through the night. The smog shrouding northern and eastern China has been forcing highway closures and flight cancella

Precautions Underway as Utor Approaching S China

Precautionary measures are being taken as a massive typhoon approaches southern China. CRI's He Fei has the details. Typhoon Utor, the strongest typhoon so far this year, is forecast to make landfall in southeast Guangdong sometime Wednesday evening.

赖世雄英语新闻听力通 第45期:又是地震！

(June 15, China Post)At least four people were injured when an earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale jolted northern Taiwan. （中国邮报六月十五日报道）台湾北部发生震度达李氏六点二级的地震，至少已经有四个人

舌尖上的中国第1季 第30期:转化的灵感(4)

To the couple, every piece of tofu is precious. 在这对夫妇眼里每一颗豆腐都很珍贵。 It helps them to support their children and sustain a happy family life. 它们能够帮助自己供养子女过上幸福安稳的生活。 Over the l

北师大版高中英语模块3--Unit 8 Adventure 2

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2008-11-13 中国沙漠化危机

The farmland of Wang Yang-tang in Hubei province lies abandoned. Over the last century, sand has devoured the rich pastures. As sand dunes edge closer to Beijing each year, Northern China's rapidly turning into desert. Shen Zhao-xiang, the director

有声英文阅读-长相“丝”守：丝绸之路话从头

Following un Ancient Footsteps 长相“丝”守：丝绸之路话从头 One of the world's most ancient and historically important trade routes, the Silk Road conjures up exotic images of camel cara

每日一词【892】spell：一段时间的特定天气

今天我们要学的词是spell。 Spell, 做为名词，可以用来指一段时间的特定天气。The two-month dry spell was broken last night with the snow storm, 昨天晚上的暴风雪结束了先前两个月的干旱天气。The area is in

学个词Learn a Word 第892期 Spell

今天我们要学的词是spell。 Spell, 做为名词，可以用来指一段时间的特定天气。The two-month dry spell was broken last night with the snow storm, 昨天晚上的暴风雪结束了先前两个月的干旱天气。The area is in

英语听力：自然百科 中国沙漠化危机

The farmland of Wang Yang-tang in Hubei province lies abandoned. Over the last century, sand has devoured the rich pastures. As sand dunes edge closer to Beijing each year, Northern China's rapidly turning into desert. Shen Zhao-xiang, the director o

Cold snap to freeze north China

Cold snap to freeze north China BEIJING, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- A cold wave will hit northern parts of China over the next two days with temperatures likely to drop by as much as 14 degrees Celsius in some parts of the country, the National Meteorologic

CCTV9英语新闻：Drought continues in central and northern China

While torrential rains continue to pound south China, it's a different story in central and northern parts of the country over the past couple of months, with dry weather causing droughts in some places. The situation was improved in parts of north C

中国多地发布高温警报

The National Meteorological Center (NMC) has issued a yellow alert for high temperatures as China is entering the height of summer. A heat wave will hit central, eastern and northern China today with temperatures in some regions rising to around 40 d

英语听力：Wild China 美丽中国 -13

Smart ecology like this is what enables China to be largely self-sufficient in food even today. Back in the village, Yang has his own smokehouse, where he preserves his fish ready for market. Longshan carp have unusually soft scales and a very delica

南水北调全面通水两年 惠及8700万人

Water diverted from the Yangtze River in southern China has helped ease thirst in northern China for more than 80 million people, a senior official said last Monday. 一位高级官员上周一表示，从长江调过来的水资源已经缓解中国北

Cold front to sweep China

BEIJING, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- A cold front will sweep most parts of China over the next three days, bringing strong winds and temperature drops, the National Meteorological Center forecast Tuesday. From Wednesday to Friday, temperatures will drop from

Hourly News updated 10:00 2011/10/26

Turkey quake: 2-week baby girl, mother, grandmother pulled out of rubble Rescuers have pulled a 2-week-old baby girl, together with her mother and grandmother, alive from the rubble of an apartment building in Turkey's quake-stricken town of Ercis. T

Heavy rain to continue hitting S China

BEIJING,?may?15 (Xinhuanet) -- In this daytime, the precipitation of southern China has been weakened. The main rainfall areas focused on Northeast China and Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. From 05:00 a.m. yesterday to this 05:00 a.m., central and eastern Gua

2015年CRI China Opens New High-speed Rail to Northern Border City in Jilin

The first high-speed rail line to a border city in northeast China is set to open in Jilin Province on Sunday. The new line is to link Jilin City with Hunchun, which is at the borders of North Korea and Russia. Local residents have come to the railwa