News & Reports 2012-02-11

Hello and Welcome to News and Reports on China Radio International. In This EditionA senior U.N. official meets the current and former presidents of the Maldives, in an attempt to end political stalemate in the country. Greek workers begin a public s

EXPLORATIONS - Ecotourism

EXPLORATIONS - Ecotourism By Paul Thompson Broadcast: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today

2018年CRI Voluntary river chiefs to help water protection in east China

Zhoushan, a city in eastern China and a critica point along the Yangtze River Economic Belt, has seen improvements in water quality as the government has channeled more energy into environmental protection. Inspired by China's River Chief system, the

CNN 2010-06-14

Hi, I am Jewel, and together we can make an impact for clean water, I was homeless for a year when I was 18 years old, and I had bad kidneys and I had to drink a gallon of clean water a day and I couldn't afford it. And I thought if were in America,

VOA慢速英语2014 加州考虑改变水系统

AS IT IS 2014-10-27 California Considers Changes to Water System 加州考虑改变水系统 People in California are suffering the effects of the states third year of drought. This water shortage is causing many Californians to urge the state to cha

VOA标准英语2012--Residents of Nairobi Slums Face Daily Water Challenges

Residents of Nairobi Slums Face Daily Water Challenges When the water tap threatens to run dry in this Nairobi slum, tensions rise. Women, waiting for their turn to fill their 20-liter containers of water, fight as they fear not being able to fill he

VOA标准英语2011--Black, Foamy Water Worries Fracking Neighbors

Black, Foamy Water Worries Fracking Neighbors There is a lot of construction near Janet McIntyre's home in southwestern Pennsylvania. It's not new houses, but new industry: 10 gas wells, a compressor station and multiple drilling-waste ponds. The sta

VOA标准英语2009年-Satellites Predict Severe Water Shortages

New satellite data reveal that groundwater in Northwest India is being depleted faster than it is being replenished by rainwater. Experts say the problem is being caused by farmers' excessive use of groundwater to irrigate their crops, and they warn

塔克拉玛干大沙漠将建成国家湿地公园

A state-level wetland park was established in Taklamakan, China's largest desert, in the northwest Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. 在新疆乌鲁木齐自治区的西北部，也就是中国最大的沙漠，塔克拉玛干，将会建设一个国家

英闻天下——455 Over-exploitation of Groundwater

Over-use of groundwater may cause landslides. However, in costal areas it also brings seawater intrusion. Let's take a look at the problem with our reporter Zhang Wan. In a village in the costal area of Dalian, Liaoning Province, many villagers compl

立陶宛跳水爱好者办水下艺术馆

立陶宛的跳水爱好者们最近把二十多张当地摄影艺术家的作品放入该国西部的一个湖中，开创了立陶宛国内首个水下艺术馆，并声称在水下欣赏艺术是完全不同的一种体验。据当地跳水专业协

Guizhou freeze affects 570,000 people

GUIYANG, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Over 570,000 people have been affected in the continuing freezing weather in southwest China's Guizhou Province, said local authorities on Friday. A new round of freezing rain and snow has fallen on most parts of Guizhou.

西弗吉尼亚州的化学泄露影响仍在

西弗吉尼亚州的化学泄露影响仍在 CHARLЕSTON In the U.S. state of West Virginia, a major chemical spill that contaminated a river supplying water to hundreds of thousands of people is slowly dissipating. Officials say the water restricti

60,000 affected by E China water pollution

NANCHANG, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Tap water for 60,000 people was cut off Monday due to the pollution of a water source in east China's Jiangxi Province, government sources said. Around 10 a.m. Monday, an oily substance was seen floating near a water int

四川都江堰英文导游辞

The Dujiangyan Dam, 45km north of Chengdu, is an ancient technological wonder of the country. More than 2000 yers ago, Li Bing(250-200BC), as a local governor of the Shu State, designed this water control and irrigation dam and organized thousands of

Deals over tax-funded projects made more transparent

BEIJING, June 1 (Xinhua) -- A system is to be launched in China to make deals concerning government-financed infrastructure construction projects in water conservancy, transport and railways more transparent. Sources with a special anti-corruption ag

新西兰英语 511“Rena” Disaster

Listen to the last two items on this website for background to the Rena disaster. The disaster from the broken ship Rena is getting worse. There is a crack in the middle of the ship which means it will sink. Salvage workers hope the back part the ste

2018年CRI Trial system sprays water to deter jaywalkers in Hubei

An intelligent system that punishes jaywalkers by spraying water at them is being trialed at a crossing in the city of Daye in central China's Hubei Province, reports Beijing News. The trial system monitors traffic in real time, and squirts water at

2015年CRI 天津爆炸受害者得到妥善安置

Local authorities launched emergency response measures soon after the deadly warehouse blasts. Hospitals across the city became triage centers for the injured, while locals were called on to donate blood. In addition, massive donations have been pour

CCTV9英语新闻：China sends drinking water to southern Yangon

China is providing much needed water supply to Myanmar, which has been badly hit by drought. The Chinese embassy to Myanmar and local NGOs have organized delivery of a tank containing 33,000 liters of drinking water to southern Yangon, one of the mos