Flying:Dream and Reality

(Movie Toy Story: To infinity and beyond!) Oh, to be free as a bird. It’s been the 1) stuff of fantasy, and of reality. Sort of. 2) A self-contained flying man. This jet pack from the 1960s had bare

VOA常速英语2008年-High-Tech Video Artist Turning Heads in US

By Paul Sisco Washington 30 April 2008 An artist based in Los Angeles, California, is attracting attention with a showing of his work that combines video, audio and sculpture. Video art, or what some call new media art, has been around for some time.

健康生活:长生不老不是梦

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2018年CRI Environmental impact of sunken Iranian oil tanker minimal: experts

Chinese authorities are suggesting the environmental impact from the sinking of an Iranian oil tanker off China's east coast this week is likely to be minimal, despite the massive blaze which engulfed the Sanchi for over a week before it went down. T

英语小达人 142 Artist Model

Artist Model 画家的模特儿 While painting a model at one of the art studios, the artist was suddenly very attracted to her. He wanted to kiss her. 画家在某间画室替一名模特儿作画时，突然被模特儿深深吸引住，很想一亲芳

The Fauve Artists 野兽派

In 1976, two local art collectors donated their outstanding collection of modern art to the town of Troyes. The works of the artists known as

CNN 2010-11-13

It started on very peacefully this ..It had very fast atmosphere. Thousands of students ..About 40,000 students came out the big demonstate a decade. A group of students smashed into the building where the conservative party had ported. That's the bi

SSS 2009-01-12

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Cynthia Graber. This will just take a minute. Thousands of medieval European books survive to this day. Authors and scribes carefully handwrote the works on parchments made of animal skins. But the

2007年VOA标准英语-Burmese Artist Shows Prison Era Creations in Lo

By Suzanne Chislett London 29 August 2007 The southeast Asian nation of Burma is famously secretive. A military government has run the country since the army put down anti-government riots in 1988. The opposition party leader Aung San Suu Kyi has sp

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Painting Stored Away And The Artist Who Wants It To See The Light Of Day

RAY SUAREZ, HOST: A painting that's been called a contemporary masterpiece has spent the better part of the past three decades in storage. It's only now making the rounds of museums across the country. It's called The Fulbright Triptych. It's nearly

美国国家公共电台 NPR Artist Peter Doig Says He Didn't Paint This, And A Judge Agrees

Artist Peter Doig Says He Didn't Paint This, And A Judge Agrees DAVID GREENE, HOST: You know, usually when there's a question about who created a piece of art, the artist is dead and can't speak up to say, hey, I made that or, no, not mine. NPR's And

你敢走吗？世界最长最高玻璃桥亮相中国

Acrophobiacs beware Chinas newest bridge isnt for the faint of heart. 恐高症人群注意了中国新造的这座桥可不适合胆小的人。 Stretching 380m across a section of Zhangjiajies Grand Canyon, the new pedestrian bridge will have a com

飞翔的梦想与现实

Oh, to be free like a bird. It's been the stuff of fantacy, and of reality. Sort of .A self-contained flying man. This jet pack from 1960s had barely enough fuel to fly 30 seconds. So the dream languished for decades. Everyone agreed it was completel

英语歌曲:惊艳登场MistakesArtist-Brian Mcf

Brian Mcfadden新歌惊艳登场：MistakesArtist：Brian Mcf Artist：Brian Mcfadden ft. Delta Goodrem Song：Mistakes Everytime I try to run seeking from the rising sun everything I've ever done watch you from across the tree staring in my own deep

Dutch Prince in coma shows "minimal consciousness"

THE HAGUE, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Dutch Prince Friso, who has been in a coma since February this year, has shown occasional signs of minimal consciousness, the Netherlands Government Information Service RVD reported on Monday. The RVD emphasized that th

VOA标准英语2008年-Argentinean Artist Prepares for Show in Washing

By Sahar Sepehri Washington 12 May 2008 An artist from Argentina is preparing to showcase her work at the Embassy of Argentina in Washington later this month. The show is just the latest step in an artistic career that began as a teenager. VOA's Saha

Chinese state councilor meets U.S. artist delegation

BEIJING, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor Liu Yandong on Thursday met with a U.S. artist delegation, vowing to promote bilateral cultural and art exchanges. Headed by President and Chief Executive Officer of the Asia Society Vishakha Desai

Hollywood gearing up for academy awards

BEIJING, Feb.24 (Xinhuanet) -- The 84th annual academy awards are set to be handed out at the Kodak theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday night. Nine movies are up for best film but silent movie The Artist has cemented itself as firm favorite after cleani

CCTV9英语新闻：Great comic artist and illustrator He Youzhi dies at 94

China's renowned comic artist and illustrator, He Youzhi, has passed away at the age of 94, following a 50-year career that transformed the artform. Great comic artist and illustrator He Youzhi Great Changes in a Mountain Village He started as a prin

CCTV9英语新闻：12,000-year-old artform championed by modern artist

Among Zambia's cultural treasures is rock art dating back 12,000 years. But authorities are failing to protect it from vandalism, theft, illegal rock quarrying, and even graffiti. One local artist, though, inspired by the artform, is doing what he ca