365个英语简短小故事-339. Honoring G.W. Bush

A group in San Francisco is honoring former President G.W. Bush by proposing to name a new wastewater treatment plant after him. We hope that this will catch on nationwide, said activist Bill Maher. Every state should have a wastewater treatment plan

高级口译听力考试得分秘籍

No spitting and get in line. That's the message Beijing municipal government is trying to get across 18 months before the Olympics open in China's capital. 禁止随地吐痰。自觉排队。为了迎接一年半后的2008年北京奥运会，北京市

美国科学60秒 SSS 2012-12-17

This Scientific Americans podcast is sponsored by audible.com, the number-one online resource for best-selling audio books and more. And now audible.com is offering Scientific American listeners a free audio book of your choice. For details go to aud

VOA慢速英语--科学家在污水中发现大量的贵金属

Scientists Find Large Amounts of Precious Metals in Wastewater In recent months, stories about sewers getting clogged have made international headlines. For example, a so-called fatberg, a mass of grease and diapers, clogged London's sewers. A new st

北京新空气污染应急预案

The Beijing Municipal Heavy Air Pollution Emergency Response Program includes a four-tier color alert system. A Red alert, the highest, will be issued for heavy pollution that is expected to last more than 3-days. An air quality index of over 200 wil

VOA标准英语2012--Wastewater Key to Sustaining Life

Wastewater Key to Sustaining Life The world population is growing rapidly and is expected to reach 9 billion by 2050. While efforts are underway to ensure theres enough food, one scientist is warning there may not be enough water. Professor Stanley G

大学生创业资金不足是关键

Faced with a tough job market, fresh graduates are dreaming of running their own businesses instead. Faced with a tough job market, fresh graduates are dreaming of running their own businesses instead. But a recent survey has showed that such ambitio

Beijing unveils new steps to curb air pollution

BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Beijing will strengthen its efforts to treat PM2.5 and slash the density of major air pollutants by 2 percent this year, the municipality's acting mayor said Tuesday. The capital will take 180,000 old vehicles off the roa

VOA常速英语2007年-ADB: Asian Governments Need to Improve Water Ma

By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 11 December 2007 The Asian Development Bank says that governments in the region need to improve the management of water resources to avoid a crisis in water security. Claudia Blume reports from VOA's Asia News Center in Hon

CCTV9英语新闻：上海市政府召开新闻会议在新年夜

It's been more than two weeks since the Shanghai New Year's Eve stampede. The cause of the incident has not yet to be released. Shanghai's Municipal Government will soon hold a press conference to announce the investigation results. The tragedy happe

Over 1 million vie for 20,000 car plates in Beijing

BEIJING, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Winning rate for Beijing's car registration lottery has dropped to less than 2 percent in August, marking the lowest rate since the car plate lottery scheme was launched last year, local authorities said Sunday. Among the

Heavy snow hits Moscow

Heavy snow hits Moscow

Buildings collapse after subsidence in S China

GUANGZHOU, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Two buildings consisting of six shops collapsed Monday afternoon after subsidence in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, the municipal government has confirmed. At around 4:40 p.m., subsidence occurr

北京市计划将雾霾纳入气象灾害种类

Beijing is considering listing smog as a meteorological disaster, but the move has been questioned. 北京正考虑将霾列为气象灾害，但此举引发了质疑。 The legal committee of the Beijing Municipal People's Congress started work on t

组织机构名称翻译法

1) 政府官方机构包括中央政府部门与各级地方政府部门。国务院以下各级国家机构由委 (Commission)，部 (ministry)，司 (department)，局 (bureau)，处 (division)，所 (institute)，科 (section)，中心 (centre)，室

Beijing reflects on emergency management after rain disaster

BEIJING, July 27 (Xinhua) -- A top municipal government official said Friday that a recent rainstorm in Beijing that has resulted in at least 77 deaths has exposed multiple loopholes in urban planning, construction, infrastructure and emergency manag

北京城市副中心等场所将于2020年率先使用5G网络

Beijing expects to implement the pre-commercial service of the 5th generation mobile networks, or 5G, in key locations by 2020, according to a development plan on big data and cloud computing released by the municipal government. 北京市政府近日发

商务口语：宴会寒暄说什么

1. I've heard so much about you. 久仰！ 2. You've had a long day./ You've had a long flight. 辛苦了！ 3. Distinguished/Honorable/Respected friends 尊敬的朋友们！ 4. On behalf of the Beijing Municipal government, I wish to extend our war

第460期:A Companion For Life

New Words lab n. 实验室，研究室 convince vt. 说服；使确信，使信服 hypnotize vt. 使着迷；对施催眠术；使恍惚vi. 施催眠术；使进入睡觉状态 humanity n. 人类；人道；仁慈；人文学科 outfit n. 机构；用具

常用英语口语

I've heard so much about you 久仰 Long time no see 好久不见 You've had a long day. You've had a long flight. 辛苦了 Distinguished/Honorable/Respected friends 尊敬的朋友 Your Excellency 阁下 On behalf of the Beijing Municipal governmen