VOA慢速英语-Agriculture Report - Locavores Like Their Food Close

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A locavore is someone who eats foods produced locally. Locavores usually define local as within one hundred sixty kilometers. This new term grew out of a reaction to the long distances that food no

VOA标准英语2011--Politics Overtaking Science in Global Wa

Politics Overtaking Science in Global Warming Debate Polls in recent years show that fewer Americans believe global warming is a threat or that it is driven by human activities. Thats despite consensus among scientists that climate change is not only

China Reiterates Financial Support for SMEs

The State Council here in China has detailed a new list of targets to try to support small and micro-sized businesses here in China. CRI's Hu Jia with the details. China's Cabinet is throwing more support behind small and micro-sized businesses by em

2017年CRI E-WTP facilitates SMEs go global via digital Silk Road

The development of the digital economy and advancements of new technology are expected to bring more opportunities to small and medium enterprises, or SMEs, through globalization on an electronic world trade platform. (Abbreviated version of audio re

直捷英语(附mp3和字幕) Unit 18 Smon，how long have yo

SHARON:Smon,how long have you lived in Boston? [00:13.80]SIMON:Two and a half years. [00:16.68]SHARON:Are you enjoying it? [00:18.77]SIMON:Absolutely.Boston's so small and charming and manageable after London. [00:24.55]2 SHARON:It's a big city to me

第16期: thief, brave, side, cross, smoke

说一口流利的英语，从简单的单词开始。 听听，读读，背背，今天你的词汇量又增加了5个。 单词/词义 中英例句 单词听读 thief [ Wi:f ] The thief was sent to p

英语博客:Roasting marshmallows

On a cold, dull, Winter day, I sometimes light a fire after picking the children up from school. We gather around and feel cozy. The lounge where we have the fireplace also has a computer and a Wii console, so there is plenty to do for everyone. Thou

双语有声阅读:The Killer Smogs 历次重大的烟雾杀人

On the night of December 1, 1930, a dense fog moved over the Meuse Valley, in Belgium. Many factories in the valley poured smoke and fumes into the foggy air. This created a dark smog of smoke and fog combined. People in the valley began to cough and

AGRICULTURE REPORT - Scientists Find Compound in Smoke that

AGRICULTURE REPORT - Scientists Find Compound in Smoke that Helps Seeds Grow By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A di

2006年VOA标准英语-Getty Center Restores Art Treasures

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 19 September 2006 The Getty Center is one of the leading art institutions in the United States. It is also major center for restoration of damaged art works. The Getty museum has been embroiled in recent controversies

美国国家公共电台 NPR Tensions Build In NPR Newsroom Over Handling Of Sexual Harassment Allegations

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: I let you down. I should have acted faster and more decisively - the words of NPR CEO Jarl in an email to our newsroom. He met with NPR staff this afternoon two days after he asked for the resignation of senior vice president

美国国家公共电台 NPR NPR And The Word 'Liar': Intent Is Key

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Let's talk about what to call a fact that is not a fact. President Trump made a string of statements at the CIA over the weekend. Our correspondent Mary Louise Kelly used this language to describe some of them. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHI

美国国家公共电台 NPR Naomi Oreskes: Why Should We Believe In Science?

GUY RAZ, HOST: Hey, Naomi, can you just quickly introduce yourself? NAOMI ORESKES: I am Naomi Oreskes. I'm the professor of the history of science and affiliated professor of Earth and planetary sciences at Harvard University. RAZ: So it's fair to sa

Loan Policies Made in Favor of SMEs

China's State Council has called on local governments to support micro- and small enterprises in their information integration efforts to remove obstacles preventing financial institutions from providing loans to such companies. Li Dong has the detai

新西兰英语 71 Forestry

The forestry industry in New Zealand is in trouble. Forestry has always been one of our major export industries but in recent years, it has been declining. Nineteen sawmills closed this year, two in the last month. New plantings of trees reached the

HEALTH REPORT - Surgeon General Links More Diseases to Smoki

HEALTH REPORT - Surgeon General Links More Diseases to Smoking By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Tobacco is even more dangerous than do

2007年VOA标准英语-WFP Restores Food Rations to Displaced in Ugand

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 12 May 2007 The World Food Program (WFP) says it will be able to restore food rations it was forced to cut for more than a million displaced people in northern Uganda. As Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from Geneva, the WFP says i

CCTV9英语新闻：China, Russia vow to seek stronger energy, SMEs cooperation

China and Russia have agreed to enhance cooperation on energy and between small- and medium-sized enterprises. Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli and his Russian counterpart Arkady Dvorkovich co-chaired a meeting of the China-Russia Energy Cooperation

VOA标准英语2008年-Pentagon: Too Soon for Next Iraq Assessment

By Al Pessin Pentagon 03 January 2008 The U.S. Defense Department says it is too soon to begin the next assessment of the troop surge and the new counterinsurgency strategy implemented in Iraq last year, and that the violence of the last two days doe

2016年CRI Collaborative Innovation for SMEs Highlights Young Entrepreneur Innovation Summit

Small and medium-sized enterprises are currently seen as the growth engine for Asia. But Bundit Limschoon, Secretary General of ACD Provincial Secretariat, believes that the actual contribution of SME's to the region's economic development is vastly