SSS 2008-12-29

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Women are so much better than men at so many things. But according to a report published by the Royal Society, chess is not one of them. The topic of sex

星火30篇文章贯通考研词汇 09

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Preserving Cambodia's Cultural Treasures

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高级口译笔记:文化交流 Cultural Exchange

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英语口语大赢家Topic224:中国的文化遗产Chinese Cultural Relics

文化遗产已经开始成为当今中国的热门话题，因为必须在国家发展和传统文化保存间找到平衡。 Listen Read Learn Cultural relics have begun to be a hot topic in China today as the balance between developing the nation and retaining traditional culture must be

CCTV9英语新闻：CPPCC members on developments of cultural circle

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China, Egypt seek cultural cooperation via Cairo book fair

CAIRO, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- As part of bilateral efforts to enhance cultural cooperation（合作） between the two great civilizations, China, as the Guest of Honor, will participate in the 43rd Cairo International Book Fair in Egypt. An outstanding

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The new Race Relations Report 2007 shows that New Zealand is becoming more multi-cultural and we are also feeling more comfortable about immigrants from different ethnic backgrounds. Maoris represent about 15% of the population, Asians nearly 7% and

Top legislator stresses protection over cultural relics

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Bridge the Cultural Gap

Once, during the course of a conversation with a colleague who was a woman of color, I happened to refer to her as an African American. Her response left me confused. Don't call me that, she said. I've never been to Africa; I don't know the first thi

China eyes traditional cultural education

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China, Russia vow to advance cultural exchange

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Program announced for 2012 London Cultural Olympiad

LONDON, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Program for the London 2012 Festival to celebrate the Olympic and Paralympic Games was announced on Thursday. The 12-week festival, from June 21 to September 9, will draw together more than 25,000 artists from all 204 com

China to conduct moveable cultural relics census

China to conduct moveable cultural relics census BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- The State Council, or China's cabinet, has announced the country's first census on moveable cultural relics, in a move to better gauge and protect the state of the country'

China issues five-year cultural development blueprint

BEIJING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- China on Wednesday issued a national outline for cultural reform and development for the 2011-2015 period, calling for further efforts to promote the cultural industry's development and boost the country's cultural influe

Film fest gives Beijing more cultural capital

BEIJING, April 28 (Xinhua) -- The second Beijing International Film Festival concluded on Sunday, with industry insiders hoping that the festival will create a new global perception of Beijing and the Chinese film industry. As the birthplace of China

2016年CRI European Cultural Project for Children Launched in Beijing

Hungarian folk dancers entertained a crowd of journalists at the EU delegation's Beijing office on Tuesday, presenting a rare scene for any EU press conference. But this, along with other similar activities is what families with children can expect a