CNN 2010-10-29

An erupting volcano, some newly-discovered species, and a celebratory soccer match. We've got it all covered for you in today's edition of CNN Student News! Hello and welcome. From the CNN Center, my name is Carl Azuz. First up, officials respond to

Chinese Tourists in the Eyes of European Tour Guides

The growing number of recent media reports of inappropriate behaviors displayed by outbound Chinese tourists has sparked widespread discussion of the manners of Chinese tourists abroad. First, let's take a look at some European tour guides' impressio

英文原版对话1000个:1135 The Cause of Crime

Rebecca: So, what do you think are some theories are then about that could lead into helping, you know, prevent crime? Gareth: Well, there's a story that I once read about, and it's the New York Subway, on how there was so much crime on the New York

侏罗纪搏击俱乐部 第140期:争夺相同的食物资源

The end of the Ice Age saw a world that was melting away.Plants and animals hopelessly struggling to survive. 在冰期末期整个世界冰消雪解。植物和动物绝望地挣扎求生。 The disruption triggered a massive food shortage. 这一混乱

中国用机器填补劳动力短缺,机器人开始崛起

It's started: Robot uprising begins as China turns to machines to fill in gaps in the workforce 中国用机器填补劳动力短缺，机器人开始崛起 China is increasingly turning to machines to fill in gaps in its workforce. 中国正越来越多

TED演讲:为掌握而不是为了分数而教学(2)

And in a lot of ways, this is how you would master a lot of things in life. 在很多方面，这也是掌握新技能的一种途径。 It's the way you would learn a martial art. 好比学习武术。 In a martial art, you would practice the white

TED演讲:为掌握而不是为了分数而教学(1)

I'm here today to talk about the two ideas that, at least based on my observations at Khan Academy, 今天，我要分享两个观点，至少基于我对可汗学院的观察得出的， are kind of the core, or the key leverage points for learning.

英语听力：自然百科 鸭嘴兽

They are extremely awkward on land, and not exactly graceful in the water. But there's something endearing about these egg-laying mammals. Platypuses can only be found in the rivers, streams and lakes along the east coast of Australia. But they range

【英语时差8,16】小狗躺下前为什么要转圈圈？

Why Dogs Turn In Circles Before Lying Down Ever wonder why dogs turn around in circles before lying down? Almost all domestic and wild dogs show this behavior as they prepare to curl up and lie down. There are many legends that claim to explain this

【英语趣味课堂】犯罪的原因-The Cause of Crime

Rebecca: So, what do you think are some theories are then about that could lead into helping, you know, prevent crime? Gareth: Well, there's a story that I once read about, and it's the New York Subway, on how there was so much crime on the New York

绿箭侠第一季 第66期:银行抢劫案

My name is Oliver Queen. 我的名字叫奥利弗奎恩 For 5 years, I was stranded 五年里，我被困孤岛 on an island with only one goal- 只有一个目标 survive. 生存 Oliver Queen is alive. 奥利弗奎恩还活著 Now I will fulfill my

Rain-triggered farm produce price rise continues: MOC

BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- China's farm produce prices continued to rise last week in the wake of strong rainfall across the country, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Wednesday. The wholesale prices of 18 types of vegetables in 36 cities rose for

习大大在联合国强调男女平等

This year marks the 20th Anniversary of the Beijing World Conference on Women and the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Since then, the declaration that arose from that conference has been a guideline to push for gender equality throughout

Mudslides strand over 400 vehicles in Xinjiang

URUMQI, July 21 (Xinhua) -- More than 400 vehicles are stranded following rain-triggered mudslides that cut off multiple sections of a major road in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, border police said Saturday. Several stretches of

学个词Learn a Word 第288期 Trigger

今天我们要学的词是trigger。 Trigger, 是扳机，作为动词，就是引发的意思。当年911恐怖袭击的画面会引起人们痛苦的回忆， Images of 9/11 are likely to trigger bad memories. 印尼外海发生的强烈地震引发

每日一词【288】trigger：扳机/引发

今天我们要学的词是trigger。 Trigger, 是扳机，作为动词，就是引发的意思。当年911恐怖袭击的画面会引起人们痛苦的回忆， Images of 9/11 are likely to trigger bad memories. 印尼外海发生的强烈地震引发

Typhoon-triggered rainstorm leaves 23 dead, 9 missing

WUHAN/SHENYANG/BEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-three people have been confirmed dead and nine others remained missing after typhoons Damrey and Saola tore through China's eastern coastal regions over the weekend, local authorities said Monday. As

Rainstorm-triggered floods in NW China prove deadly

LANZHOU, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Floods have left one villager dead and two others missing in Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu province. From 10 p.m. Sunday to early Monday morning, floods have ravaged several districts and counties of the city. In Yuzhong c

Typhoon-triggered oil spill cleaned up in S China province

NANNING, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- An oil spill triggered by typhoon Kai-Tak in the south China city of Beihai has been cleaned up, according to a local official. Typhoon Kai-Tak, the 13th tropical storm of the year, has left one dead and two missing in Gu

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Science and technology. 科技。 Insect acrobatics. 昆虫的绝活。 Flipping roaches. 非常蟑螂。 How cockroaches vanish. 蟑螂是怎么消失不见的？ ANYONE who has tried to swat a cockroach will know those insects' strange ability, in