2017年CRI Beijing to pilot air purifiers in schools, kindergartens

Beijing will launch a pilot program to equip schools and kindergartens with air filtration devices. Smog has been a significant issue in the Chinese capital this winter. I was coughing just now, I always wear mask, from school to home. The air is cho

AP 2011-03-24

1. More trouble at Japans tsunami-damaged nuclear plant. Workers were evacuated after smoke was spotted at one of the reactor buildings. Meanwhile, some food shipments have been halted over radiation concerns. 2. The Pentagon says airstrikes have sca

NPR 2011-03-23

The sound of heavy anti-aircraft fire booms in the Libyan capital Tripoli, where forces loyal to leader Muammar Gaddafi are defiantly responding to US-allied air strikes. NPR's David Greene is in Tripoli, where he says Gaddafi backers are out despite

Robot Explores Fukushima Reactor

A robot entered a damaged reactor at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant this week to take pictures of the reactor destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami in 2011. The robot, nicknamed 'The Little Sunfish,' is very small about the size of a loaf of bread.

China expands its oldest nuclear power plant with new unit

BEIJING, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Qinshan nuclear power plant, China's first, has finished an expansion project with a new generator unit in operation, said China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) on Sunday. The pressurized water reactor power-generatin

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台九月-Following the Monarchs in an Ultralight A

One of the world's most amazing migration is about to begin in earnest: 300 million monarch butterflies spread across North America are about to converge on small forests in the mounts of Mexico. This year, the butterflies have an unusual company as

NPR 2011-03-16

Japan's Transportation Ministry has imposed a no-fly zone over a 20-mile radius around the badly damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. A military spokesman says the fears of more radioactive particles leaking from the complex after a fire in three

VOA标准英语2009-Ultra-Orthodox Jews Protest Intel Sabbath Op

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 14 November 2009 An ultra-orthodox Jewish man is seen next to Intel's Jerusalem office building, 14 Nov 2009 Alleged violations of the Jewish Sabbath by a top international company prompted religious protests in Jerusalem

2015年CRI ＂Reactor Relevant＂ Fusion, a Potential Game Changer in Energy Production

Fusion is how stars produce energy. It occurs when the nuclei of light atoms, such as hydrogen, are fused together under extreme pressure and heat. Tokamak Energy, from Oxfordshire, believes that the third version of their compact, spherical tokamak

2017年CRI China's major ultra-high voltage transmission lines in smooth operation

China has long depended on coal-burning power plants to fuel its explosive growth over the past three decades. As a result, air pollution has risen to alarming levels in central and eastern regions. Policymakers have been working hard to shift the co

2006年VOA标准英语-Experts: North Korean Reactor Dreams More

By Kurt Achin Seoul 05 January 2006 North Korea recently announced it no longer needs the United States to provide it with a light-water nuclear reactor for energy production. The communist state says

2007年VOA标准英语-US Says N. Korea Shutdown of Yongbyon Reactor a

By Stephanie Ho Washington 15 July 2007 U.S. National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley says Washington still has concerns about North Korea's nuclear program, despite Pyongyang's decision to shut down its main plutonium reprocessing facility. VOA's St

2007年VOA标准英语-Water Filter Wins Developer Engineering Prize

By Tabinda Naeem Washington, D.C. 21 May 2007 Two years ago, the National Academy of Engineering established the Grainger Challenge Prize for Sustainability. This $1 million award was designed to challenge the world's scientists to develop a practica

前途未卜的英国威尔士核项目

In a field in a remote part of north-west Wales, a lone farmer cuts the grass, parcelling it up into hay bales which can be sold for a modest profit. His farm, and even the hill on which it sits, will soon be demolished by the Japanese-owned company

伊朗同国际原子能机构达成“新七点”协议

伊朗同国际原子能机构达成新七点协议 TEHRAN, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Iran agreed to take seven practical steps in its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), according to a joint statement of Iran and the IAEA posted

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Iran and its nuclear plans 伊朗与其核计划 Time out 对话暂停 The West and Iran will negotiate for four more months, but the gap is wide 西方与伊朗将全面谈判对话延长四个月，但双方分歧很大 AFTER some unconvincing last

中国将在伦敦发行短期债券

China is to issue short term debt in London, the first time it has done so outside the country. 中国计划在伦敦发行短期债券，这将是中国首次在海外发行短期债券。 George Osborne, on a visit to Beijing, hailed the move as a

被动语态的译法

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Russia against Iranian sanctions

ISTANBUL, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Russian foreign minister said here on Thursday that Russian had always been against unilateral（单边的） sanctions against Iran and hopes that they can be lifted in the upcoming Iranian nuclear talks. Russian Fo

中英双语新闻 切尔诺贝利核事故30周年

Ukraine is holding ceremonies to mark the 30th anniversary of Chernobyl, the world's worst nuclear accident. Siren sounded at the exact moment of the first explosion in the plant's reactor in April 1986, from Ukraine, Tom Burridge. Candles were lit a