China to Accelerate the Opening-up of Western Inland Region

The first China-Eurasia Expo is coming to a close in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Some 50,000 officials and business people from China and about 30 countries, regions and international organizations attended the five-day t

AIDS-Famine Link in Southern Africa Threatens Region

Broadcast: Jan 29 2003 Two senior U.N. officials warn the HIV/AIDS pandemic in southern Africa is changing the nature of 1) famine in the region and is 2) unleashing a disaster that threatens the exis

136 Letting off Steam

An Englishman is at home with his girlfriend. (E=Englishman; G=girlfriend) G: Have you gone mad? Why are you roaring your head off like a lion? E: Rrrrr...ah! G: Hey, have you gone off your rocket or

牛津阅读树ORT-典范英语MP3 ORT4-49 Everyone Got Wet

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牛津阅读树ORT-典范英语MP3 ORT4 54 Wet Paint

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英语名篇名段背诵精华46 A wet sunday in a countr inn

New England weather There is a sumptuous variety about the New England weather that compels the strangers admirationand regret. The weather is always doing something there; always attending strictly to business; always getting up new designs and try

Fox and his friends小狐和他的朋友们 02 fox all wet

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2006年NPR美国国家公共电台六月-China Races to Rescue Its Shrinking Wetla

One not so sudden problem that Chinese media have been reporting a serious shortage of water. Some worry that it could derail the country's rapid economic growth. China's per capita water resources are only a quarter of the world average and the prob

2007年VOA标准英语-Iraq's Kurdish Region Struggles with Power Shor

By Brian Padden Irbil, Iraq 23 August 2007 The electricity shortage in Iraq continues to plague the country. Power blackouts have become a telling symbol of the difficulties Iraq's government and the United States are having in improving life for ord

VOA标准英语2011--Fukushima Farmers Worry About Region's B

Fukushima Farmers Worry About Region's Brand With the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant set to continue through most of this year, many people in the region are worried about the long-term impact on the Fukushima brand. Nowhere can

Rebels Say Ethiopia Blocks Aid in Drought-Hit Region

A rebel group in Ethiopia's arid Somali region has issued an urgent appeal for humanitarian assistance, accusing the government of blocking aid deliveries. The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) insurgent group says people and livestock are dyin

2018年CRI Officials briefed media 60 years of development of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region

2018 marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. On August 30th, local officials of the Ningxia Hui autonomous region briefed media on the development of the region over the past 60 years at a press conference hel

2018年CRI Environmental cleanup in Gannan region benefit local people

The Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in southwestern Gansu province is the location of major tributaries of both the Yellow and Yangtze rivers. In recent years, local governments have been working to restore the local environment to protect the h

VOA常速英语2008年-Blasts in Somalia's Puntland Region Kill 20

By Derek Kilner Nairobi 06 February 2008 Two explosions have killed at least 20 people in the port town of Bosasso in the semi-autonomous Puntland region of Somalia. As Derek Kilner reports from VOA's East Africa Bureau in Nairobi, Puntland has gener

VOA常速英语2007-ADB: Asia Pacific Region Behind in Child Mortali

By Douglas Bakshian Manila 08 October 2007 The Asian Development Bank says Asia and the Pacific are behind in meeting certain parts the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals. A new report by the ADB and the U.N. Development Program says progre

Lesson 85 - THROW A WET BLANKET ON STH...

to throw a wet blanket on something to throw a monkey wrench 中国人经常会用

学个词Learn a Word 第1633-pick-up-steam

今天我们要学的词是 pick up steam. To pick up steam 意思是提升速度和实力。比如，The hurricane is picking up steam. 飓风风力正在逐渐加强。上星期五公布的数字显示，美国经济10月份增加了17万1千个就业

Asia-Pacific Region Critical to US Economic Recovery

In the Pacific state of Hawaii, U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday told leaders of the 21 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation economies that the region will be key to U.S. economic recovery. With much of the formal summit activity, including a worki

Breakaway Georgian Region Elects President

Residents of the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia voted for a new president Friday, three years after Russia recognized the region, and another breakaway area, South Ossetia, as independent states. Three candidates are hoping to replace Presiden

CCTV9英语新闻：Concert inspired by Honghe region

Musicians from Chinas National Symphony Orchestra are embracing the cultures of Yunnan province. Having visited in person, they composed pieces based on the regions music and performed them on site for the locals. The concert in the Grand Theater ope