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World Car-Free Day is a very important holiday on the environmental calendar. Every September 22, governments, green groups and ordinary citizens highlight the damage cars are doing to the Earth. The day is a reminder that we do not need to rely so m
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Over half the world's people now live in cities. The latest Global Report on Human Settlements says the historic change took place last year. The report came out this week from U.N. Habitat, a United
New York City is the greatest city in the world, said Herman. I've been here my whole life. We have the best of everything. We have 8 million friendly people. We have 10,000 friendly taxicab drivers. We have the world's greatest subway system, even o
The first Monday in October each year is World Habitat Day. It was started by the United Nations. The UN said the idea is for us to reaffirm that adequate shelter is a basic human right. It also said we must focus on the conditions of cities and town
By Brent Hurd Many governments are promoting above and underground transit systems to fight increasing congestion. Urban trains are appearing even in the wide expanses of the western United States, in
By Yi Suli Detroit, Michigan 23 May 2007 A detail of some artwork in the exhibit The world's fast-growing megalopolises often grab headlines, but another urban phenomenon is having just as much of an impact on the planet. Many cities around the world
First, Ill say something about World Expo History. As we know, the very first World Expo, the Great Exhibition of 1851, took place in the Crystal Palace in London. UK. Ever since then, the goals of World Expos have been both high-minded as well as co
[ti:UNIT 7 Know Our World Coming! Lesson 51: Asia] [0:00.934]Unit 7 [0:03.144]Know Our World [0:06.434]Lesson 51: [0:08.497]Asia [0:10.201]THINK ABOUT IT! [0:11.757]What continent do you live on? 你居住在哪个大陆上? [0:14.811]What language
AMERICAN MOSAIC - Sunday Is World Environment Day By Dana Demange,Shelley Gollust,... Broadcast: Friday, June 03, 2005 (MUSIC) HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special English. I'm Doug Johnso
America's 'Capitals of the World' Have you ever heard that New York City claims to be the financial capital of the world? It claims to be the fashion capital of the world, too. But, London, England also says it owns those titles. And, most any French
World Cup Cities Say Climate Change Is Big Part of Planning JOHANNESBURG The World Cup soccer tournament is getting more and more carbon-heavy, with FIFA estimating that the 2014 event in Brazil will dump 2.72 million tons of carbon dioxide into the
Today is China's fifth nation-wide Car Free Day. Since the annual event first began in France, organized events are held every year on September 22nd in many cities and countries around the world. However, how many people in China really know about t
THIS IS AMERICA - A Visit to Houston, Where Cowboys, Astronauts and Culture MeetBy Dana Demange Broadcast: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 16:00:00 UTC From VOA News: Heavy rains caused flooding Monday in Houston, b
当下,全球城市化进度迅猛。在城市人口超过全球人口总数一半的21世纪初叶,城市成为上海世博会的主题别有深义。 Today, the world is rapidly urbanizing. With half of the world population expected to live in
What will life be like in 28 years? 本届上海世博会以城市生活为主题,可谓匠心独具(show originality)。在这个城市人口超过人类总数一半的21世纪初叶,在这个城市化进程最迅猛的阶段。我们不禁要猜
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Head of Brazil's National Electricity Agency (Aneel) Nelson Hubner said on Tuesday that there will be no blackouts during the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which will take place in the country. Hubner, who is in charge of r
FIFA to announce 2018 World Cup host cities next Saturday MOSCOW, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- The International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) confirmed on Friday it would announced the host cities of the 2018 World Cup in Russia next Saturday.
Lonely Planet, the popular travel guide, rate Wellington as the 4th best city in the world to visit. The best city was New York, followed by Tangier in Morocco, Tel Aviv in Israel then Wellington. Wellington seems little because you can walk around t
ith its unhelpful locals and general aloofness, Moscow has been dubbed the unfriendliest city in the world. 莫斯科由于不乐于助人的居民和整体的冷漠氛围,获得了世界上最不友好城市的称号。 The US and France also fare
A rise in the world's population is having serious, negative effects on the environment. Some scientists believe that the only way to solve the problem is to set up a colony on the Moon. Others argue that the cost would be far too great and other sol