CCTV9英语新闻：How does 'Gaokao' work?

For more on Gaokao, we are joined in the studio by my colleague Wu Haojun. Q1. We know millions of students take Gaokao every year, which to a certain extent could determine their future. So how exactly does such a critical and life-changing exam wor

CCTV9英语新闻：运营商网络安全意识不够

Junk text messages, crack calls...these are signs that your private information could have been leaked. A report on China's cyber security says that in the past year, 5.5 billion pieces of information could have been leaked from websites across China

CCTV9英语新闻：习主席访问阿根廷

Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that he hoped to enhance exchanges and mutual learning between the legislative bodies of China and Argentina. The visiting Chinese leader expressed these when meeting with Argentinas vice president and head of th

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0219 - 来自星星的你为什么火？

Topic1 Are Chinese Paying Too Much TaxRecently, two pieces of news touch a nerve with the public. One is that a report issued by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences shows that the average tax burden of Chinese people reached 10,000 yuan a year. Th

美国文化脱口秀 第200期:春节、春晚、本命年

羊年到，我们快来学点儿说我们自己文化的英语。从生肖、春晚到红内裤，学点儿实用的跟外国人科普一下咱们中国年！ 春节春晚 本节课的重点词汇: Chinese New Year/Spring Festival: 春节 Lunar cale

雅思听力学习经验

雅思听力考试部分让很多烤鸭头疼，有没有什么在学习的过程中要注意的呢？我们看看高分烤鸭的分析： 第一、找出自己听不懂的原因 雅思听力考不好，究其原因，都是没有找到自己听不懂的

CCTV9英语新闻：哈士奇安装假肢后正常行走

A 7-year-old Siberian Husky is making headlines on the internet here in China for becoming the first canine in the country, as far as we know, to receive four artificial limbs in northeast China's Dalian city. Nicknamed Da Hei, he now gets around rel

CCTV9英语新闻：改革的关键

Two years since the transition, the new leadership, headed by President Xi Jinping has done more than anyone could have imagined or asked for, from tackling corruption, economic restructuring to getting a bigger say on the global stage. China's new l

CCTV9英语新闻：环保方便的自行车

Cycling is very popular in Denmarks capital Copenhagen. The city has hundreds of kilometers of bicycle lanes, and 20 percent of commuters go to work on their bikes. Now, a funeral director has made a bicycle hearse to ensure that some can make their

CCTV9英语新闻：枭龙战机在巴黎首次亮相

A fighter jet co-developed by the Chinese and Pakistanis has made its debut in Paris. The JF-17 fighter performs an aerial display during the air show, winning applause from tens of thousands of visitors. This is the JF-17 fighter jet. Co-developed b

CCTV9英语新闻：New strategy of targeted poverty reduction

Now for more analysis, let's bring in Tang Min, Counsellor at the State Council, and our senior reporter Xu Zhaoqun. Welcome, both of you, to our discussion. Q1: Let me start with you Xu Zhaoqun. You've been to a lot of villages in poor regions, and

CCTV9英语新闻：China to cut down the numbers of left-behind children

Local governments have also taken up the responsibility of caring for them. Children are meant to grow up with the warmth of a parent's embrace. But for some, it's been a lonely childhood as their parents leave for cities in search of higher-paying j

CCTV9英语新闻：Finless porpoise goes back to sea

A story where we gladly bid farewell to a 'smiling angel', a finless porpoise who looks as if he's always smiling. Xiao Hua, or Little Scar, is healthy, nimble, and with hardly a scar detectable now. But six months ago, he was a real scar face. The f

CCTV9英语新闻：Traditional Beijing hutong combats overcrowding

Beijings central hutong Nanluoguxiang has voluntarily applied to be stripped of its ranking as an A3-level government-recommended tourist site, saying it's being overcrowded with tourist groups. Traditional hutongs in Beijing are famous for their pea

CCTV9英语新闻：Effective philanthropy through charity law

To have a better understanding of China's first draft charity law, we now turn to my colleague Tian Wei, who's at the Great Hall of the People. Q1. Hello Tian Wei, what are the highlights of this draft law and how is it going to guide chairty events

CCTV9英语新闻：China denies 'bullying' the Philippines

BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- China will never bully small countries, nor will it tolerate blackmail on the South China Sea issue, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said here on Monday. Spokesman Lu Kang made the remarks at a daily press briefing in response

CCTV9英语新闻：Rescued workers recall moment of Fujian landslide

Some of the rescued workers from the Fujian landslide have recalled the frightening moment when it hit. They said they were asleep until woken up by the disaster. Everything was carried away by the mud, bed, even the house. The iron-sheet house rolle

CCTV9英语新闻：南沙灯塔提高航行的安全性

China will build two multi-functional lighthouses on Huayang Reef and Chigua Reef of the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea. When answering a question on the issue on Tuesday, a spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry said the major aim of all const

CCTV9英语新闻：Government to launch over 60 industrial projects

At the press conference, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology detaield the five major industrial project packages, under the Made in China 2025 national strategy. The projects cover such areas as smart and green manufacturing and the c

CCTV9英语新闻：Holiday commemorates May 4th Movement

Today marks China's annual youth day. Chinese Youth Day was established in 1949 to commemorate the beginning of the May 4th Movement. The movement in 1919 was a student protest that grew out of dissatisfaction with the Treaty of Versailles. It is see