Enigmatic Robot Era

Enigmatic Robot Era Science fiction and science fact is getting narrower and narrower. (scenes from “i, Robot”) Robot: You are experiencing a car accident. In i Robot, from Twentieth Century Fox,

International Conference Looks at Agricultural Science and T

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: July 1, 2003 This is Robert Covent with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Last week, an international meeting in Sacramento, California, brought together agricultu

unit9 The memory robot

[00:00.00]Unit 9 The memory robot [00:34.51]A:Did you pack your bags last night,dear? [00:40.25]B:Yes,I did.I packed everything. [00:45.11]R:No,you didn't.You didn't pack your computer. [00:52.48]A:Did you pack your coat,dear? [00:57.03]B:I...um,...I

2016年CRI Agricultural cooperation becomes highlight in China-Russia ties

Dongning Huaxin is a conglomerate based in northeastern Chinese province of Heilongjiang. The company set up an agricultural joint venture with Russian partners in the southeastern Russian province of Primorskiy Kray in 2004, aiming to create an inte

Agricultural Universities

Broadcast: January 23, 2003 By Nancy Steinbach This is the VOA Special English EDUCATION REPORT. We continue our series of reports about how students from foreign countries can attend a college or uni

THIS IS AMERICA - Agricultural Fairs

THIS IS AMERICA - Agricultural Fairs By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Monday, October 11, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA, in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Fa

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.

World’s First Robot College Student Learns About Love

Imagine you are a college student at Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, California. You walk into your philosophy class on the first day of the new term only to find a robot looking you right in the eye. This robot is no huge piece of equipme

Japanese Engineer Builds Huge Robot of His Dreams

Japanese engineer Masaaki Nagumo had always dreamed of operating a robot from Mobile Suit Gundam. 日本工程师南云正章（Masaaki Nagumo）一直梦想着操作《机动战士高达》中的机器人。 That is the name of a popular Japanese an

VOA标准英语2010年-Global Agricultural Conference Hears C

Joe DeCapua 29 March 2010 Rural agri-business can drive economic growth. Rural agri-businesses can provide a career opportunity for youth. And rural agri-businesses can mean a pathway out of poverty. The first Global Conference on Agricultural Resear

VOA标准英语2009年-Official says Agricultural Development Key

By Margaret Besheer United Nations 20 October 2009 Ibrahim Mayaki, Chief of New Partnership for Africa's Development -NEPAD The Chief of the New Partnership for Africa's Development, or NEPAD, says agricultural development is the key to prosperity f

New Agricultural Organization for Africa

Broadcast: April 15, 2003 By Mario Ritter This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Soon a new organization will be established to help agricultural development in Africa. The African Agricu

China to deepen agricultural cooperation with U.S

BEIJING, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- The agricultural ministries of China and the United States will further enhance agricultural exchanges and cooperation, deepening mutual understanding and trust, so as to achieve mutually beneficial development in the fut

Vice premier urges agricultural technology progress

BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu on Thursday called for accelerating innovation and promotion of agricultural science and technology. It is vital to the overall economic and social development to obtain grain harvests and

South Korean Students Learn English from Robot Teacher

Many South Korean families spend thousands of dollars a year on English language education for their children. Students attend private academies(学院) often until late at night everyday. Most such schools hire teachers from abroad, but a team of en

VOA标准英语2009年-Robot Helps Children with Disabilities

Julie Taboh | Washington 08 December 2009 Watch: Taboh report Windows Media | MP4 Cosmobot has made speech therapy fun for Kevin Fitzgerald, 6. He has developmental dyspraxia, a condition which makes it difficult for him to move his mouth and tongue.

2018年CRI Chinese students impressed by Israel's agricultural achievements

A number of Chinese students studying in Israel say they're impressed by the progress being made in that country's agricultural sector. The praise follows a trip to an agricultural research center located in a desert in southern Israel. The agricultu

CCTV9英语新闻：Ongoing reform in agricultural sector

CPPCC Standing committee member Chen Xiwen -- who is overseeing China's agricultural reform -- gave us more details on how the country will deal with the supply-side issue in the sector. There are three major areas where we can push forward supply-si

2018年CRI China-Africa Agricultural Modernization

In opening this week's FOCAC sessions in Beijing, Chinese Presient Xi Jinping said that all ten cooperation plans launched by China 3-years ago are now being implemented. CRI's Xu Yawen with more on how agricultural development in Africa - one of the

CCTV9英语新闻：China's qualification tournament for 2016 Robot WC begins

China's qualifying tournament for the 2016 Robot World Cup has begun in Hefei, the capital of east Chinas Anhui province. Almost 2,000 contestants and 300 teams are taking part in the competition. Robots are playing various roles, from houseworkers a