In English, the traditional word order of a statement is subject + verb. Never do we change the order except when asking a question. Or do we? If you listened closely, you may have noticed that my statement beginning with the word never failed to fol

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(十一)月

In last weeks Everyday Grammar, we told you about a few kinds of inversion that are useful in academic writing and common on the TOEFL. But there are others. Today, well talk about three more. In fact, I already used one kind in my introduction. Comp

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(十一)月

China has seen more cities meet required air quality standards over the last year, and is now planning even more measures to tackle air pollution and protect blue skies. Li Ganjie, China's Minister of Ecology and Environment, says air quality improve

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 2018CRI中国国际广播电台

Since Thursday, the capital city of Beijing has embraced blue sky and puffy white clouds after thunderstorms and strong wind took away air pollution. The so called 'Beijing Blue' has transformed the city which has long been criticized for its smog po

发表于:2019-03-04 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 2015CRI中国国际广播电台

After failing in Beijing's license plate lottery system for some three years, Qin Xiaofei finally made his decision in January to buy a battery-driven car to chauffeur his wife who has recently become pregnant. But, he says, one of the biggest concer

发表于:2019-03-04 / 阅读(86) / 评论(0) 分类 2016CRI中国国际广播电台

As the old saying goes: There are only two certianties in life - death and taxes. It's the latter that members of the OECD's Forum on Tax Administration have been meeting about. The group, which represents around 40-different countries and internatio

发表于:2019-03-04 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 2016CRI中国国际广播电台