Bouquinistes is the French word to call sellers of old books along the Seine River in Paris. The tradition has existed for over 400 years. However, modern technology like electronic book readers and sellers of books online are now hurting their profi

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(228) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(八)月

UNESCO Names Neapolitan Pizza a Cultural Heritage This week, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO announced new members to its list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The 12 new members include

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Tai Chi is a popular form of exercise among Chinese. Yet it has not been recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization as a Chinese cultural heritage. The nomination of Tai Chi follows a decade-long campaign by re

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STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about recent efforts by the United Nations to honor and protect different cultural traditions from around the world. U.N. experts meeting in Nairobi, Kenya recent

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By CCTV reporter Wu Guoxiu Chinas Zhusuan or the knowledge and practice of arithmetic calculation using an abacus, has been nominated by UNSECO for competition to be listed as World Intangible Cultural Heritage. The final result will be announced ear

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Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. I'm Mike Procter. Voice 2 And I'm Bruce Gulland. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Here is a question: what do the fol

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