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Arthur and the Minimoys 阿瑟的奇幻王国：毫发人的冒险 Every child wants a good bedtime story before they fall asleep and go into their dream world. Arthur was no different and his grandmother read stories to him every night. She amazed h

2018年CRI Xiaomi becomes market leader in India

As smartphone maker Xiaomi prepares for its initial public offering in Hong Kong, the company has now surpassed Samsung in the Indian market to become the market leader for smartphones in the country. At this mobile phone store in Mumbai, Xiaomi smar

2017年CRI Xiaomi makes debut in Russia

Xiaomi brings its Mi MIX, Mi Note 2, and Redmi 4X smartphones to Russia. [Photo: 163.com] Chinese tech giant Xiaomi has made its official debut in Russia with three new products. All the three devices are now available both online and in stores. The

2018年CRI Ningxia government leverages on culture to alleviate local poverty

Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in northwest China is one of the poorest areas of the country. Nine local counties, which account for nearly half of the region, are recognized by the central government in Beijing as being poverty-stricken. But the loca

SSS 2008-04-28

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Sir Timothy Berners-Lee is a British computer scientist who invented the World Wide Web. He received a knighthood from the British Queen for his efforts (so he is called Sir). He is director of W3C, which looks after the Webs development. A leading B

各大品牌英文介绍-The Tata Group

The Tata Group is the largest corporation in India. It has a diverse range of business interests, including cars, steel, information technology, energy, tea and hotels. It was founded in 1868 by Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, who set up a company in Mumb

名人轶事:Nina Simone Was a Singer and Activist in the Civ

Nina Simone Was a Singer and Activist in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s VOICE ONE: I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: Singer Nina Simone And I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program People in America. Today we tell about singer Nina Si

人物点滴—跳水皇后伏明霞幸福美满 FuMingxia

Profile 简介： Name： Fu Mingxia 姓名：伏明霞 Gender： F 性别：女 Height： 1.60m 身高：1米6 Weight： 48kg体重：48公斤 Date of birth： August 16, 1978 出生日期：1978-8-1

He Zi & Wu Mingxia 伦敦谈体育: 中国跳水运动员

Welcome to Talking Sport! China has some of the best divers in the world. Recently, China won all eight titles at London Olympic diving test event. This week we meet two Chinese divers, He Zi and Wu Mingxia. Join Natalie in this week's video to hear

China's Datang Int'l Power profit down 22.78 pct in 2011

BEIJING, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Datang International Power, a listed unit of China Datang, a major Chinese power producer, said Sunday its net profit fell 22.78 percent year-on-year to 1.91 billion yuan (303.2 million U.S. dollars) due to rising therma

SSS 2008-03-11

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Karen Hopkin, this will just take a minute. Anyone whos ever cut up an onion knows that some smells can actually be painful. Now, researchers from Baltimore and Denver are closer to understanding why

VOA标准英语2010年-A Most Unusual College: No Textbooks A

St. John's College looks like a typical American college. But what goes on inside its classrooms is unlike just about every other college in the United States. At this small institution, about 60 kilometers north of Washington, D.C., every student is

VOA标准英语2010年-My Yearbook Photo Would Look Geeky

Except that there may not be a book to put it in Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 22 February 2010 Just a third of U.S. colleges now put out yearbooks. One of the cozy traditions associated with college life is receiving and then pouring over your copy

2018年CRI Ningxia has seen fruitful results in poverty alleviation

Xihaigu in Ningxia is one of China's poorest regions, with six of the poorest townships in the area. Located in a mountainous region in dry climate, it has been identified as one of the least habitable areas for human beings by the World Food Program

2018年CRI Viticulture and wine-making industry boosts economy of Ningxia

The Helan Mountain along the border of Inner Mongolia's Alxa League and Ningxia, is reputed as one of the most suitable places to grow grapes and brew wine worldwide. Thanks to its high altitude, minimal rainfall, and abundant sunshine, a strong viti

EDUCATION REPORT - Learning Disabilities, Part 4: Dyspraxia

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US Senators Spar Over Key Tax Cut

The White House and congressional Democrats continue to press for a federal-tax-cut extension that would benefit nearly all wage and salary earners, but especially the middle class. Paying for the extension remains a sticking point on Capitol Hill, w

在外国 如何打出租车Takeataxi

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Belgium Buys Subsidiary of Troubled Dexia Bank

Belgium decided Monday to buy a subsidiary of the financially troubled Dexia bank, the first victim of new European worries about the spread of Greece's debt crisis. The Belgian government said it is paying $5.4 billion to buy the national subsidiary