【有声英语文学名著】英国病人 05

Between the kitchen and the destroyed chapel a door led into an oval-shaped library. The space inside seemed safe except for a large hole at portrait level in the far wall, caused by mortar-shell attack on the villa two months earlier. The rest of th

英闻天下——598 Mouth Watering or Health Killing

Many who watched A Bite of China say the documentary is more than just a food show. But while A Bite of China has highlighted what people can eat, other TV news programs and other media sources here in China have been highlighting what NOT to eat her

2007年VOA标准英语-US Town Residents Demand Road Safety After Chil

By Jeffrey Young Washington, D.C. 10 April 2007 Watch Citizen Group report To most Americans, the governments in their towns and regional areas called counties are the governments they interact with the most. Alongside these local governments are gro

美国国家公共电台 NPR As Mueller Picks Up Pace, Capital Roils With Talk Of Pardons And Firing

DAVID GREENE, HOST: This week, special prosecutor Robert Mueller picked up the public pace of his investigation into Russian interference in the presidential election. He rolled out two indictments and also revealed a potentially important plea agree

美国国家公共电台 NPR Sen. Sasse: Comey Firing 'Troubling' Amid 'Crisis Of Public Trust'

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: We have said this more than once this week. After James Comey's firing, there are still more questions than there are answers. Republican Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska is still asking, why now. Our co-host, Steve Inskeep, sat dow

英闻天下——43 Mouth Watering or Health Killing

Many who watched A Bite of China say the documentary is more than just a food show. But while A Bite of China has highlighted what people can eat, other TV news programs and other media sources here in China have been highlighting what NOT to eat her

VOA标准英语2010年-Toyota President Apologizes for Global

The president of the Japanese automaker Toyota has apologized for the company's global recall of millions of vehicles due to safety issues. Akio Toyoda is the grandson of Toyota's founder. Toyota's top executive, president and CEO Akio Toyoda, offere

Condemned Utah killer executed by firing squad

LOS ANGELES, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Ronnie Lee Gardner became the third person in Utah and the United States to have been executed by a firing squad when he was put to death by five marksmen on Friday morning, a local newspaper reported. The killer, 49,

China vows to markedly improve food safety in three years

BEIJING, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The State Council on Tuesday announced a decision to markedly improve food safety, aiming to effectively solve prominent problems in three years. According to a State Council statement posted online, the government also ai

CCTV9英语新闻：DPRK conducts artillery-firing drill near disputed sea border with S.Korea

SEOUL, May 13 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) conducted an artillery-firing drill, as it warned, on Wednesday night near the disputed maritime border with South Korea. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff was quoted by loc

CCTV9英语新闻11月：习主席去医院探望伤者

Chinese President Xi Jinping has visited those who were injured in Fridays oil pipeline blast in eastern coastal city Qingdao. The explosion killed 52 and 11 people are still missing. The president also stressed the importance of taking safety precau

Battery-tainted fertilizer marks latest China food scandal

GUANGZHOU, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Fertilizer contaminated with used batteries and other toxic waste has resulted in another food safety scandal in China, the latest in a long string of such incidents. Jiang Xicheng, chairman of the environmental protect

China to expand food contaminant monitoring

BEIJING, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- China has set a goal of equipping at least half of the country's county-level administrative regions to monitor various contaminants and harmful ingredients in food by the end of 2013. A new work plan, released on Friday

英国机长假肢脱落 飞机失控险坠毁

A pilot lost control of a passenger plane after his artificial arm became detached as he was coming in to land, an accident report has said. 据事故报告称，在着陆期间由于人造假肢脱落，一名客机飞行员驾驶失控。 图片1 T

Shanghai mulls blacklist mechanism amid food safety concerns

SHANGHAI, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- The municipal government of Shanghai is considering rolling out a mechanism that would blacklist enterprises involved in illegal conduct regarding food safety and impose harsh punishments on them, a senior official said

儿童节关注儿童道路安全

The report is the first of its kind in China, and is focused on child road safety. It cites hospital sources as saying that in 2013, children who travel by car make up most road traffic injuries; also, most of their injuries took place on head and le

China's education ministry reiterates school bus safety

BEIJING, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Education on Tuesday reiterated it will fully implement the school bus safety regulation after some local schools were not aware of the new rules. A number of illegal kindergartens are still using disq

英闻天下——382 China's Legislation Centers on Major Strategies

Wu Bangguo, Chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, says the top legislature always focuses on the overall work of the Communist Party of China and the country. He notes a lot of attention has been given by the lawmakers to the

China urges IAEA to ensure global nuclear safety

UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- China on Tuesday urged the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to further strengthen its leading role in enhancing global nuclear safety and promoting relevant international cooperation. Wang Min, Chinese depu

New sea satellite system helps South Africans combat piracy

JOHANNESBURG, March 8 (Xinhua) -- In order to combat piracy and to improve maritime safety, South African authorities（当局官方） have begun using a sophisticated（复杂的精细的 ） navigation satellite system, it was announced on Tuesday