美国国家公共电台 NPR Sacré Beurre: France Faces A Butter Shortage

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: The country known for creamy sauces and croissants is suffering a butter shortage that has not been seen in recent times. The French per capita consume more butter than any other country, some 18 pounds per person every year, so

美国国家公共电台 NPR In The Shadow Of A Terrorist Attack, Rapper Is Targeted By France's Right Wing

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: A Paris concert that's months away is already generating controversy. A Muslim rapper is scheduled to play at the Bataclan. That's the concert hall where 90 people were killed by Islamist extremists in a terrorist attack 2 1/2 ye

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'A Taste Of Paris': How The City Of Light Became The City Of Food

DAVID GREENE, HOST: All right, so my definition of victory is a good meal. And, you know, we often hear from our colleague Eleanor Beardsley covering news. Let's just wander with her through Paris today. She says autumn is the season for food lovers

美国国家公共电台 NPR The Voice Behind The 'Laurel' Or 'Yanny' Recording: Actor Jay Aubrey Jones

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: If you spent any time on the Internet this past week, you've probably heard, and then argued and argued, over this. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) JAY AUBREY JONES: Laurel. Laurel. GARCIA-NAVARRO: Some say he's saying la

美国国家公共电台 NPR French Food Waste Law Changing How Grocery Stores Approach Excess Food

SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST: Food waste is a global problem. In developing countries, grocery stores are responsible for a lot of that waste. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports on how France is trying to change that. UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: (Speaking in French). E

美国国家公共电台 NPR Harvesting Salt By Hand Is Making A Comeback In France

AILSA CHANG, HOST: Sea salt has been harvested for more than a thousand years on the Atlantic coast of France. The industry declined in the mid-20th century. But with foodies looking for ever-fancier ingredients, NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports the s

美国国家公共电台 NPR Wave Of Capitalist Optimism Sweeps Across Paris

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: When France elected a new president, Emmanuel Macron received the most attention for what he was not. He was not the far-right nativist candidate he defeated. Now that he is president, there's more room to ask who Macron is, or m

美国国家公共电台 NPR French Fashion Designer Givenchy Dies At 91

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: One of the fashion world's most famous designers has died. Hubert de Givenchy styled some of the world's most fashionable women, icons like Audrey Hepburn, Jackie Kennedy and Princess Grace of Monaco. NPR's Paris correspondent El

美国国家公共电台 NPR For Newly Arrived Migrants, Paris Offers An Upgraded Welcome

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Defusing The Lure Of Militant Islam In France, Despite Death Threats

DAVID GREENE, HOST: In January of 2015, radical Islamist gunmen attacked the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo and a Paris kosher supermarket, killing 17 people. And that was the moment when the destructive threat of radicalizat

美国国家公共电台 NPR Le Pen Finds Support In Pro-Europe French City

LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: And now to France, where the polls show a tight race in the upcoming presidential election. Among the subjects dividing the population is membership in the European Union. The EU is still very popular in France, but righ

美国国家公共电台 NPR Europe Wakes Up To Prospect Of Female Terrorists

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Inside French Prisons, A Struggle To Combat Radicalization

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: We now get a rare look inside a French prison. Officials in France say prisons have become incubators of extremism. Many of the homegrown terrorists who've launched attacks in places like Paris and Brussels recently were ra

美国国家公共电台 NPR Another Stunning Election In France As Macron's Party Sweeps

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: So France has given the world another election surprise - a stunning show in parliamentary elections by the brand-new party of the brand-new president, Emmanuel Macron. Here's NPR's Eleanor Beardsley in Paris. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHI

美国国家公共电台 NPR French Butchers Ask For Protection After Threats From Militant Vegans

NOEL KING, HOST: Butchers in France say they are under threat from so-called militant vegans, and they've asked the French government for protection. Butchers say what's at stake is not just the right to eat meat but a way of life. NPR's Eleanor Bear

【英语语言学习】移民滞留英国

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: We turn our attention now to Europe where migration from war-torn countries is changing the face of many cities, like Calais, France. Migrants use Calais as a staging ground to reach Britain where they believe asylum conditions a

美国国家公共电台 NPR Emmanuel Macron's Unconventional Candidacy Stems From An Unconventional Life

DAVID GREENE, HOST: French voters are going to pick their next president on Sunday. They are choosing between far-right candidate Marine Le Pen and a centrist newcomer, Emmanuel Macron. He's a former economy minister. He's seen as pro-business. He sa

【英语语言学习】适用于儿童骑行的自行车

DON GONYEA, HOST: So the Tour de France starts next weekend in Britain. But over in Paris, the next generation of riders will be able to start training. Based on the popularity of the city's bike-share program for adults, parents can now rent wheels

【英语语言学习】突尼斯这样做对吗？

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: This is also a landmark date in Tunisia, where the Arab Spring began. Three years ago today, Tunisia's long-time ruler stepped down in the face of a popular uprising. His departure sparked both celebration and uncertainty. A nati

【英语语言学习】不再需要老师的课堂

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: A newly opened computer school in Paris has been overwhelmed by about 60,000 applicants. The school is called 42. It was founded by a telecom magnate who says the French education system is failing young people. And his aim is to r