2017年CRI Beijing to pilot air purifiers in schools, kindergartens

Beijing will launch a pilot program to equip schools and kindergartens with air filtration devices. Smog has been a significant issue in the Chinese capital this winter. I was coughing just now, I always wear mask, from school to home. The air is cho

快捷之路交际英语2 chapter 14

[00:15.60]Is Parking Permitted Here? [00:18.87]这里允许停车吗？ [00:22.15]A. Is Parking permitted here? [00:25.04]这里允许停车吗？ [00:27.92]B. Yes, it is.Thanks. [00:29.95]是的，允许。谢谢。 [00:31.97]A. Are people allowed t

365个英语简短小故事-345. The Horrible Face (2)

Mitchell continued his search for the dry milk. He found it next to the imported tea, and then walked quickly to the checkout counter. He hoped that he could check out fast, because if that woman finished her shopping and then stood in line behind hi

365个英语简短小故事-344. The Horrible Face (1)

Mitchell was looking for the Instant Dry Milk in Ralphs. He had started buying dry milk two months ago. Packaged in a box weighing only 1 pounds, dry milk tastes and costs the same as regular nonfat milk. Plus, it is a lot lighter to carry than liqui

SSS 2008-12-17

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. When it comes to pain, its the thought that counts. Because pain hurts more when its inflicted on purpose. Or so say researchers from Harvard University

【听英文对话做选择】看电影

1. How many minutes before show time does the box office open? A. 25 minutes B. 35 minutes C. 45 minutes 2. What would be the next movie we could see if we arrived at the movie theaters at 3:30 p.m.? A. Return to Mars II B. Road Trip C. Friends Forev

SSS 2011-02-15

This is Scientific Americans 60-Second Science. Im Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? Remember the Seinfeld where George buys Jon Voights car? Or the one where Elaine bids on JFKs golf clubs? Why would anyone spend money, often a lot of money, on a common o

SSS 2012-03-12

This is Scientific American 60 second Science, I'm Sophie Bushwick, got a minute~ Fruit and veggies dont just improve your dietthey could enhance your looks. A new study, done with primarily Caucasian subjects, finds that eating produce heightens red

SSS 2012-02-14

How healthy are you? Your best guess might be pretty accurate: Researchers found that people who gave their health a positive rating were less likely to fall ill or die over the next 30 years than were those who thought they werent as healthy. The wo

旅游常用词汇

旅游常用词汇

2007年VOA标准英语-Water Filter Wins Developer Engineering Prize

By Tabinda Naeem Washington, D.C. 21 May 2007 Two years ago, the National Academy of Engineering established the Grainger Challenge Prize for Sustainability. This $1 million award was designed to challenge the world's scientists to develop a practica

美国习惯用语:304 ace in the hole

今天我们要讲的习惯用语里有一个共同的词ace。打扑克的人都知道，最大的牌就是ace。有了ace，你就胜券在握，你轻易不会出ace，而是备而不用，要把好钢用在刀刃上。这样就产生了下面我们

omg美语：1014 OMG!美语 Face to Face!

1) head to head / toe to toe 直面对战 2) face to face 面对面 3) see eye to eye 意见相同

旅游英语专用术语

旅游服务需方 business second party of tourist service 顾客 customer 旅游者 tourist 旅游散客 independent traveler 旅游团队 tour group 旅游服务供方 service supplier in tourism 旅游服务组织 service organization in tourism 旅

学个词Learn a Word 第1008期 Overrated

今天我们要学的词是overrated。 Overrated意思是评价、估计过高的。在美国大学里，教授表现主要由学生打分，但最近一项研究发现， Highly rated professors are in fact overrated, 学生认为最棒的教授事实

音乐咖啡厅:Complicated 超复杂

有人会厌倦生活低调简单，有人会担心生活太过复杂，不一样的性格决定了向往的生活方式的不同，一个向往简单的人。。。不能承受复杂的重压，即使只是思想的复杂，也一样会使其心力交瘁。丢弃一种念头，使它变成床前明月光，现实中衣襟上的米粒却是真实跟随你一生的。。

英语歌曲:Complicated

complicated Uh Huh Life's like this 生活它就是这个样子 Uh Huh Uh Huh That's the way it is 就是这个方式 Cause life's like this 因为生活就是这样子 Uh Huh Uh Huh That's the way it is 这就是生活的方式 Chill out What you ye

为什么男人都喜欢瘦美女?

Men find thinner women attractive because they associate their body shape with youth, fertility and a lower risk of disease. 男人们总觉得纤瘦的女性迷人，这是因为男性把体型和年轻、生育能力还有患病风险低联系在一起

Smog choking swaths of China thinning out

BEIJING, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Smog blanketing large swaths of China was thinning out on Thursday, with air pollution in some cities easing, the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) said. According to monitoring by 10 a.m., smog-hit regions had s

女性容貌决定职场成败？！

Its all about image. Goodlooking bosses were found to be more competent, collaborative and better delegators than their less attractive counterparts, and most women believe they are judged in the workplace on the basis of their looks. 形象仍然有决