SSS 2008-12-29

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Women are so much better than men at so many things. But according to a report published by the Royal Society, chess is not one of them. The topic of sex

英语课程计划-International Mother Language Day

International Mother Language Day (IMLD) is observed every year by member states of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). It started in 1999 with the purpose of promoting linguistic and cultural diversity and

Preserving Cambodia's Cultural Treasures

The U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh announced this month that the Cultural Heritage Center for the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the U.S. Department of State has awarded $350,000 from the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation to

VOA标准英语2010年-Indonesian Tribe Learns to Write with

South Korean exports are world-renowned among those who shop for mobile phones or flat-screen TVs. But the country is offering a different export to a small Indonesian community - its writing system. Members of an Indonesian ethnic group called the C

高级口译笔记:文化交流 Cultural Exchange

文化交流 Cultural Exchange 一、词汇 汉字的四声（平声、上声、仄声和去声） the four tones of Chinese characters, namely, the level tone, the rising tone, the falling-rising tone, and the falling tone 笔画 stroke 部首 radic

世界节假日博览 第35期:国际母语日

International Mother Language Day (IMLD) is observed every year by member states of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). It started in 1999 with the purpose of promoting linguistic and cultural diversity and

英语口语大赢家Topic224:中国的文化遗产Chinese Cultural Relics

文化遗产已经开始成为当今中国的热门话题，因为必须在国家发展和传统文化保存间找到平衡。 Listen Read Learn Cultural relics have begun to be a hot topic in China today as the balance between developing the nation and retaining traditional culture must be

Who on Earth are we 3

Callum: Hello today we have the third programme in our series on culture and inter- cultural communication: Who on Earth are we? In this programme Marc Beeby looks at language and culture. Heres Marc Marc: Hello. Today we begin our look at the build

voa标准英语2008年-Ukraine Seeks Nationwide Linguistic Revival

The collapse of the Soviet Union left a complex mixture of ethnic groups in republics of the former empire. Their common language, Russian, expanded at the expense of native languages, which former Soviet republics are seeking to revive. Ukraine is

VOA标准英语2010年-World Class Ballerina Dances for Child

Dancing for the Children is a Britain-based charity that raises money for underprivileged children in Africa - the money raised goes towards fighting disease, setting up schools, and helping children explore the joys of dance. The charity was founded

英语单词大师：Linguistic Profiling

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: linguistic profiling. WALT WOLFRAM: What I mean by linguistic profiling is to hear a voice and on the basis of that voice make a judgment about that person which would sort of rat

新西兰英语 13 New Zealand becoming more multi-cultural

The new Race Relations Report 2007 shows that New Zealand is becoming more multi-cultural and we are also feeling more comfortable about immigrants from different ethnic backgrounds. Maoris represent about 15% of the population, Asians nearly 7% and

十动然拒 广电总局禁用不规范成语

From online discussions to adverts, Chinese culture is full of puns. But the countrys print and broadcast watchdog has ruled that there is nothing funny about them. 从网上讨论到电视广告，中国文化充满双关语和俏皮话。但是国家

Top legislator stresses protection over cultural relics

BEIJING, April 5 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislator Wu Bangguo on Thursday stressed protection of the country's cultural relics ahead of the top legislature's nationwide inspection of the enforcement of Law on the Protection of Cultural Relics. Wu, c

Bridge the Cultural Gap

Once, during the course of a conversation with a colleague who was a woman of color, I happened to refer to her as an African American. Her response left me confused. Don't call me that, she said. I've never been to Africa; I don't know the first thi

China eyes traditional cultural education

China eyes traditional cultural education BEIJING, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Primary school students may not fully understand the Confucian works they are reciting, but the works are a big part of China's pilot efforts to promote traditional Chinese cultur

China, Russia vow to advance cultural exchange

China, Russia vow to advance cultural exchange

词汇大师(Wordmaster)--Linguistic Profiling

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: linguistic profiling. WALT WOLFRAM: What I mean by linguistic profiling is to hear a voice and on the basis of that voice make a judgment about that person which would sort of rat

China to conduct moveable cultural relics census

China to conduct moveable cultural relics census BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- The State Council, or China's cabinet, has announced the country's first census on moveable cultural relics, in a move to better gauge and protect the state of the country'

Film fest gives Beijing more cultural capital

BEIJING, April 28 (Xinhua) -- The second Beijing International Film Festival concluded on Sunday, with industry insiders hoping that the festival will create a new global perception of Beijing and the Chinese film industry. As the birthplace of China