No Ordinary Teacher

IN the language laboratory of the GraduateSchool of the Chinese Academy ofSciences, Yang Jia is teaching English to newdoctorate students with beautiful tones,gestures, and smiles. But there is one thingthe students don't realize about the active,amiable, patient and knowledgeable associateprofessor before them: she is blind. Yang was born in the Year of the Rabbit. At15, she was admitted to the EnglishDepartment. of Zhengzhou University. At thefarewell party, her classmates wished her "abright future!" she said: "I will be a bigscholar; I will speak English with a London     

建议

Dear Women of China,
I＇ll be working in China for the next few years and I＇d like to bring my dog, Copper, with me. He＇s a full-grown golden retriever and he weighs 72 pounds. Will it be difficult to import a large dog like him to China？ What should I do before leaving for China？ I have heard there is a mandatory, 30-day quarantine for all pets. Is there any way to skip it by showing the right health documents？     

国际交流

At the invitation of Leul Gebreab, President of the National Union of Eritrean Women （NUEW）, Meng Xiaosi, Vice-President and Member of the Secretariat of the All-China Women＇s Federation （ACWF）, led a delegation of Chinese women to pay a visit to Eritrea from June 8 to 10. Meng met Hagos Gebrehiwet, Head of Economic Affairs of the People＇s Front for Democracy and Justice （PFDJ, the ruling party in Eritrea）.     

“六一”宝宝的趣味大餐(英文)

1. Getting the Party Underway公主们的节日聚会June is coming, and my daughter is so excited. "I'd like to invite the elder sisters in our commu-nity who are learning piano with me to a party at our home," she said. She wants to hold the party on June 1, International Children's Day. How could I say "No?" Of course, I had to put a lot of effort into planning the party. I could not disappoint the girls' taste buds.     

Living a Life of Longevity

ON May 8,1998,Wang Aiying ofDexing City,Jiangxi Provincecelebrated her 100th birthday.Atthe party she dressed up in a silvery-white silk outfit and red silk vest with ared flower inserted in her hair.Shelooked healthy and energetic. Chen Bangying of Hongba Village     

Facing Reality, Meeting Challenges——An Interview on the Situation of Laid-Off Women Workers in Shangqiu

THE continued deepening of thereform of Chinese State-ownedenterprises has caused a large number oflaid-off workers.How to deal with them isan entirely new subject for the State,society and the work unit and it is aproblem that is not going to just disappear.Though there are a number of policies and     

读者来信(英文)

Dear Women of China, In terms of design,I find a great gap between different sections of your magazine. I like very much the design and pictures in the Feature articles.However,I feel there is a gap between this and other sections,such as Dear     

海南岛欢乐节(英文)

Alarge tourist celebration activity, Merry-Making Festival of Hainan Island, China will be held from November 3 to 24, 2000. The festival will highlight Haikou and Sanya resorts and from there radiate to the whole province. During the festival, there will be altogether 33 activities, including a sailing boat race, international beach volleyball match, international golf tournament, tropical forest sightseeing and forest travel on foot. Conferences are also a part of     

走街串巷(英文)

Beijing Ritan Inn House北京日坛会馆Beijing Ritan Inn House is located southwest of Ritan Park,and it sits on 6,000 square meters,It mainly offers Chinese and French-style grilled food.Its European-style bar serves first-class coffee,cigars and Chinese tea.The inn can accommodate more than 500 people at one time.It's an ideal place for a birthday party,friends' gathering,entertaining business partners or a wedding ceremony.     

On Subtitle Translation

Under the background of increasingly frequent international cultural exchanges, the film subtitle translation attracts more and more attention. It helps the film appreciation across different cultures and promotes the culture transmission. In the film subtitle translation practice, a lot of efforts have been made. The status quo of film subtitle translation is fairish on the whole. But there are still several major problems hindering the development of film subtitle translation. Thus there is still a lot to do to improve it.     

For 80 Million Poor Population

POVERTY is always a concern of China's government and people. In 1978, there were 699 impoverished counties in the whole country with a population of about one quarter of a billion, which was concentrated in the middle and western areas of China. These included remote mountainous areas, stone mountain areas, flood plain areas, wilderness areas and regions where minority nationalities live in compact communities. In these areas, resources are scarce, transportation is difficult and limited,     

灯泡与灯光(英文)

When love between a man and a woman sprouts it grows silently, and even violently when there is a "timely rain". However, when the two have entered the stage of strengthening their relationship, can they tell, pre-     

Yi Nationality Girl, Mamu Age

TOURISM has developed rapidly in Beijing, and there are more and more sites to see, from the World Park to the China Ethnic Garden and a Miniature Replica of Old Beijing. These sites attract a large number of travelers from both home and abroad. This is Mamu Age, from the Daliangshan Yi Nationality Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province. She and     

Probing into the Secrets of Guozijian Street

AS the ancient capital of a number of dynasties, the city of Beijing is filled with many scenic spots and historical sites. Besides the Temple of Heaven, Beihai Park, Forbidden City, Summer Palace and so on, there is Guozijian Street, which has been a quiet place in recent decades. Recently, however, it has become more and more famous, attracting visits from foreigners and overseas Chinese. About 10 meters wide and     

NGO Forum on Women, Beijing'95

The ten-day NGO Forum was held at over one-hundred meeting places in Huairou. a scenic suburb of Beijing. Over 30,000 participants from around the world gathered there and held more than 5,000 workshops, panels and sessions covering a variety of themes, including the econorny. governance and politics, legal rights, education, health, the environment science and technology.     

Four Generations of Women in a Wa Family

MY grandmother was a descendant of a Wa nationality chief and therefore she should have gone to school, but because she was female and never left the mountain, my grandmother remained illiterate. In the past, there was no salt, no machine-made clothing and no wine in the Awa Mountain area. One day my grandfather left to go to a township fair, but he never came back. Soon, a neighbor took a message to my grandmother, telling her that my grandfather became very iii and died there.     

Our Readers and Friends

In Shanghai,a rapidly-developing modern metropolisthere are a lot of foreign women who have moved with theirfamilies to live and work there.During their leisure time theytake sightseeing trips and study Chinese culture,so theybecome readers and friends of our magazine.Recently,at ourReaders Forum in Shanghai,women from the UK,Belgium,the     

Welcame to The Spring City

YUNNAN Province is a place praised by poetsand singers alike for its natural beauty and dramaticskies. Now, people of the 26 ethnicities there arewaiting for a grand 184-day-festival to be held inKunming City from May 1st - October 31st, 1999 —the 1999 China Kunming International Exposition onHorticulture. The theme of the exhibition is "Man and Nature— towards the 21 st century." The emblem of theexhibition is a pair of hands holding up a green flowerof life, symbolizing harmony between humankind and     

昔巷

Young adults and the middle aged have many fond memories from the 1980s, and, luckily, there are places in Beijing where they can enjoy a 1980s-styled meal without having to invent a time machine. Various spots of nostalgia and delicious homecooked food offer customers a chance to relive the 1980s.     

Dance Drama Depicts Love at the Sanxia Gorge

THE dance drama "Love at the Sanxia Gorge" tells the story of an ordinary young couple who are passionately in love. Because there have been quite a few national dance dramas depicting love between a man and a woman, the creators of this drama and the performers with the Chongqing Song and Dance Troupe have tried their best to impress their audience. The female lead dances in a modem