2007-12-18 所属栏目:体育英语

Friends and relatives of China's 110m hurdles star Liu Xiang will find it more difficult to reach him by cell phone or through MSN on the Internet as the reigning Olympic champion has been asked to l

2007-12-17 所属栏目:双语新闻

美国白宫官员“收礼清单”大曝光！
'Social Sins,' binoculars, Mozart collection among Bush gifts

US President George W. Bush (R) shows a typical, handmade "gaucho" belt given to him by his

2007-12-17 所属栏目:欧美文化

MOGADISHU, Somalia -- A French journalist was kidnapped Sunday in northern Somalia by gunmen who apparently were demanding a $70,000 ransom, authorities and a media watchdog said.
People crowd a refug

2007-12-17 所属栏目:英语文摘

The authorities are considering a central system to award individuals' achievements in various fields to regulate such honors now being given out by local governments and agencies, said officials.&qu

2007-12-17 所属栏目:体育英语

LONDON - Michael Schumacher ruled out any return to serious competition on Sunday after losing to Sweden's Mattias Ekstroem in the 'Race of Champions' final at Wembley Stadium.
Germany's Michael S

2007-12-16 所属栏目:双语新闻

皮特和茱丽当选“年度模范情侣”
'Brangelina' named Couple of the Year

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are the "Couple of the Year"Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have been crowned Couple of the

2007-12-16 所属栏目:欧美文化

DHAKA - A top official of the World Bank pledged here Saturday the world body would provide additional US$25 million for cyclone-struck Bangladesh.
Myanmar refugees near the Thai-Myanmar border, Septe

2007-12-16 所属栏目:英语文摘

HANGZHOU - Nineteen people are missing with only one rescued after a Liberian ship collided with a fishing boat in the East China Sea on Saturday night, said the Zhejiang Maritime Affairs Bureau on Su

2007-12-16 所属栏目:娱乐八卦

Britney Spears has topped a poll of the top Hollywood meltdowns of 2007.The Toxic singer beat out competition from Owen Wilson to score the number one spot on the list compiled by American magazine Us

2007-12-16 所属栏目:体育英语

MILAN - New England manager Fabio Capello has said the job will be his last in football and acknowledged he has a tough task ahead of him.The 61-year-old Italian was appointed on Friday and succeeds S

2007-12-15 所属栏目:双语新闻

年度“不知所云”大奖揭晓 布什屈居亚军
George Bush gets pipped to "Foot in Mouth" award

President Bush comes second in "Foot in Mouth" awardFormer England soccer manager Steve McCl

2007-12-15 所属栏目:双语新闻

《音乐之声》当选“史上最伟大音乐剧”
'The Sound of Music' named the 'Greatest Musical of All Time'

A still from 'The Sound of Music' (1965). [Agencies]1960's classic The Sound of Music has bee

2007-12-15 所属栏目:英语美文欣赏

There was once a guy who suffered from cancer, a cancer that can’t be cured. He was 18 years old and he could die anytime. All his life, he was stuck in his house being taken cared by his mother. He

2007-12-15 所属栏目:欧美文化

LOS ANGELES -- The US No. 1 mortgage lender, Countrywide Financial Corp., was under investigation by California Attorney General Jerry Brown and the attorney general's office in Illinois, a news repo

2007-12-15 所属栏目:英语文摘

New statistics showing a continuous rise in house prices fly in the face of numerous media reports that domestic property prices have already started to decline in some cities.Policymakers should step

2007-12-15 所属栏目:娱乐八卦

Supermodel Cindy Crawford, who posed for photographs in the buff in the 90s, has vowed to never go nude again for fashion shoots.Thesun.co.uk quoted her as saying: 'Having children has made me consid

2007-12-15 所属栏目:体育英语

BEIJING - Leading Chinese mostly enjoyed easy wins on the opening day of the "Good Luck Beijing" ITTF ProTour Finals, while Olympic and world champion Zhang Yining has been scared before mak

2007-12-14 所属栏目:双语新闻

“W00t”当选韦氏“2007年度词汇”
Merriam-Webster's word of '07: 'w00t'

"W00t" is named as Merriam-Webster's Word of the YearExpect cheers among hardcore online game enthusiasts when th

2007-12-14 所属栏目:欧美文化

NUSA DUA, Indonesia -- Negotiators at climate talks in Bali tried to break a deadlock on Friday over emissions goals after the European Union accused the United States of blocking progress at the 190-

2007-12-14 所属栏目:英语文摘

Fifty-two of the 57 speakers at a public forum Thursday opposed the development of a chemical plant in the city of Xiamen, Fujian Province.Provincial authorities had invited residents to share their v

2007-12-14 所属栏目:娱乐八卦

Actress Eva Longoria and San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker arrive at the 2007 National Council of La Raza ALMA Awards in Pasadena, Calif., in this June 1, 2007, file photo. [Agencies] Tony Parker says h

2007-12-14 所属栏目:体育英语

ROME - Anytime over the next day or two, one of the worst-kept secrets in football should be revealed as Fabio Capello is named the new manager of England.
Fabio Capello, seen here in 2006, began plot

2007-12-13 所属栏目:双语新闻

约翰•列侬一缕头发正拍卖！
Beatles hairdresser selling memorabilia

John LennonA lock of John Lennon's hair is being put up for sale.Lennon gave Betty Glasow, the Beatles' hairdresser, the lock

2007-12-13 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON -- Central banks around the world banded together to stem a mounting credit crisis on Wednesday in their first coordinated action since terror attacks shut down US financial markets on Sept

2007-12-13 所属栏目:英语文摘

SHENZHEN: Efforts to explain and publicize the new Labor Contract Law have thwarted many attempts to dodge the provisions included in it, but violations still occur, an official of a worker's union s

2007-12-13 所属栏目:娱乐八卦

NEW YORK - Jessica Alba and her boyfriend, producer Cash Warren, are expecting a baby. "I can confirm that Jessica and Cash are expecting a baby in late spring/early summer," Alba's publici

2007-12-13 所属栏目:体育英语

LONDON - The Football Association (FA) held talks with Italian coach Fabio Capello on Wednesday regarding the vacant England manager's position.
Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello laughs during a press

2007-12-12 所属栏目:双语新闻

澳专家：多生孩子应交“二氧化碳税”
Parents should pay climate change tax on extra kids: expert

Parents who have more than two children should be charged a lifelong climate change tax to offset the ef

2007-12-12 所属栏目:双语新闻

阿根廷：总统卸任 第一夫人“登基”
Cristina Kirchner becomes Argentine President

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez (2nd R), her husband, outgoing President Nestor Kirchner (L), daughter Florencia

2007-12-11 所属栏目:双语新闻

瑞士男子驾“太阳能的士”环游世界
Feeling guilty over climate change? Call the solar taxi

French Louis Palmer sits inside his solar taxi at the venue of the UN Climate Change Conference 2007 in Nusa D

2007-12-11 所属栏目:双语新闻

布什又犯口误 报错电话号码
Bush says dial 1-800-OOPS for housing help

President Bush gave the wrong number when he announced a new plan to help homeowners on ThursdayUS homeowners who could face cripp

2007-12-11 所属栏目:欧美文化

OKLAHOMA CITY -- A wintry storm caked the center of the nation with a thick layer of ice Monday, blacking out more than 600,000 homes and businesses, and more icy weather was on the way. At least 15 d

2007-12-11 所属栏目:英语文摘

BEIJING -- As the world marked International Human Rights Day on Monday, a Chinese expert in the field has documented his country's work in the area through a new article chronicling achievements tha

2007-12-11 所属栏目:娱乐八卦

In this photo released by TMZ, television personality and actor Gary Collins is arrested on suspicion of drunk driving following a collision on Oct. 24, 2007, in Los Angeles. [Agencies]Gary Collins wi

2007-12-11 所属栏目:体育英语

LISBON - Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho ruled himself out for the vacant job as England coach on Monday.
Chelsea soccer team head coach Jose Mourinho answers a question during a news conference

2007-12-10 所属栏目:双语新闻

研究：生育、厌食和抑郁影响女性性生活
Depression, anorexia, childbirth affect sex life

Depression, anorexia and child birth can affect a woman's sex life in different waysChildbirth, anorexia and dep

2007-12-10 所属栏目:欧美文化

ARVADA, Colo. - A gunman killed two staff members at a missionary training center early Sunday after being told he couldn't spend the night, and about 12 hours later four people were shot at a busy m

2007-12-10 所属栏目:英语文摘

The country's top religious affairs official has pledged to continue support for the printing and publication of the Bible, even as the religious text here hit a milestone of 50 million copies publis

2007-12-10 所属栏目:娱乐八卦

Britney Spears Britney Spears memorabilia has never been more in demand, according to auction Web site eBay--the troubled pop star sold more than 34,000 related items online in 2007.That compares with

2007-12-10 所属栏目:体育英语

KUWAIT CITY - Pan Qiang, who just presented China an Olympic quota place in men's doubles trap by winning in the event at the 11th Asian Shooting Championships here on Sunday, viewed the victory calm

2007-12-09 所属栏目:双语新闻

国际犀牛基金会eBay拍卖犀牛粪
Here honey, Merry Christmas!!!

Do you want to give a piece of rhino poop to that special one as a gift for this Christmas?Stumped about what to give that special someone

2007-12-09 所属栏目:欧美文化

OMAHA, Neb. -- Chilling surveillance images released Friday show a shaggy-haired, bespectacled Robert Hawkins taking aim at holiday shoppers, and his hand-scrawled suicide note offers compassion for h

2007-12-09 所属栏目:英语文摘

BEIJING -- The Jiu San Society, one of China's eight democratic parties, opened here on Saturday the ninth national congress.He Guoqiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of t

2007-12-09 所属栏目:娱乐八卦

Actor Eric Bana poses with his award for Best Lead Actor at the Australian Film Institute Awards at the Exhibition Buildings in Melbourne, December 6, 2007. [Agencies]Two films about the experience of

2007-12-09 所属栏目:体育英语

KUWAIT CITY - Pulling off her gloves, the slender girl with a ponytail kept a straight face while announced runner-up in women's 50-meter rifle three positions.Had she scored 10.2 points, 25-year-old

2007-12-08 所属栏目:双语新闻

美国研究：离婚不利于环保
Stay married -- divorce is bad for environment
To find a reason to stay married, take the advice from US researchers: divorce is bad for the environment.Irked spouses looking

2007-12-08 所属栏目:双语新闻

抑制全球变暖有奇招：让牛羊放“袋鼠屁”
Eco-friendly kangaroo farts could help global warming: scientists

Have you ever thought that this animal could help fight global warming?Australian scientists

2007-12-08 所属栏目:欧美文化

Baghdad - A female suicide bomber attacked the offices of an anti-al-Qaida group that has joined forces with the US, killing 12 people Friday in one of Iraq's most violent provinces, police and the U

2007-12-08 所属栏目:英语文摘

BEIJING -- Chinese President Hu Jintao on Friday called for the expansion and deepening of cooperation with Japan and boosting of bilateral relations to a new level."The two sides should maintain

2007-12-08 所属栏目:娱乐八卦

Attorneys for "Desperate Housewives" star Teri Hatcher say there's no way to gloss over it — the allegations that she promoted a rival lip plumping product are false. Hatcher and her produ