2008-12-31 所属栏目:英语文摘

BEIJING, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- President Hu Jintao, who is also the Chairman of the Central Military Commission, wants Chinese soldiers to adopt core military values. The traditions include loyalty

2008-12-31 所属栏目:娱乐八卦

BEIJING, Dec. 31 -- Kevin Bacon and wife Kyra Sedgwick are among the many victims of the massive Ponzi scheme run by the disgraced New York money manager Madoff.

Actors Kevin Bacon (L) and Kyra Se

2008-12-31 所属栏目:娱乐八卦

BEIJING, Dec. 31 (Xinhuanet) -- Representative of Woody Harrelson said the actor got married with Laura Louie, his girlfriend of 20 years, in Hawaii, according to media reports Wednesday.

Actor Woo

2008-12-31 所属栏目:体育英语

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian forward Fred frustrated some Brazilian soccer clubs which wanted to bring him back home by saying on Tuesday that he intended to stay with his French club

2008-12-31 所属栏目:体育英语

BEIJING, Dec. 31 -- Eric Mangini of the New York Jets, whose team crumbled down the stretch of a once-promising season, was among three NFL head coaches fired on Monday. Rod Marinelli of the woeful

2008-12-30 所属栏目:双语新闻

2008年世界各地奇闻趣事
World keeps humour in 2008 despite economic woes

Whether smashing plates in San Diego to relieve frustration or drinking "Bailout Bitter" beer in Canada sold as a

2008-12-30 所属栏目:双语新闻

墨西哥选美皇后涉毒被捕 丢失桂冠
Beauty queen stripped of title

Laura Zuniga, the Mexican beauty queen jailed after she was picked up with an alleged drug cartel leader and heavily armed men, has b

2008-12-30 所属栏目:欧美文化

RAMALLAH, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Chief Palestinian negotiator Ahmed Qureia said on Monday the peace negotiations with Israel "are suspended" in protest against the intensive Israeli air strikes

2008-12-30 所属栏目:欧美文化

MUSCAT, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Israeli raids on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip and preparation for an emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers in Cairo are high on the agenda of Gulf Cooperation Council (

2008-12-30 所属栏目:英语文摘

CHENGDU, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- President Hu Jintao visited quake-hit Sichuan Province over the weekend, showing concern for survivors and inspecting reconstruction work as winter set in. It was Hu'

2008-12-30 所属栏目:英语文摘

KUWAIT CITY, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang and Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah agreed to expand economic and energy cooperation betwee

2008-12-30 所属栏目:英语文摘

DESTROYER WUHAN, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese naval fleet sailed into the Strait of Malacca on Monday after its departure from China's southernmost island province of Hainan on an escort mission a

2008-12-30 所属栏目:娱乐八卦

BEIJING, Dec. 30 (Xinhuanet)-- Freddie Hubbard, the great American jazz musician who has influenced a generation of trumpet players, died Monday at the age of 70, according to media reports Tuesday.

2008-12-30 所属栏目:体育英语

LONDON, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov scored the only goal in Manchester United's hard-fought win over Middlesbrough on Monday to keep alive the Premier League champions' ti

2008-12-30 所属栏目:体育英语

BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi affirmed on Monday that "any player" was part of the national team only "to fulfill" when Alfio Basile coached

2008-12-30 所属栏目:体育英语

BEIJING, Dec. 30 -- Seven-times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong is not considered one of the favorites for Australia's Tour Down Under, fellow competitor Stuart O'Grady said Monday. Armston

2008-12-29 所属栏目:双语新闻

研究：卷心菜可防癌
New study: how certain vegetables combat cancer

While it has been known for some time that eating cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, can help prevent breast cancer, the m

2008-12-29 所属栏目:欧美文化

JERUSALEM, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- As the Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip entered its second day, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Sunday proceeded to make preparations for a possible ground incursion w

2008-12-29 所属栏目:欧美文化

CAIRO, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Egyptian border with the Palestinian territory of Gaza Strip is under pressure as the Palestinians in the costal enclave tried to cross into Egypt to flee the Israeli

2008-12-29 所属栏目:欧美文化

BANGKOK, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of red-shirt demonstrators have launched rallies in central Bangkok to get ready for a besiege over the Parliament on Monday and Tuesday, when Prime Minister A

2008-12-29 所属栏目:英语文摘

BEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- China had "unprecedented dynamic interaction" with the rest of the world in 2008, receiving some 180 heads of state or government, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi s

2008-12-29 所属栏目:英语文摘

KUWAIT CITY, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- China vowed here on Sunday to further its pragmatic cooperation with Kuwait in the various fields in a bid to step up the bilateral relations to a higher level. In

2008-12-29 所属栏目:英语文摘

SHUIFU, Yunnan, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Jinsha River in south China was blocked on Sunday to make way for construction of a new hydropower project on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. At a c

2008-12-29 所属栏目:娱乐八卦

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Hollywood is enjoying a happy ending for 2008 as a slew of movies featuring A-list stars helped lure economically frustrated audiences into theaters during the Christm

2008-12-29 所属栏目:体育英语

BEIJING, Dec. 29 -- The Houston Rockets acquired Ron Artest to win games like this. Artest scored 10 of his 28 points in the second overtime and the Rockets recovered from blowing a 16-point lead

2008-12-28 所属栏目:欧美文化

JERUSALEM, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Israel vowed on Saturday, following massive airstrikes in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, that it is poised for more offensives in the Palestinian enclave till bringing the

2008-12-28 所属栏目:欧美文化

CAIRO, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Cairo-based Arab League (AL) has been busy preparing for an emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers set to be held next Wednesday following deadly attacks by Israeli

2008-12-28 所属栏目:欧美文化

MOSCOW, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Russia on Saturday asked India and Pakistan to show restraint to prevent the use of force amid the raising tension between the two South Asian neighbors. "Russia

2008-12-28 所属栏目:英语文摘

BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- "Our confidence to face the global financial crisis should rely on science, knowledge and talented people," Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Saturday. He made

2008-12-28 所属栏目:英语文摘

BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, concluded its week-long meeting on Saturday, with approval of the amendments of

2008-12-28 所属栏目:英语文摘

Visiting Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang(L in front) walks out of the Kuwaiti International Airport with a welcome delegation headed by Kuwaiti First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Shei

2008-12-28 所属栏目:娱乐八卦

BEIJING, Dec. 28 -- China's most loved celebrities were announced on Saturday, Dec. 27 with director Zhang Yimou and veteran Kung Fu star Jackie Chan sharing the top prize. It was the first time two

2008-12-28 所属栏目:体育英语

BEIJING, Dec. 28 -- Every year, at least a handful of NBA coaches wind up unemployed through some combination of bad play and bad luck. This season, there has to be another reason. Inflated expect

2008-12-28 所属栏目:体育英语

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Mexican native Carlos Slim, the second richest man in the world, on Saturday purchased the Honda Formula 1 team. After the deal went through, the Honda team ann

2008-12-28 所属栏目:体育英语

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Corinthians head coach Mano Menezes Saturday compared his star forward Ronaldo to one of the greatest basketball players to ever play the game - Michael Jordan.

2008-12-27 所属栏目:双语新闻

英女王圣诞致辞：今年圣诞有点愁
Queen Elizabeth sees a sombre Christmas for many

Worries about the global economy and violence across the world have turned the celebration of Christmas into a more

2008-12-27 所属栏目:欧美文化

A supporter holds a candle next to a picture of slain former prime minister Benazir Bhutto during a prayer ceremony ahead of her first death anniversary in Karachi December 26, 2008. Bhutto was assass

2008-12-27 所属栏目:欧美文化

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- A ninth body was found Friday morning at the scene of a Christmas Eve shooting in Covina of East Los Angeles, police said. Bruce Jeffrey Pardo, the only suspect in a s

2008-12-27 所属栏目:欧美文化

Chicago, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- An Illinois state lawmaker plans to introduce legislation that will offer a solution for Illinois' empty Senate seat left by President-elect Barack Obama, a local radio r

2008-12-27 所属栏目:英语文摘

BEIJING, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- The three warships forming the small fleet that set sail from Sanya in south China's Hainan Province for escort mission off Somali are among the most sophisticated vess

2008-12-27 所属栏目:英语文摘

BEIJING, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- A food company in east China's Shandong Province has been allowed to resume export of bean stuffing to Japan following earlier suspicion of food poisoning, the General Ad

2008-12-27 所属栏目:英语文摘

BEIJING, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin said Friday people in the non-public sector of the economy has become a major force in the reform and open-up drive while urging

2008-12-27 所属栏目:体育英语

Brazilian striker Ronaldo (R) embraces Corinthians President Andres Sanchez during his official presentation in Sao Paulo December 12, 2008. RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- The main attraction

2008-12-26 所属栏目:双语新闻

美公布官员收礼清单 赖斯礼品最贵重
Rice is richest when it comes to official gifts

Protocol may put George W. Bush at the top of the US government, but when foreign leaders lavished gifts on member

2008-12-26 所属栏目:双语新闻

奥巴马携全家赴夏威夷度圣诞
Obamas begin Christmas Eve with workout

US President-elect Barack Obama offered appreciation to the country's military on Christmas Eve in a recorded message and then a

2008-12-26 所属栏目:欧美文化

ABIDJAN, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- Guinea's prime minister turned himself in on Thursday along with his team of government to a military junta led by Moussa Camara, who has claimed himself "the presid

2008-12-26 所属栏目:欧美文化

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- A man who killed three people and wounded two others on a Christmas party overnight was found dead on Thursday from self-inflicted gunshot wounds, Los Angeles police s

2008-12-26 所属栏目:欧美文化

ISLAMABAD, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi Thursday expressed the hope that India would not commit the mistake of carrying out surgical strikes in Pakist

2008-12-26 所属栏目:英语文摘

CAIRO, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang said on Thursday that China is willing to further the strategic cooperative ties with Egypt which was established in 1999. Durin

2008-12-26 所属栏目:英语文摘

SANYA, Hainan Province, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Navy's three-ship fleet awaiting sail to waters off Somalia has finished its preparations for the overseas deployment, the fleet commander said