2008-12-26 所属栏目:英语文摘

BEIJING, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, studied the implementation of the Law on Labor Contract and the Law on Compulsory Educ

2008-12-26 所属栏目:娱乐八卦

BEIJING, Dec. 26 -- Eartha Kitt, a sensual singer, dancer and actress who rose from modest rural roots to captivate international audiences with her sultry voice and style, died Thursday at the age of

2008-12-26 所属栏目:娱乐八卦

BEIJING, Dec. 26 -- Jennifer Hudson will make her first public appearance since the tragic deaths of her mother, brother and nephew at the MusiCares Person of the Year gala in February. The 27-yea

2008-12-26 所属栏目:娱乐八卦

BEIJING, Dec. 26 -- Police say the actor who portrayed the gay lover of a closeted mobster on "The Sopranos" has died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in New York. Police spokesman Lt.

2008-12-26 所属栏目:体育英语

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- The head coach of the Corinthians soccer team, Mano Menezes, recognized on Thursday that he will have the difficult task of keeping Ronaldo's spirits high as he a

2008-12-25 所属栏目:双语新闻

圣诞经典歌曲《Silent Night》190岁了！
Xmas carol marks 190th anniversary

Born on a cold night in the chapel of a small Austrian village, Silent Night, the world's most famous Christmas carol, is

2008-12-25 所属栏目:双语新闻

揭秘英国女王的圣诞卡祝福语
Merry Christmas Mr. Kelly from Buckingham Palace

Ever wonder what Britain's royal family write on their Christmas cards? Australian Tim Kelly knows, as he receives one

2008-12-25 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday called for unity among Americans to share the burden of the economic crisis and strive for a better future. "If

2008-12-25 所属栏目:欧美文化

JERUSALEM, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Security Cabinet Wednesday held a comprehensive discussion on the issue of Global Jihad and declared 35 al-Qaida and Taliban-affiliated groups as "terrorist

2008-12-25 所属栏目:欧美文化

ABIDJAN, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- Guinea's coup leader captain Moussa Dadis Camara declared himself Guinea's interim government leader on Wednesday, according to reports from agencies. Several hund

2008-12-25 所属栏目:英语文摘

BEIJING, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- The National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, heard here on Wednesday a series of reports including the implementation of the 11th five-year plan an

2008-12-25 所属栏目:英语文摘

CAIRO, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- At the invitation of Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Mahmoud Mohamed Nazef, Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang arrived here on Wednesday afternoon for an official visit to Egypt

2008-12-25 所属栏目:英语文摘

BEIJING, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- Jia Qinglin, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), stressed the importance of strengthening national unity

2008-12-25 所属栏目:娱乐八卦

BEIJING, Dec. 25 -- Paris Hilton believes she was burgled by someone familiar with her home. Paris Hilton poses during a photocall at a hotel in Madrid, Dec. 9, 2008. Paris Hilton's customized Pink B

2008-12-25 所属栏目:娱乐八卦

BEIJING, Dec. 25 -- Heath Ledger's death was voted 2008's top entertainment story by U.S. newspaper and broadcast editors surveyed by The Associated Press. The top 10: 1. HEATH LEDGER DIES: W

2008-12-25 所属栏目:娱乐八卦

BEIJING, Dec. 25 -- Katie Holmes had the difficulty of making the choice to either stay in New York and finish her last performance of her Broadway show, "All My Sons," or attend the Golden

2008-12-25 所属栏目:体育英语

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- Eight-time Beijing Olympic winner Michael Phelps will resume training in February, USA Today newspaper reported on Wednesday. The 23-year-old will get ready for

2008-12-24 所属栏目:双语新闻

全球变暖加剧 白色圣诞成奢望
Climate change may doom 'White Christmas'

The odds of a "white Christmas" in temperate parts of the northern hemisphere have diminished in the last century

2008-12-24 所属栏目:双语新闻

丹麦圣诞树供不应求
Danish shortage drives up Christmas tree prices

A shortage of Christmas trees in Denmark, Europe's largest exporter, is driving up prices in a trend likely to last until 2012,

2008-12-24 所属栏目:双语新闻

美联社年度十大新闻 奥巴马当选排首位
Obama's election voted top news story of 2008

The epic election that made Barack Obama the first African-American president was the top news story of 2008 — f

2008-12-24 所属栏目:双语新闻

传茱莉向皮特求婚遭拒
Brad Pitt's marriage no

Brad Pitt has reportedly turned down a marriage proposal from Angelina Jolie. Angelina - who raises six children with the actor - is said to be desper

2008-12-24 所属栏目:欧美文化

Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan(R) holds a press conference together with his Georgian counterpart Grigol Mgaloblishvili in Turkey's capital Ankara on Dec. 23, 2008. ANKARA, Dec. 23

2008-12-24 所属栏目:欧美文化

People watch as Guinean soldiers on armoured vehicles patrol the streets of Conakry, December 23, 2008. ABIDJAN, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Guinean Prime Minister Ahmed Tidiane Souare said on Tuesday tha

2008-12-24 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- The United States will continue to offer food aid to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said on Tuesday. A

2008-12-24 所属栏目:英语文摘

JAKARTA, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang met with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Monday afternoon, calling on the two countries to step up partnership and t

2008-12-24 所属栏目:英语文摘

BEIJING, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- A senior Chinese official has urged the country's political advisors to make more practical proposals to the government to resolve environmental pollution and other socia

2008-12-24 所属栏目:英语文摘

HARARE, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- China donated 500,000 U.S. dollars to Zimbabwe on Tuesday to boost the country's efforts to arrest cholera epidemic which has killed more than 1,000 people since the first

2008-12-24 所属栏目:娱乐八卦

BEIJING, Dec. 24 -- At 71, Dustin Hoffman says he will never retire from acting, but he may have to look far beyond the Hollywood that made him famous to find the roles he relishes as he ages. His

2008-12-24 所属栏目:娱乐八卦

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Nomination ballots for the annual Oscar Awards were mailed on Tuesday to the 5,810 voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, according to the B

2008-12-24 所属栏目:娱乐八卦

The singer-and-actress is reportedly desperate to start a family with her American football star boyfriend Tony Romo after her younger sister Ashlee gave birth to her first child, son Bronx Mowgli, la

2008-12-24 所属栏目:体育英语

Vasco da Gama's veteran Brazilian striker Romario (R) fights for the ball with Gama's Rodrigo during their Brazil Cup soccer match at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro April 4, 2007. RIO DE

2008-12-24 所属栏目:体育英语

SHANGHAI, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- When the global economic downturn hit, sports did not escape unscathed. American insurance giant AIG, the shirt sponsor of Manchester United, went bankrupt in the glo

2008-12-24 所属栏目:体育英语

ROME, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Italian soccer's traditional curtain-raiser, the Super Cup, will next year be played in Beijing's Bird's Nest Stadium, the Italian soccer league said Tuesday. The Supe

2008-12-23 所属栏目:欧美文化

ISLAMABAD, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan on Monday confirmed that its envoy has received a letter from the Mumbai attacker in Indian custody seeking legal help, but demanded enough evidence for his ide

2008-12-23 所属栏目:欧美文化

UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council unanimously voted on Monday to recognize the expiration of the mandate of the U.S.-led multinational force in Iraq (MNF-I) by the end of the

2008-12-23 所属栏目:欧美文化

JERUSALEM, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni was invited to Cairo for talks on Thursday with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak about a new truce between Israel and Palestinian mi

2008-12-23 所属栏目:英语文摘

Wu Bangguo (C), chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress (NPC), holds the First plenary session of the sixth session of the 11th NPC Standing Committee at the Great H

2008-12-23 所属栏目:英语文摘

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao waves to the construction workers during his visit to a water dam construction site in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality Dec. 21, 2008. During his trip, Wen visited

2008-12-23 所属栏目:英语文摘

Taiwanese breeder You Xueyin feeds giant pandas Tuantuan and Yuanyuan, a couple of pandas the mainland has promised to send to Taiwan, at a panda breeding base in Ya'an City in southeast China's Sic

2008-12-23 所属栏目:娱乐八卦

BEIJING, Dec. 23 -- Michael Jackson has a potentially deadly genetic disease, it has been claimed. The 50-year-old pop superstar - who has previously been photographed looking frail in a wheelchai

2008-12-23 所属栏目:娱乐八卦

BEIJING, Dec. 23 -- Madonna is reportedly having a fling with a Brazilian male model. The "4 Minutes" singer met Jesus Luz in Rio de Janeiro while on a shoot for American magazine W, and the

2008-12-23 所属栏目:体育英语

MADRID, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid officially presented Lassana Diarra as their latest signing to the fans and the press on Monday lunchtime. File photo of Lassana Diarra at an English Premier Le

2008-12-23 所属栏目:体育英语

MADRID, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona announced on Monday that the club has extended the contract of young midfielder Sergi Busquets until the end of June 2013. The 20-year-old Busquets, who is

2008-12-23 所属栏目:体育英语

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian soccer players Thiago Silva, Alex and Nilmar were announced on Monday to be three of the nominees for the 2008 title of "King of the Americas."

2008-12-22 所属栏目:双语新闻

调查：医生是最理想的结婚对象
Want to marry a doctor? Survey shows most do

It really does pay to be a doctor, with an international survey showing the medical profession is the most trusted, among

2008-12-22 所属栏目:欧美文化

JERUSALEM, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said Sunday that she would lead the government to topple the Hamas' regime in the Gaza Strip if elected prime minister in the Febru

2008-12-22 所属栏目:欧美文化

ATHENS, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- An anti-racism rally in central Athens's Syntagma Square on Sunday led to a violent confrontation between the protesters and riot police, the latest of a series of clashes

2008-12-22 所属栏目:欧美文化

ISLAMABAD, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Suspected militants Sunday killed two men accused of spying for the United States in Pakistan's tribal region of North Waziristan, local officials and tribesmen said.

2008-12-22 所属栏目:英语文摘

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (C front row) talks to students at the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China, on Dec. 20, 2008. Wen arrived in the university's library and chatted with

2008-12-22 所属栏目:英语文摘

SHANGHAI, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- A senior Chinese leader has urged Shanghai, the country's major economic hub, to use the global financial crisis as a driving force to pursue economic restructuring. Jia