Tsonga stunned out of US Open by Slovak Klizan

Tsonga stunned out of US Open by Slovak Klizan FLUSHING MEADOWS, New York, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Martin Klizan of Slovakia caused the biggest upset of the US Open to date with a four-set victory over No. 5 seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Tsonga, the Wimbledon

China women volleyballers beat Serbia to start medal hunt

概述 非谓语动词用法精讲 在大学英语四六级考试的 词汇 和语法部分中，年年必考的一项语法就是非谓语动词（Non-finite Verb）。 非谓语动词分为三类：不定式（infinitive）、动名词（gerund）和

2014世界500强 三家中国公司名列前十

The latest Fortune Global 500 list of the worlds biggest companies by revenues shows that the largest firms were back in rude health in 2013, with all-time records for profits and revenue. 《财富》杂志最新发表的世界500强排名显示大公

国产高分四号卫星正式投入使用 分辨率世界最高

China's first high orbit remote sensing satellite, Gaofen-4, went into use after six months of in-orbit testing, the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense announced. 国家国防科技工业局日前宣布，经过

我国研发的全球首个量子卫星即将发射

The first quantum communications satellite developed by China is expected to launch in July of this year. The BeijingShanghai quantum private communications line will also be opened in the second half of this year, according to Pan Jianwei, academic

中国首颗微重力实验卫星"实践十号"发射

China successfully launched its first microgravity satellite, the SJ-10, at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu province Wednesday at 1:38 am. 周三凌晨1时38分，我国首颗微重力科学实验卫星实践十号在甘肃酒泉卫星发射

中国飞机卫星直播系统投入使用

Passengers on China's flights can now watch live TV programs as a domestically-developed satellite TV system has come into service, the country's flag carrier Air China said on Sunday. 中国国航在周日上午正式对外宣布：飞机上的乘客现

SpaceX卫星运载火箭回收失败

SpaceX announced a successful satellite launch on Sunday but failed an attempted sea-landing of a rocket booster, missing a goal that has repeatedly eluded the grasp of the Los Angeles-based rocket company. 总部位于旧金山的火箭公司SpaceX上

北京'毒跑道'事件在网络上引起热议

Beijing authorities have ordered the inspection of all school running tracks and synthetic sports fields in the Chinese capital, state media said. It comes after parents at one primary school reported that their children suffered nose bleeds, allergi

英国二货快递员 包裹扔到屋顶上

An online shopper has been left dumbfounded after a parcel he ordered was left wedged in his gutter - 20ft above his front door - by a bungling delivery company. 一个英国人在网购后被笨手笨脚的快递公司给惊呆了。他发现自己的

柬埔寨大米出口增长126％

布拉格恢复地铁运营 PRAGUE, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Prague resumed the operation of all its three metro lines on Thursday morning after a four-day closure amidst flooding threats from the Vltava River, the Prague Public Transport Company (DPP) has

美国与柬埔寨共同保障核安全

Next, an editorial reflecting the views of the United States government. The United States is working closely with Cambodia to safeguard the use and disposal of nuclear materials. A recent international workshop on Nuclear Safeguards was sponsored by

Mars mission enters final countdown

BEIJING,Nov. 9 (Xinhuanet) Yinghuo-1, China's first interplanetary spacecraft, is set to hitch a ride with Russia's Phobos-Grunt Mars mission in the early hours on Wednesday, after a two-year delay. A Zenit-2SB rocket will carry Yinghuo-1 and Phobos-

Mars rover Spirit ends mission

LOS ANGELES, May 25 (Xinhua) -- NASA project managers bade farewell to the Mars rover Spirit on Wednesday after sending a final set of commands to the stranded vehicle. This marks the completion of one of the most successful missions of interplanetar

New York City Broadway lights to dim for Elizabeth Taylor

NEW YORK, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Broadway （百老汇） in New York City of the United States will dim its lights on Friday night in memory of the iconic actress Elizabeth Taylor, who died on March 23 at the age of 79. Broadway theater marquees will

Imagining What Might Have Been

The late British Princess Diana would have turned 50 on July 1, a milestone that has generated a raft of speculation on what she might have looked like today and what her life would be like. She was killed nearly 14 years ago in a Paris car crash but

学校让学生打坐代替午睡引吐槽

The pilot plan of an elementary school in Foshan, South Chinas Guangdong province to replace its customary afternoon nap for students with zazen meditation was recently ended after being tried for only two days, due to the complaints of parents. Comm

"Norwegian Wood" to hit mainland screens

BEIJING, June 1 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese mainland moviegoers will be able to watch Norwegian Wood, the award-winning film adaptation of Haruki Murakami's novel of the same name, in the near future. The Japanese film is the creation of Vietnam-born Fren

职业女性应警惕"电脑脸"

A growing number of women are developing something called 'computer face', a leading cosmetic surgeon（外科医生） said. Dr Michael Prager said professionals（专业人员） who worked long hours in front of a screen were ending up with saggy

Juninho leads Vasco da Gama to win in state championship

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 31 (Xinhua) -- In his last match before undergoing dental surgery, Vasco da Gama's Juninho Pernambucano scored twice in his team's 4-1 win over Macae in the sixth round of the Rio Cup on Saturday. All of the game's goals were sc