China pledges more contribution to world peace

BEIJING, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Monday addressed an event for foreign diplomats and representatives of international agencies and said that China will work with other nations toward world peace and development. China will

任性单卖白色 卖家年收入过百万

Selling linen and tableware in only one colour may not sound like a million-pound idea. 只卖一种颜色的亚麻制品和餐桌布？这听起来不像是一个能赚到百万英镑的主意。 But Chrissie Rucker went six times better than that m

有钱任性!中国土豪收购英国名校

Investors from China have started to buy up British private schools as an increasing number of Chinese want their children to be educated in the UK. 面对英国教育的高门槛，中国投资者不以为意，直接买下英国私立学校！ It h

江苏一公交公司员工发工资拎回一袋硬币

A bus company in eastern China has paid its drivers using small change in order to avoid taking a huge stockpile of coins to the bank. 为了避免带着大量库存的硬币去银行，中国东部地区的一家公交车公司，于日前支付给了

美国国会达成财政预算案协议

U.S. lawmakers are expected to pass a two-year federal budget this week, ending a contentious and politically-polarized year on a bipartisan note. While Congress is acting on fiscal matters, it has shelved possible new economic sanctions against Iran

研究:气候变暖或引发更多野火

A warmer planet is helping to fuel more wildfires in the United States, according to a new study. Environmental scientists at Harvard University predict that by 2050, wildfire seasons will be three weeks longer, up to twice as smoky, and will burn a

S Korea freezes key rate at 2.25%

SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's central bank on Thursday decided to leave the key interest rate at the current level of 2.25 percent for the third straight month. In its monthly monetary（货币的） committee meeting, the Bank of Korea re

Warm hands, warm heart?

BBC Learning English6 Minute EnglishWarm hands, cold heart? 6 Minute English ? bb clearning english.com 2008Yvonne: Hello, I'm Yvonne Archer, this is '6 Minute English' - and thanks to Williamfor joining me today. William: You're welcome, Yvonne! Yv

Agricultural commodities down with profit taking

CHICAGO, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Chicago corn, wheat and soybean futures all fell Monday, as traders worried about sluggish crop export demand and engaged in some profit taking. The most active corn contract for December delivery fell 7.75 cents, or 0.96

Many die in Turkey wedding attack

Many die in Turkey wedding attack 很多人在土耳其婚礼袭击中死亡 Relatives gather outside the city hospital where the dead and injured were taken At least 45 people have been killed in an attack on a wedding party in south-eastern Turkey, officials sa

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Academic ListeningPart 2 - Lectures: IntroductionThis programme was first broadcast in 2001. This is not an accurate word-for-word transcript of the programme. ANNOUNCER: Its time for Academic Listening - a series for students at English-speaking un

报告预测 2030年中国GDP将超越美国成头号经济大国

America's prestigious accounting firm Price Waterhouse Coopers Consulting (PwC) is predicting that China's GDP will be ranked first in the world (26.50 trillion dollars) by the year 2030, followed by the United States (23.475 trillion) and India (7.8

多名甘肃岷县家长竟组织儿童寒假进京乞讨

More than 20 'child beggars' have been found asking for money in different metro stations in Beijing by law-enforcement teams during the last two months. 在过去两个月里，有关执法大队在北京几个不同的地铁站里发现了20多个向

教育部:未来5年资助150万农民工上大学

The Chinese government will provide free adult education for 1.5 million migrant workers in the next five years to improve literacy and work skills, the Ministry of Education said last Thursday. 教育部上周四表示，我国政府将在未来5年向

教育部直属高校将扩编 14所中西部高校将晋级

Elite universities are to be established by the Ministry of Education in 14 central and western provinces that have never had a university directly under the ministry before, as part of the central government's pledge to bridge the widening education

教育部宣布 我国2020年实现社区教育全覆盖

China plans to establish a national community education network by 2020 through 200 demonstration areas with exemplary practices and 600 others to test relevant practices, the Ministry of Education (MOE) announced. 教育部日前宣布，到2020年，

教育部发布中考改革意见 我国将试点推行

A pilot program will be set up to promote reform of the high school entrance exam, according to a guideline issued by the Ministry of Education last Tuesday. 根据教育部上周二发布的一项指导意见，我国将设立试点项目以推进中考

教育部公布关于推进中小学生研学旅行的意见

The Ministry of Education and 10 other government agencies issued a circular to encourage primary and middle schools to organize educational excursions for students. 教育部等11个政府机构近日发布了关于鼓励中小学组织学生参加研

教育部改教材 八年抗战改为十四年

China's top education authorities said all elementary and middle school history textbooks will be revised to state that the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression lasted for 14 years beginning September 18, 1931. 中国最高教育机构日前表