中英双语新闻——Know when to bite your tongue

Nowadays, you dont always have to agree with your parents, your boss, or other authority figures. You have more freedom to express yourself, letting them know how you really feel. 现如今，你并不需要一直顺从父母、老板、或者是其他

The Great American Garage Sale

LESSoN ELEVEN TEXT A The Great American Garage Sale Not long ago, Charles Erickson and his family decided to do some spring housecleaning. __ (Sort) through their possessions, they came up with some 1

Yukos' Main Subsidiary Up for Sale

By Lisa McAdams Russia's justice ministry has announced plans to break up giant oil and gas producer Yukos by selling its main subsidiary, Yuganskneftegas. The announced sale prompted an immediate sli

奥巴马要求扩大加班费适用人群范围

奥巴马要求扩大加班费适用人群范围 WASHINGTON, March 13 (Xinhua)-- U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday directed the Secretary of Labor to revamp the overtime pay rules with an aim to expand it to millions of Americans, the latest mo

外贸英语－销售 Sale

Your T shirts can find a ready market in the eastern part of our country. 贵国的T恤在我国东部市场很畅销。 We all understand that Chinese shippers are very popular in your market on acco

古巴领导人会见印度副总统

古巴领导人会见印度副总统 HAVANA, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Cuban leader Raul Castro on Wednesday met Indian Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari to discuss bilateral cooperation. Both leaders identified the potential to enhance cooperation in e

Memorandum 备忘录

Key Sentences（量点句子） 698．Where is that memorandum? 备忘录到哪儿去了？ 699．Which memorandum are you talking about? 你说的是哪一份备忘录？ 700．Did you look through all the other papers on your desk? 你桌上别的文

二战日本投降视频亮相

A 20-minute video, filmed by a U.S. Allies representative, has made its debut in a museum in Hunan Province. Serving as an important testimony of the Chinese People's victory, the video footage demonstrates the signing of a surrender memorandum by th

HP TouchPad sold out in fire sale

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Hewlett-Packard's tablet TouchPad has become the hottest consumer electronics device on Monday after HP launched a fire sale for the discontinued product line over the weekend. It was like a stampede and they went q

印度对日本出口稀土

India has agreed to export rare earths to Japan. Indian Prime Minister Mamohan Singh is expected to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Japanese officials during his visit next week. The Japanese trading company Toyota Tsusho will jointly refine

南非总统欢迎中国领导人访问

JOHANNESBURG, March 24 (Xinhua) -- The South African government welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit, the Presidency said on Sunday. President Jacob Zuma will receive President of the People's Republic of China (PRC) Xi Jinping for

迪拜将建世界自由区组织

DUBAI, June 8 (Xinhua) -- The Dubai-based world free zone organization (World FZO) said here on Sunday that it signed a strategic memorandum of understanding with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in order to promote the

London 2012 Olympic soccer tickets go on sale

LONDON, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Some 1.4 million Olympic football tickets will go on sale from Monday, the BBC said here on Sunday. Olympics organizers confirmed the tickets will be available from 11:00 BST, with the sales window due to stay open until

希腊议会批准救助法案

For hours in the Greek Parliament, exchanges were heated. MPs from all sides, keen to have their say on the austerity measures being voted on. The speaker of the Parliament described what had been put upon Greece as a crime against humanity - a socia

销售 Sale

销售 Sale （一） Your T shirts can find a ready market in the eastern part of our country. 贵国的T恤在我国东部市场很畅销。 We all understand that Chinese shippers are very popular in your market on account of their superior qualit

Mother for Sale

A native of Ying，capital of the state of Chu，sold his mother．He made entreaties for his mother to the one who bought her．My mother is old．Please see that she has enough food and do not ill-treat her． This was an example of one who wanted

乌克兰东部寻求避免经济灾难

MARIUPOL, UKRAINE Smoke billows from Azovstal steel works here, one of the many gargantuan industrial assets in this southeastern port city owned by Ukraines richest man, Rinat Akhmetov. Akhmetov employs more than 300,000 people across the region. Th

学个词Learn a Word 第1635-flash-sale

今天我们要学的词是 flash sale。Flash sale 是限时抢购，也叫闪购。有研究显示，Accessories are among the most sought after items on flash sale sites. 闪购网站上，服装配饰属于最抢手的商品。Flash sale web site

叙利亚和平谈判步履艰难

叙利亚和平谈判步履艰难 GENEVA, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Second round of Geneva II talks between the Syrian government and opposition mediated by an international envoy faltered into the third day Wednesday, seeing increased influence from outsi

学个词Learn a Word 第590期 For sale

今天我们要学的词是for sale。 For sale, 是待售的意思。 The house is for sale, 这栋房子正在市场上出售。 Tickets will go on sale next week for the playoff games, 季后赛的球票下星期开始销售。 Despite the fact th