中国投资推高巴基斯坦股市

Late last year, three Chinese exchanges jointly submitted the highest bid for a 40 per cent stake in the Pakistan Stock Exchange. They paid almost Rs9bn, or $85m. Weeks after the deal, the market hit an all-time high. 去年底，中国三家交易所联

World Cup Stories: France-1

It’s June 1998 and France is hosting the biggest sporting event in its history. With the largest number of participating countries ever in the World Cup, France is ready for the biggest party in foo

英文书摘精选 Ice Age Plant Survives To Modern Day冰河时代的植物存活到现在

Like a science fiction time traveler, an arctic plant of the late Pleistocene age, over thirty one thousand years old, is growing again after a long frozen sleep. 犹如科幻小说里的时间旅行者，一种曾存活在更新世晚期的极地植物

【突破英文词汇】per -- through, thoroughly

1. perforate /ˈpɜ:fəˌreɪt/ -- (literally, bore through) make a hole or holes through; pierce; puncture The physician said the tack had gone through Betty's shoe and sock without perforating her skin. 医生说大头针穿过了贝蒂的鞋袜，但

9-6 巴黎

Paris Paris intrigues 1 , astonishes, provokes, overwhelms 2 ... and gets under your skin. The City of Light is the apex 3 of architectural beauty, artistic expression, and culinary 4 delight, and it

英语听力文摘 English Digest 653 冰河时代的植物存活到现在

Ice Age Plant Survives To Modern Day Like a science fiction time traveler, an arctic plant of the late Pleistocene age, over thirty one thousand years old, is growing again after a long frozen sleep. History Narrow leafed campion (Silene stenophylla)

VOA标准英语2014--Drylands Vulnerable to Climate Change

Drylands Vulnerable to Climate Change Researchers warn that the worlds drylands are being severely affected by climate change. They say that could harm the livelihoods and food security for billions of people. Scientists describe the projected effect

【出国版】英语词汇的奥秘--第五期

3. ann 山外青山楼外楼，学无止境， 已识year再识ann,由浅入深。 ann=year 年(ann也作enn) 1. annuitant annuit(y)年金；-ant 表示人 2. superannuate super- 超过；ann 年→年龄

VOA标准英语--Feed the Soil, Feed the Crops

Feed the Soil, Feed the Crops If African farmers are going to feed the continent, they may first want to feed the soil. Studies show farmland is often depleted of vital nutrients. But researchers say a combination of organic farming methods may help.

外媒看中国：为什么长城在渐渐消失？

Around 30 percent of China's Ming-era Great Wall has disappeared over time as adverse natural conditions and reckless human activities -- including stealing the bricks to build houses -- erode the UNESCO World Heritage site, state media reported. 据官

英语博客：A growing garden.

One thing that I do in the morning, is to drive my children to school. It doesn't take very long, perhaps five minutes. Parents can pull up into a parking area that is near the school playing field to drop their kids off. Something caught my eye, the

美国

28 美国

我国沈阳遭遇历史最严重雾霾污染

Chinese state media and netizens have decried high pollution levels in the northeast city of Shenyang, which activists have said could be the worst ever air quality seen in the country. 中国官方媒体和网民们对中国东北部沈阳市的重度

英语博客：Beautiful anemones.

图片1 Beautiful anemones. The entryway of our house is finally beginning to look pretty. I have recently transplanted plants from other areas of our garden to the walkway that leads up to our house. After choosing a tree to shade the area, I though

China to tackle woes of unpaid migrant workers: minister

BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- China has pledged to eradicate crimes related to delaying or denying salary payments before 2015, a prominent source of complaints for migrant workers, Yin Weimin, minister of human resources and social security, said Wed

英语听力文摘 English Digest 123、美国薄荷

English born, John Bartram spent more than thirty years exploring Northeast America in search of new plants. He discovered Asters and Goldenrod and many others, despite numerous inconveniences such as rattlesnakes. Monarda, known also as Bee Balm was

How To Save on Groceries… By Growing Your Own

How To Save on Groceries By Growing Your Own Getting food from your own backyard can beat the supermarket any day, on both taste and price. Think thats too much work? Youd be surprised. You dont need to have a green thumb or a massive backyard to pla

“世界杯”四大“生死之战”猜想

导读：2010年南非世界杯开赛在即，作为四年一届的体坛盛会，亿万球迷无不心神往之。老牌劲旅，新晋黑马(dark horse)悉数登场，群雄逐鹿绿茵场上，是实力说话，还是命数已定？但是比赛的魅

【英语时差8,16】格特鲁德杰基尔

Gertrude Jekyll January, when gardeners in cold climates are forced to remain indoors, is a month to enjoy reading books about flowers. Most books about gardening include references to Gertrude Jekyll. She was an expert on herbaceous borders. Her tra

GRE填空和阅读题的同义词汇总

ETS所寻求的变化，在反义重复方面变化空间并不大，无非是把词汇变得难一些，因为对立二分的概念还是很容易分辨的。在同义重复方面，ETS的变化空间就要大得多，因为同样一个意思可以用