British Vision Issue 49 运动员的生日对其事业的成败有影响吗？

Who's the odd one out of these four: Is it the footballer Wayne Rooney, The cricketer Andrew Flintoff, The Olympic Gold medal heptathlete Denise Lewis? Or the Conservative MP and legendary launching Nicholas Soames. It is, of course, Nicholas Soames,

British Vision Issue 27 英国皇家芭蕾舞团75周年寿辰

Now past and present members of the Royal Ballet have gathered to celebrate the company's 75th anniversary. The party at the Royal Opera House in London brought together hundreds of dancers including Alina Cojocaru and Antoinette Sibley, the 1960s' s

British Vision Issue 57 我们去图书馆做什么？

Now, should a library be a quiet place to read a book or a lively centre where you can hang out and drink coffee? And can it be both? Author Tracy Chevalier who is also chairman of the Society of Authors, told More4 News she is worried library is sac

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British Vision Issue 40 音乐会--歌手们的最爱

Welcome back, now the world of digital download where top of the pops is dead and pop stars complain about piracy. The good old days are making a comeback. The Live Gig is now the biggest money maker in the industry with revenues from tours often mat

VOA标准英语2009年-Zimbabwe Political Confrontations Like

A public opinion survey in September by the Mass Public Opinion Institute revealed that the majority of Zimbabweans felt their life had improved over the past year and wanted elections within two years. Scott Bobb | Johannesburg 16 December 2009 PM M

经济学人74:Verizon的大手笔

bond markets 债券市场 A big number from Verizon Verizon的大手笔 Companies are still taking advantage of low yields to raise debt 各公司仍在利用低收益率提高债务水平 Sep 14th 2013 |From the print edition DEBT crisis? What debt

British Vision Issue 36 2012奥运会英国人担心什么?

London. yeah~~ London. yeah~~ The moment that London emerged victorious ...Slicker, better than anywhere else's. From the very beginning, the bid team has made big promises. This, their vision for the Olympic Park in London's East End. So, how are th

British Vision Issue 39 英国禁止迷你摩托

Well, the Home Secretary John Reid has warned mini-motorbike riders that their machines or mini-motors could be confiscate d and crushed in a national crackdown. Offenders could also find themselves with points on their driving licenses even if they

British Vision Issue 50 肥胖导致癌症

The increase in the obesity could lead to as many as 1500 more cancers a year in Britain by the year 2010. Cancer Research UK which carried out the survey claims that too few people are aware of the link between excess weight and the risk of developi

British Vision Issue 55 真假女王--奥斯卡新后

Institution Meets Institution. It's destined to be the ultimate get-together. Following her Oscar for her portrayal of Elizabeth Windsor, Helen Mirren is like to receive an invite from Buckingham Palace to meet the Queen herself. She is the first Bri

British Vision Issue 71, 网络犯罪愈演愈烈

Now with banks losing more than 30 million pounds to online crime last year, consumers are being warned today that they must start taking responsibility for their own security or possibly lose out. It comes as a report claims there is a new victim o

British Vision Issue 33 英国超模Kate Moss最近比较烦

Thank you very much for coming. Now the supermodel, Kate Moss, will not be charged over claims that she took cocaine. The Crown Crossive, the Crown Prosecution Service (Sorry) says there was not enough evidence to prosecute. Newspapers ran pictures l

美伊举行部长级核谈判

GENEVA, May 30 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif on Saturday held here a six-hour talk on the remaining differences of the Iran nuclear issue. With just four weeks ahead of the June 30 dea

空气与雪不会阻碍北京冬奥会

Professor Gilbert Van Kerchhove from Belgium is the President and founder of a Beijing-based management consulting firm. He was deeply involved in the preparations of for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Van Kerchhove says one of the main issues leading

Obama "confident" to pass climate bill this year

WASHINGTON, June 29 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama met with a bipartisan（代表两党的） group of senators Tuesday in the White House on climate and clean energy bill, and said he's confident they can get something done this year.Urging

Obama, Romney Look to November Showdown

President Barack Obamas surprise trip to Afghanistan on the first anniversary of the death of Osama bin Laden is the latest indication that foreign policy and national security issues will matter this election year, even if most political analysts pr

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2016年CRI South China Sea Issue Should Not Overshadow China's Security Commitment: Expert

Defense ministers and security experts from Asia and other regions are gathered in Singapore for the 15th Shangri-La Dialogue. The forum was established in 2002 as a platform for Asian and global security professionals to increase communication and p

经济学人:瑞士银行 谭天忠的微调(2)

He now intends to bring in SFr4bn through a rights issue. (Share sales in 2015 raised SFr6bn.) 他现在打算通过供股来注入四十亿瑞郎。（2015年的股权交易筹集了六十亿瑞郎。） Shareholders had never been keen on the flota