Special campaign launched to strengthen school bus safety

Special campaign launched to strengthen school bus safety BEIJING, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- Traffic management departments around China have launched a special campaign to strengthen school bus safety, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) said Friday. An

Ford outsells GM in March U.S. sales

CHICAGO, April 1 (Xinhua)-- Ford Motor Co. outsold General Motors Co. last month for only the second time since 1998, as higher gasoline prices drove up demand for smaller and more fuel- efficient vehicles, such as the Fiesta subcompact and Explorer

一场空欢喜! 纽约州立大学误发5000封录取邮件忙致歉!

More than 5,000 prospective University at Buffalo students received emails last week telling them that they were accepted for admission into the university. A few hours later, they were told that the initial email was a mistake. 上周，超过5000名纽

Real make clear lead with home win with Barca held

MADRID, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid opened up a seven point lead at the top of the BBVA Primera Liga this weekend thanks to a comfortable 3-1 win at home to Zaragoza, coupled with FC Barcelona's failure to win away at Villarreal on Saturday night

Turkish-Kurdish Oil Deals Upset Baghdad

ISTANBUL Growing tensions between Baghdad and the semiautonomous Iraqi Kurdish government over control of the country's energy reserves is threatening to pull neighboring Turkey into the deepening dispute. This past weekend, Iraq warned Ankara that s

Du Li upset in World Cup, Karmacsi, Jin win

BERLIN, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Olympic champion Du Li was upset in the women's 50m rifle 3 positions final by Hungarian younster Ildiko Karmacsi on Saturday in Munich's shooting World Cup. Du, 30, finished second in a total of 688.8 after shooting 588 in

Palermo beats Lecce 2-0

ROME, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Palermo beat Lecce 2-0 at home on Thursday to move three points off the top of Serie A. Palermo went ahead in the 27th minute when Abel Hernandez surged into the box on the counter-attack down the right flank. And the penalt

Allegri: Lecce delays title delivery

ROME, May 2 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan head coach Massimiliano Allegri said Lecce delayed the Scudetto delivery on Wednesday with a 1-1 draw at Juventus and gave his side chance. The draw cut Juve's advantage from three points to one over AC Milan who beat

Japan beats U.S. to win 1st World Cup title

BERLIN, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Japan defeated the U.S. at a seesaw match 3-1 on penalties after they equalized twice a deficit through midfielder Aya Miyama and Homare Sawa to grab the first ever FIFA World Champions title 2011 in Germany in front of so

Peru's President-Elect to Reappoint Central Bank Chief

Peruvian President-elect Ollanta Humala says he will reappoint Julio Velarde as central bank chief, in an apparent signal to investors that the country's current economic policies will continue. President-elect Humala made the comment in an interview

阿里巴巴股票做空头寸创新高

Traders have never been more bearish on Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, the fast-growing Chinese e-commerce company facing a probe by the US Securities and Exchange Commission, and SoftBank share sale. 美国证券交易委员会的调查以及软银抛售阿

中国海外投资额居全球第三

As of 2013, China's overseas investment has reached a record high of one hundred billion US dollars. However, the report reveals that the country's 18-thousand foreign enterprises in China that year represent a decrease of almost 11 percent compared

中国经济健康 潜力巨大

FRANKFURT, June 21 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese economy is healthy and has great potential for further development, a leading German economist has said. In the macroeconomic sense, the Chinese economy is still extremely healthy if one looks at the growth

韩国财长对中国经济表达信心

South Korea has voiced confidence in Chinas economic outlook, with the new finance minister saying he does not expect any serious adverse impact on his country, which depends heavily on Chinese trade. 韩国表达了对中国经济前景的信心，韩

让学生表达自己的手机应用

The APP, 'zenkr', allows students to participate in class, not through a show of hands, but by communicating through their smartphones. Users scan a QR code projected on screens with their smartphones or other devices and then answer questions. The r

美国奥运选手对中国制造的奥运队服表达谢意

As a controversy about the Made in China uniforms for members of the US Olympic team continued to erupt, one US track and field Olympian expressed his thanks to China. 随着美国奥运代表团队服中国制造的风波持续发酵，近日美国一

职场口语：询问面试结果的实用表达

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Obama Defends Energy Policy

提示：看下面十种用法的同时，除了看中文意思外，更需要注意使用的语境及典型语句。 (1) 用来向不熟悉的人打听情况或提出请求(其实质用法是引人注意)，意为：请问;劳驾;对不起。（新东

俄罗斯准备金砖国家峰会

Contact Groups on economic and trade issues, Ministers of Youth Affairs meetings, finance ministers, trade ministers and central bank governors meetings, meetings of the board of governors of the BRICS New Development Bank, financial forums, business

日本解除“夜舞禁令”

Dancing in clubs after midnight in Japan is no longer a crime as long as the lights stay on for deceny's sake, according to new regulations. 日本一项新法规定，只要保证充分照明，夜里零点以后在夜店跳舞不再算违法行为。