Mr Smith or John?

EnglishMr Smith or John? Jackie: Hello, this is 6 minute English. Im Jackie Dalton and with me today is Neil Edgeller. Hello, sir! Neil: Sir! Very unusual, you dont usually call me sir, Jackie! Jackie: I dont, usually - I usually call you Neil, dont

British singer finalizes formalities for space trip

MOSCOW, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- British singer Sarah Brightman has finalized all formalities for a trip to the International Space Station (ISS), said head of the Russian Cosmonauts Training Center on Wednesday. Moscow's office of the U.S. Space Adventure

Three new European financial watchdogs start work

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NASA to launch ocean-watch satellite in June

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Apple Watch发布会概括 最高价12万

Apple made its case for consumers to buy itsforthcoming smartwatch, positioning the device as away to handle the brief interactions that fill ourdays, from meeting reminders to short messages tocalling for a car。 苹果公司发布了新款智能手表

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Having weathered two bruising presidential campaigns and seven turbulent years in the White House, President Barack Obama will now put his survival skills to the test in Alaska's wilderness. 经历过两次激烈的总统大选和七年动荡的白宫生

韩媒:朝鲜试射中程弹道导弹 疑遭失败

North Korea attempted to launch an intermediate range ballistic missile off the country's east coast on last Friday but the launch failed, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported. 据韩国联合通讯社报道，上周五朝鲜在其东海岸尝试发

International vocal arts competition starts in Russia' s Vladivostok

VLADIVOSTOK, March 1(Xinhua) -- The international vocal arts competition for children and youth Voice of Friendship opened in Russia' s Vladivostok city on Friday. Children from Russia, China and Vietnam participated in the three-day competition for

I Love you but I Hate you

Yes relationships. It is the true test of how human we really are. How much we can accept in our fellow humans. And really how much we want to accept. If we accept too much does that make us strong. And if we don't accept enough does that make us wea

希拉里参选演讲语全文:Get started

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Central bank starts 4.8 bln USD repurchase operation

BEIJING, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- The People's Bank of China (PBOC) on Tuesday started a 28-day repurchase operation worth 30 billion yuan (4.8 billion U.S. dollars) for the first time since June, according to a statement on its website. A repurchase oper

SW China earthquake injures 8

KUNMING, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Eight people have been confirmed injured in an earthquake near the border area of southwest China's Sichuan and Yunnan provinces on Tuesday, local authorities said. The 4.9-magnitude quake, which occurred at 10:46 a.m. wi

Australian Labor Party's primary vote slumps in latest poll

CANBERRA, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Australian Labor Party's primary vote stands at just 30 percent, down 5 points since December, the latest Herald/Nielsen poll published in Fairfax newspapers showed on Monday. This is the first time that Tony Abbott is t

China approves 25 urban rail projects to boost economy

China approves 25 urban rail projects to boost economy BEIJING, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- China's top economic planning agency has approved 25 urban rail projects that could be worth more than 800 billion yuan (126.98 billion U.S. dollars). The National De

Only 5% of Brazil World Cup's projects completed

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 23 (Xinhua) -- The Brazilian government informed on Wednesday that only five percent of the infrastructure projects of 2014 FIFA World Cup had been completed. The projects include construction or renovation of football stadiums, s

Deals over tax-funded projects made more transparent

BEIJING, June 1 (Xinhua) -- A system is to be launched in China to make deals concerning government-financed infrastructure construction projects in water conservancy, transport and railways more transparent. Sources with a special anti-corruption ag

British government ready to underwrite infrastructure projects

LONDON, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne on Sunday said the government would underwrite altogether 50 billion pounds (79.3 billion U.S. dollars) of infrastructure and house building projects, in a bid to boost th

SCO to agree package of multilateral projects

SCO to agree package of multilateral projects

Rural Consumption Boosts Indian Economy

New Delhi -- As growing wealth fuels spending in thousands of villages across India, rural communities are emerging as new commercial frontiers, raising hopes that the nation's vast countryside will become an engine of future economic growth. For Aru