森林火灾或为加拿大经济下滑的罪魁祸首

The Canadian government said gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter shrank by 1.6%, its largest loss since 2009. 据加拿大政府表示，第二季度加拿大国内生产总值缩水了1.6%，是自从2009年以来下滑最大的一次。

韩国游戏中将听不到女权主义者的声音

BBC News South Korea is a very traditional society which is changing rapidly. It has moved from a dirt poor, agricultural country to one of the world's most prosperous industrial societies in a few decades, a process which took Europe more than a cen

Lagarde to Visit Emerging Economie

French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde is actively campaigning for the top job at the International Monetary Fund, planning visits to China and other nations in a bid to broaden her support internationally. Lagarde is expected to visit senior offi

美国愚公 32年只身挖通穿山隧道

Somewhere in the Mojave Deserts El Paso range there is a strange tunnel that traverses 2,087 feet of solid rock up in Copper Mountain. Whats strange is that it doesnt lead to anywhere special. It simply emerges on the high ledge, in the middle of now

中资竞购澳大利亚供电企业受阻

HONG KONG Citing national security concerns, the Australian government on Thursday rejected competing bids from Hong Kong and mainland Chinese groups for control of a company that supplies electricity to Sydney and neighboring areas. 香港周四，澳

超强台风“海燕”重创菲律宾

超强台风海燕重创菲律宾 A powerful typhoon that caused massive destruction and hundreds of deaths in the Philippines is now churning towards Vietnam. Weather forecasters say Typhoon Haiyan could make landfall in the country on Sunday. Vietn

台风摧毁菲律宾中部

台风摧毁菲律宾中部 One of the fiercest typhoons ever recorded has devastated the central Philippines, leaving entire cities and towns in ruins and as many as 10,000 people dead. After gashing six provinces, Typhoon Haiyan veered to the north

英美派军舰前往菲律宾救援

英美派军舰前往菲律宾救援 TACLOBAN, PHILIPPINES The United States is sending an aircraft carrier to the Philippines to help speed up relief efforts after a typhoon killed an estimated 10,000 people in one city alone, with fears the toll co

赫本孙女登封面 再现祖母经典造型

Audrey Hepburn's granddaughter Emma Ferrer has Old Hollywood blood coursing through her veins, and it certainly shows in a new magazine spread. 奥黛丽赫本的孙女艾玛费勒的血液中蕴藏着旧好莱坞时代的基因，从她新拍摄的杂

Apple upgrades iMac line with fast processor

SAN FRANCISCO, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Apple Inc. announced on Tuesday that it has updated its iMac all-in-one desktop, adding Intel's next generation(代，辈) quad-core processors, Thunderbolt data ports and a new HD camera. Starting at 1,199 U.S. dolla

Diego Alves relishes life in Valencia

VALENCIA, Spain, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Valencia goalkeeper Diego Alves took the time to speak to Xinhua in an exclusive interview this week about his experiences at the side which currently lies third in the BBVA Primera Liga table. Alves, 26, joined

Swedish Poet Wins 2011 Nobel Prize for Literature

The Swedish Academy awarded one of Swedens most famous living poets, Tomas Transtr?mer, the 2011 Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday - making him the first Swede in nearly 40 years to win the award. The Nobel prize in literature for 2011 is awarde

NPC told of increasingly safe drinking water

BEIJING, June 27 (Xinhua) -- The number of people in China's rural areas who lack access to safe drinking water has reduced by 221 million from 2004 to 2010, the vice minister of the country's National Development and Reform Commission said on Wednes

Obese women, children underestimate their weight: study

BEIJING, March 24 (Xinhuanet) -- A new study has found that many overweight(超重的) women and children often underestimate how heavy they are, according to media reports Wednesday. The study, conducted by researchers from Columbia University Medic

每个女孩的梦想 8克拉罕见粉钻

It's flawless, rare and even pink - surely it's a girl's dream to own one. 每个女孩都梦想着拥有一颗美丽的钻石，尤其是这样一颗颜色纯净稀有的粉色钻石。 But to be able to show of this incredible piece of bling, you'l

Endeavour astronauts complete final spacewalk

WASHINGTON, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Two U.S. astronauts conducted the fourth and final scheduled spacewalks for space shuttle Endeavour 's STS-134 mission on Friday morning, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced. The seve

U.S. shuttle Endeavour undocks from space station

WASHINGTON, May 30 (Xinhua) -- After nearly 12 days together in orbit, U.S. space shuttle Endeavour(奋进号) undocked from the International Space Station on Sunday night, NASA announced on Monday. According to NASA, the undocking took place at 11:

U.S. space shuttle Endeavour lifts off

WASHINGTON, July 15 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. space shuttle Endeavour lifts off on Wednesday evening from Kennedy Space Center in Florida after five delays, on a track to the International Space Station (ISS). According to NASA TV, Endeavour blast off at

英式英语被美语攻占 Awesome的胜利

Isn't the English language marvellous? 英语是极好的（marvellous），不是吗？ Some wouldn't say so, but for 20 years traditional British words have slowly been replaced by Americanisms. 有些人大概不会用marvellous这个词。但近2

英式英语药丸 连英国人都开始使用美式拼写了

British English may have come first, but around the world, the American way of spelling is now far more popular. 英式英语出现的较早，但从全球看，现今美式英语的拼写方式却更受欢迎。 A recent examination of these two var