A Greek to Remember

A Greek to Remember 一位值得纪念的希腊人 Diogenes was a famous Greek philosopher of the fourth century B.C.,who established the philosophy of cynicism.He often walked about in the daytime ho

美国习惯用语:813 Greek to me

我花了整个一个周末的时间，终于把地下室清理干净了。你肯定想象不到，我找出了多少零七八碎的旧东西，其中不知道哪来的一本天体物理学课本，里面的公式对于我来说，简直就是天书。

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Greek New Year's Day The people of Greece hail1) September １as their New Year's Day because it marks the start of the Greek sowing2) season，a time of hope and promise． To start things off right，farmers' families take plates of seeds to church

AS IT IS 2015-07-14 Greek Deal Is the Beginning of a Long Process

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VOA标准英语2012--Greek Immigration Crisis Spreads to Universities

Greek Immigration Crisis Spreads to Universities The Economic University of Athens is on the front line in the citys immigration crisis. Immigrants and their student allies often clash with police and right-wing groups. A local resident supplied VOA

Greek PM focuses on bailout renegotiation, reforms in policy speech

ATHENS, July 6 (Xinhua)-- Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras outlined his government's policy plan on Friday evening, focusing on the renegotiation of bailout terms with international lenders and the acceleration of structural reforms. Renegotiatio

Greek FinMin receives bullet in envelope

ATHENS, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras received a bullet in the post, Greek media reported on Monday. Stournaras' aides alerted security forces, when they opened the envelope at his office and discovered the enclosed bull

Greek Bank Says Euro Exit Would Have Dramatic Effect

Greece's biggest bank says that if the country exits the euro currency bloc the effect on the nation's populace would be dramatic. As the country heads to a new round of parliamentary elections in mid-June, the National Bank of Greece said Tuesday th

CCTV9英语新闻：Global oil prices hit new lows since spring 2009

The global oil markets experienced another blow on Monday, with prices hitting their lowest in five and a half years. US crude at one point hit below $50 a barrel, while Brent dove under $53. This was related to the latest signs of oversupply. Russia

Europe’s Economic Struggles Continue Despite Greek Deal

Europe is continuing to struggle with its financial crisis, which is threatening to result in a prolonged period of slow or negative growth and more economic fallout for the rest of the world. Just as Greece appears close to resolving its domestic po

Greek PM Hails Achievement of Bond Swap Deal With Lenders

Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos has hailed the success of the bond swap deal with private lenders to keep the country solvent. During a speech on state television Friday, Papademos said, for the first time, Greece is not adding, but taking debt

Greek Political Deadlock Fans Eurozone Worries

World stocks fell sharply Monday as traders voiced new concerns about political uncertainty in Greece. Analysts say failure by the country's politicians to form a coalition government could lead to new elections. And the growing uncertainty is stokin

Greek cabinet approves supplementary austerity package

ATHENS, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Greek cabinet approved on Saturday evening a final supplementary austerity package to secure further international financing next week to avoid bankruptcy in March. During the euro group meeting on Monday the discussio

U.S. stocks mixed on U.S. GDP, Greek debt talks

NEW YORK, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. stocks closed mixed on Friday as U.S. economic growth in the last quarter last year missed the expectation, while the near-conclusion Greek debt talks inject optimism. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 74.17

Italian, Greek Leaders Face Crucial Tests

The newly-elected leaders of Italy and Greece are facing crucial tests as they try to help pull the eurozone back from the brink of economic disaster. Italian Prime Minister-designate Mario Monti is set to present his new government Wednesday before

Greek Opposition Leader Calls for Early Elections

A Greek opposition leader has called on Prime Minister George Papandreou to resign and repeated a call for early elections, ahead of a confidence vote expected in parliament on Friday. Antonis Samaras made the demand Thursday during a parliamentary m

Striking Greek Workers Protest New Austerity Cuts

Striking Greek transport workers brought Athens to a standstill Thursday in a new protest against austerity measures imposed by the government to secure international financing for the debt-ridden country. Public transport workers and taxi drivers wa

Greek Workers Strike Against Austerity Measures

Greek unions have started a series of strikes and protests to show their resistance to the new and wide-reaching austerity measures up for a vote in parliament on Thursday. Unions representing job sectors ranging from government workers to sailors an

European Leaders Adopt Second Greek Bailout

European leaders have adopted another package of measures aimed at preventing Greece from defaulting on its huge public debt and stabilizing the common European currency. The European Union and the International Monetary Fund said Thursday they will

英语博客：Oil change at Oil Can Henry's.

I got a phone call from my husband the other day, Hey babe, can you take the car to get the oil changed please? It's overdue. As he works forty-five minutes from town, he rarely has time to run those errands back in Wenatchee, so he gets his secretar