四六级必读美文系列:你能做到不抱怨吗?

Baseball fans are gearing up for the World Series, but we all know what's the real national pastime: complaining. Could you go without griping about anything for a day? For a week? 棒球迷们正在翘首以待即将到来的世界职业棒球大赛，

Finland Becomes Obstacle in Path of New Greek Bailout

Finland has thrown an obstacle in the path of Greece's new $158 billion international bailout, demanding that it get collateral from Athens to secure its investment in the deal. Barely a month ago, the 17 nations that use the common euro currency agr

吃着粽子 跟随《离骚》缅怀屈原

Li Sao is a Chinese poem dating from the Warring States Period, largely written by Qu Yuan (340 BC - 278 BC) of the Kingdom of Chu. One of the most famous poems of pre-Qin China, it is a representative work of the Chu Ci form of poetry. 《离骚》是

双语美文：欲爱人 先自爱

I want to fall in love in 2016. 在2016年我渴望坠入爱河 I want to fall head over heels this year. By the very end of it, I want to be bursting at the seams of all my scars with a love burning happily in my heart. 这一年我希望自己爱得死

美国语文第五册 第42期:节日聚会(2)

And where is she whose diamond eyes, 明眸生辉，那双迷人的眼睛， Golconda's purest gems outshone? 胜过世上，昂贵的钻石， Whose roseate lips of Eden breathed? 芳唇轻启，玫瑰色诱人， Say, where is she, the beauteous on

中英双语新闻——It's goodbye forever, after all

IT`s a wonderful life. That`s what everyone keeps telling Shrek: his wife, Fiona; his best friend, Donkey; and all the happy citizens of the kingdom of Far Far Away. But Shrek remains unconvinced. 那真是个美妙的人生！虽然每个人都这么对

Greek Anti-austerity Protests Turn Violent

Greek Anti-austerity Protests Turn Violent Anti-austerity protests turned violent in Athens on Thursday, with hundreds of youths hurling gasoline bombs and rocks at riot police. Tens of thousands of Greek workers struck and marched to protest demands

经济学人24:历史及其悲哀之处 History and its woes

Books and Arts; Book Review;Mass murder； 文艺；书评；大屠杀； History and its woes；How Stalin and Hitler enabled each other's crimes； 历史及其悲哀之处；斯大林和希特勒如何纵容彼此犯下大罪； Bloodlands: Europe

英语小达人 381 Love Your Mom (2)

Let us take a moment of the time just to pay tribute and show appreciation to the person called mom though some may not say it openly to their mother. There's no substitute for her. Cherish every single moment. Though at times she may not be the best

精美英文欣赏:Be Happy快乐

Be Happy! The days that make us happy make us wise.----John Masefield when I first read this line by Englands Poet Laureate, it startled me. What did Masefield mean? Without thinking about it much, I had always assumed that the opposite was true. But

Europeans Brace for Hard Times, Economic Woes

As economic crises intensify in Europe, governments are cutting budgets and ordinary people are tightening their belts. Even richer countries, like the Netherlands, are bracing for hard times to come. Amsterdam's residents took full advantage of the

应用推乘车攻略避拥挤车厢

For commuters in a hurry it can be hugely frustrating to find yourself queuing to get to the platform exit or to change lines after getting off a packed train. 对于行色匆匆的通勤者来说，在站台出口排队、从拥挤的车厢下车后还

美文欣赏：爱你的妈妈

Love your mother 爱你的妈妈 Let us take a moment of the time just to pay tribute and show appreciation to the person called MOM, though some may not say it openly to their mother. There's no substitute for her. Cherish every single moment. Thoug

AP 2010-12-10

1. Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of former vice presidential candidate John Edwards, has died following a six-year battle with cancer. Her family released a statement Monday, saying her doctors determined any further treatment would be ineffective. She

New Eurozone Focus: Spain's Debt, Economy

The debt-ridden Spanish government and the country's troubled economy are the newest face of the European debt crisis. Stock markets across Asia, Europe and the United States plunged on Monday on fears that Madrid will need an international bailout a

Obama Heads to G20 With US Fiscal Woes in Tow

As President Barack Obama welcomes this week's European debt-relief agreement, the White House says he will go to the G20 summit in France able to point to some progress in fixing the U.S. fiscal situation. In reacting to the European deal, Obama sai

Greece, Spain Face New Debt Pressures

Greece and Spain faced new pressure Tuesday from the European debt crisis. The European Union bluntly told the Athens government it would not receive its next $11 billion installment from last year's bailout unless its fractious political leaders sig

US Economic Woes Debated

A recent rise in the U.S. unemployment rate has rekindled debate on America's slow-growth economy and what can be done to spark expansion and create badly-needed jobs. Historically, U.S. economic recoveries have gained momentum over time. But a year

G8 Summit Ends with Consensus on Eurozone Reforms

WHITE HOUSE - U.S. President Barack Obama says the leaders of the worlds biggest economies are beginning to agree that more jobs and more growth will help reverse Europes economic crisis. The president spoke Saturday at the end of the Group of Eight

经济学人:加密货币 新兴货币(2)

Even before worries surfaced that the currency could split in two over the disagreement, 甚至在货币可能分裂成两种的担忧显露出来之前， bitcoin holders started to diversify into some of the many other crypto-currencies, or alt. co