Bayern win, Dortmund suffer setback in German Bundesliga

BERLIN, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- German record champions Bayern Munich edged Augsburg 2-0 while defending champions Dortmund suffered a 3-2 loss against Wolfsburg at the 16th round of Bundesliga on Saturday. Bundesliga front-runners Bayern Munich extended

每日一词【1065】sugarcoat：粉饰、美化

今天我们要学的词是sugarcoat。 To sugarcoat, 意思是粉饰、美化，让一件事情更容易被人接受。 Our team has lost five consecutive games. There is no way to sugarcoat it, 我们球队已经连输五场，这种事实没办法掩

加拿大的犯罪率降至40年最低水平

OTTAWA, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Canadian police services reported nearly 2 million criminal incidents in 2012, a 3 percent drop from 2011, or 36,000 fewer than in the previous year, Statistics Canada reported Thursday. The crime rate is the lowest level

梅丽尔成提名影后 2015奥斯卡趣闻

1. Meryl Streep picked up her 19th nomination. Her nod for Into the Woods is the most for any actor, male or any female. Jack Nicholson follows with 12 total nominations. 梅丽尔斯特里普获得第19次提名。她凭借《魔法黑森林》的提名

Bayern Munich narrows gap to front-runner Dortmund

BERLIN, March 31 (Xinhua) -- German record champion and second positioned Bayern Munich narrowed gap at the Bundesliga standings following a neat 1-0 win over Nuremberg at the 28th round on Saturday. At the southern derby, Jupp Heynckes side carved o

博尔特退役时间确认 伦敦世锦赛将成闪电最后一战

Jamaican sprint champion and nine-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt says he will run his last race in his home country at next year's Racers Grand Prix. 牙买加短跑冠军、九块奥运金牌获得者尤塞恩博尔特日前表示，明年的牙

Peruvian Leon wins 15km race in Ecuador

QUITO, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Peruvian Constantino Leon on Sunday won the 51st Quito-Ultimas Noticias 15 kilometers race, the most important of Ecuador, where 15,000 athletes from different countries participated. Leon, 36 years old, won for the first ti

China cuts GDP growth to 7.5 pct in 2012

BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- China sets its GDP growth target at 7.5 percent this year, down from 8 percent in 2011, according to a government work report to be delivered by Premier Wen Jiabao at the parliament's annual session Monday. This is the fi

Pest damage worsens in rice-producing provinces

CHANGSHA, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Pests are posing an increasing challenge for the country's major rice-producing areas amid an important harvest year, according to agricultural officials. The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) held a meeting on pest control

U.S. stocks rise on positive data

NEW YORK, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. stocks gained on Friday as surging U.S. consumer confidence and industrial（工业的） production offset Bank of America's disappointing earnings report and the inflation concerns, but still ended the week w

每日一词【849】frustration：气馁

今天我们要学的词是frustration。 Frustration, 意思是气馁。美国H1N1甲流疫苗的供应速度低于预期。President Obama expressed frustration about the slow pace of production of the vaccine, 美国总统奥巴马对疫苗生产速

Bayern Munich lifts German Supercup

BERLIN, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Bayern Munich defeated Borussia Dortmund 2-1 at the Supercup final owing to goals by Mario Mandzukic and Thomas Mueller, at Allianz Arena on Sunday. After five consecutive losses last season to Dortmund, record champion Ba

Brazil retain title with easy win over Cuba

ROME, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Brazil captured their third consecutive men's world volleyball（排球） championship after beating Cuba in straight sets on Sunday. The final, touted as the old versus（与..对抗） the young, experience versus physica

New round of snow closes north China expressways

New round of snow closes north China expressways CHANGCHUN/HOHHOT, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Expressways in north China were forced to close on Friday after a new round of snow hit the region. In northeast China, the Public Security Department of Jilin Pro

沪指暴跌5.5%创最大跌幅 中信证券接受调查

Late on Thursday, it was announced that China's securities regulator was investigating the country's largest brokerage, Citic Securities. The firm is being probed over the possible breaking of market rules. 周四，有消息称中国证监会正在调

Greek Leader Warns of 'Uncontrolled Default'

Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos says his country faces an uncontrolled default unless worker unions and employers can agree on wage cuts to boost Greece's economic competitiveness. The interim Greek leader met with labor leaders and business rep

奥地利将通过提高竞争提升经济

VIENNA, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Austria aims to boost its economic growth by improving the country's competitiveness, the government said in a report entitled Economic Report of Austria 2013 released on Wednesday. According to the report, despite an econ

Germans Brink/Reckermann win gold medal of men's beach volleyball

LONDON, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Germans Julius Brink and Jonas Reckermann beat reigning FIVB world champions Emanuel Rego and Alison Cerutti of Brazil to win the gold medal of men's beach volleyball at London Olympics on Thursday. The Germans won the matc

Chinese shares plunge 5% on profit taking

BEIJING, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Chinese equities ended 5 percent lower Wednesday after rebounding from plummeting more than 7 percent in the afternoon trade, as investors cashed in on earlier gains during the past five trading days. The benchmark Shangh

China keeps 2013 GDP growth target unchanged at 7.5%

BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- China maintains its 2013 gross domestic product (GDP) growth target unchanged at around 7.5 percent this year to leave some leeway for economic restructuring, according to a government work report to be delivered by Premi