美文欣赏：学会自我陪伴 更会与人相处

I take myself on dates. I go to the movies alone. I wander museums alone. I eat meals alone (and yes, that means I resist all temptation to scroll through Instagram while waiting for my meal). I sit in coffee shops and journal alone. I take the train

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The mailman delivers good news and bad news. Topping the bad news list for many people who live in Los Angeles is a jury summons. This document tells you that you must respond by mail or phone for possible service on a jury. Many people feel that jur

房地产英语：申请按揭手续

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8 Die in Clashes over Controversial Iranian Election

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CAIRO, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood's candidate Mohamed Morsi has won the presidential election, head of Egypt's Higher Presidential Election Commission (HPEC) Farouq Sultan announced on Sunday afternoon. Morsi, now chairman of the

北京发新规 举报间谍行为最高奖励50万

Beijing residents could be rewarded with up to 500,000 yuan if they can provide useful information on spies or related activities, according to a government policy that took effect last Monday. 根据于上周一生效的一项政府政策，北京市民

学会自我陪伴 更会与人相处

I take myself on dates. I go to the movies alone. I wander museums alone. I eat meals alone (and yes, that means I resist all temptation to scroll through Instagram while waiting for my meal). I sit in coffee shops and journal alone. I take the train

Chinese retailers to offer refund to iPad buyers

BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- China's retailers(零售商) will offer refund(退款) to recent buyers of iPad 1 as price dropped with the debut of iPad 2. Apple released the upgraded version of the tablet on March 3 and announced to lower the price ta

澳大利亚研究员:年过40的人每周工作三天状态最好

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Tymoshenko to Get Medical Treatment Outside Kyiv Prison

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has promised to allow jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko to receive medical attention outside of the Kyiv prison, where she is currently being held. At a news conference Tuesday, Mr. Yanukovych said he

Asian-American Vote Could Impact US Election

Asian-Americans have largely been ignored by U.S. politicians, but they could provide a valuable edge in the upcoming presidential election, says new polling data. According to recently released census data, Asian-Americans are the fastest growing mi

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Apple said it was revamping its App Store with a new revenue-sharing model for app developers and, for the first time, search-related advertising. 苹果公司日前宣布，App Store将为应用开发者引入新的收益分成机制，并将首次允

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There has been chaos in the US congress where Democratic party politicians have been staging a sitting to demand tighter gun laws. They occupied the floor of the House of Representatives taking in sleeping bags and pillows as their protests continued

奥巴马严密安保中抵达肯尼亚

NAIROBIU.S. President Barack Obama has arrived in Kenya, amid extremely tight security, for the start of a landmark two-day visit. The president's plane, Air Force One, touched down in Nairobi Friday evening. Obama was greeted on the tarmac by Kenyan

中国支持小企业刺激经济增长

The State Council has decided that small and micro businesses with annual taxable incomes below 200-thousand yuan, around $32-thousand US dollars, will be eligible for a 50 percent reduction of their business income tax. The measure is effective from

U.S. stocks rise on economic data after biggest dive

NEW YORK, March 7 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, a day after their biggest dive since the beginning of this year, as U.S. economic data beat estimates. Stocks opened higher amid positive economic data, then surged more after the U.S. gove

Greece Still Short of Reaching Debt Write-Off Goal

Greece is edging closer to its goal of getting the country's private lenders to eliminate $142 billion of the money it owes them, but remained short of the target as a Thursday deadline neared. The Athens government says it needs the banks, pension f

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The President of the European Council says much work remains to be done to achieve a deal to keep Britain in the European Union. Speaking after the first day of a summit in Brussels ended without an agreement, Donald Tusk said talks would continue la