NPR 2012-06-12

Caution appears to be returning to global markets after the initially rallied over news that Spains banks would get an EU bailout. Lauren Frayer reports from Madrid Spanish markets have closed flat, and the country's borrowing costs have shot back up

你可否记得：那些被遗忘的人生哲理I

1.You cant have good ideas unless youre willing to generate a lot of bad ones. 只有先制造了无数的坏点子才能创造出一个好点子。 2.A good idea without action is worth nothing. 如果没有切实执行，再好的点子也是徒劳。

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Below you will find a sample outline and the essay written from that outline. OUTLINE Paragraph 1 (Introduction) I. Leading sentence: It took me eighteen years to realize what an extraordinary influence my mother has been on my life. II. Summary of m

Anne Hathaway engaged to Adam Shulman

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安理会决定向南苏丹增兵

安理会决定向南苏丹增兵 UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council on Tuesday approved a recommendation to almost double the UN peacekeeping forces in conflict-torn South Sudan to better protect civilians from violence. In

“网络上瘾”青少年更易得抑郁症

Teenagers who are addicted to the Internet are more than twice as likely to suffer from depression. For the first time, a study claims that pathological web use causes mental health problems. The study assessed 1,000 teenagers in China with an averag

双语故事：比尔盖茨的执着

One day in 1965, when I was a librarian at View Ridge School in Seattle ,a fourth-grade teacher approached me.She had a student who finished his work before all the othersand needed a challenge. Could he help in the library? she asked.I said, Send hi

人行道上的礼仪：你是“让路党”吗？

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Chinese athletes have cast off the shadow of star hurdler Liu Xiang's retirement to restate the country's challenge to world powers in track and field. 中国运动员已从栏王刘翔退役的阴影中走了出来，并重新向世界展现中国田径

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BRASILIA, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Brazil and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed here Tuesday an agreement on defense cooperation, Brazil's Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The accord comes during an ongoing working visit by UAE Prime Minister an

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SANAA, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Yemeni parliament on Sunday approved a ban on U.S. drones in the country after dozens of civilians were killed by the unmanned aircraft, the official Saba news agency reported. The parliament stressed the importance of

U.S.jobless claims up sharply last week

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- The number of Americans initially applying for unemployment aid last week rose by 51,000 from the previous（以前的） week, the U.S. Labor Department reported Thursday. The Labor Department said that the advance fi

智利西北部发生5.3级地震

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Chinese authorities are taking another step toward opening up the capital markets to foreign investors. The Shanghai Stock Exchange and China Financial Futures Exchange have agreed to set up a joint venture with Deutsche Boerse. The new company, base

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New York City Buddhist leaders are sounding the alarm to tourists: Beware the fake monks. 纽约的佛教领袖们向游客发出警告：小心假僧人。 Men in orange robes claiming to be Buddhist monks are approaching visitors to some of the cit

研究称空气污染可能加速大脑衰老

Exposure to air pollution may hasten brain aging, a new study has found. 一项新研究发现，暴露在空气污染中可能会加速大脑衰老。 Researchers studied 1,403 women without dementia who were initially enrolled in a large health stu

Why Success is Happiness

Why Success is Happiness The pursuit of success is a natural human drive. We all desire success in one form or another. Perhaps you want to get a promotion, or run a successful business, or be respected for your art. But if we are going to put a good

Markets Calm After European Credit Downgrades

European markets reacted nonchalantly Monday after credit rating agency Standard Poor's downgraded nine countries, including France and Austria, late Friday. The widely followed agency also reduced the ratings of Italy, Spain and Portugal, as well as