ABOARD XIANGYANGHONG 09, June 12 (Xinhua) -- China's manned deep-sea submersible, Jiaolong, will attempt a new dive as part of a bid to go down 7,000 meters into the Mariana Trench on the morning of June 14, according to mission headquarters. If wate

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Apple announced on Monday that pre-orders of its iPhone 4S have topped 1 million in a single day, surpassing the previous single-day pre-order record of the company's smartphone. The iPhone 4S pre-orders surpassed 1

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Sarina的第一首乐曲Mystery Man收录於加拿大的Captain 唱片公司发行的自由曲风合辑Freestyle Is Alive In '95,但要到1996年,当她参与教授意大利孩童以英语歌唱的活动时,才被EMI意大利分部的Nico Spinosa所发掘,正式开始其歌艺事业。在2001年她推出首张个人单曲Look

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今天我们要学的词是ratings。 Ratings, 可以指电视节目的收视率。 The Olympics coverage gave NBC a boost in ratings, 北京奥运会的转播大大增加了美国全国广播公司的收视率。 统计数字显示,北京奥运会开

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MONTEVIDEO, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Uruguay's soccer star Diego Forlan has become the all-time maximum goal scorer for the country's national team. The honor for the 32-year-old Forlan, who plays for Italian Serie A's Inter Milan, comes after the striker

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BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons, a period adventure comedy created by writer-director Stephen Chow, had raked in more than 1.1 billion yuan (176.7 million U.S. dollars) as of Sunday, the film's production compa

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LONDON, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- No one can challenge my dominance in the 1,500m freestyle, said China's Olympic champion Sun Yang after setting a new world record to win the men's longest event at London Olympics on Saturday. The 1,500m freestyle is my st

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Good afternoon from the CNN Center in Atlanta, I'm Naamua Delaney. Here are some of the headlines Now In The News. Thousands of people worldwide are celebrating, protesting, or rallying on this day dedicated to honoring workers' rights. In the Unite

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LONDON, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Olympic champion Dayron Robles won the 110m hurdles with a new stadium record of 13.04 seconds in the Diamond League meet London leg on Friday. Robles, the world record holder, held off Jason Richardson of the United States

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CHICAGO, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange ended sharply higher on Friday, notching a new record-settlement high for the fourth time this week, as investors remained cautious about stocks and h

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1. Barack Obama says he had a short talk with Hillary Clinton earlier today. He said she's very focused on her supporters after yesterday's primaries but didn't say whether she plans to concede. Meantime, Obama has asked a three-person team including

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Chapter 5 第五章 The Nile Valley 尼罗河河谷 The beginning of civilization in the valley of the Nile 人类文明发源于尼罗河河谷 The history of man is the record of a hungry creature in search of food. 人类的历史也是一部人们四

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SAN FRANCISCO, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Apple Inc. on Wednesday reported record second fiscal quarter results that blow out analysts'(分析师) expectations, citing strong demands for its products. For its fiscal 2011 second quarter ended on March 2

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Do you still remember there was a singer performing on the 2011 NBA All-Star Game halftime show on February 20, 2011? There is no doubt that she is Rihanna, the popular Ramp;B singer. And that day is just her 23rd birthday. 您还记得今年NBA全明星

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STEPHEN FEE: Every afternoon, at his dining room table, 35 year old Ronald Lewis does his homework. By day, he's a student learning to fix heating and air conditioning systems, and he looks after his three kids. He also works the nightshift, running

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JUDY WOODRUFF: Now, for more on whether the U.S. has struck the right balance between its interests and concerns over Saudi Arabia's human rights record, I'm joined by Gary Sick. He's a veteran of the White House National Security Council staff durin

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BERLIN, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Olympic champion Du Li was upset in the women's 50m rifle 3 positions final by Hungarian younster Ildiko Karmacsi on Saturday in Munich's shooting World Cup. Du, 30, finished second in a total of 688.8 after shooting 588 in

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BERLIN, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Bayern Munich blew Hertha Berlin 4-0 away to continue a clean lead at the German Bundesliga standings after nine rounds. Thanks to a terrific performance by striker Mario Gomez and Frenchmen midfielder Frank Ribery, Bayern

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Some people say that life without music would be like life without air. Music is certainly a vital part of any culture. Music, together with language, is what distinguishes cultures and habits. So its only natural that idioms would be created around

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Hikaru Utada is one of Japans top singer-song writers.She is also a talented music arranger and record producer.She is well-known among video game players for her songs on Square Enix's Kingdom Hearts games.In 2007, Utada was the best-selling artist

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