People make their way through debris(残骸) left by a mudslide(泥石流) in Mianzhu, Sichuan province on Monday, Aug. 16. Heavy rains in western China have killed dozens more adding to the more than 1,500 people who have died in flooding and lan...
1. Why do we say that someone who is fired gets the sack(麻袋)? The ancient Romans didn't believe in mollycoddling(娇纵) convicted felons(重罪犯人). Rehabilitation(复原，昭雪) wasn't their style. Those convicted of parricide(杀近亲或长辈) or ot...
Doctors warn patients with lung(肺) and heart disease to stay indoors during hot weather. Dr. Kausalya Pendyal tells her patients in Richmond, Virginia before they go outside to check the Air Quality Index(大气质量指数)—a governmen...
World Cup 2010 is done with Spain the victors over the Netherlands: 1-0 The Spanish team made history today, making their first World Cup final, then winning it, and the cherry on top: being the first team to win the World Cup after losing ...
July 2, 2010 In the day's first match, Brazil will play the Netherlands(荷兰) at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. Some are calling this game worthy of a World Cup final(决赛). Both teams seem to be in top form(竞技状态很好) ahea...
Sunday 27 June 2010 22.30 BST One of the most controversial(有争议的) moments of England's football history came back to bite the players of the present generation tonight as they were eliminated from(从……排除) the 2010 World C...
The opening for the Johannesburg, South Africa, included an enormous carnival parade to the stadium, and a ceremony that celebrated African culture. ...
updated 6/10/2010 5:34:30 PM ET JOHANNESBURG — The world came to Soweto on Thursday for a celebration of soccer, music and unity on the eve of Africa's first World Cup, with a concert featuring international headliners Shakira, the Bla...
updated 10:30 p.m. ET June 3, 2010 TOKYO - Former Finance Minister Naoto Kan, an outspoken(直言、坦率的) politician with activist(活动家，积极分子) roots, appeared poised(准备行动的) to become Japan's next prime minister Friday as ruling par...
A firefighter works to control the fire that burned all night at the CentralWorld shopping mall on Thursday, May 20. The mall was one of more than two dozen buildings set ablaze by protesters. Operations the day before evicted the protesters ...
Oh, the tough decisions we face each day. Work or stay home with a sick child? Paper or plastic? Raspberry(木莓) or peach jam(果酱)? Jam? In the grand scheme(方案) of moral dilemmas(左右为难), you’d think jam would rank somewhere be...
Chinese students gather for a candlelight vigil(守夜) to remember the victims(受灾者) of the earthquake in Qinghai on April 19. A man stands in the rubble(碎石瓦砾) near a destroyed building after an earthquake in Qinghai Province, northwest...
Trailer: Alice in Wonderland. MV: Underground by Avril Lavigne....
An American scientist claims to have found the link between influenza and the weather. ...
Reports out of London say Hollywood power couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie may be going their separate ways. ...
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L.A.'s finest Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant(科比-布莱恩特) sits next to Tommy Lasorda(汤米·拉索达) during the fourth inning of Game 2 of the National League Championship baseball series between the Philadelphia Phillies(费城费城人队...
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updated 5:44 p.m. ET Oct. 21, 2009 LOS CABOS, Mexico - Tropical Storm Rick hit Mexico's Pacific coast just north of the resort of Mazatlan(马萨特兰) on Wednesday, toppling trees and signs, after sparing Los Cabos (洛斯卡沃斯)on the Baja ...