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...
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...
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. ...
Guessing Game Once I'd finished reviewing(检查) my daughter's homework, I gave her an impromptu(即兴的) quiz. \\\\\\\\"What is a group of whales called?\\\\\\\\" I asked. \\\\\\\\"I'll give you a hint—it sounds like something you use to listen...
Apple CEO Steve Jobs demonstrates how the iPad can be used to view and purchase books. Apple on Wednesday unveiled(揭开...的面纱) its highly anticipated(被期待的) iPad tablet(平板) reader....
Reports out of London say Hollywood power couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie may be going their separate ways. ...
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The article reports that a new ocean in Africa could be carved by the largest tear in the crust of the Earth(地壳). According to geologists, the 60 kilometers rift sparked by an earthquake in September 2005 may eventually reach the Red Sea, isolating...
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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