/kaoshipeixun/ 考试培训 zh-cn 顺德英语培训网 mingzhipmz@126.com /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28274.html Gerald Ford, who turned 93 in July, became the longest-living US president on Sunday, edging past Ronald Reagan. 美国前总统杰拉德·福特于今年七月满93岁，并在上周日这一天刷新已故总统罗纳德·里根创下的纪录，成为美国历史上寿命最长的总统。 Ford, who was 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28273.html 生命中的五个球 Five Balls of Life In a university commencement address several years ago, Brian Dyson, CEO of Coca Cola Ent-erprises, spoke of the relation of work to one’s other commitments: Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some fi 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28272.html Gerald Ford is longest-living US president Gerald Ford, who turned 93 in July, became the longest-living US president on Sunday, edging past Ronald Reagan. Ford, who was born on July 14, 1913, in Omaha, Nebraska, has been alive for 93 years and 121 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28271.html Warm weather wrecks bears winter slumber Insomniac(1) bears are roaming the forests of southwestern Siberia scaring local people as the weather stays too warm for the animals to fall into their usual winter slumber(2). The furry(3) mammals escape ha 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28270.html Economy in soft patch, greenspan tells panel but fed chairman says expansion not threatened 《华盛顿邮报》: 格林斯潘对美经济充满信心 (中文大意)美联储主席昨日称，美国经济正通过一块“松软地带”（‘soft patch’），但此无力阻止今年已获强劲动力的广泛的经 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28269.html Les Brown and his twin brother were adopted by Mamie Brown, a kitchen worker and maid, shortly after their birth in a poverty-stricken Miami neighborhood. 莱斯·布朗和他的双胞胎兄弟出生在迈阿密一个非常贫困的社区，出生后不久就被帮厨女工梅米·布朗收养 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28268.html Warm people likely to keep cold at bay Staying positive through the cold season could be your best defense against getting ill, new study findings suggest. In an experiment that exposed healthy volunteers to a cold or flu virus, researchers found th 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28267.html George Clooney has been named the "*iest man alive" for the second time by People magazine. The 45-year-old actor is pictured on the cover of People‘s annual issue, on newsstands Friday. Clooney, who first took the title in 1997, is now tied with h 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28266.html George Clooney has been named the "sexiest man alive" — for the second time — by People magazine. 乔治·克鲁尼二度被《人物》评选为“最性感男人”。 The 45-year-old actor is pictured on the cover of People s annual issue, on newsstands Friday. Cloon 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28265.html Staying positive through the cold season could be your best defense against getting ill, new study findings suggest. 一项最新研究表明，保持快乐的心情是预防冬季生病的最佳良方。 In an experiment that exposed healthy volunteers to a cold or flu virus, 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28264.html Homosexuality, often a taboo subject in China, has been in the headlines since a homosexual student group became a registered club at one of the country s prestigious universities. 同性恋一直是个禁忌的话题，不过最近国内一所著名大学批准合法成立了同性 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28263.html Foreign banks need to convert their branches in China into locally incorporated companies to conduct the coveted renminbi retail business, according to rules released late on Wednesday. 根据本周三晚些时候公布的《中华人民共和国外资银行管理条例》规定 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28262.html One fine day, an old couple around the age of 70, walks into a lawyer’s office. Apparently, they are there to file a divorce. Lawyer was very puzzled, after having a chat with them, he got their story. 在一个阳光明媚的日子里，一对70多岁的老夫妇走进 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28261.html Photo of Potter s first kiss released Fans have waited a long time to see Harry Potter s kiss on the big screen. Now, with the fifth film ready and set to hit cinema screens next year, the wait will soon be over. And to give fans a feel of what Harr 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28260.html British retailer Woolworths has produced 100,000 souvenirs ready to be deployed to stores if Prince William, second in line to the throne, and his girlfriend Kate Middleton get engaged. Woolworths has 25,000 commemorative mugs, 15,000 tea towels, 12 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28259.html A crossbow arrow was fired into a soccer stadium, whistling past one of the players and forcing the amateur game to be called off. 在11月18日进行的一场英格兰业余足球比赛中，有人突然从场外向球场内发射了一支弩箭，它紧贴着一名球员的身体呼啸而过并最终迫 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28258.html Britons can check if they are distantly related to Tom Cruise or Halle Berry with the help of a Web site which sheds light on the millions who migrated to the United States in search of a new life. 近日，英国一家名为“家谱”的网站提供了数百万移民美 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28257.html Democrats swept Republicans out of power in the House of Representatives(1) on Tuesday, riding public doubts about the war in Iraq and President George W. Bush s leadership to victory. 周二，民主党超越共和党赢得众议院控制权，引起公众对伊拉克战争和总 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28256.html Employees earning more than 120,000 yuan (US$15,000) annually need to report their income directly to the tax authorities from next year, it was announced Monday. 国家税务总局本周一公布，从明年起，年收入超过12万元的高收入者须向税务部门自行申报纳税。 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28255.html For everything there is a season万物皆有时节 For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under the heaven: 大千世界中，万物皆有时，一切自有深意： A time to be born and a time to die; 有诞生，也有死亡的时候。 A time to plant and a 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28254.html The pure,the bright,the beautiful, 一切纯洁的,辉煌的,美丽的, That stirred our hearts in youth, 强烈地震撼着我们年轻的心灵的, The impulses to wordless prayer, 推动着我们做无言的祷告的, The dreams of love and truth; 让我们梦想着爱与真理的; The longing 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28253.html Study: Magazine ads of thin models make women overeat Research now shows a supermodel figure or the "ideal" thin woman image reflected in magazine advertisements trigger young women, obsessed with their own body image, to eat more. Interestingly, th 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28252.html Athletes banned from social activities China has banned its athletes from taking part in all kinds of social activities in the run-up to Beijing Olympics, according to report on Thursday. "In order to prepare for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, our count 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28251.html Up-hill Does the road wind up-hill all the way? Yes, to the very end. Will the day s journey take the whole long day? From morn to night, my friend. But is there for the night a resting-place? A roof for when the slow dark hours begin. May not the d 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28250.html New Jersey man finds letters to God at sea A U.S. man who found 300 letters to God floating in the Atlantic Ocean said on Friday he will donate them to a church instead of selling them on eBay following protests from religious people. The letters, s 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28249.html 你想过死吗? 你想过死后会有谁伤心吗? 你想过死后有人会记起你,会对你说什么吗? 这期心灵茶馆让我们来说"死"--生如夏花之绚烂,死若秋叶之静美! 生与死：墓碑刻下的眼泪 在一块墓碑上刻着这样一句，这改自一首无名的诗，由一位不知名的诗人写成。 If Tears Could Build 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28248.html Top earners to report tax directly Employees earning more than 120,000 yuan (US$15,000) annually need to report their income directly to the tax authorities from next year, it was announced Monday. It is the first time that the State Administration 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28247.html French fall short of kissing record Is the French kiss falling short of its reputation? Just 1,188 kissers showed up in Paris on last Thursday, the Guinness World Records day, to try to break the record for the most people kissing in one spot at one 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28246.html About 10 million urban residents will have difficulty finding jobs by 2010 due to pressure from the growing labour force, according to a new report. 一份新近的调查报告显示，随着劳动力的增多，到2010年将会有千万人找不到工作。 In a 2006-10 development 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28245.html Former Brazil World Youth Cup winner Carlos Alberto confessed to "age fraud" on Wednesday, saying he had been driven to do it by poverty and hunger. 面对媒体连日来的猜测和指责，曾于2003年帮助巴西夺得世青赛冠军的职业球员卡洛斯·阿尔贝托日前公开承认， 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28244.html Is the French kiss falling short of its reputation? Just 1,188 kissers showed up in Paris on last Thursday, the Guinness World Records day, to try to break the record for the most people kissing in one spot at one moment, Guinness World Records said 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28243.html Parisians bid for the world s biggest kiss-a-thon, Italians cooked the longest line of pizzas and Canadians are re-enacting Michael Jackson s "Thriller" video en masse. 11月9日是“吉尼斯世界纪录日”。这一天，巴黎人创造了世界上最大规模的群众热吻场面 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28242.html We ve always been told it s true, but now experts have proved that money really can t buy you happiness. 尽管我们总听到这样的话：金钱并不能买到真正的幸福。不过这次专家们印证了这一点。 They quizzed jackpot winners and came up with 10 tips to keep you 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28241.html Next time you get asked out by text, beware - your date might be a love rate or scared of commitment. 下次有人发短信表示想和你约会，要警惕了——你的那一位很可能是个不想给予承诺的人。 A new study has revealed that people who arrange a first date by t 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28240.html A Thai zoo, which has hosted a couple of pandas for four years, will play "porn" videos for the male next month to encourage them to breed in captivity, the project manager said on Saturday. 据泰国一家动物园的项目经理介绍，他们将于下月为动物园里的一 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28239.html Rumors are circulating that Kevin Federline is holding Britney Spears to ransom over their divorce by threatening to sell a video tape of them having sex. 关于小甜甜布兰妮的离婚事件最近又谣言四起。即将离任的凯文·费德林要求布兰妮支付离婚赔偿，还要挟 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28238.html Singaporean is world s fastest text messager Singaporean student broke the Guinness World Record for the shortest time needed to type a 160-character SMS (short message service) message on Sunday after whizzing through the task in less than 42 secon 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28237.html An Australian driver threatened police with a live snake after he was pulled over for a breath test for driving under the influence of alcohol, police said on Monday. 澳大利亚警方日前透露，该国一名驾车人前不久因涉嫌酒后驾驶而被警察命令将车停靠在路边 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28236.html Australian scientists have invented a T-shirt that allows air guitarists to play actual music as they strum the air. 澳大利亚科学家们近日发明了一种新颖而神奇的T恤衫，对于那些热衷于空气吉他演奏的人来说，只要穿上它便可以在没有吉他的情况下，仅凭“手舞 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28235.html A matchmaking party aimed at pairing up millionaire men with beautiful women will be held on a ship on Shanghai s Huangpu River on November 25. 一场富翁vs美女的征婚派对将于本月25日在上海黄浦江的一艘游船上举行。 All of the male participants must have 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28234.html Leeds Castle has gone to the dogs -- and visitors are lapping it up(1). The fairytale castle set in the heart of the countryside ranks as one of the country s Top 10 Heritage sites with 400,000 visitors a year. 利兹城堡被狗狗占领了—游客们欣然接受。 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28233.html Already one of the country s most famous brands, Haier Group was Tuesday awarded the title of "China s Most Admired Company" for 2006, based on the findings of a survey conducted by Fortune China and Hay Group. 本周二，《财富》中文版和合益集团联合开 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28232.html Madonna has outraged Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie by criticising their charity work. 近日，麦当娜因批评布拉德·皮特和安吉丽娜·茱丽的慈善工作而让这对夫妇大为光火。 The couple - who are currently in India filming their latest movie A Mighty Heart, in 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28231.html An elementary school says electronic games and gadgets are not appropriate for school yards and has banned the devices. 美国新罕布什尔州一所小学的管理者近日表示，由于他们认为目前市面上出售的各种电子游戏并不适合学生们在上学时玩耍，所以校方已下令禁止 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28230.html Seeking the perfect holiday gift for the golfer who has everything? Try flavored golf tees. 假如你有个酷爱打高尔夫球的朋友，他家中与该项运动有关的各种用品一应俱全，那么你在节假日时到底送给他什么样的礼物才最合适呢？不妨试一下刚刚面世的带香味的高尔夫 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28229.html Michael Jackson gave his first public performance Wednesday since his acquittal on child molestation charges a year-and-a-half ago - a fleeting rendition of "We are the World" surrounded by youthful singers. 迈克尔·杰克逊自去年六月被宣判“猥亵儿童 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28228.html British women s love affair with cosmetics When it comes on spending money on make-up, it seems that there is just no beating a British woman. Analysts Mintel, in a new survey, have found that the annual amount of money spent by women in the UK on c 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28227.html The Two Roads It was New Year s Night. An aged man was standing at a window. He raised his mournful eyes towards the deep blue sky, where the stars were floating like white lilies on the surface of a clear calm lake. Then he cast them on the earth, 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28226.html Young tycoons top Forbes China list A 37-year-old appliance merchant topped a list of China s richest businesspeople released Thursday by the business magazine Forbes, leading a group of young entrepreneurs in China. Wong Kwong-yu, founder of Gome A 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网 /kaoshipeixun/20080127/28225.html Study: Red wine may be key to longer life A natural substance found in red wine can extend life and counter the negative effects of an unhealthy high-fat diet, researchers at the Harvard Medical School and the US National Institute of Aging said. Re 2008-01-26 考试培训 英语学习 顺德英语培训网