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Europe : Africa proposal to China

January 10, 2008 at 08:17 AM

欧盟准备向中国提出合作进军非洲的建议中国在非洲各国日益增加的经济参与并对非洲日益加深的影响力，使欧盟开始重视并反思。很明显，随着中国影响的加大，欧洲国家对非洲的影响正日益缩小。欧盟一反过去一味批评中国影响非洲的做法，准备在今年春季向中国提出合作进军非洲的建议。欧盟委员会主管发展问题的专员米歇尔周三指出，他正在准备有关文件，希... Read more

Vocabulary ... idea.

January 10, 2008 at 06:43 AM

I am a Chinese student enrolled in classes.  I think Chinese pod is a great supplement, but it isn't the driving force for my Chinese education.  I&#39... Read more

drinks recipe

January 10, 2008 at 05:11 AM

I'd like to request a lesson about preparing a drink. I want something I can exercise, but I have no learning partner to practice with, so the recipe lesson coul... Read more

Lucy Liu teaches the 4 tones on David Letterman

January 10, 2008 at 04:16 AM

You may want to jump to the 2:58 mark to get to the Mandarin discussion.     I found this whole thing hilarious. Gee, I never knew that má (2nd tone... Read more

the phone call

January 10, 2008 at 02:41 AM

Tokyo Nikkei sharp fall

January 09, 2008 at 05:24 PM

日经本周开盘跌破14500点 1月7日，东京股市本周首个交易日受上周末美股暴跌的影响，日经指数大幅低开，股指一度跌破14500点，跌幅逾210点。由于去年12月的美国就业统计低于预期，市场对美国经济减速的担忧不断加深，投资心理也逐渐趋冷。截至上午9点15分，日经指数为14476.70点，较上周末下跌了214.71点。东证指数... Read more

China : new legislation on drugs

January 09, 2008 at 05:17 PM

中国通过禁毒法吸毒不构成犯罪中国将改变对吸毒者一律强制戒毒的做法中国人大常委会通过禁毒法，规定吸毒不构成犯罪，戒毒实行强制隔离，取消劳教戒毒。禁毒法已经在星期六（12月29日）获得人大常委会通过，并经国家主席胡锦涛签字，将在明年6月1日正式开始生效。禁毒法规定，鸦片、海洛因、甲基苯丙胺（冰毒）、吗啡、大麻、可卡因等被管... Read more

Giant skeletons prank

January 09, 2008 at 12:02 PM

“巨人遗骸照” 骗倒千万网民一名加拿大男子利用电脑技术对一幅化石挖掘照片进行了数字化修改，将它“变”成了一具巨大的巨人遗骸Giant Skeletons。这幅伪造的巨人遗骸在互联网传播后，骗翻了上千万网民，美国国家地理协会经过详细调查，终于揭开了加拿大男子的“恶作剧”。 2004年以来，互联网上就开始流传一幅“巨人遗骸挖掘照”... Read more

YouTube in Conversations

January 09, 2008 at 08:01 AM

YouTube videos finally work in the Conversation section! Here's one to try it out, a review of Ang Lee's film "Lust, Caution." (May have some adult... Read more

YouTube ChinesePod!

January 09, 2008 at 07:51 AM

YouTube videos finally work in the Conversation section! Here's one to try it out, a review of Ang Lee's film "Lust, Caution."  (May have some... Read more