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Prostitution : death penalty for school teacher

December 20, 2007 at 05:46 AM

贵州教师强迫20余女生卖淫获死刑新发乡小学原代课教师赵庆梅被判死刑（新华社图）中国贵州小学教师赵庆梅多次强迫、组织、引诱女学生卖淫被判死刑，其丈夫驰靠被判死缓。据官方新华社报道，多次强迫、组织、引诱女学生卖淫，贵州省威宁彝族回族苗族自治县新发乡小学原代课教师赵庆梅被法院一审判处死刑，其丈夫新发乡原中学教师驰垚被判处死刑，缓... Read more

Managing Vocabulary: a question for Premium ChinesePod users

December 20, 2007 at 02:16 AM

I have been working on a project to improve the usability of the ChinesePod Vocabulary section. It will be called the Vocabulary Manager soon, and we'll be addin... Read more

王小波－《黄金时代》Wang Xiaobo - The Golden Age (1)

December 19, 2007 at 07:30 PM

王小波 Wáng Xiǎobō was one of the most influential writers to come out of the 1990s in China. A voracious reader, Wang developed a writing style - and at times a worldv... Read more

Bug still exists -- "Last by" are all my name in "My Conversations"

December 19, 2007 at 03:51 PM

Something I've been hesitating to address as a bug since I thought it would have been noticed/fixed by now, but when I go to Conversations -> My Conversations... Read more

North Korea : China inspects nuclear installations

December 19, 2007 at 09:48 AM

朝核谈判中方代表团长武大伟视察宁边核设施朝核6方谈判的中方代表武大伟周二视察了朝鲜宁边核设施。据中国外交部的消息说，六方会谈中方团长武大伟访问朝鲜宁边，现场考察宁边核设施去功能化进展情况。武大伟表示，他高兴地看到去功能化工作正按六方商定的步骤顺利推进，朝美双方的工程技术人员正在为此付出辛勤的努力。并说希望各方继续本着“行动... Read more

Cat predicts patients death

December 19, 2007 at 09:19 AM

美国小猫可预知生死令专家叹奇奥斯卡生活在养老院。美国罗德岛洲普罗维敦斯市一家养老院内的两岁小猫奥斯卡据称有预知死亡的本事。据养老院的工作人员说，奥斯卡往往在老人们辞世前的几个小时出现在他们的房间，并在他们身边陪伴。据《新英格兰医学期刊》上的报道称，到现在为止，奥斯卡已经"预报"了这家养老院内25名老人的死亡。养老院的工... Read more

Japan fires trial missiles

December 18, 2007 at 05:13 PM

日本首次成功试射拦截飞弹加强美日防卫同盟日本海军拥有5艘可同时击中10个目标的Aegis系统导弹驱逐舰法新社引述日本「共同社」与「日本广播公司」周二消息说，一艘日本战舰昨天在夏威夷外海首次成功试射一枚美国SM-3型拦截飞弹，同时这也是SM-3型飞弹首次由美国以外的国家试射。据报导，这一艘配备神盾防空作战系统的日本金刚级导... Read more

Where is man2toe?

December 18, 2007 at 03:44 PM

We've not heard a peep since man2toe announced he was going to China. Curious minds want to know...and we want pictures! Read more

How to tell someone, "I'm not your friend"

December 18, 2007 at 03:30 PM

Apologies in advance if I come off as a total jerk, but I was wondering if anyone can suggest a good way to politely decline the advances of those folks who declare,... Read more

Spain : too much tipping

December 18, 2007 at 11:18 AM

不明欧元价值西班牙人付太多小费西班牙财政大臣佩德罗・索布斯索布斯抱怨民众给太多消费西班牙财政大臣佩德罗·索布斯表示，国民还不太明了欧元的真实价值，往往给了太多小费。索布斯说，欧元从2002年在西班牙正式流通以来，消费者认为生活费用高涨，付了太多小费更加深了这种想法。他在马德里举行的一次政治集会上说，人们还不太明了欧元... Read more

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