Ronald Reagan, who died on Saturday after his long battle with Alzheimer''s
disease, projected an aura (气氛）of optimism so radiant that it seemed almost a
force of nature. Many people who disa

      “How do you move and click a computer mouse?” “ How do you　press the buttons on a cell phone?” I watch a large group of schoolchildren at Jian An Elementary School asking painter Hsieh Kun-shan one question after anothe

      Diana’s ‘steamy fling’ with JFK Jr
PRINCESS Diana had a lust-filled one-night stand with John F Kennedy Jr according to a new book written by a friend.
According to author and Diana confidante Simone Simm

      Chinese companies are learning that brands can pay
中国公司正意识到品牌可以获利
WITH an increasingly sophisticated[老练的/精明的] and wealthy customer base, Chinese consumer-goods makers are starting to pay attention to brand

      The first memory I have of him — of anything, really — is his strength. It was in the late afternoon in a house under construction near ours. The unfinished wood floor had large, terrifying holes whose yawning[张大嘴] d

      Suppose someone gave you a pen - a sealed, solid-colored pen.
假如有人送你一支笔，一支不可拆卸的单色钢笔。
You couldn''t see how much ink it had. It might run dry after the first few tentative words or last just long e

      Taiwan''s opposition has won a legislative majority in a stunning upset over President Chen Shui-Bian''s pro-independence coalition.
The opposition Nationalist Party and its allies won a combined

      By Richard McGregor in Shanghai
Institutional investors in China are to have a greater role in the pricing of domestic initial public offerings under new rules issued after a four-month freeze on listings. The r

     
“As all of us know, Harvard is the world''''s pre-eminent university library,” said Sidney Verba, its director, in a note to colleagues on Monday. “Its holdings of over 15m volumes are the result of

      There have been many extraordinary eyewitness accounts of the disaster that unfolded as giant waves swept ashore after the earthquake. The following are a selection:
"It happened in cycles. There would be a

      U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell has taken a firsthand look at the tsunami-ravaged Indonesian province of Aceh by helicopter, saying he was shocked by what he saw.
"I have never seen anything like this,

      Post-tsunami tourism in Asia stirs debate
The day after the earthquake-spawned tsunami killed thousands and ravaged coastlines across the Indian Ocean, Jeff Burleson posted a message on FlyerTalk.com, wondering w

      China and Taiwan have agreed to allow direct flights between Taiwan and the Chinese mainland during the lunar new year holiday in February.
The charter flights, linking two cities in Taiwan and three in China, w

      Today, at 1949 local time in Singapore, the IOC announced that London has been voted as the city to host the 2012 Olympic Games.
The five candidate cities for the 2012 Olympic Games were Paris, France; New York,

      NY Unveils Revised Freedom Tower
New York officials have unveiled a revised design for the skyscraper that will replace the World Trade Center, following fears over security.
The Freedom Tower is