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ChinaDailyMay9(早报)
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>RichblackAmericanslisted
Withanetworthof$2.7b,talkshowqueenOprahWinfrey,55,topstheinauguralForbeslistoftheWealthiestBlackAmericans(美国年度黑人富豪榜).Famousgolfer,only33yearsoldbutworthanestimated$600m,ranks2ndonthelist.Thelistconsistsof20tycoons,allofwhomareself-made(白手起家的).
>6000todonateorgansinSZ(深圳)
AnorgandonationcenterinSZopenedFridayfollowingadealbetweentheRedCrossandSZUniversity.ZhaoLizhen,vice-chairmanoftheRedCrossSocietyofChinaSZBranch,saidmorethan6000residentshaveregisteredfororgandonationandtwothirdsarewillingtodonatetheirorgansandcorpses.
>Largestreactortorestart(世界最大核电站将重启)
AccordingtoAFP,theworld’slargestnuclearpowerplantwillresumeoperationsthisweekend,2yearsafteritwasshutdownfollowingastrongearthquakeofftheJapanesecoast.Oneof7reactorsattheKashiwazaki-Kariwaplant,located300kmnorthwestofTokyo,willlikelystarttestoperationsSaturday,saidoperatorTokyoElectricPowerCo.
据法新社报道,世界上最大的核电站位于东京西北处300公里的
>VolvorecallsS80
VolvoisrecallingsomeofitsS80vechiclespproducedbetweenJanuary24,2006andJune4,2007startingfromnextMonday,includingthe3136fromChina.Thediagnosticsoftwareinthecentralmaycauseamalfunctionofthewindshieldwiper(挡风雨刷).Operatingamotorvehcleduringbadweatherwithoutworkingwindshieldwiperscanincreasetheriskofacrash.
>SEFchairmantostay
StraitsExchangeFoundationChairmanChiangPin-kunsaidhewouldstayontofinishstagetasksaferTaiwanleaderMaYing-jeouwenttotheSEFFridayafternoon,expressinghisaffirmationandpersuadinghimnottoleave.ChiangPin-kun,whosubmittedhisresignationearlier,saidhewouldconsiderthewholesituationandmakeacorrectdecision.
[Kaleidoscope]
>Cowmakesadashforlife(母牛成功上演越狱)
AcowthatescapedfromaNewYorkCityslaughterhouse(屠宰场)couldbegivenanewleaseoflife.Policesaytheheiferboltedforitslife,escapingfromMusaHlawhichbutchesanimals.ShewanderedintoqueensforoveranhourbeforepolicecapturedherandtookhertoanAnimalCareandControlcente,
[LauguagePoints]
Land-officebusiness非常兴旺的生意
e.g.Itwasanexceptionallycoldwinter,andourcompanywassdoingaland-officebusinessinelectrichesters(电暖炉).
ChinaDaily早报May.8
>FireravagesSantaBarbara
FirepushedbystrongwindssweptSantaBarbarainCaliforniaWednesday,guttingabout30housesinaposhneighbourhoodofexpensivehomesandcausingtheevacuationofmorethan8000people.Fourfirefighterswereinjuredandmorethan2000homeswerethreatened.GovernorArnoldSchwarzenegerdeclareastateofemergencyinthearea.
>4Chineselistedinfluential
FourChinesehavebeenincludedinTimeMagazine’s100“mostinfluentialpeopleintheWorld“for2009.TheyareACEOJackMa,pianistLanglang,vice-presidentXiJinPinandVicepremireWangQishan.PresidentHuJintaowastheonlyChinesewhomadetelistlastyear.
>Georgiacopsfaceprotesters
MembersofGrorgia’soppositionsurroundedthemunicipalpoliceinthecapitallateWednesday,demandingtheresealseofdetainedoppositionsupportors.About1000demonstratorschantedslogansinprotestagainstGeorgianPresidentMikhailSaakashvili.Hundredsofpoliceweredeployedtoprotectthebuilinganddozensofdemonstratorswereinjured.
>25lendersblamedforcrisis
TheCenterforPublicIntegrity(美国公众廉正中心)shortlisted25subprimemortgagecompanieswhoseriskylendingwasblamedfortheUSpropertymarketcollapseandthesubsequentglobaleconomiccrisis,AFPreportedThursday.TopofthelistwasthelargestUSsubprimelenderCountrywideFinancial.Atleast21ofthe25werefinancedbybanksthatreceivedUSgovernmentbailoutmoney,includingCitygroupandHSBC(汇丰),aswellasinsurerAIG(美国国际集团).
>UKprobeschildtrafficking
BritishPrimeMiniserGordonBrownhaspromisedtoinvestigateareportthattraffickersusedachildren’shomenearLondon’sHeathrowairporttosellChineseyoungstersintoslavery,ptostitutionorthedrugstrade,theGuardianreported.Atleast77childrenhavegonemissingsince2006fromtnehome,accordingtoaleakedofficialdocument.
>ColeisFHM’ssexiestwoman
TheUKmagazineFHMannouncedtheresultoftheirannualpolloftheworld’s100sexiestwomen2009,toppedbyBritishpopgroupGirlsAloudmemberCherylCole,locolmediareported.Coleknockedlastyear’sNo1,TransformersmoviebesutyMeganFox,tosecondspot.Cole,25,wasearliernamedtheworld’sbestdressedwomanbyGlamourmagazine.
>GymnastYangWeiretires
Chna’stripleOlympicgoldmedallistYangWeiconfirmedhisretirementfromgymnasticsThursday.Yang,29,tooktheall-roundgoldandledChinatothemen’stitleinBeijinglastAugust.Healsowon7worldtitlesand2Olympicsilversinacareerspanning13years.YangsaidaleftelbowinjuryforcedhimtoretireandhegaveuphopeoftakingpartinChina’s11thNationalGamesinOctober.
>Saudipageantjudgesmorals
SaudiArabia’sonlybeautypageant,inthquestfora“MissBeautufulMorals”,willopenonMay9,APreported.“Thewinnerwon’tnecessarilybepretty,”apageantfoundersaid.“Wecareaboutthebeautyofthemorals.”Sincethepageantisnottelevisedandnomenareinvolved,contestantscantakeofftheveilsandblackabayastheyalwaysewearinpublic.
我这一票是你的。
我支持你。
>Youhavemyvote.
你可以信得过我。
>Youcancountonme.
我给你当靠山。
>You’vegotmyback.
Pokeandpry管闲事,打听消息
ChinaDaily晚报May9
>Russiaholdsmilitaryparade俄罗斯举行红场大阅兵
RussiaheldamilitaryparadeatMoscow’sRedSquareat10amSaturdaytocelebratethe64thanniversaryofthevictoryoverNaziGermanyinWorldWar
.About9000soldiersandofficersoftheMoscowgarrisonparticipatedintheparade.Theparadeaccompaniedbyamilitaryorchestra,wasdividedinto3parts–amatch,followedbyasophisticatedhardwaredisplayandafly-overbycombataircraft.Russia’sadvancedS-400Triumfairdefensesystemsweredisplayedforthefirsttimeintheparade.(在军乐队的伴奏下,大阅兵分为三部分:
先是官兵方正走过红场,然后是重型武器驶过红场,最后是战机飞过红场。
值得一提的是,此次大阅兵中,俄罗斯尖端的S-400防空导弹系统首次亮相。
)
>USflucasesnearlydouble
ThenumberofhumanA/H1N1flucasesintheUSincreasedto1639Friday,theCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionsaidsurpassingMexico’stotalforthefirsttime.Asthefigurenearlydoubleovernight,theCDCsaidtheviruswasalmostspreadingacrossthecountry.ReutersreportedthefirstCanadiandeathfromA/H1N1fluFriday,whiletotaldeathsfromthevirusinMexioroseto45andthenumberofinfectedpeoplehasreached1364.
>No‘Iloveyou’forChinesse
Despitegreataffectionfortheirmothers,manyChinesepeoplearetooshytoexpressloveforthem,accordingtoanonlinesurvey.Thepollofaround6000peopleconductedbyawebsite,showsalthough74.6%participantssaidtheyknewtheirmothers’birthday,only25.5%wouldliketoactuallytellher“Iloveyou”.67%saidtheywouldgivegiftd,and70%saidthattheywouldspendnomorethanRMB500.
>Liberty’scrowntoreopen
ThecrownoftheStatueofLiberty,whichhasremainclosedtothepoliceaftertheSept.11terrorattacks,willreopenonJuly4,theIndependenceDayoftheUS,USInteriorSecretaryKenSalazarannouncedFriday.Only30visitorsanhour,chosenbylotery,willbeallowedtoviaitthecrown.Theywillbebroughttothecrowningroupsof10.
>PornstarpondersSenaterun
USpornstarStormyDanielsisabouttoheatupthe2010Senaterace.She’sabouttofaceoffagainstafamily-valuesRepulicanwhowasshamedsfterbeingcaughtwithprostitutesinabattleforaseatintheUSSenaterepresentingLouisiana.Daniels,30,kickedoffa“liseningtour”ofherhomestateinhercampaignagainstDavidVitter.
>TheSimpsons’stampsissued
TheSimpsonsnowhavetheUSgovernment’sstampofapproval,becomingthefirsttelevisionseriestobefeaturedasthesolesubjectofaUSstampsetwhilestillinprimetimeproduction.CrewandVice-castmembersoftheanimatedseriesattendedanunveilingofTheSimponsUSpostagestampsinLosAngeles.Thesetof5stampswereissuedtocelebratedthe20thseasonofUStelevision’slongest-runningcomedy.
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Amessofpottage用来形容“眼前小利”
e.g.Ithinkwhathegotisamessofpottagewhenheagreedtowithdrawhiscandidacyinexchangeforapeerage.
ChinaDailyMay10早报
>EarliestsummerforBJ&SH
Withdailytemperaturesexceeding22℃for5consecutivedaysasMay7,meteorologistsannouncedBeijinghadbegunitsearliestsummerin60years,startingfromMay3.InSH,thecurrenthightemperatureisexpectedtolastuntilMay10,withmeteorologistssayingitbegansummeronMay6,theearliestinthecity’smeteorologicalhistoryof136years.
>HugeblazeburnsCalif美国加州森林大火失控
TheferociouswildfiresthatbrokeoutonMay5inthecoastalSantaBarbaraCountyinCalifornia,US,hasburnedatleast75housestothegroundandforced30000peopletoflee.ThecountypolicechiefBillBrownsaidonly10%ofthefirehasbeenbroughtundercontrolandthefiresaremenacingmorehouseswiththewindgrowingstrongerinthecomingdays.
>ExpensesrowdogsUK’sBrown英首相布朗被指骗补贴
ThirteenmembersofGordonBrown’sCabinet,includingthePrimeMinisterhimself,haveexploitedthesystemofparliamentaryallowancestosubsidizetheirlavishlifestyle,theDailyTelegraghsaidFriday.In2006,BrownsubmittedthesamebillforplumbingworkathisScottishhousetwice,andwaspaidaccordinglyoneachoccasion.
>ChenShui-bianhospitalized
FormerTaiwanleaderChenShui-bianwashospitalizedSaturdaymorningaftera2-dayhungrystrike,carriedoutinprotestofhisdetention,localmediareporoted.Televisionfootag