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BBC News, Thursday, 20 January
A conference in Osaka in Japan calling the Nanking massacre a lie is to go ahead, despite
protests from the Chinese Government.
The organisers of Sunday's conference - entitled The Verification of Nanking, the biggest
lie of the 20th Century - say they will prove that accounts of the massacre are grossly
exaggerated.
What actually happened when the Japanese army captured the Chinese city has been the
subject of intense historical debate.
China says the Japanese killed 300,000 civilians; other historians put the death toll at
at least 140,000. But some in Japan believe that no atrocities took place.
Japanese Officials say they cannot cancel the event as it would infringe on the
constitutional right to freedom of speech. But they said they had carried lengthy
discussions before deciding to go ahead.
The centre also pointed out that it has also shown exhibitions which say the Japanese
soldiers did commit atrocities in Nanking.
The Chinese Government has protested against the meeting, as have peace groups in Japan. |
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AP News, Sunday, January 23
Time Warner, which just two weeks ago announced a $145 billion merger with America Online,
is expected to reveal plans Monday to merge its music division with EMI Records, which has
rights to stars such as the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.
The deal would be worth some $20 billion, a source familiar with details told The
Associated Press. The formal announcement will be made in London, said the source, who
spoke on condition of anonymity.
London-based EMI confirmed Sunday that it is in the final stages of negotiations and said
an announcement is forthcoming. Time Warner in New York also acknowledged the talks, but
spokesman Edward Adler said, ``No deal has been signed.''
The deal, if approved by regulators and shareholders, would likely be a boost for music
sales over the Internet. Both Warner and EMI have been testing ways to let customers
digitally download music via their computers.
The merged company, to be called Warner EMI Music, would be the second-largest music
company with more than $8 billion in annual sales. Only Seagram's Universal Music would be
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| 3......New Ecuador President at Work in Govt.
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Reuters News, Sunday, January 23
Ecuador's new civilian president, Gustavo Noboa, entered Government Palace to begin work
on Sunday one day after a military coup sparked by the nation's severe economic crisis
brought him to power.
``Peace, progress, and justice,'' Noboa, Ecuador's fifth president in three years, said
while waving to reporters on the balcony of the colonial Government Palace surrounded by
elite armed troops.
The 62-year-old former vice president assumed the presidency of Ecuador on Saturday with
backing from the military and quickly received the support of deposed leader Jamil Mahuad
and Congress, as well as muted support from the United States.
The backing for center-right Noboa appeared to strengthen fragile civilian rule in the
nation of 12.4 million people, an odd man out in Latin America where many other countries
have made strides toward constitutional democracy and painful reforms to stabilize their
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| 4......American Beauty Wins at Globes |
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AP News, Sunday, January 23
``American Beauty,'' a dark fable of life in suburbia, captured the Golden Globes for best
drama, director and screenplay Sunday night, while ``Toy Story 2'' was judged the best
comedy movie.
Denzel Washington's portrayal of a boxer wrongly convicted of murder and Jim Carrey's
uncanny impersonation of the late comic Andy Kaufman won top movie actor honors as
real-life stories ruled at the awards ceremony.
Picking up his Globe for best dramatic movie actor, Washington was accompanied to the
stage by Rubin ``Hurricane'' Carter, whose story was told in the film ``The Hurricane''
``Everything that has happened with this film and this moment is about the love that has
come from him,'' Washington said. |
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| 【Dew】 |
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| 1......简历中的笑话 |
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"Here are my qualifications for you to overlook."
"Strengths: Ability to meet deadlines while maintaining composer."
"I am a rabid typist."
"Work History: Performed brain wave tests,1879-1981."
"After receiving advice from several different angels, I have decided to pursue a new
line of work."
"Accounting cleric."
"As indicted, I have over five years of experience analyzing investments."
"Suspected to graduate early next year."
"Disposed of $2.5 billion in assets."
"Proven ability to track down and correct errors."
"Accomplishments: Oversight of entire department."
"Am a perfectionist and rarely if if ever forget details."
"Accomplishments: Completed 11 years of high school." |
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| What would eventually become one of the world's most prestigious museums,
the Louvre Museum opened in Paris in 1793. Until the French Revolution, the King's art
collection had been strictly for the private pleasure of the Court, but revolutionary
leaders decided to open the collection to the public. Among some of its most famous art
pieces, the Louvre houses the Joconde (Mona Lisa), Venus de Milo, the Winged Victory of
Samothrace, and the Liberty Leading the People. |
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| 【Virtue】 |
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| 1......Random Thought |
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Random Thought
Lisa Xu
At dusk, I stand beside the lake,
Enjoy the wonderful peace and pray,
"Is there any angel who may,
Help me out when my heart is gray ? "
The waters twinkle as a breeze blows,
I see the reflection of my own.
All at once, I come to know,
The key I've been searching is just so.
Some day you come across difficulty,
Just be yourself and be in reality.
The only enemy is no one but you,
To beat and to be beaten as a whole.
这是Lisa Xu的第一首诗，感谢她与大家分享！ |
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| 2......Words of Wisdom (17) |
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Brevity is the soul of wit.
--Shakespeare
Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.
--P.B.Shelley
Greatest genius often lies concealed.
--English Proverb
That is not good language which all understand not.
--Cervantes
A great poem is a fountain forever overflowing
with the waters of wisdom and delight.
--P.B.Shelley
Beneath the rule of men entirely great,
the pen is mightier than the sword.
--Lytton
Art lies in concealing art.
--Latin Proverb
The highest art is to conceal art.
--Bohn
The pen is the tongue of the mind.
--Cervantes
An artist lives anywhere.
--English Proverb |
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| 【Roaming】 |
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| 1......Word & Phrase Study (23) |
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groupie
这是诞生于60年代的美国俚语，最早限于表示在热门乐团巡回演出时，一站一站追随他们的狂热乐迷。这些乐迷多半是年轻女孩，而且用到groupie一字称呼她们时，往往暗示她们是自愿向她们的偶像献身。
这个字也常和别的字连用，除了最常见的rock groupie之外，还有basketball
groupie等等。职业运动员和演艺人员一样，都有吸引崇拜者盲目追随的魅力。court
groupie是被某一案件吸引而来，天天到法庭报道，希望在旁听席能占一席之地的人。例如橄榄球明星辛普森的双重谋杀案，吸引了不少court
groupies来追踪案情发展。
在用法上，groupie一字带有较浓厚的轻蔑意味，强烈暗示“没有大脑，赶时髦，缺乏主见”等弦外之音。相形之下，buff也是代表“迷”，可是语气在于强调“热衷”，甚而还暗示相当程度的专精，所以是比较肯定的字眼。
Alternative has no strict definition, but it has a feel. Its musicians reject show-biz
glitz. They support progressive social causes. Many of them avoid dating groupies and models.
（另类音乐）没有严格的定义，可是有它特殊的感觉。它的乐手排斥演艺界的浮华。他们支持改进社会的目标，许多人也避免和乐迷与模特儿约会。
By trial's end, all the contentious testimony may be reduced to a news twist on age-old
gender imperatives. Either : a star thinks he can takes anything he wants. Or: inside
every good girl beats a groupie's
concupiscent heart.
（拳王泰森性骚扰案）审判结束时，双方针锋相对的证词可能只剩下古老的性别原则的一种新的变奏。或者是大明星自认为可以予取予求，或者是在每个良家少女的心中潜伏着崇拜者献身给偶像的欲望。 |
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| 2......汉英虚词学习(31) |
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反之
1他不同意我的意见，反之，我也不同意他的意见。
He didn't agree to my proposal, and I didn't
agree to his either.
2我认为明天会下雨，反之，他认为不会。
I think it will rain tomorrow, but she
thinks differently.
3我们必须努力，反之计划就会失败。
We must work hard, otherwise, we won't get
anywhere with the plan.
4我要是有困难，我知道能指望得到你的帮助，反之，你也是如此。
In time of difficulty, I know I can rely on you for help, and the same is true the other way around. |
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| 【Voices】 |
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| 1......Help! |
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我有一篇消息想在国外发表但是我发表的都是汉语，回复的邮件都说他们看不懂，必须用英文才行。不巧的是我非英语科班出身，对英语不太了解，自己翻译不了。我也曾找过一些英语高手，可他们说专业用语太复杂，都推辞了。最不幸的是国外的一些学术机构已经来信崔要了！
谁能帮助我翻译过来请与我联系，我的信箱是：xiaonan@jn-public.sd.cninfo.net |
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我还是不断地收到读者的来信，很感激大家为杂志出谋划策。
杂志大小，发送时间，是否配图，新闻数量多少是来信中最常提到的话题。你对这些方
面有什么要求，对杂志加强交互性，服务性功能有什么建议，请来信至dingzhitao@netease.com |
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In 1895, a traveling salesman named King Camp Gillette had an inspiration
that changed the face of man - literally. He said, "On one particular morning I
started to shave and found my razor dull. It was not only dull but it was beyond the point
of successful stropping and it needed honing, for which it must be taken to a barber.
"As I stood there with the razor in my hand ... the Gillette razor was born. I saw it
all in a moment, and in that moment many unvoiced questions were asked and answered more
with the rapidity of a dream than by the slow process of reasoning."
Although he received the vision for his razor in but a moment, Gillette spent eleven years
of experimentation and hard work before he saw his first dollar of profit. Along the way
he spent more than $250,000 on lab tests to determine the quality of steel necessary. He
experimented with blades for almost six years. He admitted, "If I had been
technically trained, I would have quit."
In its first year of production, the Gillette company sold only fifty-one razors. By 1904,
however, 91,000 razors were sold. By 1917, annual sales reached one million.
Your dream may have come in an instant, but it may take a lifetime to develop. Work on! |
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