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While everyone in China, and in fact around the world, is getting excited about the upcoming 2008 Olympics, lots of people in Britain are pleased that two major sporting events will be taking place here in the future. First there was the announcement
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How would you celebrate your wedding anniversary? A party with your friends perhaps, or maybe a dinner for two in a small intimate restaurant? Britains reigning monarch Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip have celebrated their 60th weddi
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Actor Jet Li has hit the headlines this week because he has broken the record for the highest salary earned by a Chinese film star. Chinas highest-earning star will receive 100m yuan (￡6.5 million) for his latest movie, 'The Warlords (投名状)'.
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Victoria Beckham, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm, Melanie Brown, Geri Halliwell; those names mean only one thing, the Spice Girls, and they are back! Seven years after splitting up, the Spice Girls have performed the first night of their comeback tour
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There are only 12 shopping days until Christmas, and the British public is going present-shopping crazy. But some parents might have left it too late to buy the present their child really wants for Christmas. Every year there seems to be a certain cr
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There are many ways to celebrate Christmas, and some British people like to go on holiday, go out for lunch to a restaurant, or spend the day with friends. But most peoples idea of a traditional Christmas involves spending a few days with their famil
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Seven nominations for Brit Flick 七部提名英国影片 The British romantic drama Atonement is leading the pack of British hopefuls for this years Oscars. The film is up for seven gongs including best picture. However, the stars of the movie Keira
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Famous Fictional Bear Reaches His Half Century 家喻户晓的帕丁顿熊50岁了 Paddington Bear, one of Britain's favourite children's fictional characters, is celebrating his 50th birthday this year. From his humble origins as a homeless immigran
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Welcoming the Year of the Rat 庆祝鼠年的到来 This week, London will be full of celebrations to welcome the Year of the Rat. Every year, London's Chinatown holds a spectacular event to celebrate Chinese New Year, the largest event outside of As
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Will you be sending a card to the one you love? 你会送卡给你意中人吗? In many countries around the world, people in love are gearing up for Valentine's Day, a festival to celebrate romantic love. In the UK, 14th February is usually celebrat
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High Profile Court Case 倍受瞩目的官司 Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills have been hitting the headlines on a daily basis recently because of their high profile divorce battle. The titles of Beatles songs have been used in newspapers to rep
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2008 Leap Year 2008 谈闰年 The year 2008 has one extra day in it February 29th. This is because it's what we call 'a leap year'. Every four years, the year has 366 days in it instead of 365 but why does this happen? Well, it actually takes the pla
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The Biggest Tremor in 25 Years 二十五年来最强烈的地震 On 27th February 2008, something very unusual happened in the UK; there was a rather large earthquake. It was the biggest earthquake in 25 years in the UK. There have been very small tr
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New chancellor delivers annual financial statement 英国新财政大臣公布年度财政预算 It's the time of year when the British taxpayer finds out how much the cost of beer, cigarettes and petrol - amongst other things - will go up in the com
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Celebrating the Easter Bunny 庆祝复活节兔子 （兔子是复活节象征） The Easter bunny has arrived, chocolate Easter eggs are in the shops, the daffodils are out, and the weather is getting better! Easter is a great time of year, but what
