Economy Slow Down Predicted As Sequester Looms Democrats and Republicans in Washington are once again approaching a showdown over how to reduce the national debt -- with Republicans calling for cuts in domestic spending programs and Democrats asking...
Pirate Attacks are Down in 2012 Sea piracy has fallen to its lowest level since 2008, including a sharp decline off the coast of Somalia. However, the International Maritime Bureau warns Africas Gulf of Guinea is growing increasingly risky for shippi...
Syrian Rebels Bogged Down in Aleppo In the divided Syrian city of Aleppo, rebels of the Free Syria Army are preparing a mission into the battle zone. They hold a short planning session and then head out through a firefight along their street. Inside...
节奏布鲁斯:Brandy - Torn Down 相关介绍 ：94年以15岁稚龄出道的白兰蒂自成名后便成为黑人音乐界的新偶像，过去的两张专辑光在美国就累计九百万张的惊人销售，特别是98年与莫妮卡合唱的非我...
US Ambassador Crocker to Step Down from Afghan Post U.S. officials announced Tuesday that Ryan Crocker will be stepping down due to health reasons as Washington's envoy in Afghanistan sometime after major Afghan donors meet this July in Tokyo. As is...
Europe Prepares for Dressing Down at G8 It is Europes G8 members, notably France and Germany, who will face the scrutiny of fellow leaders at Camp David. With full military honors, Francois Hollande arrived in Berlin under stormy skies Tuesday, just...
RIO DE JANEIRO, April 4 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan winger Robinho has played down reports of a possible return to Brazilian club Santos. Last month Santos president Luis Alvaro Ribeiro claimed Robinho wanted to re-sign with his former club, saying the move...
NEW YORK, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks soared on Wednesday, with major indexes hitting a two-week high, after the world's major central banks took coordinated action to boost liquidity in the world financial system. The Dow Jones industrial averag...
MADRID, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Manchester City took an important step towards qualifying for the last 16 of the Champions League with a 3-0 win away to Villarreal on Wednesday night. The big spending Premier League side was always in control against a te...
今天我们要学的词是wind down。 Wind down, 是逐渐结束的意思。美国总统奥巴马宣布，今年七月开始从阿富汗撤军，他对全国人民说: It was the beginning, but not the end, of our effort to wind down this war, 这是...
