ROME, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- The 30th general assembly of the International Council for Science (ICSU) kicked off here on Tuesday to address key global challenges, featuring over 275 scientists and experts from all over the world. The goal of the four-...
Teacher: When was Rome built? Tom: At night. Teacher : Who told you that? Tom: You did. You said Rome wasn't built in a day. 教师:罗马是什么时候建成的? 汤姆:夜里。 教师:谁跟你这么说的? 汤姆:是您。您说过罗马不是在一个白天建成的....
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 26 July 2006 Crisis talks on Lebanon have been held at a conference on the Middle East in Rome, but no agreement was reached on an immediate ceasefire. The meeting was co-chaired by Italy and the United States. -------- D...
By Peter Heinlein United Nations 24 July 2006 U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan says he will use an upcoming ministerial meeting on the Middle East to press for a truce, and deployment of a buffer force between Israel and Lebanon. ------- United Nat...
Roam Rome on Fleet Feet 3 Likeable Rome I find myself liking Rome very much. It is not the dirty city I had been told to expect. One day we walk to Gianicolo Park and gaze down across the Tiber River...
Roam Rome on Fleet Feet 2 We’re off again For the fast track to the Colosseum, our son advises us to take a tour with one of the Englishspeaking hawkers who approach tourists outside this 82 A.D. am...
Roam Rome on Fleet Feet By Anne Chalfant / 2004, as first appeared in the Contra Costa Times, Knight Ridder Newspapers. Distributed by Tribune Media Services International. Rome wasn’t built in a da...
These 1)skyscrapers are built of mud there in the Yemen. They're over 400 years old. The reason they're so tightly packed together is not because of the cost of 2)real estate, it's a protection agains...
The Pantheon here was built by the Emperor Haydrian in the 2nd century AD and its 1)dome is still one of the largest 2)concrete domes in the world. It's 50 yards across and its concrete is up to 20 fe...
Learning English is like building a house. Laying a strong foundation is the first and most important step. In other words, you should read and speak English every day. Memorizing new words and phrase...