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Bilingual news: Of all the great lines, in all the films, it all had to come down to a plastic spaceman. According to a new poll, the greatest line in movie history is Buzz Lightyear's catchphrase: "To infinity ... and beyond!" The vote saw the line spoken by a toy astronaut in Disney's 1995 animated film Toy Story come out on top by just one vote.
Forum topic: Albert Einstein once said, "I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots." It seems that Einstein's fear has become a reality. I really miss the days when people went out and did things together and actually talked face to face and let the rest of the world wait. It seems there is no real together time anymore. Two people can be alone together and one of them will be answering their cell phone, scanning Facebook or texting. How many of you still write letters regularly to your friends or family members?
Chinese economy: October's housing sales in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou surged to a five-year high in terms of units following a spate of measures to boost the market. Do you think this is a sign of a rebound in China's property market?