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2008年8月5日

Teaser>RMB3.45B for Bird's Nest鸟巢保额高达34.5亿元>Brown's rule at risk工党下通牒逼布朗下台>Oil price drops below $120国际油价跌破120美元>Is Faye Wong pregnant?王菲被曝怀孕在家安胎>Taekwondo performed in water韩水下跆拳道表演()

Forecast奥运金牌有奖竞猜(详见第10) 

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Top News>DPRK cheering squad arrives朝美女啦啦队助威奥运The famous cheering squad from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, consisting of about 170 beautiful girls, arrived in Beijing Monday to cheer for Olympic matches, The Chosun Ilbo reported. They have cheered at the Busan Asian Games and attracted media attention with their neat and orderly dancing and singing. Their slogan for cheering has been catchwords throughout the country.据《朝鲜日报》报道,由约170人组成的朝鲜美女啦啦队4日抵京,为该国奥运健儿助威。她们曾亮相釜山亚运会,凭借整齐划一的舞蹈和演唱受到媒体瞩目,助威口号也一度成为流行语。

>RMB3.45B for Bird's Nest鸟巢保额高达34.5亿元Wang He, director of Olympics insurance, announced Monday that the Olympics insurance and guarantee system has gone into effect. The Bird's Nest is covered by the highest property insurance policy for a single property project at RMB3.45b. The sum is 1.5 times that of the building's construction cost. Safety of the spectators will also be guaranteed thanks to a related comprehensive insurance bill.奥运赛事保险领导小组组长王和4日表示,整套奥运保险保障体系已正式开始运作。鸟巢保额达34.5亿元,是该场馆造价的1.5倍,为本届奥运会单项最高保额。此外,相关的综合责任保险也将覆盖观众的安全问题。

>Tropical storm to hit South9号热带风暴逼近广东The tropical depression formed Monday on the South China Sea has upgraded as the 9th tropical storm of this year, posing a severe threat to Guangdong, said the National Meteorological Center. The center of the storm is moving from Hong Kong to Guangdong Tuesday morning. Guangdong, Fujian, Guangxi and Hainan will see heavy rain through Tuesday night.据中央气象台消息,4日在南海生成的热带低压已于5日上午加强为今年第9号热带风暴,将严重影响广东省。风暴中心正由香港附近海域向广东沿海靠近。受此影响,今天白天到夜间,广东、福建、广西、海南等地有大到暴雨。 

>Bookstore opens NY branch新华书店海外分店开张The first overseas branch of Xinhua Bookstore opened in Flushing, New York City on August 1. The bookstore is 500 sq m, supplying more than 30000 books, magazines, audio and video materials, as well as cultural and sports goods. Bookstore manager Shen Tonghua said Flushing is an important Chinese neighborhood in New York and the bookstore is vital to satisfying the community's need.近日,新华书店的第一家海外分店在美国纽约法拉盛剪彩开业。分店总营业面积500平方米,经销3万多种书籍、杂志、音像制品及文体用品等。分店经理沈同华说,法拉盛是纽约华人一个重要的聚居地,开设这样的书店十分必要。

>Brown's rule at risk工党下通牒逼布朗下台British PM Gordan Brown may be forced to leave office if he fails to come up with effective policy initiatives to improve the situation of the Labor Party by the end of this month, The Independent cited his opponent as saying Monday. Recent polls show support for the Brown-led Labor Party has dipped to 28%, trailing far behind the Conservative Party's 44%. The Labor has lost a number of key by-elections since early May, intensifying intra-party conflicts.(See photo)英国《独立报》4日援引工党反布朗派人士的话称,如果首相布朗在本月底前不能为改善工党处境提出良策,他们将在月底发难,终结其领导地位。民调显示,布朗领导的工党目前支持率仅为28%,远低于保守党的44%。自5月初以来,工党在地方选举中接连失利,党内矛盾加剧。(见图)

>Oil price drops below $120国际油价跌破120美元Crude oil fell below $120 a barrel in both London and New York Monday for the first time since early May as tropical storm Edouard seemed unlikely to threaten oil operations in the Gulf of Mexico. Light sweet crude for September delivery slid to $119.50 a barrel and settled at $121.41 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. In London, Brent crude dropped to $118.80 before pulling back in late trade to $120.68.4日,受热带风暴"爱德华"将不会影响墨西哥湾石油生产等消息影响,纽约、伦敦两地油价近3个月来首次双双跌破每桶120美元。纽约商品交易所9月交货的轻质原油期货价一度跌至每桶119.50美元,最终报收于每桶121.41美元。伦敦国际石油交易所9月交货的布伦特原油期货价盘中最低跌至每桶118.80美元,收于每桶120.68美元。

Celebrity>Is Faye Wong pregnant?王菲被曝怀孕在家安胎Li Yapeng told a close friend that his wife Faye Wong is about 40 days pregnant, according to someone close to the source. But Wong's pregnancy hasn't been confirmed by her Hong Kong agent Katie Chan. Wong, almost 39, has been reportedly staying at home in Beijing for rest after attending Tony Leung and Carina Lau's wedding in Bhutan.据知情人4日爆料,李亚鹏近日曾向一位好友透露,王菲已怀孕约40天,将为李家再度添丁。但王菲经纪人陈家瑛则表示自己不知情。据称,年届39岁的王菲属高龄产妇,所以自赴不丹出席好友梁朝伟及刘嘉玲的婚礼返京后,一直足不出户,在家中专心养胎。

>Actress to pilot spaceship美女星欲驾商用太空船Victoria Principal, 59, who made a name by playing a leading role in TV show Dallas, has expressed her wishes to fly Virgin Group's SpaceShip Two and may become the world's first female pilot of a commercial spaceship. After she quit acting, Principal launched her own line of skin-care products and made headlines as an amateur Formula Ford racer and space tourist.现年59岁的美国影星维多利亚·普林斯帕因主演电视剧《达拉斯》而家喻户晓。告别荧屏后的她创立了自己的护肤品牌,并因业余福特方程式赛车手和太空游客的身份受到媒体关注。上周,她向英国维珍集团表达想驾驶"太空船二号"游太空的愿望,有望成为世界上首位商用太空船女驾驶员。

Kaleidoscope>Taekwondo performed in water韩水下跆拳道表演()2 divers performed Taekwondo at the Seoul Aquarium Monday to embrace the upcoming Olympics (see photo). The Korean martial art became an Olympic sport in 2000. South Korea won 3 gold medals when Taekwondo made its Olympic debut at the Sydney Games and 2 in Athens.4日,两名韩国潜水员在首尔水族馆水下表演奥运项目跆拳道,迎接北京奥运会(见图)2000年跆拳道成为悉尼奥运会的比赛项目,韩国选手夺3金,雅典奥运会上又得两金。

>Brit, 29, to be a granddad英男子而立之年当爷爷A 29-year-old is set to be one of the youngest grandpas in the world. Ged Fulton was just 14 when he became a dad. But now his 15-year-old son Sean is expecting a baby with his 18-year-old lover in November.英国一名29岁男子将成为全球"最年轻的爷爷"之一。吉德·福尔顿在14岁时就和女友生下了儿子西恩。如今15岁的西恩竟也步其后尘,他18岁的女友已怀孕,11月即将临产。 

LaughterMichael: Sir, is there life after death?Teacher: Why do you ask?Michael: I may need the extra time to finish all this homework you gave us.迈克尔:老师,人有来世吗?老师:你为什么问这个?迈克尔:我可能要来生才能完成您给我们留的家庭作业。 

Hot words高温湿热hot and humid例句:Beijing's hot and humid weather should not be an excuse for any athletes on competition results, representatives from the German delegation said Tuesday.德国代表团的相关人士5日表示,北京的高温湿热天气不应成为运动员奥运成绩好坏的借口。

副业(经济)sideline economy例句:Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, called on the army to develop sideline economy, local media reported Tuesday.朝鲜媒体5日报道,朝鲜最高领导人金正日号召军队发展副业。

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