China's top legislator Li Peng is in Bangkok for talks with Thailand's parliamentary leaders.
Li Peng extended an invitation to members of the Thai National Assembly to hold further exchanges with Chinese legislators.
Both sides expressed satisfaction with the closer ties the two nations have been enjoying and agreed to further strengthen bilateral cooperation.
Li Peng has also held talks with Thai former Primer Minister Chuan Leekpai.
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Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji says China attaches importance to the development of relations with Mongolia as it is one of China's major neighboring countries.
During a meeting with Mongolian President Nachagyn Bagabandy on the sidelines of the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, Zhu Rongji said much potential remains to be tapped in economic and trade areas since the two countries enjoy geopolitical advantages.
He also said China is ready to render its support and assistance to Mongolia.
For his part, Bagabandy stated that the Mongolian government and its people thank China for its long-term assistance and welcome an expansion of cooperation.
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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan says China hopes and demands that countries which have diplomatic ties with China keep their promises and insist on the One China policy.
Kong Quan made the comment after Taiwan's recent announcement that Taiwan and Mongolia have established a representative office with each other.
He reiterates that China resolutely opposes Taiwan developing official relations with other countries under various pretexts and trying to create two Chinas or one China one Taiwan.
The spokesman stresses that China is not opposed to Taiwan's non-governmental or trade and cultural relations with other countries.
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A large gas explosion has occurred in a coalmine in central China’s Hunan Province, killing at least 33 people.
The rescue team says there are six other miners underground and they have no hope of surviving.
The cause of the explosion is under investigation .
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Palestinian Minister of Local Government Saeb Erekat has condemned Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's remark of attempting to exile Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
Sharon's spokesman, Raanan Gissin, confirmed that Sharon has said that if Arafat leaves the West Bank he will not be allowed to return: He has the freedom to leave, but not to come back.
Erekat says this stance is despicable. He also accuses Sharon of obstructing the peace process.
In another development, the Israeli High Court of Justice has announced that the Israeli army can deport two relatives of alleged Palestinian "terrorists" from the West Bank to the Gaza Strip.
The court ruled that Kifah and Anitsar Ajuri from the Iskar Palestinian refugee camp in the West Bank city of Nablus could be deported.
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Foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council member states have reiterated their opposition to any military strike on Iraq, or any Muslim or Arab country.
During a ministerial meeting in Jeddah, the ministers reaffirmed their stand reached in March at the Beirut Arab Summit, which opposes any foreign military aggression against any Arab country.
They warned that such a military strike would have dangerous repercussions for regional stability.
Meanwhile, the ministers also urged Iraq to allow UN weapons inspectors to return in order to avoid a potential military strike.
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Stocks spun lower on Tuesday, with the broad market suffering its worst decline in nearly a year, after weak U.S. manufacturing data whipped up fears a tepid economic rebound will crimp corporate profits.
The harrowing decline led investors to question whether Wall Street will keep crawling back from 5-year lows struck in July.
Indeed, the market got off to a bad start in September, historically the worst month for stocks with an average fall of 0.4 percent in the last 50 years. New evidence that the expansion in the U.S. factory sector may have stalled sent investors scrambling out of stocks, fearful that poor prospects for corporate profits could knock the wind out of Wall Street's recent rally.
The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average sank over four percent, to 8,308, while the technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index surrendered nearly four percent, to 1,264.
European shares finished sharply lower as Wall Street tumbled amid data showing weak manufacturing growth in the U.S.
In London, the FTSE 100 index dropped over three and a half per cent to 4,029. Paris's CAC-40 index fell four and a half per cent to 3,127.In Frankfurt, the DAX index finished down over five per cent to 3,426.
In Asia, Tokyo's Nikkei average plunged to an 18-year low on Tuesday after banks and other major blue-chip issues took a beating on worries over the dimming economic outlook in Japan and the United States.
Data on Friday showed that the Japanese economy grew at a faster-than-expected half a percent in the April-June quarter, but industrial production fell unexpectedly for the second straight month in July and other data showed deflation worsening.
The Nikkei finished 3 and a fifth percent, or 304 points lower at 9,217, falling below the previous year-to-date closing low of 9,420 marked in February. It was the lowest close since November 7, 1983, when the Nikkei closed at 9,216.
The capital-weighted broader Tokyo Stock Price Index fell 26 points, or almost 3 percent, to 904, its lowest close since December 25, 1984.
Among the hardest hit were Mizuho, Japan's biggest banking group, which sank 9 and a quarter of a percent and rival Sumitomo Mitsui Banking slumped almost 8 percent.
High-tech exporters were also hit hard.
Consumer electronics giant Matsushita Electric Industrial Company fell 4 and a third of a percent, a seven-year low, while rival Sony lost 1 and three quarters of a percent.
Another notable loser was Tokyo Electric Power, which extended its losing skid to six straight sessions, falling 1 and a half percent.
Hong Kong's benchmark share index fell for the eighth straight day as weakness in overseas markets and concerns about local firms' earnings unnerved investors.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index ended down 1 percent, or 106 points, at 9,790.
Blue chip stock PCCW shares slipped a further 2 and a fifth of a percent to its lowest close since the firm took over Cable & Wireless Hongkong Telecom two years ago. The stock lost five percent on Monday.
Shares of the mainland's second largest cellular operator China Unicom slipped nearly 2 percent ahead of its first-half results on Thursday.
Slowing growth in the world's largest mobile market, an uncertain outlook for its CDMA future and the prospective listing of China's largest fixed line operator, China Telecom, in the fourth quarter, are drawing investors away from Unicom shares.
Shares of its larger rival China Mobile also dropped 2 and two-thirds of a percent on news that China Telecom would be dishing out dividends to lure investors to its upcoming initial public offering.
Shares of Hong Kong's dominant broadcaster TVB ended down almost 2 percent ahead of its first-half results on Wednesday, when the firm is expected to report a 34 percent fall in net profits.
On the other hand, shares of property developer Cheung Kong Holdings outperformed the index with a rise of almost half a percent after news that its chairman and Asia's richest businessman, Li Ka-shing, had increased his stake in the firm.
Turning to the Chinese Mainland. In Shanghai, the Composite index closed at 1,674, up 5 points. In Shenzhen, the Component index closed at 3,452, up 8 points.
China’s Vice Premier Wen Jiabao has stressed that China must strengthen infrastructure construction and environmental protection during the process of developing the Western regions.
He calls for local governments in the west to use science and education to step up adjustments to the system of agriculture, and increase farmers' material and cultural standards of living.
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The Beijing city government has revised its policy to allow overseas investors to enjoy exemption or reduction on land-use tax.
The Chinese capital is getting in line with a national ruling that aligns domestic and national laws regarding foreign trade and economic cooperation.
From this year, the city's local taxation bureau will collect fees on land-use rights from foreign companies by October 20. The new policy is designed to let foreign companies receive greater returns on their investments in Beijing.
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China’s key higher education institutes have increased their international competitiveness thanks to the country’s rising education budget.
Since 1995, the government has invested over ten billion yuan, in the country’s 99 key higher education institutes.
The Ministry of Education says the 99 institutes occupy just one-tenth of the country’s total number, but holds over 95 percent of all China’s pivot laboratories and 85 percent of the key academic subjects.
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Officials from the State Development Planning Commission says the restoration of about 1.6 million hectares of forest land from formerly cultivated land has been going smoothly this year.
The officials say the next step of reforestation will focus on the source and banks of rivers, the verge of lakes and reservoirs, key tourist spots and the main ecological regions which have been severely damaged or are currently endangered by the desert and wind.
1--Do you want black or white coffee?
2--White, please.
1--Look! There's a folk concert tomorrow evening.
Do you want to go?
2--I don't like folk music very much.
1--What kind of music do you like?
2--I like classical music. Do you?
1--Not very much. Classical music sends me to sleep.
2--I don't believe you.
1--It's true.
2--You are funny!
1--So are you! How about another coffee?
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注解：
1）black or white coffee：加糖或加牛奶的称作white
coffee.什么也不加的称作black coffee.
2）folk concert：民间音乐会。folk作“民间的”、
“具有民族传说的”解。如folk dance，folk music,
folk songs, folk tale等。
3）classical：经典的。如classical music, classical
literature等。
4）How about...?（你以为）...怎么样？征询对方的意见时
常用的句型。如，征询关于时间安排的意见时，可以说How
about tomorrow？征询活动内容时可以说How about playing
tennis now?征询人选意见可以说How about Jane?等
It's Emily's first day of school. What will go wrong?
Today's Mission
What is Emily excited about?
Conversation A
(at the B&B)
Emily : (putting things in her backpack as she speaks) OK, I have lots of paper, lots of pencils . . .
Sally : Emily, what are you doing?
Emily : Well, I'm just making sure I have everything I need.
Sally : For what?
Emily : My first day of school.
Sally : I know you told me, but I can't remember. When is your first day?
Emily : Tomorrow!
Sally : Already?
Emily : Yes. I'm so excited!
Conversation B
Sally : Really? I never got excited about the first day of school.
Emily : Why not?
Sally : I was always sad that summer was over.
Emily : I know what you mean. But I'm still excited!
(Sue comes in.)
Sally : Excited about what?
Emily : My first day of school tomorrow!
Sally : That's right. Have a great day tomorrow, honey.
Emily : I will, Mom. A lot of my friends will be in my classes. And I have Mrs. Patrick for math!
Conversation C
Sally : Who's Mrs. Patrick?
Emily : She's my favorite teacher! I had her last year. She's so nice.
Sue : So, tell us about your other classes.
Emily : Well, I have to take the basics like English and history. But I got to choose two classes.
Sally : Which ones did you choose?
Emily : Art and beginning band.
Sue : Those sound fun.
Emily : I know. I'm so excited.
Sally : I think you said that already.
Key words
backpack (n)
Put your books in your backpack. It's time to go.
to be over (v phr)
Amber was happy when the class was over. It was really boring.
math (n)
Can you help me with this math problem? I don't understand it.
history (n)
Dan enjoys studying history. He likes learning about people who lived long ago.
art (n)
In art class, Jim made a picture of his dog.
Visit this classic Europeon city in the heart of sunny Spain
A Fine Meal
Not far from La Rambla lies Barcelona's Gothic Quarter, a maze of narrow, winding streets. Visit the Barcelona Cathedral, started in 1298 and finally finished in the early 20th century. Inside, admire the many paintings, carvings and other art treasures.
To the south, Montjuic rises above the city. This mountain, covered with beautiful gardens, is a popular place for locals to relax. Most of the events of the 1992 Olympics were held here. There's also an exceptional view of the city from the top.
When you're hungry, be sure to try some of Barcelona's famous dishes. One of the most popular is "black rice," containing squid, shellfish, garlic, onions and tomatoes. The black squid ink gives the dish its color. Don't go out for dinner too early, however. Restaurants don't begin to serve until 10 p.m. Before dinner, take in a concert or other performance at one of Barcelona's many theaters.
Relish Barcelona's art and architecture, music and mime and fantastic food. The city is truly a feast for the senses.
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