The Chinese Foreign Ministry has announced that President Jiang Zemin will visit the United States prior to attending the informal forum of leaders of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, or APEC.
Ministry spokesman Kong Quan says the development of Sino-US relations is showing good momentum, and Jiang Zemin’s upcoming visit to the US is the third meeting between the top leaders of the two countries in the past two years. Moreover, they have been consulting each other closely on many major international issues.
Kong Quan confirms that the US has contacted China for consultation on the Iraqi issue.
The spokesman stresses that the key to resolving the Iraqi issue is the full implementation of UN resolutions. Iraq should resume its cooperation with the United Nations and allow UN arms inspectors to return to the country. At the same time, Iraq's sovereignty and territorial integrity should be respected.
He says China disagrees with the use or threat of use of force, and the Iraqi issue should be resolved through political means within the framework of the relevant UN resolutions.
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Visiting Chinese top legislator Li Peng has said that Thailand's policy towards local ethnic Chinese is "a big success" that has encouraged Thai Chinese communities to contribute greatly to the country's economic development.
Li Peng made the remark to a group of 1,000 people from the Thai Chinese community at a grand banquet held in his honor.
Li Peng encourages Thai Chinese to act as a "bridge" to promote China-Thailand cooperation.
He also promises that China will ensure the rule of law and continue to carry out socialist legislative reforms. Moreover, the country welcomes foreign investment, including that from overseas Chinese business people.
Thailand is the first leg of Li Peng's four-nation Asia-Pacific tour, which will also take him to Indonesia, the Philippines and Australia.
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Visiting Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji has held talks with South African President Thabo Mbeki in Pretoria.
Both sides expressed their satisfaction with the rapid development of bilateral ties and vowed to expand cooperation in various fields.
The Chinese premier, who has attended the just-ended World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, congratulated South Africa on its successful hosting of the summit.
For his part, Mbeki thanked Zhu Rongji for attending the summit, saying China's participation was a great contribution to its success.
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The Chinese Foreign Ministry says the Chinese government has always opposed terrorism in all forms, and will continue to play an active role in international cooperation to fight this evil.
Ministry spokesman Kong Quan stressed that terrorism is a public danger and China is one of its victims. Since the September 11 attacks, China has encouraged the UN General Assembly and the Security Council to adopt a number of resolutions, set up consultative mechanisms with many countries, and taken measures in the areas of finance, law, civil aviation security and exit and entry management to combat terrorism.
The spokesman notes that although global cooperation against terrorism has made much progress, the international community should further enhance cooperation to work out a comprehensive strategy and prevent terrorists from linking up with specific countries or regions.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai has survived an assassination attempt in the southern city of Kandahar.
Sources say attackers dressed in Afghan military uniforms opened fire on Karzai as he was in his car leaving the residence of the governor of Kandahar, Gul Agha Sherzai.
Karzai is unhurt, but Sherzai is reported to be wounded.
U.S. special operations troops with Karzai shot and killed at least one attacker.
Shortly before the assassination attempt, at least 30 people were killed and 50 others injured in a powerful car bomb in the heart of the capital Kabul.
It is not immediately clear whether the blasts and assassination bid are connected, or whether the events are linked to the anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the European Union have condemned the assassination attempt.
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Arab League chief Amr Moussa has blasted US double standards on Iraq and Israel in implementing UN resolutions.
Moussa made the criticism at a press conference at the end of a two-day meeting of Arab foreign ministers in Cairo.
He stressed that while Iraq must implement UN resolutions, Israel should also do the same.
The Arab League ministerial gathering was convened amid an increasing possibility of a US strike against Iraq. The ministers have adopted a resolution to oppose any US attack on the country.
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A spate of bad news about the economy, including sluggish productivity growth and disappointing retail sales, hit Wall Street hard Thursday and sent stocks falling sharply.
The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 1.7 percent, to 8,284. The loss wiped out Wednesday's 117-point gain, the Dow's only advance in seven sessions.
The Nasdaq composite index sank over three percent, to 1,251, its fifth loss in seven days.
European stock markets closed down in spite of a stronger finish on Asia's biggest exchange and an overnight rebound on Wall Street.
London's FTSE-100 closed down nearly half a percent, at 4,011. The CAC 40 Index in Paris closed down nearly one percent, at 3,139. Frankfurt's DAX was down over one percent, at 3,387.
An over-one-billion-dollar project has been started to improve the ecological environment along the Tarim River in Xinjiang.
The project is expected to ensure that the lower reaches of the river have sufficient water for irrigation.
The project includes the building of dikes, reforestation and improved management of the use of water resources.
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Police in Hong Kong have received over 6,000 reports of money laundering so far this year, about 300 more than in all of last year.
The authorities have prosecuted 66 people for money laundering since current laws took effect in 1989. Officials have seized some 300 million Hong Kong dollars, in the money-laundering cases.
A report last week in the US-based Washington Post cited a draft UN document on money laundering that named Hong Kong as one of several places around the world where Osama bin Laden 's al-Qaida terror network allegedly had bank accounts.
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The number of foreign enterprises registering in China in the first half of the year is 26 percent higher than in the same period last year.
A report from the State Administration for Industry and Commerce shows the investment capital of foreign enterprises in this period grew nearly fifty percent. This year, the bulk of the new foreign investment is in the manufacturing, finance and insurance industries.
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Nearly two hundred million Chinese suffered from this year’s floods, which caused about eight and a half billion dollars of direct economic losses.
The State Council has allocated the funds equivalent to over five hundred million dollars to the disaster-hit regions.
The Civil Affairs Ministry, along with China’s Red Cross and overseas organizations, has also collected a considerable amount of funds and donations.
Local governments in the affected areas are organizing people to rebuild their homes and restore production.
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.
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