The Ministry of Education says some 16 million US dollars of funds have been offered to schools in China's poorer western regions by eastern provinces since the year 2000.
It says the aid includes over one thousand computers, 3 million books and funds to build 10,000 teaching facilities.
In addition, eastern regions have offered financial help to more than 13,000 students from poverty-stricken families and sent 1,700 teachers to the west.
Nine eastern provinces and municipalities, including Beijing and South China's Guangdong Province, have signed agreements to help a number of western schools.
Such efforts have improved conditions in western schools. Many of them have made use of the financial and material aid to purchase new laboratory facilities and books for their libraries.
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Data from the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation shows that over 410 thousand foreign companies have been approved to invest in China. In real terms, this amounts to a total investment of 430 billion dollars.
Figures also show that tax turned in by foreign businesses accounted for a fifth of the country's total revenues last year. Their industrial production accounted for a quarter of China's total output, and they manufactured half of China's exports.
There are currently 23 million Chinese working for foreign-invested companies, representing over ten percent of China’s urban labor force.
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Chinese TV manufacturer TCL has announced that it is buying the bankrupt German TV maker Schneider Electronics AG for about 8 million US dollars.
TCL subsidiary Schneider Electronics GmbH purchased the production line, inventory and trademarks of Schneider, which declared bankruptcy earlier this year.
TCL will also rent a 24,000 square-meter production facility in Tuerkheim, Germany, to serve as its European manufacturing base. The plant is scheduled to begin operations at the start of 2003.
Li Dongsheng, chairman of the board at TCL International, says the purchase will help TCL to expand its business in Europe, and the Schneider brand will provide access to its worldwide distribution network.
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Private investment accounts for half the total investment in infrastructure projects in Shanghai, China’s industrial and financial hub.
Latest official figures show that fixed asset investment in Shanghai totaled 15 billion US dollars in the first eight months of 2002, a year-on-year rise of 30 percent. Money from the government accounted for just over one percent of the total.
And Shanghai's fixed asset investment is tipped to top a record 25 billion US dollars by the end of this year.
Moreover, 70 percent of investment in the city’s expressway projects has come from private investors.
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China's rapid rise to the top echelon of world science continues. The country is now the eighth-biggest producer of vital scientific research papers, which are published all around the world.
Many highly-advanced technologies have been mastered by China, including manned spaceflight.
Meanwhile, the country's import and export of high-tech products exceeded a hundred billion US dollars for the first time last year.
The nation's achievements in science and technology are directly due to innovation projects started in 1998.
China's government has been increasing investment in technical innovation, which not only brings economic gains, but also improves the public's level of scientific knowledge.
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Tokyo's Nikkei average bounced back from a 19-year low to end slightly higher on Tuesday. A weaker yen prompted buying in Nissan and other exporters, but concerns about Japan's fragile economy put a damper on gains.
The benchmark Nikkei average rose a quarter of a percent or 20 points to 8,708 after Monday's fall to its lowest level since June 1983.
Shares in Hong Kong closed higher despite slow trading, fueled by other markets around the region, and on expectations that Wall Street will rebound.
The Hang Seng index closed up 46 points or half a percent at 8,977.
Turning to the Chinese Mainland. In Shanghai, the Composite index closed 18 points lower at 1,562. In Shenzhen, the Component index closed at 3,197, down 45 points.
This is the markets’ first day of trade following a ten-day break for the National Day.
China's investment in protecting the environment between 2001 and 2005 will reach over 84 billion dollars. By 2005, the discharge of pollution will decrease by ten per cent, compared with 2000.
China's investment in the ninth five-year plan has reached over forty-three billion dollars so far.
By the end of 2000, the government had closed over eighty thousand heavy-polluting factories. Ninety per cent of the polluting enterprises have since made the adjustments needed to meet the stricter standards for pollutant discharges.
Other government-backed projects on behalf of the environment have also been successful.
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The fifth Asian Art Festival will be held in the middle of this month, with the theme of “new century, new Asia.”
Unlike the previous ones, which were held only in Beijing, this year's festival will also be held in Hangzhou.
Audiences in both cities will also be able to see performances by art ensembles from more than 20 Asian countries.
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According to the latest figure, fourteen per cent of individuals between the ages of eighteen and twenty-two in China are now enrolled as students at universities.
The total number of enrollments at colleges and universities, meanwhile, rose to seven million last year.
The greater numbers of students on college campuses reflects efforts by the central government to enforce a series of policies expanding the recruitment of students by colleges across the nation.
The government has poured a great amount of funding into the post-secondary education system, resulting in large numbers of educational facilities being set up around the country.
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The World Tourism Organization predicts that by 2020 China will become the world's largest tourism destination.
The organization says that the rapid development of China's tourism during the past decade has exceeded global expectations. The country led Asia in overseas tourist arrivals last year.
Many overseas visitors come to China to gain a better understanding of its long history, unique ethnic culture and enjoy its beautiful and diverse landscapes.
Almost all Chinese provinces provide domestic and foreign tourists with package tours featuring a strong local flavor.
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
Conversation A
(Emily comes into the living room on a Saturday morning.)
Emily : Hi, Mom. I need to talk to you.
Sue : OK. What about?
Emily : I don't really like the way I look.
Sue : What? Why not?
Emily : I'm tired of my hairstyle.
Sue : What's wrong with it? I like it.
Emily : A lot of my friends have cool new hairstyles. But I've had the same hairstyle for three years!
Sue : Is that all? Well, we can easily fix that!
Conversation B
Emily : Great! But can I go to a real hair salon this time? I know we save money by going to Cheap Cuts, but . . .
Sue : Sure. I think we can afford one haircut at a nicer place.
Emily : Actually, I don't want a haircut. I want long hair, so I'm letting it grow.
Sue : If you don't want a haircut, then what do you want?
Emily : Well, that's what I want to talk to you about.
Conversation C
Sue : Do you want a perm?
Emily : No. Straight hair is in style right now. But can I dye it?
Sue : Maybe. What color?
Emily : Well, Brittany just dyed hers blue, and it looks really cool!
Sue : You may not dye your hair blue!
Emily : Purple? Green?
Sue : Are you kidding?
Emily : No. A lot of kids at school are doing it.
Sue : You may dye your hair, but no strange colors!
Sally : Oh, OK.
Key Words
hairstyle (n)
Grace has long hair. But now she wants a shorter hairstyle.
hair salon (n phr)
I never go to hair salons. My mom cuts my hair.
to grow (v)
Wow, your son is so tall! He's grown a lot since last summer!
perm (n)
My hair is straight. I want to get a perm.
to dye (v)
Lisa's hair is black, but she dyed it red.
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