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Dec.17th, 2002
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Chinese President Jiang Zemin and his Guinea-Bissau counterpart Kumba Yala express their hopes that the two countries can deepen understandings between each other and further promote friendly cooperation.
In their meeting in Beijing on Monday, Jiang Zemin explained China's principle and stance on the Taiwan issue and praised Guinea Bissau's adherence to the One China Policy.
Yala thanked China for its long term help and reiterated that Guinea Bissau will firmly support the integrity of China's territory and its cause for reunification.
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Vice-Premier Wu Bangguo has confirmed that China will stay on the new road towards industrialization and continue its reform of state-owned enterprises and adjustment of economic structure.
While meeting representatives attending a national planning conference, the vice-premier says state-owned enterprises have stepped out of plight in general and should focus on sustainable development in future.
He says enterprises should enhance their international competitiveness to become giant corporations and groups.
He stresses that hi-tech and advanced technology should be implemented to reconstruct and upgrade traditional industries.
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The number of mobile users in China exceeded 200 million by the end of November, an increase of some 55 million units over the same period last year.
The statistics, newly released by the Ministry of Information Industry, show the overall number of general telephone users has exceeded 400 million. Almost half of them are mobile phone users.
In China, there are roughly 15 mobile phone users for every 100 people.
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Premium income for China's major insurance companies have seen drastic growth this year. Over the past 11 months, the figure exceeded more than 32 billion US dollars, 47 percent higher than the same period last year.
Experts say this year's premium income is mainly from life insurance policies, which increased by 65 percent from last year to surpass 24 billion US dollars. Some new insurance products adding elements of investment and financing are also expected to see an increase in sales.
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The Shanghai Gold Exchange says it has allowed a second batch of eight domestic gold refineries to provide gold bars for trade.
Yunnan Copper Industry Company Limited, one of the nation's top copper producers in Southwest China's Yunnan Province, is among the new suppliers.
Dealers say the move is good for China's small gold mines and will encourage more of them to sell gold through the exchange.
Only gold sold through the exchange will be exempt from value-added tax.
The Shanghai Gold Exchange began trading on October 30.
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US-based Citigroup has announced plans to invest two billion yuan to build a "Citigroup tower" along the Huangpu River in Shanghai.
The 42-floor tower will reach 180 meters and is expected to be completed in the year 2005.
The tower will be home to high-profile international banks, business groups and multi-national companies.
Citibank is the first foreign bank authorized to conduct foreign exchange operations with Chinese residents and local enterprises.
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The world's sixth largest independent software vendor, BEA Systems Incorporated, says it will set up its first research and development center in China.
The company says it is still considering whether to set the center in Beijing or Shanghai in five to six months.
It will be the company's first research and development center outside the United States.
BEA Systems entered the Chinese market five years ago.
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US stocks rallied on Monday as investors brushed aside signs of lukewarm spending during the critical holiday shopping season and looked to 2003, buying shares beaten down by a two-week decline.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose over two percent, to 8,627. The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index added more than two and a half percent, to 1,400.
European stocks rose, with banks leading the way after France's Credit Agricole agreed to acquire Credit Lyonnais.
The CAC 40 index in Paris climbed over three percent to 3,175.
London's FTSE 100 index increased over two and a half percent to 3,984.
Beijing's Asian Games Village car market is booming, proving that the capital's thirst for new private cars has not been quenched.
Last month, the transaction volume of the Asian Games Village car market, the biggest of its kind in the city, exceeded four and a half thousand.
Experts say the number of private cars in the capital is expected to increase by 100 thousand this year.
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More than 100 leaders of China's manufacturing industry have reached a "Suzhou Consensus" at a two-day forum to discuss ways of improving the industry.
The participants, mostly management professionals from across the country's manufacturing sector, agreed that developed countries all had advanced manufacturing industries, whereas manufacturing industries in developing countries always lagged far behind.
They noted that the development of manufacturing would help create employment opportunities, speed up urbanization and cope with problems in the rural areas. The vigorous growth of manufacturing would make China still more competitive internationally.
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China's largest industrial and business city Shanghai is expected to export more than 30 billion US dollars this year.
During the past 11 months, the city's exports have reached over 29 billion US dollars, 14 percent more than last year.
Statistics from customs show that more than 60 percent of the exports come from foreign investment businesses.
High-tech products and electrical engineering products account for more than 80 percent of the city's total exports.
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Accounting software makers are trying to capitalize on a string of high profile scandals by developing computer programs that flag unusual bookkeeping and launch investigations with little human intervention.
To reduce their own risks, large companies are turning to software that can combine basic analysis with so-called rule processing, which allows executives to drill down into the books and automatically launches investigations when unusual entries cannot be explained away by such factors as staff level changes.
It's just another nail in their coffin. 那只会加速他们消亡。
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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
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Emily's School Break
Will there be anything fun for Emily to do during Christmas break?
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The Two Towers
The adventures continue in part two of The Lord of the Rings.
A Unique Film
J.R.R.Tolkien's fantasy trilogy, The Lord of the Rings, has captivated readers since the late 1950s. The books have been translated into 26 languages and sold more than 50 million copies. Many readers name it the best book of the 20th century.
Making a film of the story proved quite an undertaking. It became the largest movie project in history. It was also the first time three movies in a series had been filmed at the same time. A crew of 2,500 people worked on the movies filmed in spectacular New Zealand.
Like the first film, The Two Towers will probably be another three-hour movie. Tolkien originally wrote The Lord of the Rings as a single book. Against his wishes, his publishers divided the story into three books. Imagine how long a single movie of the story would have been!
The end of The Two Towers will also leave audiences hanging. The story still has one more part. Everyone must wait another year for the final installment, Return of the King. Eager Tolkien fans are already counting the days!
Questions for Discussion :
Why do you think these movies are so popular?
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