No new bank notes with a face value of 500 yuan has been issued, nor is there a plan of issuing such a note, the central bank, People's Bank of China announced,the People Daily Overseas Edition reported on Aug 18. Rumors that 500 yuan notes will be issued...

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China warns that the drought-hit areas may expand to affect more people and agriculture in some regions, although mudslide caused by heavy rain plagues Southwest China. Over 3 million people and 2.5 million livestock have difficulties in getting drinking ...

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According to the Newsoftheworld.co.uk, on August 15, two mules were forced to dive from a 22ft high platform into a 6ft deep vat of water in the name of entertainment in the tiny ranch town of Pipe Creek in Texas, US. Animal rights campaigners critic...

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According to Daily Mail of August 17, Phillip, of Llanharry, South Wales, who has been growing giant vegetables for 27 years, started growing a 112lb marrow six weeks ago and then found online that he had marrow-ly missed out on the world record of 113lb ...

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A man who earns less than a female partner is more likely to cheat on her, a recent study found. Cheating may be a man's way of trying to restore his gender identity when he feels it is threatened, Christin Munsch, a sociology doctoral candidate at Cornel...

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萨科奇决定与夫人布吕尼一起度过3周的欢乐时光，他们身着白色衬衣与牛仔裤，十分平民化。 “牛仔夫妇”大汗淋淋 Dressed down in jeans, he also appeared to have got a little hot under the collar, with what seemed to be sweat patches on his chest. 牛仔夫妇：法国总统萨科奇似乎在酷暑中度假...

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Photo taken on August 15 shows an Australian man stood head-on with Mother Nature as she threw giant whitewater waves over Ben Buckler headland North Bondi Beach in Sydney on the same day. 拍摄于8月15日的照片显示，一个澳大利亚男性于当日在悉尼的北邦海滩本巴克勒岬上与“自然母亲”...

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When Callie Rogers won almost 1.9 million pounds on the lottery at 16, she hoped it would help her put her troubles behind her. The teenager came from a broken home, had dropped out of school and was living in local authority care. Rogers, from Cumbria, E...

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Sit down! An annoyed looking Victoria Beckham pulls her son Cruz back into his seat as the family leave a Beverly Hills restaurant last night. 给我坐下来：愤怒的维多利亚将手“死死”地按在她的儿子科鲁兹的肩膀上，让他马上回到座位上乖乖坐好。 Victoria Beckham is constantly forced t...

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有了误会就解释清楚啊 人和人一起相处，难免会产生各种误会，就算是家人之间、朋友之间、情侣之间，也会因为一些小小的言语冲突而闹出矛盾。这时我们该做的不是埋怨、不是恼火，而是以妥善的方式同对方解释清楚。那么我们要如何用英语来解释事情呢？今天就来学几句实用的英语句子吧！ 1. I had meant t...

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