In the background lurks climate change, fears of which have grown with the heat and drought battering Europe's wheat crop this summer. 在此背景下还潜伏着气候变化、以及今年夏天欧洲小麦作物遭遇高温干旱打击的恐惧。...
They make an intriguing posse: about 160 scouts in jeans and muddy boots, 他们组编了一支有趣的民兵队伍:约有160位童军,他们穿着工装裤和泥糊糊的靴子 jumping out of cars with ropes in hand, plunging deep into corn (ma...
She was proud to be The Queen of Soul. 她以自己被称为灵魂歌后而感到自豪。 Rivals to her crown were tartly taken down. 所有能够与她竞争这一称号的对手都被狠狠击败了。 Once she had sung a song she owned it, and th...
Getting busy with the fizzy 忙着扩张版图 PepsiCo agreed to buy SodaStream for $3.2bn, continuing its expansion into healthier soft-drink products. SodaStreams water-carbonating machines, with accompanying flavours, were popular in Britain durin...
As he took over the presidency, in 1933, unemployment started to fall and GDP began to rise; 自1933年就任总统以来,失业率开始下降,GDP开始增长; the latter rose by 9.5% a year in his first term of office. 在他就任的第一年,...
Business leaders often have a poor opinion of politicians, preferring to find their heroes elsewherein other boardrooms or on the coaching field. 商业领导人通常对政治家的评价很低,他们宁愿在别处在其他会议室里或是在培训...
Obituary Aretha Franklin 讣告:艾瑞莎弗兰克林 A deeper love 更深沉的爱 Aretha Franklin, soul singer, died on August 16th, aged 76 灵魂歌手艾瑞莎弗兰克林逝于8月16日,享年76岁 At points in her concerts, which enthralle...
The world this week Business 本周要闻 经济 Greece exited its third and final bail-out programme, bringing an end to eight years of economic oversight by the European Union and the IMF. Other countries in the euro zone were also rescued during t...