Background: 印度共产党和反对党双双抗议政府新颁布就燃油价格提高10%的政策。政府解释说由于世界燃油紧缺，燃油价格节节攀升，所以被迫提高燃油价格。印度每年需要进口75%的原油来满足需...
Background: 在英国近几个月来很多青少年成为了一些青少年持刀行凶犯罪的牺牲品。2008年6月英国首相戈登. 布朗号召起诉方对发现携有凶器的青少年给予更严厉的处罚。 Almost every week it seems an...
Background: 秘鲁东南部丛林地区当局说，他们将保护当地封闭的土著部落打击那些侵犯他人土地的非法伐木者。上周巴西政府的卫星照片显示，一群来路不明佩带弓箭的亚马逊人出现在接近秘鲁...
Background: 英国一家动物保护慈善机构说，英国正在有越来越多的狗被人用作一种威胁工具。英国防止虐待动物协会说，攻击性狗的数量增加同贫民区的团火暴力活动有关。该组织呼吁采取紧急...
Background: 联合国秘书长潘基文呼吁采取紧急行动来对付全球高昂食品价格问题，他在今年六月罗马高峰会议上呼吁采取措施来解决食品这一国际贸易问题。 A number of countries have responded to the h...
Steve McClarens job looks a little safer after Saturdays 3-0 win over Israel in an important qualifying match 资格赛 for the Euro 2008 tournament. The England manager Steve McClaren and the England squad had faced growing pressure to deliver a res...
Chelsea's outspoken 直率的 manager, Jose Mourinho, has claimed referees never award penalties against his teams title rivals 冠军竞争对手, Manchester United. His comments came after Chelsea were denied what some pundits 专家（足球） de...
Helen: Hello, Feifei. Feifei: Hi, Helen. Helen: Getting ready for Authentic Real English? Feifei: Well, kind of. Helen: Look at you - are you going somewhere special later? Feifei: Yes, I am. As it happens, I am going for an audition for a new TV pro...
Feifei: Hi, Finn. You are very talkative so I want to make a bet with you. Finn: Hi, Feifei. Okay. Whats the bet then? Feifei: We are going to have a chat for the next minutes and I bet you can't express your feelings without using proper words. Finn...
(Mildred talking on the phone) Finn: Yeah... yes, Mildred, yeah I know. (Mildred on the phone) Finn: Yeah, I know... I know. (Mildred on the phone) Finn: Yeah, right. Thanks, Mildred. Bye! Feifei: Hi Finn, what did Mildred want? Finn: I don't know, F...
