Execution of British drug smuggler ´proper´
处置英籍毒品走私犯正当

By Bao Daozu (China Daily)
Updated: 2009-12-30 07:00

Law professor: It´s human nature to plead for a criminal who is from the same country or the same family, but judicial independence should be fully respected and everyone should be equal before the law.

法律专家：为同国人或同族人的罪行辩护是人之天性，但是法律面前人人平等，而且司法的独立应当受到充分尊重。

Top court: No reason to cast doubt on Shaikh´s mental status.

最高法庭：没有任何理由置疑Shaikh的精神状态。

A British national who was c

Xmas celebrations out in the open
户外的圣诞庆祝活动

By Bao Daozu (China Daily)
Updated: 2009-12-25 07:23

The streets of Xitang are dotted with bars, restaurants and cafes all decorated specially for the Christmas season; Santas smile from shop windows and glistening firs stand proudly on sidewalks.

西唐街遍布的酒吧、酒店和咖啡馆，都装饰着圣诞节特殊的氛围；圣诞老人的微笑图片也挂满了店铺窗户和街头圣诞树上。

Xmas celebrations out in the open
People participate in a Christmas Eve mass at the Shanghai Xujiahui Cathedral. [Gao Erqiang/China Daily]

Fourth round of cross-Straits talks start
两岸启动第四轮对话

By Xing Zhigang (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-12-22 10:30



Chen Yunlin (L), president of the Beijing-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), shakes hands with his counterpart Chiang Pin-kung, chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), before they hold talks in the Taiwanese city of Taich

Fourth round of cross-Straits talks start
两岸开启第四轮对话
By Xing Zhigang (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-12-22 10:30

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Chen Yunlin (L), president of the Beijing-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), shakes hands with his counterpart Chiang Pin-kung, chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), before they hold talks in the Taiwanese city of Taichuan

Hu urges diverse growth for Macao
胡锦涛鼓励澳门多样化发展
By Zhang Jin (China Daily)
Updated: 2009-12-21 06:58
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MACAO: President Hu Jintao yesterday pledged support for Macao to develop in a "creative" manner as the festive special administrative region celebrated the 10th anniversary of its return to the motherland.
澳门：昨天胡锦涛主席以创新性的方式承诺支持澳门，以表示对特别行政区回归祖10周年纪念。

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对于不甚喜爱英语的人来说，提高英语水平无疑是一个困难的事情。
从进入现在的公司以来，我的生活就与英语联系在了一起，因为公司别的事情不多，大多也都是三五分钟搞定的小事，仅有一件让我坚了一年多的就是一个进口药品的注册，因为要将文档翻译成中文，所以一直与英语保持着即生疏又暧昧的关系。
生疏是因为我十分不乐意接近她；
暧昧则因为虚荣让我想完全占有她。

唉，悲剧从此开始。

我不想去单纯地背单词，认为那是一种很笨拙的学习方法，再加上本人对之讨厌甚深，故更是往往事倍功半。我看了大量的英语电影，当然是在闲暇之余，工作期间还是以文档翻译为主的，也试图做了不少的笔记，但效果总是那么令人失望，边差强人意的层度都达不到。

为了改变这样的现状，我下了一个狠心－－背英语文章。当然要从经典的背起，我首先想起了马丁·路德·金的“i have a dream”，但篇幅过长，学习应当由浅入深，所以我的背诵生涯是从林肯的“Gettysburg Address”开始的，很顺利，一个月下来，随便也背完了“I have a dream”，有点子激动，试着去听了听英文广播，我完成任务的喜悦随即被巨大的失望所

China committed to emission cut: Wen
中国承诺减排：温
By Li Xing, Sun Xiaohua and Fu Jing (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-12-19 05:46

COPENHAGEN: No matter what the outcome of the UN climate change conference is, China will remain committed to achieving and even exceeding the emission reduction targets it has said for itself, Premier Wen Jiabao said on Friday.

“We will honour our word with real action,” Wen told 119 heads of state and government attending the UN climate change conference, or