14-08-13 A foreigner applied for citizenship paper in New York. The judge asked him, Do you want to be made a citizen of the United States? The foreigner replied, Yes, Mr. Judge. Then the judge said, I must examine you, do you know how many states are in the...

14-07-05 Hi, everybody. This week, I spent a couple days in Minneapolis, talking with people about their lives-their concerns, their successes, and their hopes for the future. I went because of a letter I received from a working mother named Rebekah, who sha...

14-06-27 Hi, everybody. As President, my top priority is rebuilding an economy where everybody who works hard has the chance to get ahead. That's what I'll spend some time talking about on Monday, at the White House Summit on Working Families. We're bringing...

14-06-11 He waited as he was told, but instead of the lady there entered a huge black slave with a sword in his hand. Approaching my brother with an angry countenance（面容，表情） he exclaimed, What business have you here? His voice and manner were so terri...

14-05-14 Japanese electronics giant Sony forecasts it will remain unprofitable until 2015. 日本电子巨头索尼预计直到2015年都将保持非盈利状态。 The company said it expects a net loss of 50bn yen ($489m) this coming financial year. It also swung to a loss of 12...

14-05-14 Balsora was the capital of a kingdom long tributary（支流，附属国） to the caliph. During the time of the Caliph Haroun-al-Raschid the king of Balsora, who was his cousin, was called Zinebi. Not thinking one vizir（元老） enough for the administrati...

14-05-07 Rolls-Royce says it has agreed to sell its energy gas turbine and compressor business to Siemens for 785m. 劳斯莱斯同意7.85亿英镑将其燃气轮机与压缩机事业部出售给西门子。 Rolls-Royce said late last month it was discussing a possible sale of the busin...

14-04-29 Nokia has named Rajeev Suri as its new chief executive officer. 诺基亚任命拉吉夫苏里为新任首席执行官。 Mr Suri has been the head of Nokia\s network equipment unit since October 2009 The 46-year old has until now led Nokia Solutions and Networks (NSN...

14-04-20 Hi, everybody. Earlier this week was Equal Pay Day. It marks the extra time the average woman has to work into a new year to earn what a man earned the year before. You see, the average woman who works full-time in America earns less than a man-even...

14-04-08 A businessman walked into a New York City bank and asked for the loan officer. He said he was going to Europe on business for two weeks and needed to borrow $5,000. The loan officer said the bank would need some security for such a loan. The busines...