15-12-28 Algerian army troops killed as many as 109 militants and arrested 36 others in 2015, according to an annual report released by Defense Ministry on Sunday. 阿尔及利亚国防部周日公布的年报显示，阿尔及利亚军队2015年共击杀109名、逮捕36名武装分子。 As par...

15-12-09 The United States has asked Finland to assist in the fight against extremist group Islamic State (IS), the Finnish foreign ministry confirmed on Tuesday. 芬兰外交部周二证实，美国已要求芬兰协助对抗极端主义团体伊斯兰国。 Commenting on the request, Cha...

15-08-27 United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling on world leaders to look beyond their national interests in the fight against climate change. 联合国秘书长潘基文呼吁全球领袖在对抗气候变化问题上超越自己的国家利益。 The UN chief made the sugges...

15-05-25 Little Pete came home from the playground with a bloody nose, black eye, and torn clothing. It was obvious he'd been in a bad fight and lost. His father asked his son what happened. Well, Dad, said Pete, I challenged Larry to a duel. And, you know,...

15-01-09 Oh Madame, I said to Dubois, asking her leave to reply to her execrable sophistries, do you not at all feel that your damnation is writ in what you have just uttered? At the very most, such principles could only befit the person powerful enough to h...

14-09-30 My fellow Americans, tonight I want to speak to you about what the United States will do with our friends and allies to degrade and ultimately destroy the terrorist group known as ISIL. As Commander-in-Chief, my highest priority is the security of t...

14-06-26 If no further action is taken and global temperature increases by 3.5C, climate damages in the EU could amount to at least 190 billion, a net welfare loss of 1.8% of its current GDP. Several weather-related extremes could roughly double their averag...

14-05-29 Zeng Zi saw Zi Xia and asked him, Why have you gained weight? Zi Xia said, I had a victory, that is why I have gained weight. What victory do you refer to? Zi Xia said, When I immerged myself in reading books, I revered（崇敬） the principles of the...

14-01-24 A clam swam to the bank and opened its shell in the sun. 一天，河里的蚌游到岸边，把蚌壳张开晒太阳。 A snipe flew over and saw a piece of red meat on the ground, so it dived to the ground and pecked at the clam. Before the snipe drew back its beak, i...

13-09-17 There were two cocks in the same farmyard, and they fought to decide who should be master. When the fight was over, the beaten one went and hid himself in a dark corner; while the victor flew up on to the roof of the stables and crowed lustily. But...