14-05-15 Thousands of people in California have been forced to flee after wildfires hit San Diego county on Wednesday. 美国加州圣地亚哥周三发生火灾，数千人被迫撤离。 A major fire engulfed the coastal town of Carlsbad, north of San Diego, scorching several bu...

14-02-11 At least 200 people have been evacuated after a fire broke out at an apartment block in the French ski resort of Val d'Isere, local media report. 法国瓦迪塞滑雪场一座公寓楼发生火灾，至少200人被疏散。 A woman in her 60s was reported to be gravely inj...

14-01-28 Humans, by most estimates, discovered fire over a million years ago. But when did they really begin to control fire and use it for their daily needs? That question -- one which is central to the subject of the rise of human culture -- is still hotly...

14-01-24 As many as 31 elderly Canadians are unaccounted for and five are confirmed dead after a fire destroyed an old people's home in Quebec. 加拿大魁北克省一座养老院发生重大火灾，31位老人下落不明、另有5人已被确认死亡。 Prime Minister Stephen Harper said t...

14-01-09 Jack Has A Mystery What is the matter? Does your head ache? asked Jill, one evening in March, observing that Jack sat with his head in his hands, an attitude which, with him, meant either pain or perplexity（困惑，混乱） . No; but I'm bothered. I wa...

14-01-08 In a village dwelt a poor old woman, who had gathered together a dish of beans and wanted to cook them. So she made a fire on her hearth（灶台） , and that it might burn the quicker, she lighted it with a handful of straw. When she was emptying the...

13-11-29 In the years around 480 B.C., China was in the last phase of the Spring and Autumn Period. Fu Chai, King of the State of Wu, conquered the states of Yue, Lu and Chi one after another. Then Fu Chai, overweeningly ambitious, led his army marching into...

13-11-21 There was once on a time a man who was called Frederick and a woman called Catherine, who had married each other and lived together as young married folks. One day Frederick said, I will now go and plough, Catherine; when I come back, there must be...

13-11-06 Chinese and Russian naval forces left Vladivostok on Monday and arrived in the Sea of Japan, where they began the live-fire phase of a joint naval drill called Joint Sea 2013, the largest-ever Sino-Russian exercise of its kind. 本周一，中俄海军部队...

13-10-30 At least 42 people have died after the luxury bus they were travelling in caught fire in India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh, police said. 印度南部安得拉邦一辆豪华公共汽车在行驶途中失火，至少42人丧生。 The bus, carrying more than 50 passengers,...