THE FIRST BRICS GAMES

<正>Athletes holding their national flags take an oath of fair play at the opening ceremony of the 2017 BRICS Games in Guangzhou,south China's Guangdong Province,on June 17.Nearly 300 athletes from five countries-China,Russia,Brazil,India and South Africa—competed in three major sporting disciplines-basketball,volleyball and martial arts—during the four-day event.     

LET THE GAMES BEGIN

正Swimmer ye Shiwen waves upon arrival in Incheon,a coastal city in the northwest of the Republic of Korea,on September 16 for the 2014 Asian Games.With its 1,328-member delegation,which includes 33 Olympic champions such as ye,China seeks to top the Games for the ninth straight time since 1982.     

DANGEROUS GAMES IN NORTHEAST ASIA

正Japan stirs up a new round of territorial disputes in its neighborhood Japan has recently dug itself into the center of territorial rows with its neighbors in Northeast Asia. It is embroiled in island disputes with Russia and South Korea. In addition, the dispute over the     

BASIC CHINESE FOR THE BEIJING 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES

家明: 你 在 看 什么 呢? Jiǐmíng: Nǐ zài kàn shénme ne? Jiaming: What are you looking at? 吉瑞:快 来, 这 场 比赛 很 精彩。 Jíruì: Kuài lái, zhè chǐng bǐsài hǐn jǐngcǐi. Jerry: Come, the match is fantastic. 家明: 什么 比赛? Jiǐmíng: Shén     

BASIC CHINESE FOR THE BEIJING 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES

conversation 吉瑞 : 先生,请问 去 北京大学 体育馆 怎么 走? Jíruì: Xiānsheng, qāngwèn qù Bāijāng Dàxué Tāyùguān zānme zāu? Jerry: Sir, do you know the way to the Peking University Gymnasium? 行人:一 直 往 前 走, 到 十字 路口 往 北 拐 就 看到     

BASIC CHINESE FOR THE BEIJING 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES

Conversation吉瑞：你这件外套很漂亮,很适合你。 Jíruì：Nǐzhèjiàn wàitào hěn piàoliang,hěn shìhénǐ. Jerry：Your coat looks nice.It fits you well.     

WRESTLING IN OLYMPIC GAMES VS CHINA＇S ETHNIC WRESTLING

Wrestling
When the ancient Olympic Games first started, wrestling was already a mature sport. It is universally acknowledged that wrestling is the earliest competitive sport. A series of murals depicting wrestlers in ancient Egypt were made 5,000 years ago. Two thousand years later, when the first ancient Olympic Games were held in 776 BCE, wrestling was included. Wrestling continues to be a major sports event in all Olympic Games.     

Spring,River, Flower,Moon, Night

<正>The world premiere of Pearl electrifies Lincoln Center with its heartfelt tribute to one of America’s greatest novelists By Corrie Dosh Asmall girl named Pearl runs and skips along the banks of the Yangtze River, playing with peasant fishermen, mimicking the graceful movements of village girls,     

Muse,Music,Musings

EMBER Swift seems to be a walking collection of improbabilities and contradictions, which probably means she blends seamlessly into modern China. She is a white, foreign female singing original lyrics in both Chinese and English     

Ready,Aim, Fire

<正>Local conferences set their sights on new targets for development Since January 7,provincial regions and cities in China have started holding annual conferences of law makers and political advisers.By February 5,28 out of the 31 provincial regions had concluded two sessions of local people’s congresses and committees     

SIGNED,DEALED,DELIVERED

<正>Chinese Finance Minister Lou Jiwei signs the agreement for the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank(AIIB)in Beijing on June 29.Representatives of the 57 prospective AIIB founding countries signed the agreement at the ceremony.The signing wrapped up six months of negotiations and paved the way for establishing the Beijing-     

Yoga,Pray, Love

<正>Former ELLE editor forgoes the high life in quest of enlightenment following a journey to India If you have seen the movie Eat,Pray,Love,you must remember Liz Gilbert,a writer and the movie’s main character who gives up almost everything and starts a totally new life in her 30s.In today’s material world,how many people would possess the courage to do this for real?Well,51-year-old Yin Yan for one.In 2003,Yin was editor in chief of ELLE     

Yard,Net,Table

<正>E-commerce is the key to boosting slow produce sales Apples,pears and peaches color the landscape of Qianxian County in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province.However,since last winter,pear sales have fallen.In the county’s Yanghong Town alone,millions of kilograms of pears await buyers.     

Ready,Set, Go

正The Chinese people’s passion to run for fun and better health was taken to a new height by the Beijing Olympics. Situated among fascinating architectural structures,Beijing’s Olympic Forest Park is a special place.The 2008 Beijing Olympics organizers was made a wise decision to turn a huge nature reserve in a northern section of the city into a beautiful park open to all. Even on a very hot and humid day in late June, with temperatures