[Top News]

Truck drivers begin strike 韩司机罢工抗议高油价

About 13,000 South Korean truck drivers launched a strike Friday to protest surging oil prices,paralyzing the country's major seaports and cause severe losses to exporters. They demanded the government increase fuel subsidies and introduce a minimum wage. The strike is the latest headache for President Lee Myung-bak,who has faced weeks of street demonstrations over his agreement to resume American beef imports.

因油价不断上涨，大约1.3万名韩国货车司机13日举行全国罢工，要求政府提高燃油补助，引进最低工资制度。韩国通往各主要港口的运输因此次罢工受到严重影响。过去两周，韩国各地爆发大规模示威游行，抗议政府进口美国牛肉。此次货车司机罢工无疑给已陷入困境的李明博政府雪上加霜。

Joint oil search proposed 两岸欲同开发台湾油田

Chiang Pin-kun,chairman of the Taiwan-based Straits Exchange Foundation,proposed Thursday the joint exploration of oil fields and other energy sources in the Taiwan Straits between the Chinese Petroleum Corp. of taiwan and China national Offshore Oil Corp. Chen Yunlin,chairman of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits,accepted his proposal.

12日，海基会董事长江丙坤提议，由于全球石油短缺导致油价上涨，台湾的中油公司与大陆的中海油公司可协作共同在台湾海峡勘探油田、开发能源。海协会会长陈云林表示接受该提议。

Downpour kills 6 in Shenzhen 深圳特大暴雨致6人亡

At least 6 people were killed and 21 flights cancelled in Shenzhen as a downpour hit the city Friday morning. The rainstorm caused landslides and traffic jams in many parts of the city. Among the victims,4 people were killed by collapsed houses,and the other 2 were electrocuted by a fallen electricity pole.

13日凌晨，深圳一场特大暴雨导致市内许多道路交通阻塞，多处山体塌方，造成至少6人死亡、21个航班取消。其中4人因民房倒塌被掩埋而死；2人因电线杆倒塌触电身亡。

French grads earn most 法语毕业平均月薪最高

Gradustes majoring in French get the highest monthly salary - RMB4,783 on average,according to a survey called "Job Applications and Work Capability of 2007 Graduates" in China of 2,113 universities. Graduates in petroleum engineering,certified public accountant,German and micro-electronics rank the 2nd to the 5th respectively on the list.

近日，针对全国2,113所高校展开的“2007届大学毕业生求职与工作能力调查”结果显示，在毕业半年的本科生中，平均月薪最高的为法语专业，这4,783元。石油工程、注册会计师、德语和微电子学依次排在第2到5位。

House to impeach Bush 众议院提交弹劾布什案

The US House of representatives voted Wednesday to send a Bush impeachment bill to the House Judiciary Committee for review. The 35 articles of impeachment included charges like Bush's fault for going to war against Irag and his approval of wiretapping. Democratic leaders in the House said the impeachment was insignificant when Bush was to leave office and would influence other more important issues for review.

11日，美国众议院经投票同意将一份有关弹劾总统布什的议案提交众议院司法委员会审议。议案列出35条弹劾理由，包括布什为发动伊拉克战争而编造不实理由，授权情报机构秘密窃听等。但众议院民主党主席表示在布什任期即将结束时提出弹劾案意义不大，并且还会影响国会审议其他更重要的问题。

Asia's most corrupt groups 亚太三大腐败团体曝光

In the Asia-Pacific region,politicains are the most corrupt group followed by the police,with the judiciary running a close third,according to a UNDP report released Thursday. Nearly 1 in 5 people claim to have paid a bribe to police in the previous year.

联合国开发计划署12日发布报告指出，在亚太地区，政客、警察和司法人员是三大最腐败团体。调查中，近五分之一的人称前一年曾对警察行贿。

[Gadget]

Cellphone folds out 可折叠3G手机显示屏

The 5-inch display of Polymer Vision's "Readius" 3G cellphone is the world's first that folds out when the user that folds out when the user wants to read news,blogs or email and folds back together so that it can fit into a pocket. The screen displays black-and -white text and images like they have been printed on paper. With a 10-day battery life,it hits stores in mid-2008. In 5 years' time it may display full videos in color on large rollable screens.

飞利浦公司旗下Polymer Vision公司推出了全球首款拥有5英寸可折叠显示屏的3G手机。展开显示屏，用户可查看新闻、博客或邮件，字体和图片与普通黑白印刷报纸一样。将屏幕折叠起来可放进兜里，携带方便，电池电量够用10天。该产品将在今年中期上市，预计未来5年将推出可显示视频的彩色宽显示屏。

[Health]

5 ways to beat adult acne 消灭成人粉刺五步走

1.Minimize the number of hair and skin care products;

2.Avoid rubbing,picking and squeezing your skin;

3.Don't let sweat stick around to block your skin pores;

4.Avoid over washing or using harsh scrubs;

5.Monitor your stress levels to prevent pressure.

1.少用五花八门护理产品；

2.不要用手揉抓挑挤皮肤；

3.不穿“汗”衫防毛孔阻塞；

4.不过度清洗或用力刮擦；

5.调节心态从容面对压力。

[Language Tips]

"pass the buck"

有一种人，明明自己把事情搞砸却不承认。这种行为就是“pass the buck”。“Buck”在这里不是“美元”的意思，而是玩纸牌时用的一种东西。玩牌时，由于怕人耍诈，因此规定轮换发牌。发牌人通常用刀做记号。由于刀柄上一雄鹿角（buck）做的，因此记号的东西也被叫作“buck”。当轮到下一个人发牌时，“buck”就传给他（pass the buck），也就是发牌权传给了他。后来，这个短语演变成了“把责任推给别人”。

If you break a glass,do not pass the buck - admit that you did it.

如果你打碎了杯子，不要推卸责任，要承认是你打碎的。

[Laughter]

A: I'd like to buy some vitamins for my son.

B: Vitamin A,B or C?

A: Well,It doesn't matter. He can't read yet.

A：“我要帮我儿子买些维生素。”

B：“他是要维生素A、B还是C？”

A：“没关系，他还不识字。”

[Weekly Topics]

The Euro 2008 is on - which team do you think is most likely to win? Why?

2008欧洲杯足球赛正在如火如荼地进行，您觉得哪支球队最有冠军相？为什么？