WTO Rules Against China for First Time
Wednesday February 13, 2:32 pm ET
By Bradley S. Klapper, Associated Press Writer
GENEVA (AP) — The World Trade Organization on Wednesday issued its first official condemnation of Chinese commercial practices, siding with the United States, the European Union and Canada in a dispute over car parts. Continue reading
劳动合同法提问“老员工开发”
本报记者 李润文 实习生 李超
中青在线－中国青年报 2008-02-11
1月28日，在犹豫了很久之后，史林财终于和深圳一家劳务公司签了合同。他在南京市鼓楼医院做了25年清洁工，4年来，他一直和鼓楼人力资源中心签劳动合同，每半年签一次。
《劳动合同法》实施后，鼓楼人力资源中心与他终止劳动合同，要求他与深圳的一家公司签署合同。因为《劳动合同法》，连续签订两次2年固定期限合同，可以签订无固定期限合同；而终止合同，他仅能得到半个月的工资补偿。
In China as anywhere else, when a politician apologises, he is usually saying “it is not my fault.”
-Economist article, Megaphone apology.
无论中外，政客若是道歉，意思总是说“这可不能赖我”。
-英国《经济学家》杂志文章: 《大喇叭里说道歉》。
Mother Tongue
by Amy Tan
I am not a scholar of English or literature. I cannot give you much more than personal opinions on the English language and its variations in this country or others.
I am a writer. And by that definition, I am someone who has always loved language. I am fascinated by language in daily life. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language — the way it can evoke an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth. Language is the tool of my trade. And I use them all — all the Englishes I grew up with.