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  • (2008-12-22)------

  • China Prepares to Send Two Giant Pandas to Taiwan
  • 中国準备将两隻大熊猫送往台湾
  •   A plane from Taiwan arrived in the southern Chinese city of Chengdu today (Monday) to pick up a pair of giant pandas -- a goodwill gift from China to Taiwan.
  • 台湾一架飞机星期一抵达中国南部城市成都,準备接收一对大熊猫去台湾;中国以此為向台湾表示善意的礼物。

  •   The two bears "Tuan Tuan" and "Yuan Yuan," which linked together means reunion in Chinese, will depart for Taiwan on Tuesday.
  • 这一对名為“团团”和“圆圆”的大熊猫将於星期二啟程前往台湾;“团团”和“圆圆”联在一起的中文意思是团圆。

  •   After arriving on the island, the couple will stay in quarantine for 30 days and are expected to be unveiled to the public on January 25th, during the Lunar New Year holidays.
  • 到达台湾后,这对熊猫将先度过 30 天的检疫期,预计 1 月 25 号在中国春节期间开始供大眾观赏。

  •   China's pandas usually come with a million dollar a year rental fee, but in this case the Chinese have said there will be no charges for Taiwan.
  • 中国对每只熊猫通常收取每年 100 万美元的出租费用,但是这一次中国表示不向台湾收取任何费用。

  •   And their voyage to Taiwan is being portrayed as the latest sign of improving ties between the long time political rivals.
  • 大熊猫前往台湾被描绘為这两个长期的政治对手之间改善关係的最新跡象。

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  • (2008-12-22)------

  • Another Interest Rate Cut For China
  • 中国再度降息
  •   The slowing global economy is hurting even China's usually strong growth, and the central bank cut the key interest rate again today (Monday) to give it a boost.
  • 世界经济发展速度减缓对通常增长强劲的中国经济造成影响,中国的中央银行為了刺激经济,今天 (星期一) 再次降低基準利率。

  •   Recessions in some of China's trading partners -- the United States, Europe, and Japan -- are cutting demand for the exports that fuel much of China's economy.
  • 中国的一些贸易伙伴美国、欧洲和日本出现经济衰退,减少了為中国经济发展提供主要动力的进口需求。

  •   So the People's Bank of China made the fifth interest rate cut in just three months, and also cut the amount of money banks must keep in reserve.
  • 因此,中国人民银行 3 个月来第 5 次降息,并降低银行的储备金标準。

  •   The actions make more money available for lending and cut the cost of borrowing in the hope that businesses will use loans to expand operations and hire people.
  • 这一措施增加用於借贷的资金并降低借贷成本,以期企业将利用贷款扩大经营和雇用人员。

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