IMF head: Global economy only to recover in 2010
MONTREAL, Canada, June 8 (Xinhua) -- The global economy will not recover until early 2010, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Dominique Strauss-Kahn, said Monday.
Growth should resume in the first or second quarter of 2010, he told the opening session of the four-day International Economic Forum of the Americas here.
The IMF has forecast a 2.5 percent contraction of the world economy this year, with a mild rebound of 1.2 percent next year.
Strauss-Kahn said he thought governments around the world had put forward enough stimulus to help steer the economy back to growth.
珍惜每一天(Everyday is A Gift)
My brother-in-law opened the bottom drawer of my sister's bureau and lifted out a tissue-wrapped package. "This", he said, "is not a slip. This is lingerie." He discarded the tissue and handed me the slip.
妹夫打开了妹妹衣柜最底层抽屉，拿出一个用纸包装的包裹。“这个，”他说，“不是件普通内衣，而是一件豪华内衣。”他把薄纸撕开，递给了我那件内衣。
It was exquisite, silk, handmade and trimmed with a cobweb of lace. The price tag with an astronomical figure on it was still attached.
它的确精致无比，丝质、全手工缝制，周围还有一圈网状蕾丝花边。价签都尚未拆去，上面的数字高得惊人。
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Don’t lose your temper
When someone disagrees with you or offends you, don’t lose your temper. Why? Because it is of no use to do so. You ought to (should) be patient and keep calm lest you should quarrel with him. You must know that patience is not cowardice, but a virtue. I hope that everybody practices it.