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Hi, friends, this weekend, I would like to offer you 3 new setences that I chose and edited according to Los Angeles Times, CNN and People's Daily for you and hope it is helpful.

No. 0015: LISTEN-TEXT
本?南克被提名接替即将退休的艾伦?格林斯潘，担任下一届美联储主席。 Bernanke was nominated to replace retiring Alan Greenspan as chairman of the Federal Reserve.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-102405econ_lat,0,7536501.story?coll=la-story-footer

New Words:
本?南克: Ben3 Nan2 ke4 - Bernanke
被提名: bei4 ti2 ming2 -- be nominated
接替:jie1 ti4 -- replace
即将:ji4 jiang1 -- will
退休:tui4 xiu1 -- retire
艾伦?格林斯潘: Ai4 lun2 Ge2 Lin2 Si1 Pan1-- Greenspan
担任:dan1 ren4 -- as, shoulder, occupy
下一届:xia3 yi1 jie4 -- next (one)
美联储（full name is: 美国联邦储备委员会):Mei3 Lian2 Chu3 (Mei guo lian2 Bang1 Chu3 Bei4 Wei3 Yuan2 Hui4)-- Federal Reserve
主席: zhu3 xi3 -- chairman

Chinese Pronunciation:

Ben3?Nan2 ke4 bei4 ti2 ming2 jie1 ti4 ji2 jiang1 tui4 xiu1 de ai4 lun2?Ge2 lin2 si1 ban1，dan1 ren4 xia4 yi jie4 mei3 liang2 chu3(Mei Guo2 Lian2 Bang1 Chun3 Bei4 Wei3 Yuang2 Hui4) zhu3 xi2。

No.0016: LISTEN-TEXT
欧盟外长会议宣布：如果禽流感从鸟类转移至人类，将会造成全球性的健康威胁。 European Union foreign ministers' meeting declared birds flu posed a global health threat if it shifted from birds to humans.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/10/18/birdflu.talks/

New Words:

欧盟（The full name is: 欧洲联盟）: Ou1 Meng2 /Ou1 Zhou1 Lian2 Meng2 -- European Union
外长（The full name is: 外交部长）: wai4 zhang3/wai4 jiao1 bu4 zhang3 -- foreign minister
会议:hui4 yi4 -- meeting
宣布: xuan1 cheng1 -- declare
如果: ru2 guo3 -- if
禽流感:qin2 liu2 gan3 -- birds flu
禽:qin2 -- birds
流感:liu2 gan3 -- flu
从: cong2 -- from
鸟(类):niao3 lei4 -- bird
转移: zhuan3 yi2 -- shift
至: zh4 -- to
人(类):ren2 (lei4) -- human
将会:jiang1 -- will
造成:zao4 cheng2 -- pose
全球性的: qian2 qiu2 xing4 de -- global
健康: jian4 kang1 -- health
威胁: wei1 xie2 -- threat

Chinese Pronunciation :

Ou1 Meng2 wai4 zhang3 hui4 yi4 xuan1 bu4: ru2 guo3 qin2 liu2 gan3 cong2 niao3 lei3 zhuan3 yi2 zhi4 ren2 lei4,jiang1 hui4 zao4 cheng2 quan2 qiu2 xing4 de jian4 kang1 wei1 xie2。   

No.0017: LISTEN-TEXT
中国大陆1月至8月最重要的10个贸易伙伴是欧盟、美国、日本、香港、南韩、台湾、德国、新家坡和荷兰。 The top 10 trade partners of China' mainland in Jan to Aug are: European Union, U.S.A., Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Germany, Singapore, Malaysia and Holand.   http://english.people.com.cn//200510/22/eng20051022_216089.html   

New Words:

中国: Zhong1 Guo2 -- China
大陆: Da4 lu4 -- mainland
1月: yi1 yue2 -- January
至: zhi4 -- to
8月: ba1 yue4 -- August
最重要的: zui4 zhong4 yao4 de -- top, the most important
10个: shi2 ge4 -- ten (ones)
贸易: mao4 yi4 -- trade
伙伴: huo3 pan4 -- partner
是: shi4 -- be, are, is
欧盟: Ou1 Meng2 -- European Union
美国: Mei3 Guo2 -- America, USA
日本: Ri4 ben3 -- Japan
香港: Xiang1 Gang3 -- Hong Kong
南韩: Nan2 Han2 -- South Korea
台湾: Tai2 Wan1
德国: De2 Guo2 -- Germany
新加坡: Xin1 Jia1 Po1 -- Singapore
和: he2 -- and
荷兰: he2 lan2 -- Holand, Netherlands

Chinese Pronunciation:

Zhong1 Guo2 da4 lu4 yi1 yue4 zhi4 ba1 yue4 zui4 zhong4 yao4 de mao3 yi4 huo3 ban4 shi4 : Ou1 meng2 , Mei3 Guo2 , Ri4 Ben3, Xiang1 Gang3, Nan2 Han2, Tai2 Wan2, De2 Guo2, Xin1 Jia1 Po1 he2 He2 Lan2。

That's all for today. I just hope what I did is a little bit helpful to improving your Chinese level.

If you have any questions, comments and suggestions, please write to shirley@ebridge.cn, you are welcomed.

--Shirley
Written On Fri., Oct 28, 2005
Edited and Recorded On Sat., Oct 29, 2005