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New British PM卡梅伦当选为英国新首相THE Conservative Party leader David Cameron has become the new British prime minister. Labor’s Gordon Brown, the former PM, had to hold back the tears as he said his goodbyes outside of 10 Downing St.The 43-year-old Cameron is the youngest UK prime minister in almost 200 years.According to electoral (选举的) rules, the leader of the party that wins a majority in Parliament becomes the new prime minister and forms the new government. If no party wins a majority, a coalition (联合) government made up of several parties may be formed. The head of the coalition party that holds most seats in parliament probably becomes the new prime minister.In Britain’s May 6 parliamentary election, Cameron’s Conservative Party won the most seats, but did not get a majority. After negotiations, a deal was struck between the Conservatives and the third-placed Liberal Democrats, and a governing coalition formed. The Labor Party came second in the election.Cameron has grown from a shy primary school student with poor school reports into a famous political figure. He is reportedly a *descendant of King William IV (1765 –1837). Cameron studied at the elite Eton College, for centuries the school of choice for the nation’s wealthiest people to send their male children to. He went on to Oxford University, where he graduated with a degree in philosophy, politics and economics.Once at primary school, Cameron had the poorest school report in the class. At Eton, Cameron was a problem boy. In 1983, he allegedly (涉嫌) took drugs. He was punished, and ordered to copy 500 lines of Latin text. He recovered from the incident and worked harder.Cameron was very active at Oxford. He captained the tennis team there. He was a member of a dining society, the Bullingdon Club, famous for its vandalism (恶意破坏行为) and drinking culture.After graduation, he entered politics. In 2001 Cameron became a member of Parliament and in 2005, at the age of 38, was elected the leader of the Conservative Party.Now he has been elected prime minister of a country with deep economic troubles. At least 1.3 million people have been laid off in the serious recession (萧条). British voters will be looking to see if the program his party has proposed to deal with the problem can do anything to help.History comes alive你最喜欢哪个三国人物？DURING the Three Kingdoms Period (220-280), there were many famous battles (战争) and distinct (鲜明的) historical figures. As Three Kingdoms, the remake of the literary classic Romance of the Three Kingdoms, is about to be aired on TV, teenagers are already buzzing (议论) about their favorite characters.Zheng Yun, 17, Yong’an No 1 High School, FujianObviously, Zhuge Liang was one of the greatest characters during the chaotic (混乱的) period. Zhuge Liang stands for wisdom. He was not only an expert in agriculture, astronomy and geography, but also a military master. The most attractive thing about him was how he worked himself to death, to show his loyalty to Liu Bei and gratitude for his recognition. I’m glad handsome Lu Yi will play Zhuge Liang in the new drama.Fu Zhaoxin, 15, the High School Attached to Xi’an Technological University, ShaanxiCao Cao was a real hero. He was not only an excellent strategist but also a famous poet. I appreciate him for his well-rounded talent. The author of Romance of the Three Kingdoms made him arrogant (傲慢的) and cruel, which disappointed me. Although he was disastrously defeated in the Battle of Red Cliffs, many historians regard him a hero that no one could match.Tai Lunyue, 16, Nanjing Foreign Language SchoolLiu Bei is my favorite emperor, not the other two during the Three Kingdoms Period. He wasn’t smart or skilful in battle. However, as an emperor, he loved his people and valued real talent. As a friend, he was fair and sincere. Th at’s why he had the wise strategist Zhuge Liang and the die-hard brothers Guang Yu and Zhang Fei.Xia Zhongyuan, 15, Hefei No 6 High School, AnhuiI like Guan Yu best. Besides his loyalty to his master Liu Bei, Guan was simple, brave and skilful in battle. Even Cao Cao thought highly of him and wanted to take Guan into his service. It is said that he was once wounded by a poisonous arrow, and that Hua Tuo, a well-knowndoctor in ancient China, treated his wound by using a knife. Guan simply played go (围棋) as if nothing unusual was happening. He was cool and strong-willed!Nie Lina, 16, Yantai No 1 High School, ShandongZhou Yu impresses me most. He was educated and a capable military leader. I admit Zhuge Liang was intelligent during the Battle of Red Cliffs. But Zhou was also extremely resourceful (足智多谋的). Besides, he was generous and kind to everyone. How could Xiao Qiao not love such a gentleman?TV English cut back央视禁用英文缩略词引发争议STARTING from this month, you won’t be hearing the word “NBA”on sports programs on CCTV. Instead, sport anchors (主持人) will give the full Chinese name when they refer to the NBA –National Basketball Association (美国篮球协会职业联赛). You also won’t hear any other English abbreviations (缩略词) on CCTV’s Chinese programs, such as GDP (gross domestic product, 国内生产总值), orWTO (World Trade Organization, 世界贸易组织). You will hear their Chinese translations.CCTV received a notice from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (国家广电总局) telling it to avoid using English-language abbreviations in their reports to protect the “purity”of the Chinese language. A few other TV stations also received the notice.Fu Zhenguo, an editor of People’s Daily, is one of the people who proposed (提议) the change. “Using English in a Chinese-speaking environment is against Chinese law,”he said. “Using English on Chinese TV programs is unfair to people who don’t understand En glish. It will have a bad language influence on kids and teenagers.”But some experts have a different opinion. Liu Y aoying, a professor at the Communications University of China, said the move shows cultural conservatism (保守主义).“If Western countries can accept some Chinglish (中国式英语) words, why can’t the Chinese language be mixed with English?”Liu said.A lot of netizens have criticized the move, saying that it will cause problems for them.“I understand what CD, VCD and DVD mean when I hear them. But I won’t know what the TV programs are talking about if I hear those products’ full Chinese names,” a netizen wrote in a BBS post.Following the same post, another netizen wrote jokingly: “I’m not listening to my MP3 now. I’m listening to my Moving Picture Experts Group-1 Audio Layer 3 (动态影像专家压缩标准音频第三层面).Some netizens also question why CCTV is keeping its logo, since it is also an English abbreviation.In an online poll (投票) by Sohu website, 50 percent people think it is unnecessary to remove English abbreviations from TV programs. About 30 percent support the move.。