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China pavilion seals roof

The China pavilion for the Shanghai World Expo 2010 sealed its roof atop the concrete and steel frame on the last day of 2008.As a centerpiece of the Expo venues, China Pavilion will sporta distinctive roof featuring “dougong”, a structural element unique to traditional Chinese architecture. Known as the “Crown of the East”, the 160000 sqm building costs about RMB1.5b and is slated for delivery by the end of September. The venue will be used for an exhibition themed “ Chinese wisdom in urban development ” in 2010.

08年最后一天，上海世博会中国馆主体结构封顶。作为世博会一大标志性建筑，中国馆屋顶设计取自中国古代建筑中的元素----斗拱。这座“东方之冠”项目总预算15亿元人名币，总建筑面积达16万平方米，预计今年9月底交付。世博会期间，该馆主要用来展示“城市发展中的中华智慧”。

3G mobile licenses Ok‟d

The State Council said Wednesday it had approved licenses for the 3rd-generation (3G) mobile phone services in China. The 3G networks will be based on 3technological standards, including the Chinese-developed TD-SCDMA, Europe‟s WCDMA and North America‟s CDMA2000.The move is expected to trigger a new burst of revenue for the mobile industry, analysts say.

08年12月31日，国务院宣布同意发放我国第三代移动通信牌照。我国的TD-SCDMA、欧洲的WCKMA和美国的CDMA2000将是我国3G手机的3种制式标准。分析人士称，3G 获批将掀起移动通信业又一轮“掘金潮”。

Baby infected with bird flu

A Hong Kong baby girl who lives in Shenzhen was diagnosed with H9N2 bird flu in Hong Kong Monday, the Shenzhen government confirmed Wednesday. Media reports say the 2-month-old baby is now in isolation and in a stable condition. Hong Kong had reported 4 human H9N2 avian flu cases before and all 4 patients recovered.

深圳市政府08年12月31日证实，一名居住在深圳的港籍女婴29日在香港被诊断感染H9N2型禽流感。据媒体报道，该女婴两个月大，正在港接受隔离治疗，情况稳定。香港此前曾发生过4例人感染H9N2禽流感病例，后4名患者都已痊愈。

Late NY Eve for navy at sea

The Chinese naval fleet en route to the Gulf of Aden for an escort mission against pirates said hello to the New Year 3hours later than those in the mainland thanks to the time difference.The fleet had put clocks 2 hours behind before they entered the Indian Ocean Tuesday night after a 4-day voyage from Sanya. Then on the Eve of the New Year, the navy put their clocks one more hour behind and saluted the New Year at 3 am Beijing Time.

受时差影响，赴亚丁湾海域执行反海盗的中国海军护航舰艇编队，比北京晚了3小时进入09年。“海口”舰在08年12月30日晚抵达印度洋时，已向后调过2小时船时。新年前夕，在印度洋，海军编队又向后调了1 小时，在北京时间凌晨3点迎接了属于他们的新年。Beauty VP to quit Google

Google Vice President Marissa Mayer will quit the search engine company someday in 2009 as her promotion prospects are dimming, US media said recently. Newly-engaged Mayer is expected to join a venture capital firm or to teach at Stanford University in the future.

美国媒体日前称，谷歌美女副总裁玛丽莎梅耶尔今年将离职，这位美女高管的晋升前景正变得愈发渺茫。据称，刚订婚的梅耶尔将加盟风投公司或到担福大学任教。

Sea lion trained to write

A sea lion named Jackie bit a Calligraphy brush and wrote the Chinese character “chou” denoting