简介:汉语常用"东南西北"表示方位,英语表示方位的通常顺序是north(北),south(南),east(东),west(西)。如果把这四个英语单词的第一个字母重新组合,就成了一个新单词news(消息、新闻)。据说,在报纸出现以前,人们通常在公共场所张贴的专栏上看各种新闻。专栏顶部分别标有N,
简介:学校变革是教育改革的突破口与落脚点。大学与中小学在政府的支持保障或促成下进行合作的U-G-S模式具有重要意义,然而其局限也很明显:投入多、见效慢,理论研究者与实践者交流不畅。U-G-S-S模式承继了U-G-S模式的优势,并进行了突破:强调参与学校变革行动的中小学的数量为两所及以上,且学校教育质量是异质的,既有城市优质学校,也有城郊薄弱学校或乡村学校;U-G-S-S四方主体平等互动、各司其职。个案研究表明,U-G-S-S模式可以通过制度建构、任务驱动和文化营造促进各参与学校的整体发展,促进城乡义务教育均衡发展。U-G-S-S模式成功的三个主要要素:文化异质交融、知识多维共享、理论实践有机结合。
简介:CHINAistheonlyoneoftheworld'sthreelarg-esteconomiesinwhichasignificantnumberofitsmostimportantcompaniesarelistedonsharemarketsoutsidedirectregulatorycontroloftheirhomecountry'smainfinancialadministration.AlmostallmajorU.S.companiesarelistedintheU.S.ThesameappliesinJapan.ButmanyChinesecompa-niesarelistedinHongKong,partofChinabutwithseparateregulationandcapitalmarketsfromChina'smainlandeeonomy.FurthermoreasignificantnumberofChinesecompaniesarelistedinLondonandtheU.S.
简介:Theworldeconomywassuffereddramaticallyin2008,becauseofthefinan-cialturnaoil.Itispredictedthatinthenextyears,Chinaeconomicgrowthwillslowdown,and2009wouldnotbethebottom,buttheeconomyfunda-mentalisstillhealthy.Asoft'U'turncanbeexpectedinthefuture.Macro-economyTwoofChinaeconomicgrowthpillarengines,exportsectorandreal-estateindustryhavebeensignificantlyinfluencedbytheglobalfinancialcrisis,trendsofthistwosectorsshowthatChinacouldnotbeanexceptioninthiseconomictur-moil.Theglobaleconomicturmoilhasasignificantnegativeimpactontheexportgrowth,anddomesticimportsalsoslowdownsincedomesticdemandhasbeenweaken,(SeeChart1)Asoneofthepillarindustry,realestateindustrysufferedalotundernationaldeclinelastyear,withanationalaveragedropof4.7percentonhousingprice.(SeeChart2)Domesticfixed-assetinvestmentgrowthhasalsosloweddown.Chinabusinesscyclesignalindexshowsthatthemacro-economicshasbeenslowingdown,andaccordingtothehistoryofChina'seconomy,thisdownturnwouldlastatleast3years,2009wouldnotbethecyclebottom.(SeeChart3)Thebusinesscyclesignalindexisdecliningfrom117.3inMayto94.7inOcto-ber,thefirsttimetodropunder100from1992,meaningthemacroeconomichasbeenslowingdown,butisstillinthestablezonesofar.LookingbackatthehistoryoverChina'spast30years,economicgrowthcycli-caldownturnwouldlastatleast3years.StandardCharteredBank'slatestreportreducedChinaGDPforecastfor2008to9.6percent,apoor7.9percentin2009,andevenlowerat7.1percentfor2010.(SeeChart4)ChinaisbelievedtobeshieldedfromchaoslikeUS,andfinancialwoeshavelimitedimpactonChina.Thecountryhadrichresourcereserves,greatmarketpo-tential,vigorousenterprisesandthegovernmenthadstrongmacro-controlabilities.Themajorindicatorsareinhealthycondition,whichcanhelpChinagovernmenttofighttheeconomyturmoilin2009.
简介:TheRepublicPartywoncomprehensivevictoryinthe2004U.S.generalelection.Notonlydiditkeeppresidency,expandseatsintheSenateandtheHouseofRepresentatives,italsoachievedcertainprogressingovernors'elections.ThevictoryinelectionbytheRepublicPartyreflectsthefactthatAmericasocietypaysutmostconcerntosecurityandthemainstreamofthetrendofthoughtisconservative.
简介:ThemaincauseofBush'ssuccessintheelectionandbeingre-electedPresidentisthattheRepublicansanditsconservatistideologyprevailsinAmerica.U.S.presidentialelectioniscontentionbetweenthecandidatesinpersonalcapacity,morality,experience,wealthandfamilyaswellascontentionbetweenthetwoparties.In2004election,BushisnotadvantageoustoKerryinpersonalfactors,butinthepartyitself.TheRepublicanshaveobviousadvantagestotheDemocraticParty.Themajorsourceoftheadvantagescomefromconservatistideology.