problems with the economy have been building for decades, president barack obama told cbs program "60 minutes" in an interview set to air sunday, dec. 11.

"i've always believed that this was a long-term project," the president said. "reversing structural problems in our economy that had been building up for two decades, that was going to take time."

obama was asked whether he understood the difficulties of improving the economy when he took office in 20xx.

"it was going to take more than a year. it was going to take more than two years. it was going to take more than one term. probably takes more than one president," obama told his interviewer.

obama said he understood the frustrations of americans struggling in today's economy, but compared himself to a captain of a ship in a bad storm.

"no matter how well we're steering the ship, if the boat's rocking back and forth and people are getting sick and...they're being buffeted by the winds and the rain," obama said.

"people are going to say, 'you know whata good captain would have had us in some smooth waters and sunny skies, at this point.' and i don't control the weather," the president added.

chinese sovereign debt bonds that tie：

japan wants to buy chinese government bonds

in the autumn of 20xx, when he was japan‘s finance minister, yoshihiko noda decried it as ―strange‖ that china had bought up as much as ￥2.3 trillion (then $25.5 billion) in japanese government bonds while its own debt was off-limits to outsiders. now prime minister, mr noda is redressing the balance. at a summit in beijing on december 25th the two countries announced an agreement to let japan buy chinese sovereign debt. no sum or timetable was disclosed, though japanese news media reported the amount will reach $10 billion once china approves japan‘s application.

both countries say the agreement symbolises the growing importance of their economic ties, which have long been warmer than their diplomatic ones. china is japan‘s largest trading partner; japan counts as china‘s biggest after america. but the deal may also be a signal. officials in tokyo fret that china‘s purchases of japanese bonds fuel the yen‘s appreciation. by negotiating for approval to own chinese debt, japan can register its discomfort with china‘s

actions and gain some influence of its own.

japan will not simply be able to buy whatever it likes, however. china seems happy for foreign central banks to hold limited amounts of its bonds as another step in the internationalisation of the yuan. malaysia reportedly already enjoys the privilege, among others; japan is set to be the first g7 country to do so. but china will not do anything to compromise its control of the exchange rate. fred bergsten at the peterson institute for international economics, a think-tank in washington, dc, once argued that america should dispense with the niceties and exert upward pressure on the chinese currency via the offshore market instead. he advised america to buy instruments such as the yuan-denominated ―dim sum‖ bonds now on offer in hong kong. quite what effect that would have on the exchange rate is unclear, but the message would be unmistakable.

the great wall of debt

that's the word out of china this morning, according to ratings agency moody's.

local government debt could be 3.5 trillion renminbi ($540 billion) larger than first thought, a troubling number that could expose chinese banks to deeper losses that could eventually threaten their credit ratings, moody's says.

it points to bank of china and china citic bank as two banks that pursued particularly aggressive lending strategies in 20xx, when chinese banks went on a lending tear.

―banks‘ exposure to local government borrowers is greater than we anticipated,‖ yvonne zhang, a moody‘s analyst, said in a statement published by reuters.

the biggest worry

slower economic growth in the world‘s second-largest economy could trigger a round of loan defaults, hobbling china's banking system and unnerving global markets and, of course, adding more problems to the fragile global economy. moody's is urging beijing to come up with a "clear master plan" to fix the problem.

this isn't the first warning about china's banking system.

as reported by globalpost's david case back in january, fitch ratings late last year issued a troubling report on the sector.

here's how case put it:

experts are warning that china‘s red-hot economy is catching a contagion of its own. the country is increasingly awash in runaway loans, a development that could have serious implications for china and the global economy.

the situation has become so precarious that fitch ratings, a global credit

analysis firm, issued a report last month revealing a litany of messy banking practices associated with aggressive chinese loan making. the report stated that these practices — involving transferring loans off of banks‘ books — constitute ―the most disconcerting trend fitch has observed in china‘s banking sector in recent years.‖

the problem is complicated by china's socialist-market approach to tweaking its economy.

instead of using interest rates as the brake and gas pedal of economic growth, beijing regulates its economy by upping or decreasing the amount of loans that banks can issue.

that's fine when it works. but it's also a risky strategy, particularly when transparency is difficult to come by, as is often the case in china.

so, clearly, the situation bears close watching as both moody's and fitch indicate.

top ten best-selling biographies

some of the best recent biographies are listed on this page. these were found on the top biographies list at amazon. their list is mixed with autobiographies and a few histories. i have separated those out and list only the best biographies.

biographies tell the intimate, personal life story of someone - most often a famous person, but not always. biographies are usually written by a non-involved third person. on this list you'll find biographies about george washington, elizabeth taylor and richard burton, and karen carpenter, as well as the owner of the new york yankees. there's a lot of variety. 1. three cups of tea

by greg mortenson and david oliver relin

1. three cups of tea: one man's mission to promote peace . . . one school at a time

by: greg mortenson, david oliver relin

greg mortenson, ill after a failed mountain climbing attempt in the karakoram mountains, rested and recovered in a small pakistani village. so moved was he by the kindness of villagers there, he vowed to return to build a school. this is the paperback version. also available in hardcover, kindle, and audiobook versions, and as an audible download. [#22 in books at amazon in july 20xx.] amazon price: $10.88 (as of 1020xx)

2. the immortal life of heietta lacks

by rebecca skloot

this amazing biography teaches us about heietta lacks, who died at the age of 31 of cervical cancer in 1951. her cancer cells were harvested, unknown to her or her family, and used in important scientific and medical research projects to this day. this book details heietta's life, and those lives of her progeny. this is the hardcover version. also available in paperback, kindle, audiobook format and as an audible download. [#44 in books at amazon in july 20xx.]

amazon price: $15.54 (as of 1020xx)

3. bonhoeffer: pastor, martyr, prophet, spy

by eric metaxas

inspired by the light of god to return to germany and defeat hitler, dietrich bonhoeffer was imprisoned and executed in a concentration camp at the age of 39. his inspiring example of steadfast faith and resolute action against evil make this a riveting and beloved biography. this is the hardcover edition; also available in kindle and audiobook versions. [#150 in books at amazon in july 20xx.]

amazon price: $16.62 (as of 1020xx)

4. zeitoun

by dave eggars

abdulrahman zeitoun, a syrian immigrant, stayed in new orleans after hurricane katrina to help rescue people, using a canoe. despite his humanitarian effort he's accused of being a member of al qaeda and arrested, leading to a bureaucratic nightmare. this lends credence to the saying that 'no good deed will go unpunished.' this is the paperback edition; also available in hardcover, kindle, audiobook, and audible download versions. [#187 in books at amazon in july 20xx.]

amazon price: $10.85 (as of 1020xx)

5. george washington's sacred fire

by peter a. lillback

george washington was not just a great politician; he was a man of ethical inspiration, and a true christian, not just a deist. the rumors about washington's beliefs are rampant, but this in-depth examination of his life and writings brings the truth of his philosophies to light. this is the paperback edition; also available in hardcover and kindle versions. [#297 in books at amazon in july 20xx.]

amazon price: $13.60 (as of 1020xx)

6. into the wild

by jon krakauer

this has been in the top 100 best-selling biographies list at amazon for more than 1000 days! (much longer than most!) it tells the heart-wrenching story of

christopher mccandless, who graduated with honors from emory university in atlanta in 1992. he renounced the world and hitchhiked to alaska to live in the wilderness. perhaps you've seen the moviegreat biography! this is the paperback edition; also available in hardcover, kindle, audiobook, and audible download versions. [#260 in books at amazon in july 20xx.]

amazon price: $10.17 (as of 1020xx)

7. furious love: elizabeth taylor, richard burton, and the marriage of the century

by sam kashner and nancy schoenberger

fame, movies, and marriage. these celebrities were known during the sixties and seventies for their breakups as much as for their marriages and reunions. they couldn't make a move without everyone knowing, but this book bares all with inside information from elizabeth taylor and the burton family. this is the hardcover edition; also available in kindle and audible download versions.

[#305 in books at amazon in july 20xx.]

amazon price: $17.46 (as of 1020xx)

9. blind descent: the quest to discover the deepest place on earth by: james m. tabor

those of us who are satisfied living out life on the surface of the planet may wonder why some people are dedicated to exploring deep inside the deepest caves in the world. this biographical account of deep descent by cavers bill stone and alexander klimchouk will let us understand the experience without actually having to do it ourselves. this is the kindle edition; also available in hardcover, audiobook, and audible download versions. [#521 in kindle at amazon in july 20xx.]

amazon price: (as of 1020xx)

10. steinbrenner: the last lion of baseball

by bill madden

a controversial and conflicted man, owner of the new york yankees, is exposed as what most knew him to be, an angry, impulsive bully... but there are more positive aspects to his life and personality. the biographer makes steinbrenner three dimensional as he opens a more intimate side of his life to scrutiny. this is the hardcover edition; also available in paperback, kindle, and audible download versions. [#798 in books at amazon in july 20xx.] amazon price: $17.81 (as of 1020xx)

steve jobs biography to be released on 24 october

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summer comes , and the weather has become irritating. my big sister suggested going to hainan for a good relax. i thought about it for a while and agreed. hainan is really a good place, where palm trees are abundant. we went to a park where we enjoyed cool palm drinks. we also went to visit the monkey island. the monkeys were really cute to look at.

after we came back from the travel, we found that our bodies have become stronger and healthier than before. my sister told me that she planned to travel again next year.

we really enjoyed this trip. we were very happy!

夏日来临，天气变得惹人心烦。我大姐建议去海南好好放松放松。我想了一会，同意了。海南真是个好地方，棕榈树无处不在。我们去了一个公园，在那里我们享受到了冰凉的椰子汁。我们还参观了猴岛。猴子们看起来真可爱。

我们从旅途返回后，我们发现身体比以前更结实了，健康了。我的姐姐告诉我她明年还打算旅游一次。

我们真的很享受这次旅途。我们好开心!

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with the development of science and technology, people's living standards are getting higher and higher, environmental problems are more and more serious, you found it?

let's talk about water pollution! gas stations and other factories always put the water without purification to the river, resulting in small fish without home. 50% of our country can not use clean water, this figure is not terrible? so saving water is imminent, you still waste it?

let's talk about the problem of reducing trees! now a lot of trees have been cut down by us, so the dust storm came, the flood came, nature to revenge us. we all know that the use of disposable chopsticks are made of trees, if each of us every day can use a pair of disposable chopsticks, one year down can keep ten thousand trees, see this time, you are still presumptuous behavior?

let's take a look at the sky, the blue sky is gone, the white clouds are hidden, is it really gone? no, they are just "smoke" by the smoke from the factory.

these are water caused by it? are our own human beings, if not felling of trees, garbage, a reasonable discharge of purified sewage, i believe our planet will be beautiful. protect everyone from the earth, let us work together to protect the environment!

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what is the definition of "happiness"? is it material wealth filled with fancy cars, a dream house, extravagant furs and jewelry? or is happiness simply having a roof over your head? food in the fridge? having a child? a pet? a swimming pool? a designer gucci bag? parents? grandchildren? love? money? the perfect job? winning the lottery?

“幸福”是什么?幸福是拥有豪华的汽车、梦想的居室、名贵的裘皮和珠宝等物质上的富足嘛?或者，幸福其实很简单——有遮风避雨的住所，冰箱里有食物，有孩子、宠物、游泳池、gucci的包，有父母、子孙、有爱情、金钱和理想的工作，彩票中奖了呢?

according to the american heritage dictionary,"happiness"is derived from the middle english word hap—meaning" luck." but does happiness really have anything to do with" luck"? we could assume that if you avoided a fatal traffic accident but got fired by coming late to work, would you be filled with "happiness?"? is it luck or what do you make of it? maybe,"happiness"is exactly defined by its indirect alias: happiness—perhaps, happiness is in fact defined by the fortune that we permit to happen.

在《美国传统字典》中，幸福是从中古英语“hap”一词演变而来，“hap”意为“好运"。幸福真的与“好运"有关联吗?基于此，想想看，如果你在一场必死无疑的交通事故中幸免于难，却因此迟到，导致被老板炒鱿鱼。对此，我们应该感到“幸福”吗?这是好运吗?还是要看个人如何看待这个问题呢?或许确切地说，幸福的定义应当直接从它的词源来看——事实上，幸福或许就是命中注定要发生的事情。

do you recall a time—let's say when you were about 5 years old—what defined happiness back then? was it getting a puppy for christmas? or maybe, you were a child of divorce; and all you wanted was for mom and dad to get back together again? then as you got older, you were hoping that someone would ask you to the prom that would've made your day, maybe your life for the moment. during college, good grades made you happy, but it was short"lived. because in the real world, you had to look for a job, and competition was stark. it's an employer's world you thought. but then, you got the perfect job now you could be happy or could you?

你能回忆起你5岁时对幸福的理解吗?那时，幸福是从圣诞树上摘下的一只小狗吗?或者爸爸妈妈离婚了，你唯一的愿望就是他们能和好如初，重新生活在一起?当你渐渐长大，你希望有人会邀请你参加舞会，希望所有的日子都凝固在那一天，那一刻。上大学期间，考试得了高分让你无比开心，但这种幸福感毕竟是短暂的。因为在现实中，你得找一份工作，而社会竞争也相当激烈。于是，你就会想，这是一个雇主的世界。随后，你找到了一份理想的工作——现在的你很开心，是吗?

life requires more than just what we want. inevitably, one must understand that to truly find" happiness", he must make his own happiness "happen". sounds a bit redundant, but truthfully, there is no set guidelines that will bring one happiness. there is no "magic wand" we can wave to bring joy into our lives. human nature thrives on the thrill of the chase. we dream and we hope for the next big brea—it is the grand adventure of living.

生活向我们索要的远比我们想要的多。一个人必须明白，要想真正找到幸福，他就必须让自己幸福。可能听起来有些多余，但确是如此——生活中，没有能代来幸福的现成的指南，也没有挥一挥就能带来欢乐的魔棒。人性在追求幸福的刺激中不断升级、完善。我们梦想着，期望着下一个大的转变—这就是生活中的大冒险了。

we are hopeless creatures of comfort. we like having and accumulating things. whether one admits to it or not, to a certain degree, we all try to keep up with" the jones". we work so we can pay our rents, mortgages, credit card debts, school loans, car payments...the list goes on and on. and at some point, we realize, that aside from having most of what we want, we still aren't happy. now since we've learned to adapt to new standards which we've created for ourselves, we find that we have less time, less patience, less sleep, which equates to more stress, more worry and more aggravation. so, is happiness honestly just comprised of" things"?

我们是无助的享乐者，喜欢拥有和积攒东西。不论人们承认与否，一定程度上，我们都在相互攀比。我们之所以工作，是因为要付房租，偿还抵押贷款，还清信用卡透支费用，偿付助学贷款，买车，等等。此类费用接连而至，让我们应接不暇。于是，我们会突然意识到，尽管拥有了想要的一切，我们仍然不幸福。自从适应了自己定下的新生活标准，我们的时间短了，耐性没了，睡眠少了，但压力大了，焦虑多了，脾气也暴躁了。鉴于此，幸福真的是由“物质”组成的'吗?

sometimes, we virtually pay our lives for not only basic necessities, but for excessive items and services as well. we become so obsessed with finding happiness, that we lose sight of the fact that happiness is within—always. certainly you've heard of individuals trying to "find themselves", or "rediscover themselves". the reason they are attempting these innovative approaches is because they are seeking inner happiness. but the point has been missed: happiness is already there.

事实上，有时，我们不仅用生命交换生活必需品，还用生命交换多余的物质享受和服务。我们这般沉迷于追求幸福，却忽略了一个事实——幸福一直就在我们心中。当然，你一定听过这样的事，即有些人一直都在苦苦“找寻自我”或“重新发现自我”。他们创新尝试的理由只不过是想找寻心灵深处的幸福。但他们忽略了一点，即幸福从头至尾到在心中。

disappointments and tragedies in life will come and go, but happiness never leaves you. the human's capacity to be resilient to redials is unfathomable. we can lose our jobs, but be grateful for our spouses. we can lose our homes to nature, but be thankful to alive.

失望和悲伤在生命中交替轮回，但幸福从不会舍你而去。人类对困难的适应能力无可限量。我们可以失去工作，但会为拥有爱人而感恩不已;我们可以流离失所，但会为活着而心存感激。

happiness is a perception of each individual. we are instinctively compelled to find fault in our lives. by human nature, we begin our "fault"find"ing" mission the moment we're capable of free"thinking. it is then, that we lose sense of self"worth and the bigger picture of vitality altogether. stuck in the patterns of the happiness paradox, we simply cannot find where our happiness has gone.

幸福是个人的一种感知。我们本能地受限于外界，找寻着生活的瑕疵，出于人的天性，我们从有能力自由思考的那刻起，就开始对生活吹毛求疵。也就在那时，我们失去了对自我价值的认知，也失去了生命的活力，陷于幸福的矛盾中，找不到幸福的方向。

it's not a matter of bargaining, it's not an issue of money or fame—instead, happiness is what you resolve to accept. if we live through optimis"tic hope; if we dare to dream; if we empower ourselves to fully live; then we have regained our sense of happiness, there is no in between. there is no other replacement. we only have one physical life to live—we have no choice but to make the most of it.

幸福是你决定去接受的东西，没有任何商量的余地，它于金钱或名誉毫无瓜葛。只要我们活在乐观希望之中，敢于大胆梦想，活得简单纯粹，那么，我们就会重新拥有幸福的感觉。那种感觉并非悬于幸于不幸之间的真空地带，也无任何替代品。我们只能活一次——除了好好活着，我们别无选择。

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1、the way to your mother's heart is to eat her food with relish.

能让母亲快乐的方法，就是有滋味地吃掉她做的食物。

2、a mother's love is like a circle. it has no begining and no ending.

母爱就像一个圆。没有起点，也没有终点。

3、a mother understands what a child does not say.

母亲最懂孩子心。

4、real mothers know that a child's growth is not measured by height or years or grads. it is marked by the progression of mama to mummy to mother.

真正的母亲都知道，孩子的成长不是用身高、年龄或年级来衡量的。它是由孩子从“妈妈”到“妈咪”到“母亲”的称呼来记录的。

5、a mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take.

母亲可以取代一切，母亲的地位却无人能够替代。

6、a mother is a person who if she is not there when you get home from school you wouldn't know how to get your dinner, and you wouldn't feel like eating it anyway.

当你放学回家的时候，如果母亲不在家里，你就不知道该吃些什么，或者什么都不想吃。

7、of all the things that come in numbers--plenty of rainbows, stars in the sky, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins--you have but one mother.

你可以有众多的事物--缤纷的彩虹，闪耀的星星，兄弟姐妹，叔伯姨舅，但是你只有一个妈妈

8、all that i am or ever hope to be, i owe to my angel mother. i remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. they have clung to me all my life.——abraham lincoln (1809—1865)?

无论我现在怎么样，还是希望以后会怎么样，都应当归功于我天使一般的母亲。我记得母亲的那些祷告，它们一直伴随着我，而且已经陪伴了我一生。——亚伯拉罕· 林肯

9、my mother was the most beautiful woman i ever saw. all i am i owe to my mother. i attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education i received from her.——george washington (1732—1799)?

我的母亲是我见过的最漂亮的女人。我所有的一切都归功于我的母亲。我一生中所有的成就都归功于我从她那儿得到的德、智、体的。 ——乔治·华盛顿

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