12-10-17 Cambodia is preparing for the return of the body of former King Norodom Sihanouk, who died in China on Monday. 柬埔寨人民正在等待前国王诺罗敦西哈努克遗体的回归，他于本周一在北京逝世。 King Norodom Sihanouk\s body will remain at the royal palace for...

12-10-15 Norodom Sihanouk, the former Cambodian king who was a key figure through decades of upheaval, has died. 柬埔寨前国王诺罗敦西哈努克，数十年剧变的关键人物，已经离世。 The former king died at a hospital in the Chinese capital, Beijing, after having a h...

12-09-05 There once was a princess who lived in a palace and had all kinds of pearls, agates（玛瑙） and other gems. Being an only daughter, she was pampered（纵容） by the king and queen, and was never in need of anything. One day, as she was watching the r...

12-08-09 Chunyu Kun lived in the state of Qi during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC). He was wise, humorous and eloquent（雄辩的） . He skillfully advised the king on many occasions and successfully went to many states as an envoy. In the year 349 BC,...

12-08-09 Long long ago, there was a famous doctor named Bian Que who usually traveled everywhere to collect medicine to cure patients. One day, he heard about the sudden death of the prince of the State of Guo when he was passing the country. He inquired abo...

12-07-25 During the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC), a very noble official called Qi Huangyang lived in the State of Jin. One day, the king summoned（传唤） him to court and asked, Now that the magistrate（地方法官） position of Nanyang county is vacan...

12-03-08 ace 尖儿 angle-shooting 使用欺诈性策略 big joker 大王 bad beat 一手好牌被对方的一张运气牌所打败 backdoor 最后成手的牌和预期的不一样 bluff 虚张声势 cut 倒牌 club 梅花 deal 分牌 diamond 方块 face cards/court cards 花牌（J、Q、K） full house 三张相同和...

12-02-08 Yang Jian was the regent（摄政王） of the last king of Northern Zhou(557-581). His wife advised him: Northern Zhou is dying. Now it is as if you are riding on the back of a tiger. It will be dangerous to dismount（下马，下车） . You can do nothing b...

12-02-07 And the people laughed and said, 'It is the King's fool who is riding by,' and they mocked him. And he drew rein and said, 'Nay, but I am the King.' And he told them his three dreams. And a man came out of the crowd and spake bitterly to him, and sa...

12-02-07 'In war,' answered the weaver, 'the strong make slaves of the weak, and in peace the rich make slaves of the poor. We must work to live, and they give us such mean wages that we die. We toil for them all day long, and they heap up gold in their coff...