By PATRICK McGEE
Mohamed Rafiq, a Rohingya Muslim, nearly died trying to flee aboard a ferryboat in search of work. Eight years later, he resettled in Dallas and reunited with his family.
The executives also were asked about how the economy could be put on track to recovery, and were allowed to give multiple answers.
Twenty-seven said the U.S. economy needed to recover, while 10 said growth in consumer spending and nine said implementation of further economic stimulus measures by the government were needed.
President Nixon realized that a key to Cold War stability was a U.S.-led dance among the United States, China and Russia.Now, 18 years after the end of the Cold War, the global economic crisis has revived the need for this delicate pirouette.
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China Stifles Complaints
Local Chinese officials are stepping up attempts to stifle complaints from parents whose children died in collapsed schools in last month's earthquake, even as authorities reiterate pledges to determine why many schools fell -- and prosecute any wrongdoing in their construction.
Officials in this wrecked coal-mining town are barring parents from traveling to see more senior officials about their complaints. Officials have prevented foreign reporters from accessing areas where schools collapsed, including this town northwest of the provincial capital Chengdu, and stopped parents from speaking with reporters elsewhere, and in some cases have threatened parents trying to voice their anger. Parents said they are frustrated with the pace of investigations into why many schools became deathtraps in the earthquake.
都江堰市向峨鄉的官員禁止學生父母向上級政府上訪。政府部門還阻止外國記者進入有校舍倒塌的地區（包括位於成都西北方向、在地震中受損嚴重的向峨鄉）﹐不讓學生家長同外地記者交談﹐有時甚至威脅那些想表達憤怒的人。這些家長表示﹐他們對學校倒塌原因調查進展遲緩非常不滿。
deathtrap
(dĕth'trăp')
n. a place, structure, or vehicle that is potentially very dangerous.
"a match can turn a foam-filled armchair into a deathtrap in seconds"
- An unsafe building or other structure.
- A perilous circumstance or situation.
voice (OPINION) Show phonetics
noun
1 [C often singular; U] (the right to) an expression of opinion:
There was only one dissenting voice during the discussion.
Unfortunately a strike was the only way to make our voices heard.
The committee represents the voice of the students.
Developing countries are demanding a stronger voice (= right to express opinions) in the debate.
2 [S] an important quality or opinion which someone expresses, or the person who is able to express it:
She just won't listen to the voice of reason.
I wouldn't work for Peter if I were you - this is the voice of experience talking!
voice Show phonetics
verb [T]
to say what you think about a particular subject, especially to express a doubt, complaint, etc. that you have about it:
I have on several occasions voiced my objections to the plan to management.
voiceless Show phonetics
adjective LITERARY
describes a group of people who lack the power or the legal right to express their opinions:
A committed socialist, he upheld the rights of the voiceless and the underprivileged.
verb [T]
1 FORMAL to do or perform something, especially in a planned way:
to execute a deal/plan
The whole play was executed with great precision.
2 LEGAL execute a will If you execute someone's will, you deal with their money, property, etc., according to the instructions in it.
execution Show phonetics
noun [U]
when something is done or performed, especially in a planned way:
Sometimes in the execution of their duty the police have to use firearms.
Although the original idea was good, its execution has been disappointing.
executor Show phonetics
noun [C] LEGAL
a person who executes the wishes expressed in a will
pirouette
n.
A full turn of the body on the point of the toe or the ball of the foot in ballet.
intr.v., -et·ted, -et·ting, -ettes.
To execute a pirouette.
[French, from Old French pirouet, spinning top.]
n. - 腳尖旋轉
v. intr. - 以腳尖旋轉
n. - ピルエット
v. - ピルエットをする
on track
making progress and likely to succeed:
They're on track to make record profits.
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