that for most companies, especially the foreign ones, an annual office party is still a business function... executive at China Electronics Shenzhen Company, once saw a colleague get drunk at an annual party – he ……

to the annual plenary sessions (年度全体会议) of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the National... (协商), led by the Communist Party of China. What happens at these sessions?Routine (常规的) tasks ……

王室婚礼上演现实版童话故事PAGES 4-5The whole world cast their eyes toward the recent British royal wedding. It was like a Cinderella dream come to life, as well as gave an excellent excuse for people to party ……

of the biggest party of the year – and an excuse to dress all in orange.The King’s Day festival celebrates..., the king or queen’s birthday has long been a national excuse for a lighthearted day of orange fun. ……

THE Communist Party Central Committee and the State Council on Friday called for Party members... by Party officials to travel abroad for leisure purposes will be banned. Local government budgets ……

Revellers wallow in tomato pulp after the annual Tomatina (tomato fight) in the Mediterranean... with tonnes of ripe tomatoes during one of Spain's strangest festivals and the world's biggest tomato fight. ……

THOUSANDS of tourists watched funny costumed revelers and creatively decorated floats at Fantasy Fest, a street party in Key West, south Florida, US, at the weekend. The annual Halloween festival ……

off. There's no excuse for not getting involved in 2006!1. January.January 20 The Exhibition... Spring Festival.2. FebruaryFebruary 8 In Los Angeles, the 48th Annual Grammy Awards will roll out ……

to the Nazi Germany of Adolf Hitler, who used national pride as an excuse for extreme racism and mass... Joschka Fischer in a speech to his Green Party. "But if patriotism means respect for democratic values ……

to music, so what better excuse to get out in the fresh air and join a lot of like-minded (志趣相投的) people...’s Glastonbury music festival, one of the world’s biggest, at the end of the spring. Many feature big ……

presented to the queen during the biggest ball of the season at Buckingham Palace... the ladies they brought to the party before filling their own plates.The dinner had at least three ……

A year ago, at the annual pre-Grammy party, Whitney Houston, the great diva, walked on stage..., unable to hit the high notes as she used to. “The biggest devil is me. I’m either my best friend or my ……

suspect a ghost.Although most treat the October 31 celebration as an excuse to dress up and have a party, some believe there are more sinister forces at work this time of year.Kristen Allen, a 22-year ……

’s say that one constituency has 50,000 voters. Among them, 25,001 vote for Party A, and 24,999 vote for Party B. Party A is the winner. All of the votes for Party B are “wasted”, even though ……

' enthusiasm for learning English. According to Zhao Kezhong, Party secretary of the Pinggu County Committee, this kind of English speaking contest will become an annual event. ……