【寓言】The Ant and the Dove(有声)

The Ant and the Dove An ant went to the bank of a river to quench its thirst, and being carried away by the rush of the stream, was on the point of drowning. A Dove sitting on a tree overhanging the w

【寓言】The Ant and the Grasshopper(有声)

The Ant and the Grasshopper In a field one summer's day a Grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart's content. An Ant passed by, bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he

Juventus not to sign any top player, says Conte

MILAN, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Juventus head coach Antonio Conte said on Sunday his club will not sign any top player due to economic conditions. The January transfer window opens soon and newspapers in Italy claimed Juventus is finalising a deal to sign

The Ant and the Dove

An ant once leaned too far over the edge of a fountain and fell in-to the water．A dove was watching from a tree nearby．She saw that the ant could not swim so she plucked off a leaf and threw it down to him．He managed to scramble onto it and in

The Ant and the Grasshopper

One cold，frosty day in the middle of winter a colony of ants was busy drying out some grains of corn which had grown damp during the wet autumn weather．A grasshopper，half dead with cold and hunger，came up to one of the ants．Please give me a

Inter beat Bari to lead in Serie A

ROME, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Diego Milito broke his goal drought（进球荒） on Wednesday to help Inter Milan thrash Bari 4-0, while Roma slipped into（溜进） the relegation zone as they were beaten 2-1 by Brescia. Milito（米利托） was on t

Juventus beat Inter 2-0

TURIN, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Juventus beat Inter 2-0 at home in the Derby d'Italia on Sunday to move within four points of the Serie A leaders AC Milan. Following a first half in which both sides had chances, Juve took the lead just before the hour ma

Juventus rout Roma 4-1 to keep leading Serie A

Juventus rout Roma 4-1 to keep leading Serie A ROME, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Juventus thrashed Roma 4-1 at home on Saturday to open up a three-point lead at the top of Italian Serie A. The match was practically over after only 19 minutes when the home s

Palermo upset Juventus to take first Serie A win

ROME, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Palermo thrashed lackluster giants Juventus（尤文图斯） away to grab their first Serie A season win on Thursday. Young Argentine（阿根廷） talent Javier Pastore scored an early goal at Turin's Stadio Olimpico, an

Juve surpass Milan to top Serie A

ROME, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Juventus regained the top spot of the Serie A after they beat Palermo 2-0 while AC Milan lost to Fiorentina 2-1 at home on Saturday. Leonardo Bonucci and Fabio Quagliarella found the net for the visitors in the second half o

The Ant and the Fly

An ant and a fly were contending heatedly who was of greater importance．The fly was the first to begin：Can you possibly compare with my endowments？When a sacrifice is made，I am the first to taste the entrails that belong to the Gods．I pass

Andrade hired as head coach of Brasiliense

RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Brasiliense soccer team announced on Thursday Andrade as their new head coach. Andrade led Flamengo to win the 2009 Brazilian Championship and is now seen as the key to keep Brasiliense from falling into the t

Cagliari beat Novara 2-1 in Italian Serie A

ROME, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Thanks to goals from Thiago Ribeiro and Joaquin Larrivey, Cagliari beat Novara 2-1 on Saturday to stay atop of the Italian Serie A table for a night with a 100 per cent record. The Sardinians were in high spirit after beati

Inter beat Fiorentina to move up in Serie A

Inter beat Fiorentina to move up in Serie A ROME, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Inter Milan beat Fiorentina 2-1 at home on Sunday to move up to third in Serie A. Diego Milito scored a penalty to put the Nerazzurri in front in the 17th minute and Antonio Cassa

Brazilian striker to turn his back on Serie A

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian striker Ze Eduardo has admitted he is on the verge of walking out on Italian Serie A club Siena and returning to Brazil. The 25-year-old has struggled for first-team opportunities with the Bianconeri sinc

Napoli back to second in Serie after winning appeal

ROME, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Napoli returned to the second place in Serie A standings after having had their two-point penalty annulled on appeal in the match-fixing scandal on Thursday. The club had been docked two points and fined 70,000 Euros by the

Ibra to miss Juve clash

ROME, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Italian giants AC Milan will see their striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic sidelined in the clash against league leaders Juventus on February 25, as the Swedish international was handed a three-match ban on Monday. The Swede, who has

Siena beat Bologna 1-0 in Italian Serie A

Siena beat Bologna 1-0 in Italian Serie A ROME, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- Siena beat Bologna 1-0 on Thursday to move off the bottom of the Italian Serie A table. Siena kicked off the new season with a six-point penalty - meted out for their involvement in

Marino replaces Malesani to coach Genoa

ROME, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Pasquale Marino was named to coach Genoa in place of Alberto Malesani, the Serie A side confirmed on its website on Thursday. The replacement came after a series of poor results for the club with a lastest 6-1 defeat in Napl

Promoted Siena name Sannino as coach

ROME, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Newly-promoted Serie A side Siena named Giuseppe Sannino as their new coach on Monday replacing new Juventus handler Antonio Conte. The 54-year-old was given a warm welcome by club president Massimo Mezzaroma despite of no co