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Happy New Year Spoken in 50 Languages

Sam — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:11:08 +0000

Simple English News would like to wish everyone a very happy, peaceful and successful new year.

Playing Music Can Make You Smarter

roka — Tue, 04 May 2010 06:37:21 +0000

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Scientists at Northwestern University in the United States have noticed that music can help make a person more intelligent, especially in learning languages.

In their study, they tried to teach the Chinese language. They found that people who could play a musical instrument had an easier time learning Chinese than those who did not.

The scientists at Northwestern believe that schools with a good music program will have a good language program.

The Chinese Singer from England

Sam — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:14:00 +0000

Listen here Barry Cox has made an unusual career choice for an Englishman. He sings in Chinese. The 30 year old from Liverpool told The Telegraph newspaper that he always wanted to do something that was a bit different. Barry now has a regular singing job at a hotel in Macau.

PetroChina Is the World’s Largest Company

Sam — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:48:29 +0000

Listen here PetroChina has become the first company to be worth more than $1 trillion. The value of the Chinese oil company is double that of Exxon Mobil, the American oil company. Shares in PetroChina were traded for the first time on the Shanghai Stock Exchange on Monday.