The nationalist genie, once unbottled, could prove hard for China to restrain.

Those protests, initially condoned by the authorities, fizzled out after three or four days, when the government made it clear that enough was enough (used to say that something that is happening should stop).

PHYSICISTS who meddle with (乱动) cold fusion, like psychologists who dabble in (涉猎) the paranormal, are likely to be labelled quacks by their peers.

By comparison (比较而言) , the company’s latest set of troubles must seem somewhat (有些) trivial.

Partly this is a result of the fall-off in demand after the bursting of the dotcom bubble (网络泡沫) , as companies reined in spending on information technology (IT).

In 1945, America, Britain, France, the Soviet Union, China and dozens of other countries stood shoulder to shoulder (肩并肩,一起) to defeat Nazi Germany and Japan.

America will lead, with “coalitions of the willing” where possible, but the grimness of the terrorist threat, combined with fears that weapons of mass destruction are falling into the wrong hands, means that alliances like NATO and international bodies like the UN will not hinder its freedom of action.

As Paul Otellini prepares to take charge at Intel next week, is the giant chipmaker heading in the right direction?

Having spent years developing an entirely new 64-bit chip, Itanium, Intel was loth to undermine its prospects by adding 64-bit support to its 32-bit Pentium and Xeon chips. But last year it did just that, to remain competitive with AMD. As a result, Itanium is probably doomed.

Instead of being a bit it is, in the jargon, a qubit.

There is an old saying "After pride, comes a fail."(骄兵必败)

First and foremost, ...

Luck may play a role, but there are also inherent and inherited(天赋和遗传) differences between individuals that can account for some or all of the variation in response.

Shanghai has been developing rapidly into a city full of vigor and vitality and showing a great promise.