中国飞美航班 '遇威胁'折返 民众称事件蹊跷

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VOA Chinese, Aug 30, 2012.
http://www.voachinese.com/conten ... 120830/1498385.html

(2) 中国百余学者反对中文字典收录英文词. VOA Chinese, Aug 30, 2012
http://www.voachinese.com/conten ... 120830/1498542.html
("中国新华社说，这些学者签署了一份请愿书。他们认为，最新版的『现代汉语词典』把239个英语词汇和缩写词收录其中，违反了中国法律。在请愿书上签名的人民日报高级记者傅振国对新华社说，中国人如果继续使用英语缩写词，例如'ATM'和'GDP，' 那么最终在说话时会把中文和英文混在一起，也就是一些人所说的'中式英语。' * * * '现代汉语词典'并不是第一次收录英文词条")

(3) 曼蒂, 中国人在加纳非法开采金矿. VOA Chinese, Aug 29, 2012.
http://www.voachinese.com/conten ... 120829/1498102.html

, which is translated from

Joana Mantey, High Gold Prices Bring Chinese into Ghana's Mines. VOA, Aug 29, 2012.
http://www.voanews.com/content/h ... -mines/1497706.html

Note:
(a) Accra
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accra
(capital and largest city of Ghana; section 1 History: The word Accra is believed to be derived from the Akan word nkran, meaning "ants", a reference to the numerous anthills seen in the countryside around Accra)
(b) Ghana
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana
(bordered by Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to the west; The word Ghana means "Warrior King"; British established the Gold Coast Crown colony in 1874 over parts but not all of the country; The Gold Coast achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1957, becoming the first sub-Saharan African nation to do so, from European colonialism) The name Ghana was chosen for the new nation to reflect the ancient Empire of Ghana, which once extended throughout much of west Africa")

* Ghana Empire
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana_Empire
(c 830-c 1235; The modern country of Ghana is named after the ancient empire, though there is no territory shared between the two states)