College launches 'English only' campaign

The Guangdong Huaruan Software College has made it compulsory for all its teachers to speak English when they are in its offices in the southern Chinese province. Every office in the college has put up an "English Only" notice.

Despite initial awkwardness, most teachers have now become used to it. The move, aimed at promoting English education, has also been welcomed by the students.

The college is also planning to ask all teachers to speak only English when they take lessons.

Toilet cleaning society is top draw at university

A society specializing in cleaning public toilets has become one of the most popular societies in a top university in Taiwan, with more than 100 members.

The society was formed about two years ago to build willpower in youngsters. Even the university president, professors, enterprise executives and fashionable female students are active in the society.

Some members said they had learnt a lot, including cleaning skills, friendship and a philosophical view of life.

Farmer bites dog that mauled pup to death

A farmer from Xingtai, Hebei, bit a dog to death after it wandered into his melon patch and attacked the pup that he had left there to guard the melons. Last Wednesday, Geng heard a heartrending cry from the pup at midnight. He rushed out to see a big dog mauling the pup. He then jumped on the big dog and pushing its neck back with his head, sunk his teeth into its throat for more than 10 minutes, till it stopped breathing.

Man swallows nails, fuses after quarrel with wife

After bickering with his wife, a Beijing man swallowed 100 iron nails along with some fuses in an attempt to commit suicide on Monday.

His wife rushed him to hospital where the nails and fuses were found to have become a twisted mess in his stomach.

"It was the worst case of its type we've seen in recent years," doctors said.

To rescue him, they separated the nails from the fuses inside his stomach and then helped him to eliminate the nails naturally. To the doctor's amazement, the man suffered no damage to his stomach during the treatment.

(China Daily 07/09/2007)

（英语点津 Linda 编辑）

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