英文时事

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需要从2008年到目前为止国内和国际重要时事介绍.不得少于10则.
必须为英文版,每则200-300字.短小精炼.涵盖面广.
比如汶川地震,北京奥运,金融危机等
不得为中文新闻通过软件翻译.
问题截止明天中午前.
虽然要求很多,但诚恳地希望有人可以帮到我.
反正明天中午前没有满意答案我就结束问题.
大不了白扔200分.
都图省事发个网址,结果还不是让我自己去找.
四楼说的挺实在.

A lot happened in the year 2008. For many of us, personal events occurred that will alter the course of the rest of our lives. While that was happening the world was changing at an alarming rate with a series of major events. Today, we'll look back on just a few of those events and see what they tells us about our world.

At the beginning of the year, on Jan. 2, gasoline hit a milestone with a cost of $100 per barrel of oil. As the year progressed, it rose to over $147. However, with the mini-crash of the worldwide financial markets, gas prices have dropped at record prices down to $54 per barrel or a national average of $1.83 per gallon. I'm not complaining.

On Feb. 19, Fidel Castro announced his resignation as President of Cuba. Castro had been in power since the 1950s and was a thorn in our side for almost as long. Unfortunately, his brother, Raul, took over and he is about as bad as Fidel.

On April 27, the Taliban attempted to assassina