Broadcast: Feb 14, 2003 By Cynthia Kirk and Nancy Steinbach Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC -- VOA's radio magazine in Special English. This is Doug Johnson. On our program today, We play some music for Va

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Broadcast: May 9, 2003 By Caty Weaver This is the VOA Special English Environment Report. Seven activists are this year's winners of the Goldman Environmental Foundation awards. The winners received t

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1 历史典故及风俗习惯的影响 历史典故是民族文化的传承,具有鲜明的文化个性和丰富的文化历史信息,体现不同历史文化特点。随着中西文化的交流,西方的许多圣经故事,文学作品等以及

发表于:2018-12-12 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 英语口译

Confusing accents and odd public transport habits have beenlisted among the biggest culture shocks for people moving tothe UK. 难懂的口音和奇怪的公共交通习惯双双跻身外国人到英国后感受到的最大文化冲击之列。 Users

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1. cultural diversity 文化多元化 2. cultural treasures 文化宝藏 3. cross-cultural communication 跨文化交流 4. cultural reconstruction 文化重建 5. spiritual civilization 精神文明 6. heritage 遗产 7. achievements of art 艺术成就

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1. The Empire City 帝国城市 David Stravitz first printed this name in his photographic book titled New York, Empire City: 1920-1945. It represents New York City's wealth and resources. First president George Washington saw New York as the seat of

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Americans love pets. And it's not just puppy love, either. Many pet owners treat theirfurry friends as part of the family. Sometimes they spice up their pets' lives with entertaining videos and amusing toys. If they have an eye for fashion, pet owner

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Broadcast: May 6, 2003 By Mario Ritter This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Nuts that grow on trees are an important part of the diet in many cultures. They also provide an important ex

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Broadcast: May 5, 2003 By Jerilyn Watson VOICE ONE: Crime in the United States has decreased in recent years. One problem now is what to do about crowded prisons. I'm Phoebe Zimmermann with Steve Embe

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Broadcast: Jan 17, 2003 By George Grow This is the VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT. Orangutans are great apes that live in coastal2 jungles on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. A team of inter

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Free Minds and Hearts at Work by Jackie Robinson 自由思想与心灵的作用 杰基罗宾逊 At the beginning of the World Series of 1947, I experienced a completely new emotion, when the National Anthem was played.This time, I thought, it is bein

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Kai Wang and her friends like to sniff out the latest regional Chinese restaurants: a tiny cafe in east London specialising in food from China's north-east, or one near London Bridge serving numbing and hot crayfish. Kai, 26, is a media professional

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在西方国家,每年的10月31日,有个Halloween,辞典解释为The eve of All Saints'Day,中文译作:万圣节之夜。这一夜是一年中最闹鬼的一夜,所以也叫鬼节。Hallow 来源于中古英语halwen,与 holy 词源很

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黑色来自黑暗体验,使人感到神秘、恐怖、空虚、绝望,有精神压抑感。同时一直以来人类对黑暗有所敬畏,所以黑色有庄重肃穆感。 有这样一个例子:过去英国伦敦的菲里埃大桥的桥身是黑

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GRE写作字数怎么写多一点?俗话说,有话则长,无话则短。能写出900字,除了打字快,写英文熟,主要还是有话说。 这里简论一下开头。开头就是引题,由于引题可以照抄,所以能一边写一边想

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如果大家觉得这些材料理解上有难度,不妨当做挑战自己的拔高训练,希望大家都有进步While having a meal with his wife in his home town of Utica in 2007, the pollster John Zogby struck up a conversation with his 20-yea

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论竞争:对于社会的正负影响 议论文真题(4=1) In most societies, competition generally has more of a negative than a positive effect. =In most societies, competition generally has more of a positive than a negative effect. Competit

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Cynthia Schneider列举两个和美国偶像同类型的节目,分别为阿富汗和阿联酋的节目,展示了电视选秀节目在不同的社会中展现出的惊人的效果。

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Class on stage 社会舞台上的社会阶层 Charlie and the aspiration factory 查理和巧克力工厂 Why British theatre is obsessed with social mobility 为何英国戏剧如此痴迷社会流动性主题 THERE are several ways of retelling Cha

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It's easy to put people in boxes. 我们很容易将人分类。 There's us, and there's them: the high earners and those just getting by, those we trust and those we try to avoid. 这是我们,那是他们:赚很多钱的人和那些凑合着过日

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