East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet. At least, that's what English writer Rudyard Kipling said. Truth is, nowadays Easterners and Westerners meet quite often. And when they do meet, naturally, they have to find an appropria

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(126) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

A majority of Americans now say the United States needs a third major party, according to a poll issued last Friday. 据上周五发布的一份民调显示,大多数美国人现在都认为美国需要第三个政党。 Currently, 57 percent of Am

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Do Americans have any morals?Thats a good question.Many people insist that ideas about right and wrong are merely personal opinions.Some voices,though,are calling Americans back to traditional moral values.William J.Bennett,former U.S.Secretary of Ed

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LOS ANGELES, May 20(Xinhua)-- Peter, a Chinese American who works for the post office in Rosemead, California, said he has been attacked by dogs twice in the past 10 years while delivering mails. He said as a mail carrier, he has to walk door to door

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Names Titles 美式的名字与称谓What's in a name? According to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, not too much. That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. But Shakespeare may have been wrong. In most cultures, names and title

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美同性恋就业保障有望在参议院通过 CAPITOL HILL A bill to protect gay and trans-gendered Americans from workplace discrimination is expected to pass the Senate this week, but stall in the House of Representatives.The Employment Non-Disc

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ALBUFEIRA, Portugal, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Two-time champions China suffered a 5-0 drubbing by the United States in a crucial Group B clash of the Algarve Cup women's soccer tournament on Friday. China, who drew Sweden 1-1 in the opening battle, took t

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BEIJING, June 20 (Xinhuanet) -- American Cancer Society discloses that higher education appears to be a game changer when it comes to cancer, according to foreign media reports on Sunday. The research indicates that the gap is widening in cancer deat

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At a local supermarket, two women push half-filled grocery carts. The ladies are good friends, but they couldn't be more different. One is a stay-at-home housewife who loves to create culinary masterpieces from scratch. The other is a training superv

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Nowadays,international tourism is the biggest industry in the world. Unfortunately, international tourism creates tension rather than understanding between people from different cultures. To what extent do you agree or disagree? International t

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First Inaugural AddressWe observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom, symbolizing an end, as well as a beginning; signifying renewal, as well as change. For I have sworn before you and Almighty God the same solemn oath our for

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Presenting his second major set of economic proposals in 10 days, President Barack Obama has unveiled a plan for more than $3 trillion in spending reductions over the next decade, saying all Americans, and specifically the wealthy, will be asked to s

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第二节 词类转译法一、转译成动词(一)名词转译动词(Convert nouns into verbs)My admiration for him grew more. He said he did not know whether Tom was ready for a showdown. To some extent it gets into the question of the chicken or t

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Raising Children 美式教养观The job of raising children is a tough one. Children don't come with an instruction manual. And each child is different. So parents sometimes pull their hair out in frustration, not knowing what to do. But in raising c

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Americans Give Obama More Time LOS ANGELES President Barack Obama has won election to a second term in the White House after a hard-fought campaign against Republican challenger Mitt Romney. Obama, a Democrat, won support in the key battleground stat

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I'm a veteran of the starship Enterprise. I soared through the galaxy driving a huge starship with a crew made up of people from all over this world, many different races, many different cultures, many different heritages, all working together, and o

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今天要学的一个词是:sideline。按字面理解,sideline就是旁边的线。这么说也没错,因为sideline实际上就是指靠边。报导说:President Bush... must...sideline his domestic agenda to focus on world events. 也就是:

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1.90% of US$ bills carry traces of cocaine. 90%的美国钞票上都携带有可卡因的痕迹。 2.The first credit card was created because of the embarrassment of a man who had to pay for dinner but forgot his wallet. 第一张信用卡的创造是

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今天我们要学的词是Christmas。 Christmas, 是圣诞节的意思。A Christmas gift, 是圣诞礼物。A Christmas card dated Dec. 23, 1914 finally reached its destination after 93 years, 一张1914年12月23号寄出的圣诞贺卡经过93年,

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奥巴马呼吁两党努力加快经济增长 WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday said bipartisan efforts were critical to bolster the nation's economic growth despite recent progress made on job creation and manuf

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