1 As the US Secretary of State Colin Powell prepares to arrive in Israel, the country’s Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has rejected pressure from Washington to end the military offensive in the West Ba

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Rwandans in US Commemorate 20 Years Since Genocide 卢旺达大屠杀20周年 纪念历史之痛铭记全球之殇 WASHINGTON Rwandans all over the world this week are commemorating the 20th anniversary of the genocide in their country that took the

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[00:00.00]2 Indian English [00:05.59]More than 70 million Hindus have begun [00:07.66]to gather on the banks of the River Ganges [00:10.18]in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh [00:12.20]for the religious festival of Maha Kumbh Mela. [00:15.32]The f

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2012年英语专四考试作文题目:端午节 The Dragon Boat Festival The Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar. This festival is to commemorate

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Duanwu Festival, which is also known as Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional and statutory holiday originating in China. 端午节,又称为龙舟节,是一个起源于中国的传统法定节日。 It is associated with a number of East Asian a

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International Day of Peace September 21st In 1981 the United Nations General Assembly passed resolution 36/67 declaring an International Day of Peace. In 2001, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a new resolution 55/282 declaring 21 September

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There are a great many of legends about the origin of Dragon Boat Festival. The most popular theory of the origin of the festival is that it was derived from the activities commemorating(纪念) Qu Yuan. The story about Qu Yuan has been deeply ro

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BRUSSELS, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Representatives from over 80 countries paid tribute to the fallen soldiers in the Great War at a special ceremony in Belgium on Tuesday. Heads of state and other dignitaries gathered in the towns of Nieuport and Ypres to

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Every year between the end of November and the end of December, Jewish people around the world celebrate the holiday of Chanukah, the Festival of Lights. Chanukah begins on the 25th day of the Hebrew (希伯来的) month of Kislev (历法:基色娄月

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Qing Ming is a time to remember the dead and the dearly departed. More important, it is a period to honour and to pay respect to one's deceased ancestors and family members. Because it reinforces the ethic of filial piety, Qing Ming is a major Chines

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By Lisa Bryant Paris 11 November 2009 German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2nd r) and French Pres. Nicolas Sarkozy (3rd r) lay a wreath of flowers at the Tomb of Unknown soldier at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, 11 Nov 2009 Two days after 20th anniversar

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By Stefan Bos Budapest 11 July 2007 A Bosnian Muslim woman cries over a coffin with the remains of her relative in Potocari, near Srebrenica, during funeral ceremony of 465 Bosnian Muslims, 11 Jul 2007 An estimated 30,000 people gathered near the Bos

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While Taylor Swift was dancing at the American Music Awards, the NFL confirmed that Katy Perry will perform during halftime of Super Bowl XLIX. Perry and Pepsi, the Super Bowl XLIX halftime sponsor, celebrated the announcement by releasing a video to

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Jeffrey Kinkley is a history professor at St. John's University. The military parade itself of course conveyed an image of China's strength and modernization. President Xi Jinping's announcement he will be cutting the size of Chinese military by 300-

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温馨提示:11月11日光棍节 Singles Day falls on every November 11th, and as the name indicates, this relatively new holiday is one exclusively for people who are still living the single life. I was a bit surprised when I googled 'Singles Day'

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Zhong Qiu Jie probably began as a harvest festival. The festival was later given a mythological flavor with legends of Chang-E, the beautiful lady in the moon. 中秋节最早可能是一个庆祝丰收的节日。后来,月宫里美丽的仙女嫦娥

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Today is the official memorial day for China's victory in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. Now, let's take a look at why September 3rd was chosen and made a national holiday. 今天(9月3日)是中国人民抗日战争胜利的官

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一年一度的四根小棍子又重聚了。 让我们对自己说一声:单身快乐! 光棍节是单身一族的一个另类节日,因为这一天的日期里面有连续四个一的缘故,这个日子便被定为光棍节。 光棍节最适

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CARACAS, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelans have an independent country that does not bow to any superpower, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Monday. Maduro made the remarks at an event held in Valencia, capital of central Carabobo state, to mar

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Yang Qianghua, who lives in Germany, is one of the hundreds of overseas Chinese invited to attend the event. He says the younger generation tends to forget the sacrifices made during the war. Seventy years ago, our older generation, including those o

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