Brooks dubbed them BoBos, the bourgeois bohemians who created a new anti-establishment establishment. (1) They were the specialty-cheese-eating, sport-utility vehicle-driving environmentalists who railed against the elite even as they became one of t

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(144) / 评论(0) 分类 四六级必读美文系列

W: Hi, Kavin. You are just back from your summer school for Chinese in China. You must have experienced a real cultural shock there. M: You are right. You may also call it a cultural clash. I found that Chinese people are sort of shy or something lik

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口译员不是一个翻译机器,虽然是翻译别人的话语,但也应该有一个演讲者的风范,不至于把原本精彩的发言翻译成枯燥无味的报告。记住一定量经典的词群翻译,当然会对整个翻译过程起到

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[00:00.00]There are many famous museums,ancient palaces, [00:04.55]tombs,and caves, [00:06.64]such as the Dazu Museum,Shaanxi History Museum, [00:11.86]the Terracotta Museum,the Potala Palace, [00:16.30]the Dunhuang Caves, [00:19.31]and many other be

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suspicious a.可疑的;多疑的,猜疑的 Who is that suspicious-looking man near the school? 那名在学校附近形迹可疑的男子是谁? My girlfriend is a very suspicious person. 我女友是一个非常多疑的人。 John said he came

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BBC Learning English People and Places Grow Your Own Amber:Hello, Im Amber and youre listening to bbclearningenglish.com In People and Places today, we hear about a new film that takes us to a very English place an allotment. An allotment is a small

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(131) / 评论(0) 分类 人与地方

Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen,Good afternoon!Before I introduce our cultural programs, I want to tell you one thing first about 2008. You're going to have a great time in Beijing.China has its own sport legends. Back to Song Dynasty, about the

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AS IT IS 2015-11-24 Korea Celebrates Kimchi-Making Tradition 韩国庆祝泡菜节 Some people will start to sweat just hearing the word kimchi. Kimchi is made from a vegetable called cabbage. And it is an important part of Korean culture. So importa

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HOUSTON, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Former NBA star Yao Ming was officially named Goodwill Ambassador of the U.S. city of Houston Friday by the city's mayor at a ceremony here. Yao, the former Rockets center who lived in Houston for ten years, was also give

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Chinese organizers have reiterated the country aims to host sustainable and economical games that can leave a powerful legacy for China and East Asia by improving the winter sports market. To reduce costs, Beijing has already announced that several 2

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They may look like flight paths around North America and Europe. Or perhaps nighttime satellite photos, with cities lit up like starry constellations. 这些线条也许看上去很像北美和欧洲之间的航线,或是夜间卫星图,城市像星

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MOSCOW, April 23 (Xinhua) -- President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday Russia should adopt a state program which would establish a single cultural space throughout the country. Culture is the main essence uniting a nation. It doesn't much matter what i

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意大利文化部官员近日表示,眼下在意大利举行的中国文化年活动是一个发展文化旅游市场的好机会,相信这次活动可以增进意大利人对中国文化的理解。 请看新华社的报道: The ongoing Chine

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雅思写作范文:多元化民族的利弊 多元化民族的利弊 主体:nation sovereignty community (conflicts ) 思路: sustainable economic development: l industry l agriculture trading /banking/ l technology 具体事例:中国,美国

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Garza's Art Works Carmen Lomas Garza's eloquent etchings, lithographs, and gouache paintings depict primal images of the rural environment and communal cultural experience of Mexican decended people in the United States. In an introspective and perso

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一份调查报告显示,中国经济最为发达的北京、上海、深圳、浙江等省市幸福感指数最低,2009年红火的地产业带来的房价飙升令很多家庭感到痛苦。此外,健康、情商、财商、家庭责任以及社

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Progress in communication and transport technology during the 20th century has enabled us to overcome geographical boundaries and revolutionize our way of living. The world is now linked to such an extent that a local happening cannot take place with

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原文:HLH0220 修改:William(美国华裔),雅思公主(shirleyzrb)TOPIC:Some people believe that visitors to other countries shoud follow local customs and behaviour. Others disagree and think that the host country should welcome cultural dif

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30-Paingting,Calendars and Christmas Tree Dialog A:I bought a few old Chinese New Year painting at the Pan Jia Yuan Market. The person told me that they were block-printed Tao Hua Wu paintings. B:It's almost impossible to buy authentic Tao Hua Wu pai

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Now if all this is true, then why are we getting it so wrong? 如果这一切都是真的,我们为何错的一塌糊涂? Why are we setting up our schools this way, and our workplaces? 我们为何把学校跟职场架设成这样? And why are

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