One day Akbar asked his courtiers if they could tell him the difference between truth and falsehood in three words or less. The courtiers looked at one another in bewilderment. What about you, Birbal? asked the emperor. I'm surprised that you too are

发表于:2018-11-29 / 阅读(216) / 评论(0) 分类 英文民间故事

While there is life there is hope. 一息若存,希望不灭。 I am a slow walker,but I never walk backwards. (Abraham.Lincoln America) 我走得很慢,但是我从来不会后退。(亚伯拉罕.林肯美国) Never underestimate your power to c

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VOICE ONE: Emperor Norton Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Shirley Griffith. This week on our program, we answer a question from a listener in Brazil. Tino Therezo in Sao Paulo wants to know about Joshua Norton. Who is that? Oh,

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[01:12.97][00:07.45]8 Pronunciation [00:10.20]Listen and say. [00:13.32]lock play led light [00:19.80]rock pray red right [00:27.01]happen heavy help hill hold [00:37.46]9 Listen and read. [00:39.64]The Story of Hua Mulan PART TWO [00:43.58]Ten years

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Throughout their long history, the Chinese have been farmers. If you are committed to your land, you stay put and accumulate possessions--land, livestock and homes that you fill with furniture and goo

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1. depose /dɪˈpəʊz/ -- (literally, put down) put out of office; dethrone Did the king abdicate or was he deposed? 那个国王是自己放弃了王位还是被废的? 2. impose /imˈpəuz/ -- put on as a burden, duty, tax, etc.; inflict Cleanin

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BBC News with David Austin. The Japanese government has approved plans to allow Emperor Akihito to stand down, the first such abdication in two centuries. The Emperor who is 83 indicated last year that he liked to be allowed to retire because of ill

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emerge vi.出现,浮出;(问题)冒出,(事实)暴露 emergency n.紧急情况,突发事件 emit vt.散发,发射 emotion n.感情,情绪;激动 emotional a.感情的,情绪的;情绪化的 emperor n.皇帝 emphasis n.加强语气,强

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The history of the Chinese perfume pouch (commonly called Xiangbao, Xiangnang, Xiangdai or Hebao) can be traced back to the Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month. It is said that people in ancient

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 英美文化

Chapter 6 - Anna Pvlovnas and Hlnes rival salons Among the innumerable categories applicable to the phenomena of human life one may discriminate between those in which substance prevails and those in which form prevails. To the latter as distinguishe

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-The 15th day of the 1st lunar month is the Chinese Lantern Festival because the first lunar month is called yuan-month and in the ancient times people called night Xiao. The 15th day is the first night to see a full moon. So the day is also called Y

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If you have always found history boring, you are going to enjoy this chapter. 如果历史一直让你感到无聊的话,那么你将感到这章很有意思。 At about the same time as Hannibal was in Italy, that is, shortly after 220 BC, an empe

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There are many stories on how this festival was created. One other story is about a maid. In the Han Dynasty, Mr. Eastern was a favorite advisor of the emperor. One winter day, he went to the garden and heard a little girl crying and getting ready to

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Treaty of Shimonoseki 2005年4月17日是马关条约签订110周年。110年前的今天,北洋大臣李鸿章在日本马关签订了《马关条约》(Treaty of Shimonoseki),割让辽东半岛、

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Among them were some remarkable men, one of whom was the Emperor Trajan. 其中也不乏神奇的人物,如皇帝图拉真, He lived about 100 years after Christ and, long after his death, people were still talking about his justice and his gentl

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Good news or glad tidings is a translation of the Greek eu-angelion, from which we get the word evangelical. 好消息或愉快的消息是希腊语eu-angelion的翻译,从而我们得到了单词evangelical。 And this good and happy news of the m

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An Emperor Penguin managed to swim 4,000 km from Antarctica to New Zealand. A woman found the penguin on Peka Peka Beach about 40 km north of Wellington last Monday. The last time an Emperor Penguin was found in New Zealand was in 1967 on a beach in

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Many Chinese might mock attempts to extract political lessons from Yanxi Palace or other recent Qing dramas drawing huge audiences, such as Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace. 很多中国人可能会嘲笑意图从《延禧攻略》或是最近大热的清

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get real 面对现实 One day I'm going to marry that star. 总有一天,我要和那位电影明星结婚。 Oh, come on.Will you get real? 拜托你醒醒吧! pipe dream 白日梦 He has a pipe dream about becoming emperor of the universe. 他有

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arithmetic n.算术;计算 We learn arithmetic right after we enter kindergarten. 我们进幼稚园后就开始学算术了。 When it comes to doing arithmetic, Mark is a genius. 说到做算术,马克是天才。 postpone vt.延期,延缓 Be

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