Lesson 31 Thoughts on the Spring Festival Text A My first Spring Festival in north China was a bit of a shock. Where was the spring? There was snow on the ground and ice on the Summer Palace lake and

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(300) / 评论(0) 分类 中级口语教程

Kitty: Miss Guo,I read in the newspaper yesterday that the SPCA needs some money to take care of homeless animals. I think we should raise some money for them. Miss Guo: That's a very good idea, Kitty

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A City of Culture 一座文化名城 Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland , and has long been a favourite destination of tourists from all over the world, as well as an important cultural and political centre. With its museums, shops, wonderful histo

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The opening of the Film Festival Film lovers are looking to London for the next two weeks, to discover the best in UK cinema at the 51st British Film Institute London Film Festival. The festival will include exclusive showings of 184 feature films a

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How many mooncakes will you eat this year? On 25th September this year, people all over China will be getting together to eat with their families, look at the moon and celebrate one of the biggest festivals in the Chinese lunar calendar . However, t

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By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: September 15, 2003 (THEME) VOICE ONE: Thousands of people gathered recently for an event that celebrates the traditions of many of the groups that have come to America. I'

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The script of this programme 本节目台词 A celebration of London's rich musical heritage John: Hello, this is On The Town from BBC Learning English where we take you out on the streets of London to explore some of the big landmarks. With me is Oliver

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By Heidi Chang Hawaiian hula dancers usually wear skirts made of grass… but not the one advertising this year's Hawaii International Film Festival. Her skirt was fashioned of flowing strips of film

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By Lawrence Lanahan and Marissa Melton The High Zero Festival of Experimental Improvised Music takes place in Baltimore, Maryland, every October. It is billed as

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NEW YORK, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The 1st New York Chinese Film Festival kicked off on Saturday at Lincoln center(林肯中心) in New York and the Chinese movie Deep in the Clouds was showed after the opening ceremony(开幕式). Before the ope

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PARIS, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The first session of Chinese Movie Festival(节日) in France was kicked off on Tuesday night in Paris with famous Chinese actor and director Jiang Wen, Chinese actor Wang Xueqi and French actor Jean Reno lightening the scr

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By Katherine Cole Washington 25 July 2007 The city of Taos, New Mexico, was known as the Solar Capitol of the World long before then-Governor Gary Johnson officially made that declaration in 1997. The high desert altitude of over two kilometers and c

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By Phillip Wellman Zahibo, Ivory Coast 18 November 2007 In Ivory Coast, a festival celebrating traditional african masks is being hailed as a tool to help unify a region plagued by violence. Organizers of the three-day celebration that finished Satur

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By Mil Arcega Washington 06 July 2007 Mobile phone technology is not just revolutionizing the way we communicate - it's also changing the way we are entertained. Take movies for example: once limited to the big screen, consumers can now watch movies

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ISTANBUL, April 1 (Xinhua) -- The 30th Istanbul film festival(节日 ) kicked off here Friday evening with an opening ceremony including some of Turkish and European renowned icons of cinema. The festival will air over 230 films from dozens of co

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BEIJING, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Transport (MOT) said Thursday that about 2.85 billion passenger-trips by roads were made during the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush this year, up 9.6 percent from the corresponding period last year. A t

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ROSKILDE, Denmark, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The 2012 edition of Denmark's Roskilde Festival, one of the biggest in Europe, closed Sunday with music critics and reviewers here saying the event delivered a host of sterling performances and a crop of upcoming

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CANNES, France, May 27 (Xinhua) - For Asian professionals in the film industry, the world-famous Cannes film festival on the French Riviera has always been a hard-fought battle far away from home. Although barely eligible to contend for the festival'

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BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Oscar-winning director Barry Levinson will serve as president of a seven-member jury for this year's Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF), the festival's general manager said on Thursday. Levinson, a 69-year-old Ame

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IRKUTSK, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- An international film festival opened Friday in Russia's small Siberian city of Kansk, attracting 1,460 applicant works, including five from Russia. In the nine-day International Kansk video festival, 55 films, made by di

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