I'm Alex Hua Tian, an Olympic Chinese event rider, and I train and live in Britain. I've been in school in the UK since I was 11 years old. And now I'm based here full time, training for 2012. Although I live in the countryside, I love the hustle and

发表于:2019-01-29 / 阅读(117) / 评论(0) 分类 英语万花筒

I agree that language learning is cool, but I challenge the assumption that its difficult. 我认同语言学习很酷,但我不认同语言学习不容易这一说法。 Languages cannot be taught, they can only be learned. Having someone or somet

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Times Insider delivers behind-the-scenes insights from The New York Times. In this piece, Didi Kirsten Tatlow, a Times correspondent based in Beijing who has Anglo-Irish, German-Swedish roots, travels to Munich and unpacks a lot more than her suitcas

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

曼彻斯特珠宝商获中国游客青睐Manchester jewellers enticing Chinese shoppersThe north of England has never been morepopular with Chinese tourists. In 2015, there were 64,000 visits from China, upfrom 35,000 in 2014 a record, according to

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英国(United Kingdom,UK)全称大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国(the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland),是由大不列颠岛(包括英格兰England、苏格兰Scotland、威尔士Wales)、 爱尔兰岛东北部

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 英语万花筒

I always wanted to work in fashion and when I was given the opportunity I took that opportunity with both hands. 我一直以来都想涉猎时装界,当这个机会出现时,我立即用双手抓住了它。 I want to empower women, I want to ma

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Great Britain has become a sporting superpower after the team was guaranteed to end the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in second place in the overall medal table, its best performance at the games for over a century. 英国已成为体育大国。在刚结

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

When the British public votes on staying within or leaving the EU in a referendum on June 23, they will decide on the destiny of Britain for decades, perhaps a lifetime, said Cameron, adding: This is a decision that is bigger than any individual poli

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Britain's economy is sinking further into recession, even more than analysts had projected. The British government said Wednesday its economy contracted seven-tenths of a percent in the April-to-June period, its worst quarter since the height of the

发表于:2019-02-09 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

No way! 不可能! Don't flatter me. 过奖了。 Hope so. 希望如此。 God works. 上帝的安排。 Not so bad. 不错。 Go down to business. 言归正传。 I'm not going. 我不去了。 Does it serve your purpose? 对你有用吗? I don't ca

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Churchill, Sir Winston (Leonard Spencer) 1874 -- 1965British statesman, prime minister, and author. Born November 30, 1874, in Oxfordshire, England, the eldest son of Randolph Churchill. Winston Churchill is most notable for his parliamentary career,

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AS IT IS 2016-06-28 British EU Vote Raises Many Questions British officials are dealing with international reaction to Britains decision to leave the European Union. British finance minister George Osborne spoke publicly on Monday for the first time

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Regional tourism 区域旅游业 Importing them by the shipload 用船把他们带进来 Attracting tourists to Britain's regions will get tougher as the economy grows 英国经济有所好转,吸引游客却变困难 IN THE harbour at Portsmouth,

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人文艺系列

Rustbelt Britain 英伦衰城 The urban ghosts 都市阴魂 These days the worst urban decay is found not in big cities but in small ones 当下,小城市而非大城市的都市衰败现象最为严重 WHEN recession hit Hartlepool in 2008 it hit

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UK's Chancellor of Exchequer George Osborne says Britain intends to become the first western country to issue a bond in the Chinese currency. Osborne made the remarks at the 6th annual China-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue in London. CRI's UK corr

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bumpkin 土包子 drowned rat 落汤鸡 rob Peter to pay Paul 拆东墙补西墙 lickspittle 马屁精 lady killer 师奶杀手 tit for tat 针锋相对 Mr. Right 白马王子 blow the whistle 告密 go Dutch AA制 neck and neck 并驾齐驱 blacklis

发表于:2019-02-19 / 阅读(217) / 评论(0) 分类 英语口语

Since Britain voted to leave the EU, there has been a tendency to be downbeat about the countrys economic and industrial prospects. The decision by the Japanese conglomerate SoftBank to spend £24bn on buying Arm Holdings seems in this light a welco

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Margaret Thatcher (nee Margaret Roberts) was born in 1925 in England. Her father owned two local grocery stores, which is where she first developed her business sense. The young Margaret had a strict religious upbringing. She studied chemistry and th

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今天要学的词组是turn a blind eye。 A blind eye就是一只瞎了的眼睛。Turn a blind eye就是只当没看见。 英国保守党领袖卡梅伦说,英国不能对盟国的过度行为置若罔闻, Britain must not turn a blind eye to

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Reproductive technology 生育技术 Oh, baby 噢,宝贝! Britain's approval of babies with three genetic parents offers lessons for other countries 英国通过三亲婴儿决议,给他国带来的影响。 PLAYING God is what medicine is for.

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