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Taboo topics in American(part one) One of the recurring questions that my students in China often ask is:What are the things they shouldn't talk about with Americans?Taboo topics tend to make people feel uneasy.Every culture has these off-lim
26 Renting an Apartment GLOSSARY apartment manager a person whose job is to take care of problems in an apartment building, collect the rent, and find peopleto live in the building * When our toilet stopped working, we called the apartment manager. v
In English, bridges are a common image used to represent relationships between people. In this episode, Andrew and Morag explain two expression that are useful for talking about relationships: its water under the bridge and to burn your bridges.
Do As the Americans Do 在美国学会入乡随俗 Be confident.Confidence is probably one of the most noticeable traits in the Americans. They show confidence in the way they talk, the way they smile, the way they dress and the way they walk. Living
Love Is Just a Thread Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to earn money in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They dont act in the romantic ways that I read in books
Partying is fun.But have you ever been invited to a party by a foreigner? What should you wear? Should you bring anything? If so,what? Don't worry. Today we are going to give you some tips about party
Lesson 4 Does Criticism Do More Harm Than Good to People? Text A Yoang Woman Who Fears Compliments Marya, a brilliant graduate student in her early twenties who came for consultation, insisted that she could improve only with criticism. Her reasoning
AZUZ: It might not seem to unbelievable to hear that a bulldog recently chased some bears off a family`s porch. Here`s the kicker: it`s French bulldog. A 20-pounder versus three young bears, one of them estimated to be a 100-pounder. 听到一只斗牛
Backstreet Boys - Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely Show me the meaning of being lonely So many words for the broken heart It's hard to see in a crimson love So hard to breathe Walk with me And maybe Nights of light so soon become Wild and free I c
核心句型: We should try to buy more time. 我们要设法拖延时间。 buy more time 字面意思是:买更多的时间,这个短语的正确意思是:争取时间、拖延时间。因此,当美国人说We should try to buy more time.时
Representatives form 16 countries wrapped up three days of meetings on regional cooperation in which they agreed East Asia needs a new economic structure that is less dependent on exports to the United States. The Association of Southeast Nations has
In a forest looking for beechnuts and truffles and delectable roots, 上一片森林去找山毛榉果子、块菌、甘美的树根, pushing leaves aside with my wonderful strong nose, 用我了不起的有力的鼻子拱开树叶, searching and
Service levels at Heathrow airport are a national embarrassment according to the international aviation chief Giovanni Bisignani. He said that UK regulators should never have allowed the airport to increase charges by a massive 86 percent over the ne
A new gender neutral title 'Mx' is to join the honorifics 'Mr, Mrs, Miss and Ms' on driving licences and other official documents, the first change to officially recognised titles in decades. 一个新中性性别称呼Mx将要加入先生(Mr),夫人
GRE写作题目: Most societies do not take their greatest thinkers seriously,even when they claim to admire them. 大多数社会都没把最伟大的思想家当回事,虽然有时候这些社会自称是求才若渴的。 GRE写作范文:
Maybe the happy ending is this: knowing that through all the pain and embarrassment, you never ever gave up hope. 语音讲解 单词发音 ending /ˈendɪŋ/ embarrassment /ɪmˈbrəsmənt/ hope /həʊp $ hoʊp/ 连词发音 happy ending is /ˈhpi'jˈ
第1天倒计时冲刺词汇--情感类 1overcomevt.战胜, 克服 【例】overcome difficulties 克服困难 2annoyvt.使烦恼, 使恼怒 【派】annoying a. 令人恼人的; annoyance n. 烦恼; annoyed a.颇为生气的 3despairvi.绝望; n. 绝望
Pro-government forces in Syria have continued their assault on the rebel-held territory of eastern Ghouta. The United Nations Secretary-General, Antnio Guterres has demanded an immediate ceasefire for the enclave. 叙利亚亲政府武装力量仍在继
Smart email use is all about common sense. By Eric Wilinski Just because e-mail is an everyday part of life in the office doesn't mean it's something you don't have to think carefully about. Sending or receiving ill-conceived or improper email via yo
Over recent days we have witnessed some of the most intricate diplomacy. The announcement that Iran had met its initial obligations under the nuclear agreement signed last July, is a triumph. Its all a far cry from the usual blows traded between Iran