In both Japan and Vietnam, children follow a similar tradition of throwing lost teeth onto the roofs of houses. 在日本和越南,小朋友也有类似这样将脱落的牙齿丢到屋顶上的传统。 In both Japan and Vietnam, children follow a

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(90) / 评论(0) 分类 2014年ESL之商务英语

在这个夏天里的美国国家部门的演讲里,汉斯罗斯林用他的神奇的泡泡数据来打破了对发展中国家的误解。一个混合了传统数据演讲和中国以及后救助世界的新的分析。

发表于:2018-12-09 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 TED公开课:世界权势大转移

Alaska Natives Use Ancient Traditions to Fight Mental Health Problems For thousands of years, the Yup'ik people of Alaska have depended on cultural traditions for their way of life. From one generation to the next, Yupik community leaders passed on t

发表于:2018-12-12 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(四)月

Films Explore Gender Relations in Traditional Societies 电影探索传统社会的性别关系 Two new independent films, one by Afghan director Atiq Rahimi, and another by the first female Saudi filmmaker Haifaa al-Mansour, explore gender relations

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I lay my head down and I pull up the covers, so I am warm, and because I'm such a great husband, I kiss my wife goodnight. 我躺了下来然后盖上被子,因此我身子是温暖的,因为我是模范丈夫,所以我亲了一下妻子并道了

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Turkey and all the trimmings There are many ways to celebrate Christmas, and some British people like to go on holiday, go out for lunch to a restaurant, or spend the day with friends. But most peoples idea of a traditional Christmas involves spendi

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India Bans Traditional Muslim 'Instant' Divorce The Indian government has approved a measure to help enforce a top court decision on a centuries old Muslim custom. The approval came after the government failed to get Parliament to act on the decision

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在沙特阿拉伯, 并没有那么一条成文法律不允许妇女开车。但这种行为却是被禁止的。两年前,马纳尔谢里夫决定身体力行去鼓励女性打破传统去开车,她把她自己开车的视频晒在YOUTUBE上。来

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路易斯弗朗斯科像我们展示我们为什么应该去庆祝大规模,超市化的白面包。她说到,从环境需要上来讲,大规模的生产会解决粮食问题,但同时我们也应该给小规模作坊和传统方法留给它们

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手提微型电脑 Treo 的发明者 Jeff Hawkins 建议学者们从另一个角度去研究大脑,传统看法把大脑看成中央处理器,他建议把大脑看成一个记忆体,用于贮存和重演经历来有智慧地预计将会发生的事

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1.Wedding announcements: The Catholic tradition of posting the banns required a couple to announce their wedding in print; this helped ensure they were not related. 宣布婚礼:根据规定的天主教传统要求夫妇宣布他们的婚姻并打印

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AS IT IS 2014-08-20 Learning to Grow Traditional Foods in Uganda 学着在乌干达种植传统食物 The Slow Food movement is growing in most of the western world. The movement supports small, local farms. It works against huge farms led by interna

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US Allies Worry about Mattis Resignation Traditional allies of the United States are expressing concern about the resignation of U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Mattis will leave the job in February.

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ALISON STEWART: Experts expect tomorrow's so-called Cyber Monday sales to see an uptick over last year, but will it be enough for businesses to consider the extended shopping weekend a success? For some insight, we're joined now by Shelly Banjo of Th

发表于:2019-01-27 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈社会系列

It's said to be the most important meal of the day...even if only six per cent of us eat it. 据说早餐是一日三餐中最重要的一餐虽然只有6%的人会吃早餐。 But a poll has now decided what should be on the plate for the perfect fu

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In China, as with any culture, there are rules and customs that surround what is appropriate and what is not when dining, whether it is in a restaurant or in someones home. Learning the appropriate way to act and what to say will not only help you fe

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《魔鬼经济学》的作者Steven Levitt展示了有关毒品交易的最新经济数据。与传统看法不同的是,他认为街头贩子其实无利可图:他们的收入不仅低于最低工资线,更要冒着被头头解决的生命风险

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关于如何提高四六级阅读能力,老师们讲得都很多,各种方法和技巧也是层出不穷。其实无论冠以何种名称,无外乎两条线索。 第一、通过抓住四六级文章中鲜明地表达起承转合关系的词汇来

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You have a special dispensation 你们有特许豁免权 Now, graduates, I am humbled to stand here with all of you 毕业生们 今天我和你们一起 恭敬地站在这里 As an honorary Morehouse man 成为荣誉莫尔豪斯人 I finally made it

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模仿文本: First though, are newspapers dying? Are traditional TV broadcasters living on borrowed time? Do we face a future of digital diversity or a media maelstrom where niche broadcasters fight tooth and nail for every slice of advertising re

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