“袋子”的故事

There are many expressions about the word “bag” or using the word “bag” in English.So today,let’s start with the word “bag”.英语中有很多表达与“袋子”一词相关或者使用了“袋子”这个词。今天我们就从“袋子”这个词说起吧。The bag is one of the most simple and useful things in the world.It is a(容器)made of paper or cloth.It has given the world many strange expressions that are not very simple.Some of them are used in the United States today.     

The Leaning Tower

W hy does the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy lean?It leans because of a m istake.It has leanedalm ostsince the day the tower was built.In1173,the people ofPisa,Italy,wanted to build a belltower.They wanted the tower to be them ost beautiful bell tower in all of Italy.The city also needed a bell tower because the church did nothave one.H owever,there was a problem.As soon as the firstfloor ofthe building was finished,the towerstarted to lean.Builders tried to m ake the building straight ag…     

Unit 9 What is it made of？

知识与技能阅读下列对话,注意被动语态句式。( Lin Tao and Lily are visiting a science museum.)Lily: Hi, Lin Tao. Look at the huge thing. What’s that called in English?Lin Tao: Oh, it’s a rocket.Lily: What’s it made of?Lin Tao: It’s hard to say. It’s very complicated(复杂). I know that the outer covering is made of a special kind of steel and the steel can stand very high temperature. In the inner part, some are made of steel, some are even …     

Disasters of nature

Volcanoes There are thou-sands of volcanoes all over the world. What makes volcanoes? What happens? The inside of the earth is very hot. Be-cause it is very,very hot,the rock has melted like ice.It has become liquid,like water.It is always boiling, like water in a kettle. If you have seen a kettle boiling, you know that the steam and boiling water try to get out. The very hot melted rock inside the earth also tries to get out. Usually it cannot be-cause the outside of the earth is too thick…     

THE EIFFEL TOWER

The Eiffel Tower is the most well-known monu-ment in Europe.When one thinks of Paris,theTower comes to mind naturally. Completed in 1889 for the Universal Exhibitionin celebration of the French Revolution,the Towerwas named after Gustave Eiffel & Cie,the con-tracto for its construction.Standing at 300 meters(more than 320 meters with the flagpole and TV antenna),it is very prominent in Paris,where there     

The First Watch in Switzerland

Switzerland is famous for its watches. However, it was not this country that made the first watch in the world. It was the Britain who did it. Here is a story of how the watch was brought to Switzerland. Many years ago, an Englishman was traveling to Ital…     

An Unforgettable Mid—autumn Day

Taiwan is the biggest island of the Pelple‘s Republic of China ,lying in the southeast of China.It‘s surrounded by the sea.The population of it is more than 22 million .It has not only modern harbors bue also famous intermational airports.Taibei,the capital of Taiwan province,is one of the most prosperous inter national metroplises(大都市)in the world.     

Tibet-My Hometown

Tibet is my hometown. It is very beautiful. The air there is clean and fresh, and the weather there is neither too cold in winter nor too hot in summer.Most people in Tibet believe in Buddhism, and there are many temples there. The temple called " Budala" is very famous in the world. It lies on a hill and looks like a ship,so we also call it "Hillship" . Many Buddhists study the Buddhist Scripture in the temples and many people go there to say their prayers every day.     

Taiwan Is Sure to Return to the Embrace of Our Homeland

Taiwan is the biggest island of the People' s Republic of China, lying in the southeast of China. It's surrounded by the sea. The population of it is more than 22 million. It has not only modern harbors but also famous international airports. Taibei, the capital of Taiwan province, is one of the most prosperous international metropolises(大都市) in the world.     

趣味阅读

The Mississippi is one of the longest rivers in the world. It was called “The Father of Waters”by the American natives. Drinking water was got from the Mississippi by people in towns and cities. Water for industrial use was got from it by facto-ries. But today “The Father of Waters”is in trouble. A lot of large factories were built along the river. Millions of tons of in-dustrial water was poured into the river. Its water for drinking was no longer able to be used. Birds and fish wer…     

香榭丽舍大街

The Champs Elysees is one of the most famous streets in the world,lining with cinemas,care and luxury specialty shops.The sidewalks are very wide,leav- ing plenty room for sidewalk cafes,bars and restaurants.     

Four Strange Great Singers

It is said in an article that the four strange great singers in the world should be Luciano Pavarotti(帕瓦罗蒂) from Italy,Michael Jackson(迈克尔·杰克逊) from USA,Vitas from Russia and Kong Tai(孔太) from China.It is well-known that Pavarotti died not long ago.And Jackson is on the decline.So,now the focus of attention is on Vitas and Kong Tai.The former is a rising star and the latter has retired from the singing circle to travel around the world.This shift of focus is mainly due to the fact that,when Vitas made a performing tour in China,some fans made a comparison between him and Kong Tai in terms of voice quality.     

Beijing Opera

Do you like Beijing Opera? Beijing Opera-Peking Opera has existed for over 200 years. It is widely regarded as the highest expression of the Chinese culture. It is known as one of the three main theatrical systems in the world. Artistically, Beijing Opera is perhaps the most refined form of opera in the world. It has deeply influenced the hearts of the Chinese people. Although it is called Beijing Opera, its origins are not in Beijing but in the Chinese provinces of Anhui and Hubei. Beijing Opera got its two main melodies, Xi_Pi and Er_Huang, from Anhui and Hubei operas. It then absorbed music and arias from other operas and musical arts in China.     

What the Author Really is Roland Barthes vs.Michel Foucault

Roland Barthes,the outstanding thinker as well as the semiologist of France,has left great contribution to us human beings.His The Death of the Author made a strong,polemical argument against the centrality of the figure of the author in literary study.It states that the intentions of the author are meaningless to the interpretation of a text.Michel Foucault,the famous French philosopher and the historian in the ideology field,in his What is An Author,shows the idea of the author,as a timeless,irreducible category,is,rather,a "function" of discourse which has changed in the course of history.The author means quite different in their ideas.But what the author really is?     

Numerical Simulation of Response of SRC Columns Subjected to Blast Loading

The dynamic characteristics and failure modes of steel reinforced concrete (SRC) columns subjected to blast loading are complicated because of the transient stress wave in the SRC columns and the interaction between steel and concrete. This paper presents a numerical simulation of the response of SRC columns subjected to blast loading using hydrocode LS-DYNA. In the numerical model, a sophisticate concrete material model (the Concrete Damage Model) is employed with consideration of the strain rate effect and the damage accumulation. An erosion technique is adopted to model the spalling process of concrete. The possible failure modes of SRC columns are evaluated. It is observed that the failure of SRC columns subjected to blast load can generally be classified into three modes, namely, a direct failure in concrete body due to the stress wave, a transverse shear failure near the support sections due to the high shear force, and a flexural failure pertaining to large local and global deformation of the reinforcing steel.     

Awareness of Cultural Differences in English Learning

This paper attempts to analyze the cultural difference in three perspectives.It is hoped that through what has been discussed,Chinese learners of English are made aware of the importance of studying the culture of the target country and of studying the language in the cultural context.     

Philosophy of Mind： A Jain Perspective

Dualism is one of the views concerning the nature of mind. Arguments have been forwarded for and against dualism. Western philosophy lacks a clear distinction between soul and mind. Closely related to the concept of mind is the question of consciousness, a clear view of which has also eluded the westem thinkers. Jain philosophy describes ＂jiva＂ （soul） as the sentient substance, which is non-physical and not sense-perceptible; consciousness and ＂upayoga＂ （manifestation） are the differentia of ＂jiva＂. Consciousness manifests itself in many ways： intelligence, intuition, conation, bliss, perception （cognitive elements）, emotions, will, attitude and behavior, awareness of pleasure and pain. Jain distinguishes between soul and mind. The mind does not possess consciousness, which is the exclusive property of soul. Mind like soul is not permanent entity, and it exists only when consciousness manifests as thoughts, beliefs, desires, emotions and feelings. All these activities are influenced by karma, which is interface between soul and mind. Our existence is seen to be at three levels： soul, mind and body. Soul is the source of intelligence; mind （subtle body） is the executive and regulatory body and material body is the place of physical actions. A model of interactions between these three units is presented. The soul perceives and knows the external world through mind, so the perceptions made by soul are influenced by mind. The relationship between brain and mind is discussed. The brain is seen as the center for information storage and processing, its activity is regulated by mind, which in turn is conditioned by the soul. The conscious experience is made by the soul, not the mind. The Jain model of soul, mind and body avoids all objections raised against dualism, as interaction between soul and karma body （unconscious part of mind） is assumed to be based on parallelism, and that between mind and body is through radiations not violating the law of conservation of energy.     

巴黎——浪漫之都

The high Tower Eiffel ,the colorful streets,the beautiful river Seine,the glorious palaces,the romantic people,the old history...Paris is a great place to all people in the world.     

On the Tone of Finality in Famous Successful Speeches

The public speech skill consists of cultural virtue,knowledge accumulation,psychological quality,logical thinking,thinking capacity and language expression.It is a kind of art that speakers achieve the success through their own sound.In dealing with various English speeches,Chinese students are always influenced by the Chinese way of speech delivery,adopting the style of it,especially its tone of finality.After collecting,arranging and learning relevant material,I attaches great importance to the tone of finality in famous English speeches.They show some rules and regulations,such as the return to the middle pitch,the unstable change of stress and the final rising and falling tone.This paper begins with a brief introduction to what the tone of finality is and three famous English speeches in different areas are provided as study cases with the PRAAT pictures and their relevant analysis.And then the comparison will be made among these three speeches from aspects of pitch,length and weight,in the hope of concluding similarities in the tone of finality of these three cases.