Astronauts

On July 20,1969,at least a half billion people in 49 countries kept their eyesfixed on television screens.Three American astronauts were waiting in a spaceship,Apollo 11,sitting on top of a rocket that was 36 stories high.Their destination:themoon.All those who were watching knew that the landing of men on the moon would     

TV and I

We are the young people of 21st century. With the economic development,living conditions of the people have been improved. Now TV sets are widely used by every family. Colour TV sets are very popular. Through watching TV, people can gain a lot of knowledge about the modem society and people from different countries underestand each other better and more deeply than ever.     

Canada:nation of immigrants

The history of Canada is the history of its immigrants.Aboriginals(土著人)were the first people to live in Canada.They were not all alike.A-boriginals speak many different languages and live all over Canada.They survive through hunting,agriculture,and by …     

The Most Popular Game—Football

Football is one of the most popular, interesting and exciting games. Football is popular among tens of millions of people all over the world.I am a football fan. I began to watch football games when the league football match first took place in China. Then, I became interested in football. In the match, I enjoy the wonderful goal shootings and the players courage and endurance(勇气和耐力). The most interesting thing is the result which anyone can hardly tell.The world cup is held every four…     

元宵节

The Lantern Festival is one of the traditional festivals in China.It has a history of 2,000 years,which is the first vital(重要的) festival after Spring Festival.On that day people will hang(悬挂) lanterns to celebrate the festival.It can be exciting to go out and guess (猜测) the lantern riddles(谜语),or just stay at home with your family eating the sweet dumplings and watching TV shows.     

Translating Chinese Movie Titles into English:A Systematic Strategy

As a very important part of people’s daily life, film is a popular and influential medium. People from all over the world now have easy access to get to know China through Chinese movies. Therefore the...     

英语阅读自测(英文)

Reading comprehension: What is it that gets people into me body-piercing(身体穿环)chair? Is it a form of rebellion against society? Is it selfexpression? Or is it simply following a widespread cool trend? Probably all three. Body piercing dates back thousands 0f yeas to cultures all over the world. Rituals were performed to inspire healing, to transform into manhood, and to show status in the tribe and village. It began to develop in Canada and me US behind closed doors in the 1970s and when Fakir Musafar, the'guru' of body piercing, opened the first body piercing shop in the early 1980s     

汉译英典型错误例析

1.当他进来时我在看电视。[误]While he came in,I was watching TV.[正]When he came in,I was watching TV.[析]时间状语从句中的谓语动词came是瞬间动词,while是表示"一段时间"的连词,应与延续性的谓语动词连用。when引导的时间状语从句的谓语动词可以是延续性的,也可以是非延续性的。例如:     

Applications of artificial intelligence technology to wastewater treatment fields in China

1 Introduction a Water pollution is quite severe in China. According to the statistical data of The Environmental Protection Ministry of China in 2003, the whole wastewater discharge came to 4.46 × 1014t all over the country. 46.2% in that were industrial wastewater and 53.8% were sewage. In 407 environmental monitoring sections of the seven main rivers of China in 2003, only 38.1% of the tested sections accorded with the the national water quality standard of Grade III, and 29.7% of the …     

Breakfast

Will it matter if you don‘t take your breakfast? A short time ago, a test was given in the United States. People of different ages, from 12 to 83, were asked to have a test. During the test, these people were given all kinds of breakfast, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Scientists (科学家) wanted to see how well their bodies worked when they had eaten different kinds of breakfast.     

An Analysis of Cultural Values of Chinese and Foreign Cities’ Publicity Videos

The trend of globalization has a profound impact on the development of the whole world, and there are a lot of events held by several countries. The publicity videos have become a significant tool to disseminate connotation of the city and to attract people all over the world. At the same time, videos also show us different cultural values between China and foreign countries.To analyse different cultural values, the importance of intercultural communication will be deeply understood, and it will be helpful for promoting China’s cultural soft power.     

Fruit salad

Did you know that sweet oranges were brought to all over the world from China by explorers in the 17th Century? Mandarins(中国柑橘) and kiwi fruits(猕猴桃) also came from China or other parts of Asia.     

Research on Cultural Differences of China and the United States From the Perspective of Difference of Compliment Responses

In all the culture of the world, compliment is always one kind of communicative applications, which is quite frequently used, we see compliment both in China and the United States. By reason of the culture difference of different countries, Chinese and American often have diverse responses and attitudes toward the compliment, which directly cause their different responses when they make reactions to the compliment.[1]From study, we see the difference is mainly in the following, on one hand, the Chinese are often very implicative toward the compliment and they respect all other people while they are quite humble when in the communication, on the other hand, the American are much more public, although they also respect other people, they are not keeping humble at the same time.     

Dare for More

Taking over the relay stick from Athens, Beijing, the《 高 中 》 二 六 年 第 五 期 capital of China, which is going to host the 29th Olympics Games in 2008, becomes the focus of the world. It is indisputable that people from all walls of life in China will have a important role to play in carrying out the theme "One World, one dream". Some will act as volunteers. Some will enter the gyms to cheer athletes. Some will gather in a bar to hold sports fans' parties. As plain as the nose on your…     

No Matter What Happens,I'll Always Be There for You

In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. In the midst of utter devastation and chaos, a father left his wife safely at home and     

Jumping the Queue

One Saturday afternoon,I stayed at home.There was nothing I could do.So I turned on theTV After I changed the channels several times.Ifound that there was nothing interesting on TV.Instead of watching TV.I went to the cinema.Maybe some new films were on show.     

Festivals in China and America

Festival, an occasion when people come to enjoy themselves. Every country has its own traditional festivals, celebrated by all kinds of activities. In China, the most important festival is Spring Festival, while in America, the most important festival is Christmas. Festi val differences exist between China and America. With time elapsing, festival culture changes gradually and some new cultural phenome non occurs.     

熟词生义 巧解单选(英文)

<正>1. The building around the corner caught fire last night. The police arenow the matter.A. seeing through B. working out C. looking into D. watching over2. One of the best ways for people to keep fit is to healthy eating     

电影名称翻译趣谈

There are various ways to learn （English in your spare time. Some people prefer watching movies because they can not only relax themselves but have visual and audio practice of original Engfish. In fact, the writer finds it interesting to compare the translation of movie names and would like to share with all the Einglish lovers.     

中国见闻小访

Name:Savio (gentleman) Years in China:5 years 1.What surprised you the most during your stay in China? Definitely the thing that surprised me most when I came to China the first time was to see how many people you could find in the same place.Since in my home country I was living in a small village,it was very difficult to get used to being always surrounded by so many people. Another one was to realize how "cold" Chinese people are while they greet each other.In my country,every time we meet someone,we would shake hands quite strongly,give hugs and even exchange kisses regardless if we know each other for long time or not.Here in China all those things are not common at all.Sometimes I have to control myself in order to avoid embarrassing Chinese people around me.