你接受挑战吗?

Should we easily wail about the embarrassment and the unfairness of life?Or should we accept obstacles as challenges?With a choice of stance we can allow ourselves to be oppressed victims.When anything happens to us,we can take it as a sign that we should not expect anything good out of our lives.These are times when we need to determine whether it is wisdom or fear that motivates us in our choices.……     

What Is Shyness?

People often talk as if shyness is a disease or mental condition that can be cured. I prefer to think of it as an emotional disability. It's something we are born with and something we carry with us in our entire life. There are too many people, however, …     

Some main effective reading strategies

Reading becomes more and more important in English learning in recent days.If we want to read efficiently,there are a lot of strategies for us to use when read.We can make predictions before reading a passage.When we read,we can read in a sense group.If we do not know the word when we read,we can guess the meaning of the word through the roots,the prefixes,the suffixes.In a word,having lots of practice with suitable reading strategies can enable us to improve our English reading skills.     

Are Pets Good For Us?

A pet animal keeps us feel happy.Pets can staywith us when we are left by ourselves,and pets in-vite us to love and be loved.Often a cat or dog cankeep us easy at time when human words don’t help.Pets also keep us get close to the more natural animalworld.Learning to care for a pet helps a child to growup into a loving man or woman who feels responsible(有责任的) towards those dependent (依靠) on him.A pet dog can make us believe in others for we cansee faithfulness (忠诚) in the dog.In fact…     

小小望远镜(英文)

A garden is a wonderful place for us. We can plant flowers and trees by our own hands. The flowers and trees grow with us. If you give us a garden spot, we can show you a beautiful garden in the future. We get lots of fun from planting.     

Euphemism： Development and its Social Value in Intercultural Communication

Euphemism is a common linguistic phenomenon, which is closely related to culture backgrounds, religious thoughts, life styles, etc. A short introduction to euphemism in English and Chinese will benefit our future intercultural communication. Lots of scholars had studied euphemism from various ways. Such as linguistic, social-linguistic, rhetoric view, pragmatics and so on. From all those studies, we can easily found out that the development of euphemism have a stong relationship with the development of taboo words more or less. In this paper, the author elaborates this topic from their relationship. At the very beginning, a semantic definition and classification were given. a basic knowledge of comparison about taboo words in English and Chinese gave us a basic meaning of the existence of euphemism. Euphemisms are the substance of taboo words. From the relationship of taboos and euphemisms illustrates the national characters in English and Chinese euphemisms. There are religious characters in English euphemisms and class characters in Chinese euphemisms. We know that the communication between us should under the principle of cooperation. But the differences between different culture background, age, sex, status and positions always make the principle out of effect. So euphemism can do a lot to maintain people's social status in our today's society, especially in intercultural communication. A preoccupation about euphemism can avoid some embarrassments in intercultural communication. If we want success in our future profession, a clear knowledge of euphemism is necessary.     

中国姑娘吉利安·唐

The only Chinese person who worked in my office was Gillian Tang. She had come to London from south China to complete her education and this was her first job. To us westerners she was a most unusual person. She was kind to everyone, and never suspected that anyone might abuse her kindness. She was the sort of person who, if she heard any of us talking about a book or a video or something else which we wanted to borrow or buy, she     

The Ships of the Desert

Hello, we are camels＊. We come from the desert. We are tall and sltong. Our hair is short and brown. We have small heads and long necks＊. Look, them are humps（驼峰）on our backs＊, When we eat something, some food and water will change into（变成）fat and stay in our humps.＊ And then we can cross（穿越）the desert without（没有）food or water. So people call us ＂the ships of the desert＇,. Would you like to go to the desert with us？     

Our Choice

Whatever comes on our way,whatever battle we have raging inside us,we always have a choice.My friend Harry told me that he chose to be the best of himself.It is the choice that makes who we are and we can always choose to do what is right.     

Retrospective and New Initiatives for 2013

In 2010,Frontiers of Education in China underwent a complete change of direction.From publishing Chinese academic papers that had been translated into English,the journal shifted to publishing original papers,which have not appeared in print anywhere before.This important reorientation allowed us to develop a close contact with scholars studying Chinese education around the world,and to publish their insights into Chinese education in a timely manner.Prior to publication,every paper goes through a rigorous peer review process and the subsequent decisions are made with adequate communication and discussion.In working with scholars who are knowledgeable about Chinese education,including our authors,readers,and reviewers,we have developed a solid professional relationship and a valuable friendship,for which we always feel grateful.Owing to their suggestions,we have been able to introduce various initiatives for the purpose of bettering this journal.     

珍惜过去

It is easy to be negative about past mistakes and unhappiness.But it is much more healing to look at ourselves and our past in the light of experience,acceptance, and growth. Our past is a series of lessons that advance us to higher levels of living and loving.The relationships we entered,stayed in,or ended taught us necessary lessons.     

Teaching Is an Art to Cope

Is that teaching so easy that anyone can be a teacher;,anybody can claim to teach and train kids? If we take a bird eye view of our today's society,with great sorry we need to acknowledge that most of the failures of their respective fields become teachers.For instance a student of economics couldn't get any proper job related to his profession;he can easily find his position in any of kindergarten or kids training school.You may find a graduate with computer science may be teaching kids social studies or an interior designer might be teaching kids basic concepts of science to make his living.     

My ldeal School Life

If there were no tests,no moreadvice,we would be happier…Now I‘m in senior school.Tired of tests,I imagined my ideal schoollife for several times during the summervacation.First,we should be allowed to arriveat school after9a.m.so that we can getup at half past seven and then havebreakfast.We can even do our homeworkin the morning or take a shower.We willbe in the mood to face our studies.Andwe should finish our classes before15.p.m.If so,there will be more time for us todo whatever we want to do,such as...     

Brief Probe into the Sources and Types of Modern Neologisms

Neologisms not only enrich our everyday vocabulary but also endow us with new expressive forces in communication.The reasons for its formation,the main sources and its different types are given a brief discussion.It is necessary for us to pay attention to it so that we can use them properly and facilitate our cross-cultural communication.     

My ldeal School Life

If there were no tests,no moreadvice,we would be happier…Now I'm in senior school.Tired of tests,I imagined my ideal schoollife for several times during the summervacation.First,we should be allowed to arriveat school after9a.m.so that we can getup at half past seven and then havebreakfast.We can even do our homeworkin the morning or take a shower.We willbe in the mood to face our studies.Andwe should finish our classes before15.p.m.If so,there will be more time for us todo whatever we want to do,such assinging,dancing,playing basketball andother outdoor activities.Some clubs,     

My Hero—My Mum

My hero isn't an idol or a famous person,but someone close to me-my mum.She is not tall.She is thin.She has long black hair and big eyes.She is kind and often helps people who are in trouble.I love my mother. My mum is a worker.She is very busy.She often gets up early so that she can cook meals for us.She always says that we should try our best to do work well.     

How to Motivate Students to Speak English

Just think of all the different conversations we have in one day and compare that with how much written communication we do in one day. Which do we do more of?. In our daily lives most of us speak more than we write,yet many English teachers still spend the majority of class time on reading and writing practice, almost ignoring speaking and listening skills: Do you think this is a good balance? If the goal of our teaching English is truly to enable our students to communicate in English,then speak- ing skills should be taught and practiced in the classroom.     

厌恶能让人记忆深刻

<正>Many of our memory systems are driven by one single, powerful urge: to survive. We seem to be hard-wired to remember routes, so we can navigate our local environments safely. We’re also naturally talented at recognizing faces. Ever since we lived in groups, we humans have needed to know who’s “part of the pack”, and who isn’t, as a vital part of staying safe.     

A Boy and His Tree

This is a story of everyone. The tree is our parents （父母）. When we were young, we loved to play with Morn and Dad ... When we grow up （长大）, we leave （离开） them, and only （仅仅） come to them when we need some- thing or when we are in trouble （在困境中）. No matter what, parents will always （总是） be there and give everything they could to make you happy. You may think that the boy is cruel （残忍的） to the tree but that＇s how all of us are treating （对待） our parents.