Xian Xinghai—A Great Musician of the People

Xian Xinghai (冼星海) was one of the greatest musicians in China. He was a musician deeply loved by the people because he sang of the people and for the people from the bottom of his heart. He lived before the People's Republic of China was founded. It was a tragedy that he died at the age of only forty-five-in the prime of his most creative and productive years.     

Beijing’s Big Day DrawingNear——Get Ready to Help!

Today we teenagers are living in a world of conflicting messages and competing distractions. Every year the challenge of bringing young people to Olympic sport become tougher, and many people even regard the Olympic Games as a faraway event which they hav…     

Animals——Our Friends

We are not alone in the world. We human beings could not survive without all the plants and animals around us. Animals are our friends. We must help them and protect them. Unfortunately, some people don't realize the importance of protecting animals. They cut down many trees for making paper, furniture and so on. More and more trees are cut down and fewer and fewer areas are left for wild animals, so they are endangered. Some people not only cut down too many trees, but also kill animals. T…     

雅典——一座充满传说的城市

The Acropolis and Parthenon雅典卫城河帕提侬神庙 When people think of Greece,they think of the Acropolis.The ancient Greeks believed it to be blessed and secure them from the rest of the world.The Parthenon is located in the Acropolis.It was built to honor the Greek goddess Athena.     

Grammatical Consciousness-Raising——Six steps to language learning

Even in classes which stress oral practice, the explicit teaching of grammar still has a role to play. Evelyn Doman explains why and presents some practical activities which integrate grammar teaching with communicative tasks in the grammatical consciousness-raising approach. Introduction The role of grammar in the foreign language classroom has been debated both long and hard. Theories about teaching grammar have covered all ranges of the spectrum, going from playing a major role to basically playing no role at all. Today, Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) is the forerunner in the TESL/TEFL community. Yet, even within the CLT framework, the controversy over the teaching of grammar continues. Many people still assert that grammar be given its place. I too am among these people, especially in EFL environments, such as in my previous teaching situations in South Korea.     

Why Is It Important Awareness of Cross Culture Differences in Cultural Communi cation——Awareness of Cross Culture Differences Influences Cultural Communication

No matter you agree or not,the world is in a fast developing time.The communication between people contributes to this de velopment.However,during these communications,people find out the culture difference between countries and the realized the impor tance of develop awareness of cross culture differences.In my point of view,there are some reasons why it is important to develop aware ness of cross culture differences.     

悠闲英语（五十二）Vanity License Plates——趣味车牌

More people can afford to buy cars in China these days. In Beijing alone, there are more than three million auto mobiles, and the number is increasing by the thousands each month. Of course, we all like cars. They are convenient, and, more often than not, they represent your social status--what you drive shows others how successful you are. It is so VAIN! Some of our readers may cry out But, yes, people are vain. We are vain, because we live in a social environment, and we judge ourselves through other people＇s eyes.     

SAN FRANCISCO——漫步旧金山

"San Francisco, open your Golden Gate", sang the girl in the theatre. She never finished her song. The date was 18th April, 1906. The earth shook and the roof suddenly divided, buildings crashed to the ground and people rushed out into the streets. The dreadful earthquake destroyed the city that had grown up when men discovered gold in the deserts of California. But today the streets of San Francisco stretch over more than forty steep hills, rising like huge cliffs above the blue waters of the Pacific Ocean.     

Adult Education and Developmentin Rural Areas—— A Case Study on Hebei Agricultural College,China

Life- long education aims mainly at adults asthe receivers of its educational programs.Thus,how to successfully conduct adult education be-comes a key issue as to tell whether life- long edu-cation is a success or failure.Adult education inrural areas,esp.,in developing countries,seemsto be more important,since the more advanced asociety enjoys its civilization,the more people willenjoy its freedom,and the less restrictions theywill suffer from.Whereas in a less advanced soci-ety,people are mu…     

苏格兰——反差强烈、风景迷人之地

Stretching from the rich farm- lands of the borders to a chain of isles only a few degrees south of the Arctic Circle,the Scottish land- scape has a diversity without paral-lel in Britain.The cities of Glasgow and Edinburghbustle with people and offer numerous attractions.The northeast is an area rich in wildlife, and asyou travel northwest,the land becomes moremountainous and its archaeological treasures more     

如果没有你(英文)

Some people live for the fortune[财富]Some people live just for the fame[名声] Some people live for the power, yeah Some people live just to play the game Some people think that the physical things Define what's within And I've been there before that life's a bore So full of the superficial[肤浅的]     

资源共享 服务社区

1863年,美国总统林肯在葛底斯堡发表了著名的演讲,其中对政府的解释“the government of the people,by the people,for the people”成为经典名言,至今还广为传颂,那就是“民有、民治、民享的政府”。学校的资源开放工作也可以借用这句名言,即the school of the people（民众拥有的学校）、the school by the people（民众管理的学校）、     

教你正确用(三十五) A Cup of English(英文)

The Other Guy at Gettysburg We all remember the eternal words from Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address-"...thatgovernment of the people,by the people,for the people,shall not perish from the earth."     

Be Reserved in Front of Love—A Brief Analysis on the Characteristic of Jane Bennet in the Novel Pride and Prejudice

This essay mainly discusses the attitude that modern ladies should preserve towards love since people treat love and divorce as less seriously as before.It reveals the idea that to be reserved in front of love should be considered by nowadays people according to analyzing the characteristic of the female image,Jane Bennet,in Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice.     

Units 7—9考点链接

1.[教材原文]I love places where the people are really friendly. 我喜欢人们真正友好的地方。     

The Dilemma of Newland Archer——The Theme of Freedom in The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence is novel of realism,in which the protagonist is trapped between dream and reality.By using Sar tre’s existentialism theory,this thesis analyses that the protagonist chooses reality against his will because of dishonesty.And the reason is that his freedom is restricted in the"situation"of other people.     

Service in Central Park Christian Church

Church service is important to Christianity and its culture.To understand it better,the questions of what people actual ly do during the church service and what the service means to those people need to be answered.A one-month close observa tion and personal experience in the Central Park Christian Church in U.S.from the aspects of the overall atmosphere,the space of participation,the routines of the service and the interactions among church people gives conclusions that the service in church indicates the idealism of church people.     

War,Disillusionment and Courage——A Brief Analysis of In Another Country

This short essay gives a general introduction and analysis of one of Hemingway’s short stories-In Another Country.By depicting the physically injured soldiers in a hospital in Milan because of the war,the story shows the damaging psychological and physical effects of World War I,which will never been recovered.It also examines people’s disillusionment of old faiths and views of the world,and their courage to face the tragedy and reality.