學一個詞: centennial (音頻文字)ZT
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今天我們要學的詞是centennial。
Centennial, 意思是百年紀念。
"The centennial of the sinking of the Titanic has triggered numerous commemoration events,"
泰坦尼克號沉船一百周年引發了很多紀念活動。
"The United States Postal Service issued a special stamp to celebrate the centennial of the National Cherry Blossom Festival,"
為紀念國家櫻花節一百周年，美國郵政總局發行了特別紀念郵票。
"Tennessee State University honored its centennial by holding eight days of special events," 田納西州立大學舉辦為期八天的特別活動，慶祝建校百年。
好的，今天我們學習的詞是centennial...
雙語新聞: 中國訪美旅遊人數大增
US Hosting Increasing Numbers of Chinese Tourists（ZT）
中國訪美遊客人數不斷增加，令處於經濟艱難時期的許多美國企業受益。
An increasing number of Chinese tourists are visiting the United States, pleasing many American businesses in tough economic times.
美國向中國公民簽發的旅遊簽證數量已大幅增加，從2004年的20萬3000增加到去年的110萬，這是可獲得的最新數字。
The number of U.S. tourist visas issued to Chinese has risen dramatically, from 203,000 travelers in 2004 to the latest number available, which is 1.1 million.
這使中國成為美國的第9大旅遊客源國。
That puts China ninth on the list of countries of origin for U.S. tourism.
http://space.wenxuecity.com/media/1335218112.mp3
今天我們要學的詞是centennial。
Centennial, 意思是百年紀念。
"The centennial of the sinking of the Titanic has triggered numerous commemoration events,"
泰坦尼克號沉船一百周年引發了很多紀念活動。
"The United States Postal Service issued a special stamp to celebrate the centennial of the National Cherry Blossom Festival,"
為紀念國家櫻花節一百周年，美國郵政總局發行了特別紀念郵票。
"Tennessee State University honored its centennial by holding eight days of special events," 田納西州立大學舉辦為期八天的特別活動，慶祝建校百年。
好的，今天我們學習的詞是centennial...
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雙語新聞: 中國訪美旅遊人數大增
US Hosting Increasing Numbers of Chinese Tourists（ZT）
中國訪美遊客人數不斷增加，令處於經濟艱難時期的許多美國企業受益。
An increasing number of Chinese tourists are visiting the United States, pleasing many American businesses in tough economic times.
美國向中國公民簽發的旅遊簽證數量已大幅增加，從2004年的20萬3000增加到去年的110萬，這是可獲得的最新數字。
The number of U.S. tourist visas issued to Chinese has risen dramatically, from 203,000 travelers in 2004 to the latest number available, which is 1.1 million.
這使中國成為美國的第9大旅遊客源國。
That puts China ninth on the list of countries of origin for U.S. tourism.
