FORbetterorworse,MaoZedongusuallycameoutontop,whetherfacingJapaneseinvaders,nationalistwarlordsorCommunistPartyrivals.Butforallhissuccessinoverturningtraditionalvaluesandinstitutions,thefounderofmodernChinacameupshortinhisdesiretoconvertwrittenChinesefromitscharacter-basedsystemtoanalphabet.Intellectualsresistedfiercely,someoutofthebeliefthatChina’swritingsystemwassuperiortoanyother,andunifi...[
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmXY2MSrguE
Iwalkedacross,anemptyland
Iknewthepathwaylikethebackofmyhand
Ifelttheearth,beneathmyfeet
Satbytheriveranditmademecomplete
Oh,simplething,wherehaveyougone?
I'mgettingoldandIneedsomethingtorelyon
Sotellmewhen,you'regonnaletmein
I'mgettingtiredandIneedsomewheretobegin.
Icameacross,afallenelmtree,
Ifeltthebranches;areth...[
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ITISthenewfrontierformilitaryandintelligenceactivity:cyberspace.Foryearsmilitaryexpertsandcomputerscientistshavespeculatedaboutthepossibilityofanation’sinfrastructurebeingattackedusingcomputers,ratherthanbombs.Therehavebeendarkwarningsofthedangerofa“digitalPearlHarbour”—anunexpectedstrikeinwhichdigitalattackersshutdownAmerica’selectricalgridorair-trafficcontrolsystems,orhackintonuclear-p...[
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Youthisnotatimeoflife;itisastateofmind;itisnotamatterofrosycheeks,redlipsandsuppleknees;itisamatterofthewill,aqualityoftheimagination,avigoroftheemotions;itisthefreshnessofthedeepspringsoflife.
Youthmeansatemperamentalpredominanceofcourageovertimidity,oftheappetiteforadventureovertheloveofease.Thisoftenexistsinamanof60morethanaboyof20.Nobodygrowsoldmerelybyanumberofyears.Wegrowoldbydesert...[
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WHENBarackObamametHuJintao,hisChinesecounterpart,attheG20summitinLondon,itwasanencounternotjustbetweentwopresidents,butalsobetweentwoprofessionsandmindsets.Alawyer,trainedtoarguefromfirstprinciplesandhaggleoverwords,wasspeakingtoanengineer,whoknewhowtobuildphysicalstructuresandkeepthemintact.TheprevalenceoflawyersinAmerica’srulingelite(spottedbyaFrenchman,AlexisdeTocqueville,inthe1830s)isstr...[
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http://blog.wenxuecity.com/blogview.php?date=200703&postID=3723
英語五大發音要點
長元音和雙元音飽滿
短元音急促有力
連音
略音
咬舌頭。
一、長元音和雙元音飽滿
鬼鬼祟祟的英文就是鬼鬼祟祟(sneaky;lousy)的元音造成的!隻要把元音發飽滿(full;plump),你的英語立刻會變得悅耳動聽。那些英美流行歌手就是元音飽滿的典範!
1.Mikelikestowr[
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AFTERwinningareferendumtoabolishpresidentialtermlimitsonFebruary15th,Venezuela’spresident,HugoChávez,saidhewasembarkingonthe“thirdphase”ofhis“Bolivarianrevolution”.Ontheevidencesofar,oneofitsmaintraitswillbetherepressionofdissentandtheconcentrationofevenmorepowerinMrChávez’sownhands.Asaresult,Venezuela’sdemocracyisin“seriousdangerofcollapse”,thecountry’sCatholicbishopssaidinanEast...[
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InLondonChinapressedthatadvantagemostvisiblywithFrance,whichduringthepastyearhasbeensingledoutforopprobriumbyChinesenationalists.BeforetheG20gathering,ChinahadnotscheduledameetingbetweenMrHuandhisFrenchcounterpart,NicolasSarkozy,eventhoughMrHuwastoholdbilateraltalkswithotherworldleaders,includinghisfirstencounterwithBarackObama.MrSarkozy’soffencehadbeentomeettheDalaiLamalastDecember.Thiswast...[
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BARACKOBAMAhaddifficultypronouncingthenameofhisRussiancounterpart,DmitryMedvedev,butpeopleforgavehim.Infact,theyforgavehimforalmosteverything:hisauraseemedtogloweverbrighterashemadehisfirstforayintoglobal,crisis-bustingdiplomacy.AgeneralwillingnesstogiveMrObamathebenefitofthedoubtwaspalpableevenamongtheexuberantanti-capitalistdemonstratorsjammingthestreetsofLondon’sfinancialdistrict—aminorityofw...[
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英語學習工具分享(更新)來源:skialta於09-03-1217:16:21[檔案][博客][舊帖][轉至博客][給我悄悄話]我以前給大家推薦過我自己做的一個英語學習的軟件,可以在上網時查單詞,背單詞的軟件,現在我把它改進簡化了一下,它的基本功能是有一個InternetBrowser,當你設置了字典後,你在瀏覽網站時,雙擊網頁中不會的單詞它就會自動為你查詢,點擊鼠標右鍵就可以存到數據文件裏,你還[
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