Dawn_chen
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(2021-09-13 15:40:17)
RealNewsvs.FakeNewsInformationisanimportantpartofoursociety.Peopledependonittoguidethemthroughacomplexworld.Theinventionofmovabletypein15thcenturyEuroperevolutionizedthecommunicationofideas.ThisinventionmadeitpossibletoprintandpublishinformationtomassesofpeopleThisfreeflowofinformationeventuallyledtoafreepressinmanypartsoftheworld.Butbecauseinformationissopowerful,manyworldleadershavetriedtostopit...[阅读全文]
(2021-09-13 15:11:39)
Lesson38ThefirstCalender
Futurehistorianswillbeinauniquepositionwhentheycometorecordthehistoryofourowntimes.Theywilhardlyknowwhichfactstoselectfromthegreatmassofevidencethatsteadilyaccumulates.Whatismore,theywillnothavetorelysolelyonthewrittenword.Films,videos,CDsandCD-ROMsarejustsomeofthebewilderingamountofinformationtheywillhave.Theywillbeable,asitwere,toseeandhearusinaction.Butthehistori...[阅读全文]
(2021-09-12 06:50:32)
Lesson39NothingtoworryaboutTheroughroadacrosstheplainsoonbecamesobadthatwetriedtogetBrucetodrivebacktothevillagewehadcomefrom.Eventhoughtheroadwaslitteredwithbouldersandpittedwithholes,Brucewasnotintheleastperturbed.Glancingathismap,heinformedusthatthenextvillagewasameretwentymilesaway.ItwasnotthatBrucealwaysunderestimateddifficulties.Hesimplyhadnosenseofdangeratall.Nomatterwhattheconditionswere,h...[阅读全文]
(2021-09-12 06:31:30)
Andnow,WordsandTheirStories,fromVOALearningEnglish.OnthisprogramweexplorewordsandexpressionsintheEnglishlanguage.Wegiveexamples,notesonusageandsometimesweusetheminashortstory.Todaywetalkabouttransportationexpressionsinvolvingships,boats,andtrains.Atrainridecanbeawonderfuladventure.ImaginethatyouareinyourfinaldaysofstudyinBudapest.YouhavelivedthereasastudentforoverayearbuthavenevertraveledtoPrague....[阅读全文]
(2021-09-11 11:23:07)
Lesson40Who'swho
Ithasneverbeenexplainedwhyuniversitystudentsseemtoenjoypracticaljokesmorethananyoneelse.Studentsspecializeinaparticulartypeofpracticaljoke:thehoax.Invitingthefirebrigadetoputoutanonexistentfireisacrudeformofdeceptionwhichnoself-respectingstudentwouldeverindulgein.Studentsoftencreateamusingsituationswhicharefunnytoeveryoneexceptthevictims.
Whenastudentrecentlysawt...[阅读全文]
(2021-09-11 11:02:35)
Thecopmovedalongthestreet,lookingstrongandimportant.Thiswasthewayhealwaysmoved.Hewasnotthinkingofhowhelooked.Therewerefewpeopleonthestreettoseehim.Itwasonlyabouttenatnight,butitwascold.Andtherewasawindwithalittleraininit.Hestoppedatdoorsashewalkedalong,tryingeachdoortobesurethatitwasclosedforthenight.Nowandthenheturnedandlookedupanddownthestreet.Hewasafine-lookingcop,watchful,guardingthepeace.Peop...[阅读全文]
(2017-07-30 03:48:31)
我的本意是要写一篇励志文，那就让以我吹嘘自己做为结尾。
在做sushi的时候，主管是一个从北京来的中国人，跟她交流过很多，她对我的评价是一个勤励，坚韧的人。好喜欢用这样好的词语被形容，我就愉快的接受啦。
雇了一个家教学英语，经常自己也抽一些时间学一点。前段时间我的家教搬离了纽芬兰岛，临走前他向我推荐了ToastmastersClub，非常喜欢这个俱乐部，几乎[阅读全文]
(2017-07-29 20:10:10)
我在纽芬兰的新工作平静而安好，我的目标是尽?量多掌握技能，让自己在工作中更有竞争力。向做的很久的同行请教怎样从专业上提高自己，说是英语交流很重要，软件应用，像对excel的应用非常关键，要对行业标准很熟悉。只要帮我提高工作能力，我就做。英语不过关，请家教。excel，买书，看博客，看vedio，就这样忙着，不会再对过去纠结很多，离婚的伤痛也渐渐趋弱，倒[阅读全文]
(2017-07-29 16:21:03)
如果可以的话，我希望在纽芬兰出差到永远，让我在这个避难所呆到我能面对所有的变故。但这个避难所并不是长期的，我最担心的事还是发生了，纽芬兰办公室通知我，我在这里的出差结束，我月底回多伦多办公室报到。我又一次陷入不安之中，我回去要面对前夫，和我所认定的小三。还要假装我什么都不知道，如果我表现出任何异常，轻者回认为我更年期，这是要被开除[阅读全文]
(2017-07-29 13:43:08)
前夫提到的多伦多办公室的资深专业人士審突然给我打电话说他接到一个重要的项目需要我加入，他说只要我回多伦多办公室，他可以让我做工程师的工作。在又一次跟杭的表弟吃饭的时候，他说Ella也要被派到圣约翰斯来上班了。我一下子就把这两件事联系到一起，是我太多疑，太敏感，还是太敏锐了呢？答案未知，但将在外，军命有所不受，我懂的，再大的诱惑，我都不往[阅读全文]
