Asyouknow,Chinahasthelongestcontinuecivilizationintheworld.Therefore,Chinahasdevelopedasetofspecificregulationsincludingtablemannersforustofollow.Ingeneral,Chinesetablemannersarenotverydifferentfromthewesternones,however,sincethesetwocultureshaddevelopedseparatelyformanycenturies.Asaresult,therearestillslightdifferencesbetweenthem.Ifweliveinthewesternworld,itisagoodpracticetofollowingtheirrulesoft...[
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每年的感恩节是我先生和他的家人团聚的日子。每年他的姐姐,弟弟和我们三家人轮流做东,招待各人在自己家中过节。今年他们会来我们家过感恩节,从上个周末开始,我和我先生就开始打扫客房,准备菜单,我今天还把后园的枯枝枯叶打扫了一遍。看来做他们家的媳妇也不容易,好在这只是三年才忙一次。去年是在他的弟弟家过的感恩节,前年是在他的姐姐家的beachhouse[
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Iadmireyoureffortforwritingupsuchalongarticletospeakofyourmindandshareyouropinioninthisforum.Itriedtoholdmytongueforawhile.Unfortunately,Ifailtodothat.
Iwasborninaanti-communismfamily.TheChinesecommunistgovernmenthadtakenmostofmyfamilypropertiesaway,andhadmistreatedmyparentsforyears.IstronglydislikethecommunistsystemandpropagandaevensinceIwasayoungchild.However,Ihavewitnessedthesocialprogres...[
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FromLondonwetookatraintoParis.Wesatinthefirstclass,butsincewewereseatedbackwardsIgotseveremotionsickness.IhadtomisstheFrenchwine,friedcod,andthefinedessert.TheworsethingwasthatIcouldn’tevenlookoutfromthewindowtoenjoythebeautifulFrenchcountrysidescenery.
AfterfeelingsickonthetrainforthreeandhalfhourswefinallygottoParis.Onthewaytothehotelmyhusbandsaid,“ParislookslikeChina.”Ialsothoughttherewe...[
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MyhusbandandIwenttoLondonandParislastweek.MyhusbandhasbeentoLondonforbusinesstripsmanytimesalready,butthiswasmyfirsttimethere.
IheardthatthepeopleinLondonarearrogant,butitseemstomethatallofpeopleweencounteredwereveryfriendly.Whenwegottotheairport,itwas10PMalready,butluckilywedidn’thavetowaitanytimeforthetrain.Aftergettingoffthetrainwetookataxitothehotel.OurhotelwasinLancasterGate,HydePark,s...[
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不知不觉中,女儿已经长大了。她今年连过暑假都不回家,要呆在她的小公寓中为报社写稿。。。
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Localgroupcollectingmoneyforearthquakevictims
PeopleinHamptonRoadsarechippingintohelpthesurvivorsoftheearthquake.
ByEllyMui|DailyPress
8:51AMEDT,May19,2008
OneofthedeadliestearthquakesevertohitChinahasignitedinternationalreliefefforts,evenfromhomesinthisregion.
AlocalHamptonRoadsorganization,thePeninsulaChineseAmericanAssociation,hopestoprovidereliefthroughdonationstoeithertheC...[
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某日,我的白人老公突然自己对着电视嚷起来;"GodDamnit,ChinashouldfreeTibet,Hon,doyouhearme?FreeTibet!"
我的老公是纯种白人。虽然有嫉妒我的人说我老公是"redneck",但他在我眼里太高贵了,我估计他家几十代前是欧洲贵族。我老公虽然在高等学校(highschool)毕业,但他很少看书。他最喜欢就是拿着瓶啤酒坐在沙发上看电视.我想向他解析一下西藏的问题,哦,刚好桌上有[
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