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
英语五大发音要点
长元音和双元音饱满
短元音急促有力
连音
略音
咬舌头。
一、长元音和双元音饱满
鬼鬼祟祟的英文就是鬼鬼祟祟(sneaky;lousy)的元音造成的!只要把元音发饱满(full;plump),你的英语立刻会变得悦耳动听。那些英美流行歌手就是元音饱满的典范!
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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英语学习工具分享(更新)来源:skialta于09-03-1217:16:21[档案][博客][旧帖][转至博客][给我悄悄话]我以前给大家推荐过我自己做的一个英语学习的软件,可以在上网时查单词,背单词的软件,现在我把它改进简化了一下,它的基本功能是有一个InternetBrowser,当你设置了字典后,你在浏览网站时,双击网页中不会的单词它就会自动为你查询,点击鼠标右键就可以存到数据文件里,你还[
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