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JustsawacommentfromafellowChineseinaforumsayingthereisalackofnaturalpraiseinourculture.Ithinkit’ssotrue.
ThewayNorthAmericansrelatetoeachothergenerallyfocusesonfindingothers’meritstogivepraise,boostingpeople’sself-confidenceandencouragingthemforself-motivation.Incontrast,traditionally,Chinesetendtopointoutpeople’sshortcomings(includingtheirown...[
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[OriginalfromYuanyuan88’sBlog]Beingaliveisablessingitself,soitshouldbetreasured.Everyhumanhasonlyalifespanofafewdozensofyears,soyoudonotwanttohaveregrets.Fromthesunriseintheeasttothesunsetatthewest,itisaday’stime,whetheryouaresadorhappy.Withoutfallingintoathinkingdeadend,yourbodyisincomfort,andyourmindisalsoincomfort.--Cherishyourlife活着一天就是福气,就该珍惜,人生短短几十年,不要给自己留下更多...[
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AbouthalfwaybetweenWestEggandNewYorkthemotorroadhastilyjoinstherailroadandrunsbesideitforaquarterofamile,soastoshrinkawayfromacertaindesolateareaofland.
在西单和纽约之间,机动车道和铁道会合并与其平行延伸了大约四分之一英里,绕开了一片荒凉贫瘠的土地。
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讨论一下:原文是不是在NewYork之后少了个comma?[
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Idecidedtocalltohim.MissBakerhadmentionedhimatdinner,andthatwoulddoforanintroduction.ButIdidn’tcalltohim,forhegaveasuddenintimationthathewascontenttobealone—hestretchedouthisarmstowardthedarkwaterinacuriousway,and,farasIwasfromhim,Icouldhaveswornhewastrembling.InvoluntarilyIglancedseaward—anddistinguishednothingexceptasinglegreenlight,minuteandfaraway,thatmighthavebeentheendofado...[
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我今天早上7点半开始跑步。今天天晴,有风。我跑的路线基本和昨天的一样,基本是兜一大圈回家。从小区出发,我沿着附近树林里那条大约半公里长的powerline(不知道中文如何说),朝山坳那边跑去。路旁草丛小虫呢喃,仍没见秋入横林。听说秋天要在9月中才开始呢。不过很多诗人应该开始吟诗了吧,反正我不是诗人,不明白这个。原以为会很凉,所以出门前我把那件花里[
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来自科罗拉多州丹佛的德里克?阿马托是全球30名患有“后天性学者症候群”的人之一,这种症候群的表现是在脑部受到创伤后,展示出非凡的才能
德里克?阿马托ofDenver,Coloradoisoneofthe30patientsintheworldwithSavant-Syndrome,thesymptomisshowingextraodinarytalentafterheadtrauma.[
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FAITHLAPIDUS:ThisisSCIENCEINTHENEWS,inVOASpecialEnglish.I’mFaithLapidus.
BOBDOUGHTY:AndI'mBobDoughty.Thisweek,wetellabouthealthproblemslinkedtoextremeheat.Wetellwhatexpertssuggesttopreventandtreattheseproblems.
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FAITHLAPIDUS:Extremelyhotweatheriscommoninmanypartsoftheworld.Althoughhotweatherjustmakesmostpeoplefeelhot,itcancauseseriousm...[
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ThisistheVOASpecialEnglishEducationReport.
MorethanonehundredthousandinternationalstudentswillspendthissummerworkingandtravelingintheUnitedStates.TheyareparticipatingintheSummerWorkTravelprogramthroughtheStateDepartment.TheyreceiveJ-1exchangevisitorvisas.
Theideaisforstudentstoworkforuptothreemonthsandearnenoughmoneytothenspendamonthtravelingbefor...[
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面对日益强势的中国,美国开始向印度敞开怀抱。(me)FacingtheeverrisingChina,U.S.isopeninguptoIndia.(ori.)FacedwithanincreasinglyassertiveChina,theUnitedStatesisembracingIndia.和美国一样,印度是一个民主国家,一个开放的、多元化的社会。华盛顿的军事决策者不像对中美冲突那样担心和印度的战争。服务业发达的印度经济也不像中国的制造业巨人一样对美国构成挑战。(me)LikeU.S.,Indiaisademocraticcountry,andano[
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