1 . My husband and I just spent a week in Paris.
The place wasn’t entirely authentic, though. Unlike a normal Parisian apartment, the plumbing (水管) worked.
Parisians are different from you and me. They never look lazy or untidy. As someone noted in this paper a couple of weeks ago, they eat great food and never gain weight.
In France, quality of life is much more important than efficiency.
You can tell this by cafés life. French cafés are always crowded.
A.Not all the customers are tourists. |
B.The quality of life in France is equally excellent. |
C.There was a nice kitchen and a comfortable bed. |
D.The amazing food is mainly consumed by local farmers. |
E.That’s not the only reason the French eat less than we do. |
F.Our aim was to see if we could live, in some way, like real Parisians. |
G.The food is so delicious that you don’t need much of it to make you happy. |
Every culture is riddled with unwritten rules, such as ones on punctuality (守时). I’m British. Soon after moving to Switzerland, I
Did you ever imagine that one day we could enjoy the benefits of Traditional Chinese Medicine in a cup of coffee?
Traditional Chinese Medicine, or TCM, is
But if you ask younger generations of Chinese, few visit TCM shops nowadays, let alone brew these time-tested remedies for
The concept of combining TCM herbs
As Traditional Chinese Medicine becomes more
4 . 假设你是晨光中学的学生李津,通过交换生项目在英国某中学就读,校方为加强中英文化交流,将举办“中国工坊” 活动。该活动主题涉及中华美食、中国传统手工艺、中国书法和绘画,拟招募学生现场教授相关技能。请按照以下提示,写一封申请信:
(1)申请参加本次活动;
(2)阐述你对本次文化交流活动意义的理解;
(3)结合个人兴趣和特长,说明拟教授何种技能,并阐述原因。
参考词汇:中国工坊 Chinese Workshop
中华美食 Chinese cuisine
手工艺 handicraft
书法 calligraphy
注意:
(1)词数不少于100;
(2)可适当加入细节,使内容充实、行文连贯;
(3)开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
Dear Sir/Madam,
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Sincerely yours,
Li Jin
A leaf fell into the water and changed the taste of it. Henceforth, tea was born.
China is known as the home of tea. Since ancient times, tea
Picking tea
East China’s Zhejiang province is acknowledged
In 2022, traditional tea processing techniques and associated social practices in China were inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The leaf has traveled a long way and continues to bloom, even today.
Straw weaving (草编) is a method of manufacturing daily items or artworks. It
Wu explains the process of straw weaving:
There are only about 100 individuals
I arrived in Beijing three weeks ago; a native Iowan of the United States far from the land-locked Midwestern state I call home. I was eager
I soon recognized our common love for noodles. In Beijing noodles
Iowans know a lot about rural life as an
I suppose
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2. 只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Qingming Festival is one of most important traditional festivals in China. It falls on April 4th or 5th, where most Chinese people enjoy a public holiday. Qingming Festival was also called Tomb Sweeping Day. It is the time for Chinese people to showing respect for their ancestors by cleaning their ancestors’ tombs and place offerings. In addition to, Qingming in Chinese means “clearness” or “brightness”. It is the fifth of the 24 solar term of the traditional Chinese solar calendar. Beside, it also marks the start of the warm weather of spring and the beginning of busily farming season.
1.庆祝时间;
2.庆祝活动;
3.节日意义。
注意:
1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:粽子rice dumplings; zongzi
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1. 阐明写信事由;
2. 征求建议;
3. 表达感谢。
注意:
1·字数80左右;2. 可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear Chris,
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua