There are several differences     1     which you need to be aware when it comes to British and American English. For example, while talking to an English person, it is better     2     (use) words such as excuse me, sorry, pardon me, and please whenever possible. Believe me, not using these words is considered rude     3     (behave) in the UK.

If you’re at work and get angry at your boss, don’t say “I’m pissed” to     4     British colleague (同事). In England, pissed     5     (actual) means drunk, so he might report your state to the boss. There is still hope for you, though: if your boss     6     (be) an American, he’ll understand that you’re just annoyed (恼火的) with him,     7     — let’s face it — is completely normal.

When nature calls, you’d better not use a     8     (confuse) word to find your way to the facilities. Here’s where the English help     9     (we) — they use the word toilet (both for the public and private one). Public toilet is also called the gents or the ladies. Americans, surprisingly, tend to be much     10     (careful) about the topic and use the word bathroom, and in the public building — a restroom or men’s room or ladies’ room.

Due to the improvement of ecological and environmental     1     (protect) in recent years, the western part of Northeast China’s Jilin province has seen     2     (many) rare migratory birds than other places, searching for food in spring and autumn.

With     3     (it) favorable geographical location and wetlands, Jilin is     4     important stop for migratory waterfowl, including large numbers of rare species, such as white cranes (鹤), red-crowned cranes, white storks and Chinese merganser ducks (秋沙鸭).

Western Jilin     5     (focus) on water management and started major projects such as river and lake connectivity in the past decade to improve the ecological conditions.

    6     (locate) on the border of Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces and the Inner Mongolia (蒙古) autonomous region, the Momoge National Nature Reserve in Baicheng city has rich natural     7     (resource) and is a key habitat     8     migratory birds in China settle. It is one of the nine major global bird migration routes,     9     more than 5 million migratory birds passing through every year.

The number of white cranes     10     (stop) in the reserve in spring and autumn has risen to around 3,500, with a resting period of about 100 days every year.

One of the signature dishes of French cuisine in the Phenix in The PuLi Hotel and Spa, Shanghai, is Le Pigeon. As the name suggests, it has pigeon and foie gras (鹅肝). It is     1     (high) praised by customers and recommended by the chef.

The chef of Phenix, Ugo Rinaldo, says the pigeon from Guangdong province makes the dish a unique combination between     2     (tradition) French and Chinese recipes, which is also a feature of the restaurant that has been awarded one Michelin Star for the     3     (seven) year. “The pigeon is a local product     4     (cook) in a French style that is used for foie gras. Then we have a Chinese sweet plum sauce (梅子酱), very similar     5     a French sweet plum,” says Rinaldo,     6     joined the restaurant in 2021.

This commitment to the fine, fresh and good quality ingredients (原料) is not only the top task of the restaurant, which     7     (open) in 2016, but also at the foundation of Rinaldo’s cuisine philosophy, according to Rinaldo.

“We always go to the market to see the products in season. We try Chinese restaurants, and then we can understand     8     people like and how Chinese chefs are developing those products,” Rinaldo says,     9     (add) that he also goes to the markets at least once a week and enjoys talking with vendors (摊贩). To     10     (well) combine French dishes with local culture, about 70 percent of the ingredients in the restaurant are from local sources.