| bend to, be innocent of, be famous for, break out, early on, at the risk of, wake up, come out, a large number of |
2. The policeman saved my life by taking the risk of losing his own in the accident.
3. After a long time, the rain finally stopped and the sun appeared.
4. I was moved by the doctor’s spirit when the epidemic occurred.
5. The little boy came to and found himself alone in the house.
6. This actor is well known for his unusual clothes and behavior.
7. There are a lot of people who have applied for the job.
8. They refused to give in to the bad man’s demands.
9. The accused person insisted that he had nothing to do with the crime.
Wang Lin, an exchange student from China, is invited to a dinner party. She has never attended one so she asks her American friend Lucy for advice.
Wang Lin: I’ve got an invitation. What should I do?
Lucy:
Wang Lin: OK. Is there any specific etiquette (礼节) that I need to follow during the dinner?
Lucy: Of course,
Wang Lin: Can I cool food by blowing onto it?
Lucy: No,
Wang Lin: All right. Thanks a lot, Lucy!
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2. It has been raining for a week, so people are starting to
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Jules Verne (1828-1905) was a French writer best known for his adventure stories. Often called the “Father of Science Fiction”, Verne described in his stories technology and inventions years before they became realities. Verne’s most famous books are Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1864), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870) and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873).
1. Have you read any stories written by Jules Verne? What are they about?2. What amazing things do you think you might find in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea?
Do you think going to a museum is the only way to see art? Actually, art is everywhere around us! For example, on the walls of my local pub,
I absolutely agree with you. Digging wells is a good way, but not the only way, to solve the problem of water shortage in Africa.
There are many mysteries about dinosaurs to which we long to find explanations. You may think that dinosaurs were big, green and scaly, right? In fact, it seems that they appeared very different from
In recent years, scientists have worked out
Scientists also believe that many dinosaurs had bright colours. It seems
| no matter what culture it comes from so that people can learn about different cultures as if they are neighbours that over 15, 000 people each year attend them as the traditional is mixed with the modern |
Yo-Yo Ma is a French-born Chinese American cellist known for his musical talent. In 1998, Ma founded Silkroad, an organisation that explores musical traditions in countries
The fundamental purpose of Silkroad is to bring people from across the globe together to play and listen to music. Instruments and styles are blended together to create music that is surprising, rich, and completely original,
The events that Silkroad organises are either performances, workshops, or mixed musical-artistic displays. It is so successful
1 Throughout history, the great thinkers of the world have often rather romantically referred to their academic struggles as being like “war”.
However, for most of them, the “war” has been purely symbolic. Real war is never romantic as it brings suffering and immense challenges.
2 In 1937, the aggression of the Japanese army brought disaster to China's three great universities: Peking University and Tsinghua University were occupied by Japanese troops, while Nankai University was completely destroyed by bombing. To save their educational and intellectual heritage, the three universities joined together in Kunming as National Southwest Associated University, otherwise known as Lianda.
3 Professors and students alike in the three universities made an epic journey over a distance of more than 2, 000 kilometres, most of them on foot. Their bed was the dusty road and their roof was the open sky, often lit up by exploding Japanese bombs. Conditions were little better once they reached the remote and mountainous south-west part of China. They had to live in rough buildings, packed 40 to a room, like sardines. There were dire shortages of food, books, and equipment. Furthermore, classes were frequently disrupted due to fierce air attacks and often had to be held before 10 am and after 4 pm.
4 However, despite the immense hardships and the daunting challenges, it was right in this place, over a period of eight long years, that the nation's intellectual heritage was not only guarded but fortified by the passion and belief of the worthy academics of Lianda. It is no wonder that many, if not most, of China's leading scholars and scientists emerged at Lianda, including the two Nobel Prize-winning physicists, Yang Zhenning and Li Zhengdao. “Lianda laid the foundation for every achievement I have made,” Yang recalled. He still remembers learning in a temporary classroom that had no glass in the windows. “On windy days, we had to hold down the paper on the desk, which would otherwise be blown away,” he said.
5 With the country at war, students at Lianda were not going to shirk their duty. Driven by a sense of commitment, a great many joined the army to resist the Japanese invaders and defend the honour of the nation. In fact, Lianda provided the largest number of student-soldiers from any campus in China. Of the thousands of college students from all over China who served as interpreters.
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1. What kind of university do you think it is? What do you know about it?
2. How is it different from today’s universities?
