Protecting friendship
A. appreciation | B. committed | C. marking | D. determined | E. shifted | F. reference |
G. coinciding | H. thrown | I. attempt | J. portraying | K. line |
For the last 50 years, giant pandas from China have captured the hearts of people in the US.
A “Pandaversary Night” party was
“Giant pandas are worthy ambassadors. They have much longer tenures (任期) than each of the Chinese ambassadors here, and they have many more fans than us,” Chinese Ambassador to the United States Qin Gang said at the reception. “Year by year, giant pandas have become an icon of mutual
He was referring to the cub’s birth in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic,
The ambassador noted that the number of giant pandas in the wild in China has increased from several hundred 50 years ago to more than 1,800, which meant the species is no longer “endangered”, thanks to unrelenting (持续的) efforts at protection and conservation.
“But sadly, ‘panda-huggers’ are endangered. Now they need protection and conservation,” he said, in
“China’s approach to panda diplomacy has
In addition to Xiao Qi Ji, another panda – Kung Fu Panda – was also made in the US. “I still remember a/an
“I’m absolutely
as well as belong to add to join to break away keep your eyes open |
B: Well, it helps if you remember that there are four countries that
A: Four countries? I must have been asleep in that part of our history class! So the first country was England, and the others were
B: Yes, right. First England, then Wales, then Scotland. The last country was Ireland, but later the southern half didn’t want to be
A: Oh, I remember now! The southern part
B: Yes, you got it well remembered! But