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Get Experience Anyway You Can Fred Marzocchi grew up with dreams of drawing for a living. "There aren't many ways to make a living with your sketchbook1, but advertising was one of them." After a few futile2 attempts to find a job, Fred became desperate for experience. He found a large drugstore chain with an in? house advertising unit and offered to work for literally3 nothing. Th
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Charms and Symbols The Cross Although the cross has come to be a symbol of Christianity1, it was venerated2 both as a religious and lucky sign for centuries before the Christian era. It has been found in parts of the world where the message of Christianity never reached. The Aztecs3 in pre Columbian Mexico regarded it as a symbol of the rain god, the most important in their pantheon
英语沙龙2004全年合辑上
Learn English for the 2008 Olympics —— Single Child Family Foreigner: It was in the early eighties that I first became aware of your one child family as the main policy in family planning. I was too young to know much about the subject or to be interested in it then, but I do remember people did show much concern and there was much talk about it at the time. Chinese: I know. I
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Coordination Officer on Olympic Games E Huiyuan: Holding Olympic Games can promote the development of economy, culture and physical culture of a country. It means greater significance to host cities. As the coordination officer of Sydney Olympic Games, what do you think the Olympic Games will offer to host cities? Simon Cousins: The Olympic Games offers a host city the opportunity
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Global Pollution Trends According to a recent report by the UNEP1, if car numbers keep increasing at the present rate, there will be more than a billion on the road by 2025. Today, motor vehicles put out 900 million tonnes2 of carbon dioxide a year--about 15 per cent of our total output. More vehicles will mean more global warming. Also by 2025, two-thirds of the world's people wil
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Modern Olympic Games Review ——1968 Olympics, Mexico City The Games of the Nineteenth Olympiad were the highest and most controversial ever held. Staged at 7,349 feet above sea level where the thin air was a major concern to many competing countries, the Mexico City Olympics were another chapter1 in a year buffeted2 by the Vietnam War, the assassinations3 of Martin Luther King and Rober
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3 Doors Down: A Jolt1 to Modern Rock 3 Doors Down sparked some hope for the musically desolate2 town of Escatawpa, Mississippi back in 2000, when the band's powerful rock anthem3 Kryptonite invaded the airwaves. Childhood friends Brad Arnold (vocals/drums), Matt Roberts (guitar), and Todd Harrell (bass) started out playing at friends' parties, but began to stretch their limits in 1997 with
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Taj Mahal Few buildings on earth can compete with the legendary beauty of the Taj Mahal. Towering over1 the ancient Indian city of Agra, the Taj Mahal is the grandest monument to love ever created. The lovers in this story are the 17th century Indian emperor Shah Jehan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal. She took a leading role in advising him, which is something unique for a woman to do fo
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March 28: “Oranges and Lemons” Service Generations of London children have prattled1 the nursery rhyme that begins, “Oranges and lemons,” say the bells of Saint Clement’s; “You owe me five farthings2,” say the bells of Saint Martin’s. This Church of Saint Clement Danes in the Strand3 long served the spiritual needs of London’s Danish merchant community, h
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The Golden Box The mysterious golden box was tied with crimson1 ribbon and sat upon a shelf above the sideboard2 in the dining room. During my childhood, I would often wonder where it had come from and why it was never opened. From time to time, I would see my parents look upon3 that golden box and smile. Sometimes I would climb upon a chair to get a closer look, but would never to
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I Can’t Believe You “I can't believe you tell people your age,” my friend commented. Hey, I don't mind. Really. In fact, I love my age, because every single birthday means more than just presents and chocolate cake. The day I heard the word “cancer” spoken by my doctor, my life turned upside down. “I have a test on Monday,” I said foolishly, thinking t
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Cory Cox -- An Alternative1 Music Boy Zhao Wei: Although you are the host of MTV English now, many of us get to know you from your program XFM on CRI. Could you please talk about your experience of being a DJ and your story with music? Cory Cox: Well, you are right... It was back in 1999 that I first made it onto the airwaves of Chinese radio with a daily national program on China
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Medical Myths and Facts You've read them before and these health tips have been passed down over generations, but do they really work? We applied modern science to some of the most often repeated words of old fashioned wisdom. Some held up, but sorry, Mom! Others didn't. Here, medical experts reveal which advice is based on myth and which is based on fact. Q: Is it true that you sh
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Dengue Fever1 Dengue fever is a mosquito borne2 infection. The disease is characterized by high fever, headache, bone or joint and muscle pains, and rash. Dengue haemorrhagic3 fever is a potentially deadly complication4 that is characterized by high fever, haemorrhagic phenomena, often with enlargement of the liver, and in severe cases, circulatory5 failure. The first reported epid
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Farewell, Concorde1 The Concorde bowed out2 with a spectacular triple landing finale3, closing an era of supersonic passenger travel and leaving the skies to the slower, cheaper jets that proved to be the future of air travel. Three supersonic planes glided into Heathrow Airport within minutes of one another, a majestic send-off 4 for an aircraft that was a technological marvel but
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Modern Olympic Games Review 1964 Olympics, Tokyo The 1964 Tokyo Games were the first to be held in Asia. Twenty six years after Japan's wartime government forced the Japanese Olympic Committee to resign1 as host of the 1940 Summer Games, Tokyo welcomed the world to the Asian country. The Japanese expressed their successful reconstruction after World War II by choosing as the final torchbea
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Sting: With Every Breath He Takes Considered one of the most respected solo artists in music history as well as lead vocalist of one of the most popular bands of all time, The Police, Sting has become an influential part of the music industry, as well as in social awareness causes. His body of work spans nearly 25 years and embraces not only rock and reggae but also jazz, country, Celtic a
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Mt. Rushmore Each year almost three million people from all over the world make a special trip to this remote part of the United States just to see this incredible sculpture. Gutzom Borglum was one of America’s leading sculptors. In 1924, he received a letter from the State Historian. And, he wrote to him and asked him to come to the Black Hills and see if there was any possibili
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The Origins of Valentine’s Day February14 is Valentine's Day. Although it is celebrated as a lover's holiday today, with the giving of candy, flowers or other gifts between couples in love, it originated in 5th century Rome as a tribute1 to St. Valentine, a Catholic bishop2. For eight hundred years prior to the establishment of Valentine's Day, the Romans had practiced a pagan3 c
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Wildlife in South Africa As you first enter the bush, you'll no doubt be greeted by mischievous apes like the vervet monkey, the chacma baboon, often with a baby on its back. An almost guaranteed sighting in the first few minutes is the awkward looking warthog, scampering1 along with its tail in the air. You'll have every opportunity to see giraffe, the world's tallest animals which reach
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Hearts in His Eyes Cody started life weighing 24 ounces. Due to extreme prematurity1, our son had eye surgery to prevent blindness. As a result of the surgery, he lost peripheral vision2 in his right eye. And his near sightedness would mean glasses and close monitoring by an ophthalmologist3 for the rest of his life. Such a small price to pay, in our opinion, compared to the a
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Battling Against Depression “I was demoted1 and demoted and demoted,” says Betty Whelan of how her depression affected her job. “I was lying in bed all day watching the clock go round and hating myself for it. You feel worse than a worm on those days, covering up2 for your actions.” Up to then she had led an active life. She had a job with a company and “I was always doing things
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Legionnaires' Disease1 Legionnaires' disease is a serious and sometimes fatal form of pneumonia2. Legionnaires' disease is caused by infection with Legionella bacteria which are found naturally in the environment and thrive in warm water and warm damp places. Man-made water systems sometimes provide environments that let Legionella bacteria increase to large numbers. These man made systems
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Autobiography of Nobel Prize Winner: Sidney Altman I was born in Montreal1 in 1939, the second son of poor immigrants. My mother worked in a textile mill2 and my father in a grocery store before they met and married. It was from them that I learned that hard work in stable surroundings could yield rewards, even if only in infinitesimally3 small increments. For our immediate family
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Pompeian Olives Against the grimness of the Vesuvius Flicker the sunflowers flaming and fierce Dazzling from the Apennines horizon To the canvas Van Gogh used to brighten For three days and three nights molten rocks flowed Pompeii was caught 'n' completely swallowed This Mediterranean pearl of the past Under the ashes was able to last Roman history was a long, long river Where some drops w
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Trans-Siberian Express The six thousand mile journey is the longest rail line on earth. Few things in Russia impact the lives of as many people as the Trans-Siberian Express. And few engineering projects match the scope of this incredible feat. Russian czar1 Nicholas the second laid the ceremonial first piece of track at the dedication2 in 1891. But the real backbreaking3 w
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Under The Whether1 It has been so bitterly cold here in Pennsylvania. I can't remember a winter being as cold as this, but I'm sure there were colder days. Even though the daylight hours are growing longer minute by minute, it's easy to find an excuse not to go out unless you absolutely must, but then again I often have to push myself to accomplish things. People I
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Sneakers I always admire people who exercise. In particular, older folks who make exercise a daily routine. At 75, Jack was truly an inspiration1. There was a pond in the middle of this beautiful park. Some may argue that it is a lake. I have no idea what qualifies water to be either, but this was big enough and small enough to walk around several times as a part of an exercise pro
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The Wind Beneath Her Wings In 1959, when Jean Harper was in the third grade, her teacher gave the class an assignment to write a report on what they wanted to be when they grew up. Jean's father was a crop duster1 pilot in the little farming community in Northern California where she was raised, and Jean was totally captivated by airplanes and flying. She poured her heart into her
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Good Story Means Successful Animation Zhao Wei: You have produced many famous animation1 characters. So what elements do you think a successful animated film should possess? Becky Bristow: Well, the most important element is a good story. The second most important element is telling that good story well in a visual form. As long as you have a well told story and a good idea, if it
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