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February 9th, 2012 by admin
Atlanta Hawks All-Star center Al Horford will
miss at least three months with a shoulder injury, a major blow to
a playoff contender in the Eastern Conference.
The team announced Thursday that Horford tore his left pectoral
muscle in the first quarter of Wednesday night game at Indiana.
The injury will likely require surgery, stunning a team that has
made the playoffs four years in a row and is off to a solid start
with wins over Miami and Chicago in the early going. “I did hear
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surgery, but even t …
February 9th, 2012 by admin
Part 3 About Film Topics Given By
Aaron
1 B>
What are the differences between today and yesterday Chinese < br /> films? B>
Sample: B> In the past,
movies produced in China were not very perfect and delicate because
of such factors as poor technology, limited investment and lack of
advertising. In those days people usually placed more emphasis on
the content of the film. But now, the film industry has been
improved in properties, sound effects and special effects to such
as extent that we are expecting to see more wonderful films
everyday.
2. B>
What are the differences between the films popular with children
and those with adults? B>
Sample: B> I think the films
children like are often tales and cartoons about animals, game or
even monsters, while adults prefer to see films about history,
politics, emotion and so on. Of course, many adults are also fond
of cartoons, especially those produced by Disney, I am just one of
them.
3.
What qualities should a successful actor have B>?
Sample: B> A successful actor
should possess the following qualities, I think, first, he should
have extraordinary creativity, that is to say, he shouldn
understand and play a role only in accordance with the script, but
he ought to have his own unique understanding. Second, if an actor
wants to achieve success, he must plunge into the thinking of life
and have keen observations. The best and also the most important I
think is that he must be serious and conscientious towards his
career.
4. B>
Are cinemas important in China? Why or why not? B>
Sample: B> I afraid they are
not quite important in China. In my opinion there are several
reasons which contribute to this phenomenon. First, the equipments
in the cinema are of low quality, and it is unlikely for the
audience to have a wholehearted appreciation of the pictures and
the sound effects as well. Besides, the ticket price is too high
for people to go to the cinema regularly. And the last reason is
that the environment inside the cinema is not comfortable enough to
attract viewers . On the other hand, there are lots of abundant and
colorful programs on TV for people to enjoy themselves comfortably
at home.
5. B>
What are the differences between Chinese actors and foreign
actors? Which of the two kinds of more popular? B>
Sample B> : B > Because of
many factors such as cultures, traditions and conventions, there
are lost of differences between Chinese actors and foreign actors.
For example, Chinese actors usually follow the acting rules which
they learned at school, so they are more conservative; It hard to
say who are better, you know. I just think there are good aspectis
and also bad ones on both of them.
6. B>
What types of films is popular in China now? why? B>
Sample: B> Comedies and New
Year films are very popular now, people need laughter in their
life, and during New Year they tend to go the cinema to get
relaxed. A New Year films named Cell Phone gained great popularity
because this comedy reflects a serious social problems existing in
China nowadays that there are too many mysteries in the way people
answering mobile phones calls and that people are inclined to tell
lies when answering such calls.
7. B>
Why is there so much violence in films? B>
Sample: B > Violence in films
attracts some people. As we know, in the world there exists a kind
of people who has the inclination of violence by nature, so
violence films are a good outlet for their polarity of violence. As
result, some producers make such films to cater to these people
tastes. Of course, relevant regulations are not effective yet. We
all know such violence in films may poison the minds of millions of
people, especially teenagers.
Edited By Aaron
February 9th, 2012 by admin
Saturday February 4,
2012
Topic 1: Foot-binding
Today in WuZhen, a small historic tourist town two hours outside of
SuZhou, we went to a foot-binding museum. Foot binding is really an
unbelievable thing in history. I think of it as one of those things
where we ask ourselves what they were thinking.
I learned that in foot binding , there are a couple steps. In one of
the steps, the toes are bend back into the soles. The bones need
too be not so soft because the woman will become crippled and not
too hard because then it is too hard. In the end, the desirable
length is three inches, the smaller, the more desirable. The feet
should be tiny and pointed, like golden lotuses. The shoes that
they wear sometimes have high heels too. After a while, the girls
can walk and have to hobble around with canes.
I was really provoked by this; I think most people are. It made me
really think about what it would have been like to be a woman back
then in China. Not only is it disgusting physically, but it is also
just a gross custom. It was for the men mostly. Men liked the women
with small, curved, dainty feet. Women would bind their feet just
for the men. This I think is really not fair. I still can fathom
how it would happen.
February 9th, 2012 by admin
Topics for Oral English Test
? Prepare to talk about the following 10 topics for at least 2 minutes each.
? 1. How have science and technology changed our life and work ?
? 2. Compare Western and Chinese customs. List similarities and differences on three occasions.
? 3. Talk about different motivations for English learning. What can English teachers do to boost learners motivation?
? 4. What good ways do you know to discipline students to behave themselves at school?
? 5. Praising is a subtle art in bringing out the best in each and every student. How can we improve our praising skills as English teachers?
? 6. What qualities do you think English teachers are expected to possess?
? 7. Do you think one must have passion to be a successful English teacher and why?
? 8. How to help your students overcome shyness?
? 9. What are the main tourist attractions in Anji? Give brief descriptions of them.
? 10. Which do you prefer, living in the city or in the country? And give your reasons.
February 9th, 2012 by admin
1.do you think mobiles news will replace printed news eventually?
2.do you mind working overtime?
3.what is your favorite cartoon character? Explain your reasons < br />
4.what is the key to success?
5.what is the differences between being an xcellent student and being he best student?
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January 29th, 2012 by admin
Matt Damon, one of Barack Obama earliest supporters and once one
of his most staunch advocates, slammed the President within the
present issue of Elle Magazine.
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including among March, when he criticized Obama education
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crisis.
“I think he coiled over to Wall Street entirely The economy has
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over passing a compromise two month extension of the payroll levy
cuts and unemployment benefits, amongst other things; they e yet
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Damon commentary rings with disappointment behind he so publicly
lent his support to the then-Senator Obama during the 2008
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centenary Damon told a reporter by the same occurrence “I don know
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mini is asked of folk who are getting so much I don mind paying
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Democrats See Hopes Rise in Battle to Control Congress
WASHINGTON – While most of the political world attention has been
focused on the presidential primaries, Democrats who took a beating
in the midterm elections say they have slowly but steadily gotten
back in the game when it comes to the battle for control of
Congress.
A year of fiscal fights that left the country careening from
threatened government shutdown to federal default back to shutdown
has hurt every member of Congress, but polls show it has hurt
Republicans a bit more. Just before Christmas, House Republicans < br /> were forced to make humiliating concessions to Democrats over the
extension of a payroll tax holiday and unemployment benefits,
dinging the party tax-cutting brand.
And improving economic signs captured in jobs gains reported on
Friday also have Democrats feeling more optimistic.
“This morning announcement that our economy added 200,000 jobs in
December, bringing our unemployment rate down to 8.5 percent, is a
sign of progress and provides further evidence that our economy is
recovering, “Representative Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland, the No. 2
Democrat in the House, said Friday .
At the same time, President Obama, while still embattled, has seen
his poll numbers improve slightly in the wake of the chaos on the
Hill. Further, the Republican narrative that so dominated 2010 –
deficit spending as the nation greatest ill – has been matched in
recent months by the Democratic pounding of the table on income
inequality.
Occupy Wall Street protests eclipsed Tea Parties around the nation
this fall in defining at least some of the national mood. In a New
York Times / CBS News poll conducted in October, 66 percent of
respondents who were asked if they felt that “the money and wealth
in this country should be more evenly distributed among more
people” said it should be more evenly distributed, while 26 percent
said the system was fair.
All of this has left Democrats feeling more hopeful that they can
recapture many of the 25 House seats needed for a majority, fend
off a formidable challenge by Republicans over control of the
Senate and perhaps keep Mr. Obama in Washington.
“A year ago today we were depressed, we were doubtful and we were
in debt, “said Representative Steve Israel of New York, who
oversees the committee that works to get Democrats elected to the
House.”
“Since then, because of Republican mishaps and our own
aggressiveness, “he said, the party has regrouped in its
fund-raising and persuaded more Democrats to run.” I am not
predicting we are going to take the House back, ” Mr. Israel said.
“But I am willing to sign an affidavit that it will be razor
close.”
Color Republicans unimpressed.
There are far fewer Republicans in Democratic districts now than
there were Democrats in Republican districts in 2010, and many of
the current batch of Republicans have been shored up through
redistricting. More Democrats are also retiring from both chambers
than Republicans; in the Senate, seven Democrats have decided to
leave, the most recent being Ben Nelson of Nebraska, whose
announcement last week further hurt his party chances of holding
onto control there.
What is more, Republicans often cite the respected political expert
Charlie Cook, who points out that only once since World War II has
the party holding the White House gained more than 15 House seats
in a presidential election year. And Mr. Obama remains an
impediment in many crucial districts.
“House Democrats public chest-thumping is recurring
entertainment, “said Representative Pete Sessions of Texas, who is
Mr. Israel counterpart at the National Republican Congressional
Committee.” But it falls far from political reality. Even Democrats
know that the Republican majority is strengthening as more
Democrats throw in the towel in order to avoid facing a referendum
election on their job-destroying policies. “
Republicans and others also argue that the president new strategy
of running against Congress carries risks for Democrats who could
be tarred along with Republicans.
But Democrats hope that by narrowing their majority in the House,
even if Republicans win control of the Senate, they can push back
against the policy agenda that Republicans have pressed, often with
great success, over the last year. < br />
In any event, the political complexion of the 113th Congress will
almost certainly complicate the agenda of whoever is in the White
House come January 2013.
“What will most likely happen is you will either have a narrow
majority in either chamber or a still-divided Congress,” said
Julian E. Zelizer, a professor of history and public affairs at
Princeton University. “You are looking at a president who is going
to face the same governing environment that President Obama faces
and Bush before him faced, and in some ways the problems might be
worse. “
There are two ways to look at current polling, and Democrats choose
the glass-is-half-full approach.
In a December poll conducted by NBC News and The Wall Street
Journal, 45 percent wanted the Democrats to win control of
Congress in November while 43 percent supported the
Republicans.
That is a slight uptick for Democrats since the summer, when the
news organizations found 47 percent of voters surveyed said they
preferred a Republican-controlled Congress, and 41 percent said
they would rather see the Democrats win a majority this year.
However, while 72 percent of the public disapproves of how
Republicans in Congress are doing their jobs according to a recent
ABC News / Washington Post poll, nearly as many, 66 percent,
disapprove of the job performance of Congressional Democrats.
“Democrats did a good job in the recent tax fight of drawing
Republicans into the spotlight, “said Nathan L. Gonzales, an editor
at The Rothenberg Political Report, a nonpartisan newsletter.” But
they don want to go into 2012 having it simply be referendum on
whether people feel good about the country, because Democrats are
viewed as more responsible for state of the economy. I am not
convinced that Democrats have won the message battle for the 2012
election. “
But Democrats believe that they have momentum on their side, just
as Republicans did at this time in 2010. Democrats cite money,
polls and candidate recruitment as the central beacons of
light.
Last January, “I couldn even get people I wanted to run to return
my calls,” Mr. Israel said. These days, he is persuading some of
them – including nearly a dozen who lost their seats in 2010 – to
take another shot.
Dan Maffei, a Democrat who lost his New York seat by roughly 600
votes to Ann Marie Buerkle in 2010, said that after licking his
wounds for several months, he decided over the summer to try and
regain his seat.
“It was very challenging to lose,” he said. “After my wife and I
saw how challenging it was, we just sort of wanted to walk away.
But as my successor record emerged, we kind of came to the
conclusion, if I don get back in, who will? “
While the party left him to his own devices last time, not
anticipating a loss, Mr. Maffei said he has been assured help in
this campaign. “It is a lot easier to run if you have full support
of DCCC,” he said.
Congressional Democrats have raised more money lately than
Republicans. But many campaign finance experts say that is less
important than in past years because of the increasing influence of
outside groups.
“If the DCCC outraises the NRCC,” Mr. Gonzales said, “big
deal.” Conservative groups like American Crossroads and other
outsider organizations “are going to have money and spend it in key
races, “he said.” So analyzing fund-raising is more complicated
than it has ever been. “
But Democrats are clinging to a series of new polls that they say
show a momentum that can be harnessed to their advantage,
particularly around fiscal policy issues. For instance, a recent
poll by Gallup found that voters felt more confidence toward Mr. < br /> Obama and the Democrats in Congress (41 percent to 34 percent)
concerning the extension of payroll tax cuts and unemployment
benefits.
Democrats in competitive districts wasted no time conducting
automated calls on the issue to voters, even before the final
outcome of the payroll tax fight.
Both parties note the length of time until November, when anything
can happen to shift the political ground. Republicans have a
history of disciplined messaging, and Democrats have been known to
allow infighting between its most liberal members and those who
seek the center to unravel their unity. But the party continues to
hope.
“The economy, jobs and income equality are the biggest issues,”
said Senator Charles E. Schumer of New York , the chamber no. 3
Democrat. “Taken together, Republicans are having trouble getting
their arms around the issue. The ballgame is changing.”
Marjorie Connelly contributed reporting.
January 29th, 2012 by admin
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