Americans are simply in love with England. There are many reasons to love England, but here are the top fifteen, from the accents to the royalty to the literature.
They are born in rivers in Ireland, Scotland and other places in northern Europe. The young fish swim down the river to the sea and into the Atlantic Ocean. They live in the ocean until they are adults. Then they return to the river where they were born. They lay their eggs in the ...
Today, with the exception of enclaves on the north coast of Morocco, the Spanish empire is gone; it has been replaced by a constitutional monarchy modeled on the British system. While emigration is currently at low levels, from 1882 to 1947 some five million Spaniards emigrated (eventually abou...
In the northwest is the rugged Snowdonia range, named for Mount Snowdon, at 3,560 feet the highest in Britain south of Scotland. Lesser mountains and hills run south through central Wales into Pembroke and the famous coalfields of South Wales. Principal cities and towns lie mostly along the...
"mean we should have a drink to remember whatever is passing,and remember old friends.In Scotland,on New Year's Eve,it's a tradition to play the song with its national instrument(乐器)called bagpipe.Bagpipe makes special sound and it has a special look,with a bag and several pipes(管子...
【答案】NBA is the most famous basketball match in America.;It comes from Scotland.;They talk with each other about their work when they play golf.;Because in most places of America,even in the north,summer is very hot.;They feel excited when they play bowling. ...
37 A.根据Levi Strauss was born in Germany in 1829.以及He grew up in Kentucky before moving to New York in 1847.可知这里想说作为一个小男孩,他和他的家人搬到了美国,故选A. 38 D.根据At first,he planned to sell sewing supplies and cloth. 38 When he heard miners complaining that their clot...
Britain is divided into three parts: Scotland, Wales and England. But sometimes the word “England” is used instead of “Britain”. Why so?In ancient times, what is Britain now used to be three different countries. People in these different countries spoke different languages. Over many ...
14th October, 2014 marked the 75th anniversary of the sinking of HMS Royal Oak in the waters of Scapa Flow in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. Kirkwall, Orkney has been intrinsically tied to the story of HMS Royal Oak since that fateful night and Orcadians have vowed never to forget it. So...
根据第一段 like toinvite friends to their homes for an evening of food, drink and conversation可知选A。(2) 细节理解。根据 as most people in the United States have no servants (佣人) , their dinner parties at home are mostly informal.可知大部分美国人家里没有用人准备饭菜,所以他们的宴会大...