And if we’re passing COVID along, that new course might be a short-lived bout of feeling miserable and missing out or it could be a debilitating shift in the trajectory of life or even the end of life itself. S
After 1 hour, the musician finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed and no one applauded . No one knew the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate ( 复杂的 ) pieces, with a violin worth $3.5 million dol...
This run – a midsummer version of the annual winter Pendle Way in a Day –is purposefully held on the shortest night of the year, but only when that happens on a weekend. The next opportunity to do this will be 24th & 25th June 2028 so put it in your calendars. LIZ The training s...
South Korea is an example of a country already in the middle of the demographic transition. The population of South Korea nearly doubled in the second half of the 20th century, from about 25.0 million in 1960 to over 47.0 million in 2000 (Table 1). The birth rate then slowed dramatically...
1. Phonology or pronunciation was based on the Beijing dialect 2. Vocabulary was based on northern dialects (Mandarin) 3. Grammar was based on modern written Chinese (literature) So as you see then, there are no truly native speakers of this fabricated National language. What then is the rol...
I have a theory the majority of us, no matter how little or how much we make, consider ourselves part of the middle class. When Iworked at McDonald's for $4 an hour, I was dirt poor, but considered myself middle class because both my parents had jobs. I also had a bicycle ...
When the truck slowed down, the taxi hit it. The taxi driver was not looking at the truck. He was looking out of the window at something. My friend saw the accident, too. Tom's friend spoke to the policeman and agreed with Tom. 【1】How many people are mentioned (提到) in the st...
the boys show each other brief moments of tender love. I feel tremendous joy when the Little Guy whispers “I love you, Mommy” in the middle of the night when I tuck him in for the umpteenth time….melts my heart and makes me just a little less frustrated to have been called out ...
I do want to be one of the best students and go to a famous university after graduation. But my English is not good enough. What should I do? Worried 回信包含以下内容: 1. 要有自信心; 2. 多记一些惯用词组(set phrases)和句型结构(sentence structures),多造句; 3. 大量阅读可以提高写作水平...
When I stopped to take a break, I was down out of the wind and it was much warmer. When I took off my gloves I was surprised to see that my pinky fingers were a bit purple and swollen. After about an hour they were fine again. Cold hands Stephen, Brad, and the rest of our ...