According to a survey conducted in Japan in December 2023, around 3.8 percent of respondents used painkillers habitually, meaning three times or more per week, during the past year.
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In this darkly comedic crime drama, Kathleen Turner stars as Irene, a skilled and seductive freelance assassin who becomes entangled in a forbidden love affair with a fellow hitman played by Jack Nicholson. The film explores themes of loyalty, deception, and the blurred lines between love and ...
In most countries, sleeping on the job isn't just satisfying, it may get you fired. But in Japan, napping in the office is common and culturally accepted. And in fact, it is often seen as a sign of diligence(勤奋): You must be working yourself to exhaustion.The word for it is “...
A steadfast champion of globalization, Chinese President Xi Jinping has chartered a new course toward peace and common prosperity amid global challenges by reviving the Silk Road spirit. Chinese blue-and-white: epitome of connectivity along Silk Road When an Arab dhow carrying gold and tens of tho...
an island nation in the pacific ocean southeast of australia . early maori settlers ceded sovereignty to british invaders with the treaty of waitangi in 1840, and european settlers flooded in. today, 70 percent of kiwis, a common term for the people of new zealand after a native flightless bi...
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has tossed most of the civil claims brought in a wrongful death lawsuit by the family of an Arizona rancher who served as spokesperson for the armed takeover of Oregon’s Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in early 20
With 2,500 to 3,000 words, you can understand 90% of everyday English conversations, English newspaper and magazine articles, and English used in the workplace. The remaining 10% you'll be able to learn from context, or ask questions about. However, it's
Her story is a testament to the pain and lasting scars — both emotional and physical — that burn victims suffer, and yet it remains a common and established torture technique. In fact, evidence of the practice dates back to 2000 B.C.E. when criminals were branded with marks that forever...
By age 15, he had become an apprentice (学徒) to Sylvain Bailly, a well-known dessert chef with a successful bakery in one of Paris' most fashionable neighborhoods. 2018年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B Dating back to 1880, the most common living arrangement among young adults has been...