German can be daunting to English speakers, with its mile-long mouthfuls likeRechtsschutzversicherungsgesellschaft(“a legal protection insurance company”). But it’s easy to forget that English is a Germanic language. Historically, the two languages are closely related in core vocabulary (compare ...
完形填空As a university student, I decided to learn German.For some reason I really liked the language, _1_ I wasnot very good at learning t. The grammar _2 me a lotand even drove me crazy. My only advantage was3I go an A on every word test I took. After two years ofstudies, ...
BusinessWeek on the peerless, economy-driving German MITTELSTAND 135 XXXVI. Judgment, Questionable Quality Thereof Docs over-rely on clinical evidence—ahandful of distorted memories about old cases. There are a jillion research studies on that. (I mis-spoke on "jillion" studiesre faulty clinical...
Byline: By Eloise FyshA leading German dictionary publisher is planning to launch a guide to help men translate what women say into what they mean. Eloise Fysh finds out if men really need the help ( and provides a few basic phrases for beginners.Ever wondered whether you and your partner...
language (not English). I used to think 'why are they reading all this German etc about English and not just reading English instead. I decided to see if I could fix this problem. I started assigning students homework like 'watch this English drama with subtitles and then without' or '...
Its location, in a valley close to the Belgian, Luxembourgian and German borders, makes the city an important strategic place. Furthermore, it is one of the passage points to cross the Meuse river. As such, Verdun has throughout history been a battlefield in the numerous conflicts opposing...
And so should both be treasured, as long as they are distinguished. In a complex and confusing world, the perfect clarity of sports provides a focus for legitimate, utterly unambiguous support or disdain. The Dodgers are evil, the Yankees good. They really are, and have been for as long ...
,接着解释 “In other words, a timeless classic is just a matter of creation, and classics come and go.” ,意思是所谓永恒的经典只是一种创作概念,经典作品有兴起也有衰落。 A 选项 “没有能永远流传的经典” 符合文意,即经典不是永恒不变、永远存在的,就像 “写在水上” 一样不会长久留存。 B ...
aOur trip to the Great Wall was long and boring. We visited a small village in the mountains. Hie village people here love the quiet life. They are the kindest people I have ever met. They always smile and say " Hello". Ralph and I can only speak a few words of Chinese, so smili...
At the same time, however, elites tend to be more convinced in the logic of nuclear deterrence and are more opposed to the withdrawal of American nuclear weapons from German territory (Smetana and Onderco 2022). This suggests that elite inhibition toward nuclear use may be driven more by ...