Monthly Archives: April 2010

The places for travel

Nanjing
"The Lower Yangtze River City Tour" is an itinerary designed by the China National Tourism Administration. On this tour travelers have the chance to appreciate the beauty of southeast China and the Yangtze Delta. The tour starts in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu Province, and ends in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, totaling 300 km. Cities along this [...]

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A Look Back at China's Launch Vehicles

China Daily did an interview with Li Jianzhong, president of the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, to review the development of China's space industry.
Satellites cruise outer space. Data is collected, processed, and sent, back to the earth, where most people are unaware of what is happening.
Whether a sunny day or a rainy night, specialists.at [...]

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Sydney

The city of Sydney is the oldest and largest city in Australia. Sydney was founded in 1788 as a British prison colony with about 1,500 prisoners and their guards; Today it is home to more than 3.6 million people. It is a busy industrial centre and tourist resort.
Venice
The old seaport of Venice is one [...]

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Lottery fever arrives as winner walks with ¥1.2m

For two days before the winning numbers were announced, lo-cal people in Guangzhou queued up in long lines in front of the city's many lottery ticket outlets.
Lottery fever has truly taken hold in South China.
Called Liuhecai (six correct lucky numbers) by local residents, the game is now the favorite pastirrfe of the increasingly more money-and [...]

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For whom the course is intended

This course should be found suitable for:
1 Adult or secondary students who have completed Practice and Progress: an integrated course for pre-intermediate students, or who have completed any other pre-intermediate course.
2 Schools and Language Institutes where 'wastage' caused by irregular attendance and late starters is a problem.
3 Intermediate students who wish to study on their [...]

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General Principles

Urinal methods of learning a foreign language die hard. As long ago as Dr Harold Palmer pointed out the important difference between under-a language works and learning how to use it. Since that time, a ^many effective techniques have been developed, to enable students to learn a foreign language. In the light of intensive modern [...]

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The Gettysburg Address

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great civil war testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are [...]

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A Room of His Own (Continued)

As close as we were, though, the time came when Jeff needed for door between us, a space of his own to grow in. The door to that bedroom would be shut most of the evening, behind it was the muffled sound of a radio or the black of his secondhand manual typewriter as he [...]

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Frank Muller Conquistador replica Watches

Frank Muller Conquistador Watches are unique and interesting watches. They make an excellent gift for a person with discerning tastes. Frank Muller Conquistador Watches are known to be reliable timepieces that come in many classic and traditional styles. Frank Muller Conquistador Watches are a great style option for business people and executives. Frank Muller Conquistador [...]

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The Year of 2050 (Continued)

As the year 2050 approaches, total world population is nearing the 12 billion mark and continuing to rise. The population of Africa has trebled to approximately 2 billion people. Vastly greater numbers if the people are working ever more marginal lands. The cutting of forests and the erosion of hillsides have accelerated, resulting in scarcity [...]

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