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    elevate raise from a lower to a higher position The glittering sea rose up‚ moved apart in planes of blatant impossibility; the coral reef and the few stunted palms that clung to the more elevated parts would float up into the sky‚ would quiver‚ be plucked apart‚ run like raindrops on a wire or speculate reflect deeply on a subject Their heads clustered above the trunks in the green shade; heads brown‚ fair‚ black‚ chestnut‚ sandy‚ mouse-colored; heads muttering‚ whispering

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    They partake in the same illegal activities‚ but their characteristics are different. The Chinese crime groups are born into their hierarchical positions and their profits are kept in house of their community. Many different chambers of their organizations are operated independently. Leaders do not dictate other members businesses and profits

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    The Analysis of Chinese Running Man Brief Introduction Chinese Running Man is now very famous in China. Season one of this program was from October 10th‚2014‚ to December 26th‚2014‚ in every Friday night‚ and each set of program lasted for nearly 90 minutes. Chinese Running Man has bought the copyright of Korean Running Man from Seoul Broadcasting System(SBS) ‚ and was created by both Zhejiang Satellite TV and SBS. This is a reality program‚ and the outdoor variety show is of high-interest which

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    English speech Good morning‚ teachers and year 11’s‚ Identity is one of the main themes in the novel ’After the First Death’ by Robert Cormier. Identity defined is the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known by. Throughout the book‚ Kate‚ the main character is constantly changing her emotions and the way she acts showing her different sides. When the main character‚ Kate appears‚ She is said to be ’silent’. This tells the reader‚ that she does not want

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    George Carlin expresses his views about euphemisms in 1990 when he wrote “Doin it’ again.” He states that Americans use euphemism because they can’t accept the truth. He expands on this idea by giving examples of how Americans use soft words so they don’t offend other people when in reality there is nothing offensive about the word. Carlin observed this multiple times and started to realize that this was happening to often and how it was pointless for people to make things seem better

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    A Comparative Study of English Translations of Tu Fu’s “Chūn Wàng” As Francis K. H. So says‚ “[w]hether or not a student of Chinese literature likes pathetic style‚ he has to know Tu Fu‚ whose seven-syllable verse perhaps reaches the acme of its kind in the golden age of poetry‚” 1 translations of Tu Fu’s poetry could be more precise than others due to its popularity. Therefore‚ his five-character eight-line regulated verse “Chūn Wàng” would be discussed in the essay. There are four

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    and Chinese -Confucianism have both played a tremendously important role in the foundation and growth of American and Chinese society respectively. But these two parallels seem to have no point of intersection. Making comparison between them is a hard and daring job. However‚ it is still worthwhile to study them since their irreplaceable powers have influenced two most wonderful countries in the world. And this article mainly focuses on the similarities between American-Puritanism and Chinese -Confucianism

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    information. Thus‚ brand name translation as other translation is a form of cross-cultural communication and is influenced by various cultural factors. This paper tries to explore the methods of English-Chinese brand name translation in light of the features of Chinese consumer psychology. Key words: brand names; Chinese consumer psychology; translation; methodsIntroductionNowadays‚ brand plays a more important role in the economic life in China and it affects people ’s life from every aspect. Consequently

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    Comparison of Chinese and Western Food Culture Food is closely related to people’s lives and it is considered the most important element in Chinese culture. Chinese food is famous all over the world too. American Chinese cuisine differs significantly from the traditional Chinese cuisine and even though the variation in taste can be so it is still attractive to many people. When it comes to food‚ Chinese people always care about the color‚ taste‚ smell and shape of Chinese dishes. In 1784‚ a

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    eyes; among them many of the news are about the Chinese education system or even the teachers. Around us‚ we always heard a lot of different comments of the Chinese teacher‚ and some of people like to make comparison between the Chinese and foreigner teachers. Now I am a student in the cooperated school‚ I have experienced the foreign teaching style‚ and learned from some teachers from America‚ I found there are really many differences between the Chinese teacher and the foreign teachers. To contract

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