|1 |Read the dialogue below and answer the question that follows. | | |[pic] | | |The expression ‘pulling my leg’ means to | | |A |force the person to walk away
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Chinese New Year The most favorite holiday celebration in my country is Chinese New Year. It contains threes parts: the preparations‚ New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The Chinese New Year’s day is different from each year because it is based on the Chinese traditional lunar calendar. For the preparations of New Year‚ Chinese prefer decorate their houses and purchase goods that relate the Chinese New Year’s celebrations. Like people in Western countries prepare for Thanksgiving and Christmas
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Compare Chinese New Year with American New Year Difference: Following is two differences between two customs. Dates are different: The Chinese New Year is based on lunar--calendar‚ but the American New Year is based on solar—calendar. So‚ both the dates of New Year are different even if the New Years are on January 1. Festivities are different: In the America‚ Americans like to have parties at New Year’s Eve. At ten seconds before midnight‚ people count down. After. People hug and kiss
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the Chinese New Year event is that it is a big event in my home country. It represents the history and culture from thousand year ago in China. In this report‚ it covers certain dimensions: the background‚ rise in the event industry‚ event as a role in the society‚ positive and negative aspects and the conclusion. Background The Chinese New Year festival‚ also named as the Lunar New Year festival‚ is based on the Lunar calendar. It starts with the New Moon on the first day of the New Year
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Chinese New Year Chinese New Year is celebrated throughout China and is also known as The Spring Festival. It goes for fifteen days and the preparations start even before the old year has come to an end. The people prepare by cleaning up‚ buying gifts and cooking festival food. Chinese New Year according to an ancient legend was started like this: People were once tormented by a beast called a Nian - a ferocious creature with an extremely large mouth‚ capable of swallowing several people in a
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New York University New York University is located in New York‚ New York on‚ 70 Washington Square South. It is among the private schools which makes it one of the top schools. Albert Gallatin‚ a distinguished statesman who has served as secretary of the treasury under President Thomas Jefferson‚ was the founder of this university and he founded it on 1831. It was opened to all‚ regardless of national origin‚ religious beliefs‚ or social background. New York University is the largest of all private
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Happy Chinese New Year 新年快乐 (Snake) 蛇 Terrorized Village ● Demon/Dragon (Name shall not be spoken) "Nian" ● Villagers afraid‚ crops destroyed‚ children gone. ● Wise old man Year of the Snake (Zodiac Animals) ● ● ● ● 12 animals 12 months Great empire needed to tell time Trickery/betrayal The Amazing Race Paper Cutting ● Decoration ● Upsidedown ● Good Luck/Good Fortune ● ● 福- Fú http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkTV6enoXUY Myth of the Lanterns ● ● ●
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Chinese New Year? Is it Real or Fake? This year’s Chinese New Year is going to be on: 2013 | 2013-02-10 | Snake (2013-02-10—2014-01-31) | | | | Chinese New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. In China‚ it is also known as the Spring Festival‚ the literal translation of the modern Chinese name. Chinese New Year celebrations traditionally ran from Chinese New Year’s Day itself‚ the first day of the first month of the Chinese calendar‚ to the Lantern
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Cleopatra During her reign‚ Cleopatra‚ achieved many things. She was one of the most powerful and manipulative female rulers of all time. She was not only beautiful‚ but smart and knew how to get what she wanted. From the time Cleopatra was born to the time she died‚ she did many amazing‚ crazy‚ exciting‚ and difficult things. Most of the exciting things that happened to her happened during the time that she ruled over egypt‚ but all things must come to an end and in 30 BC Cleopatra lost power over
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It is never easy to change to a new school‚ but for me it was especially challenging. For as long as I can remember I went to school in Cove‚ Oregon‚ however after my sophomore year my parents decided to make a change and we moved to Joseph‚ Oregon.This was a very difficult transition for me but in the end I learned a lot from the people at my new school . I learned from my friends‚ teachers‚ and finally my coach. If you have ever lived in a small town you know how tight and close the school community
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