A: Excuse me, is there a bookstore around here?
B: Yes, there is.
A: Could you tell me where it is?
B: Certainly. Go along the street and tum right at the third turning. Then walk until you see Newmart Shopping Mall.
A: You mean It's across from Newmart Shopping Mall?
B: Exactly.
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B: One kilometer.
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B: Yes. You'd better take the subway. It's fast and convenient.
A: Great! Oh, and one more thing. What time does the bookstore close
B:You'd better ask for detailed information in the bookstore.
A: Thank you very much.
B: You're welcome.
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A. Can I go there by subway? B. How far is it from here? C. It's next to Newmart Shopping Mall. D. The nearest one is Xinhua Bookstore. E. It's behind Newmart Shopping Mall. F. Perhaps at 8 p.m. G. How can I get there? |
No matter who you are and where you live, the most important thing is what kind of person you are. There are many good qualities(品格)that can benefit you a lot in your life. Among them, the following1qualities are the most helpful ones.
●Have a 2attitude. Life is not always a bed of roses. When facing difficulties, don't lose heart. Do you know what can help you overcome difficulties? It's your attitude. Cheer up! Life is like a3. When you smile in front of it, it will also smile at you.
●Keep learning. Maybe you 4your present life. Every day you have5much work to do that you can't find any time to learn. However, the world around you is changing all the time. Never be satisfied with yourself,6 you will fall behind others.7 learning can help you get success in the future.
●Be creative. In modem society, the students who have creative thinking are needed most. Being creative means 8new ideas and having creative imagination. Those who are creative have more choices in their life.
●Be honest and keep your promise. Honesty is the best policy(原则).9 likes a person who tells lies. The one who keeps his word is popular everywhere.
As long as you have these qualities 10 above, you will be excellent and make a difference to the world. Albert Einstein once said, "Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value."
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Your complete guide The Palace Museum
Facts about the Palace Museum ●Things to see: imperial (皇家的)living and governing quarters(住宿区), valuable artwerks, and traditional gardens ●Time needed: at least 2-3hours ●Location: the center of Beijing, north of Tian'anmen Square |
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Open:8:30 am—5 pm April—October or 8:30 am—4:30 pm November—March; closed on Mondays ●Entry: An adult: 60 yuan April—October; 40 yuan November—March ●Entry: Students: 20 yuan ●Entry: For free: Disabled visitors and children under the age of 6 Numbers to describe the Palace Museum ●The Forbidden City took 14 years to build (from 1406 to 1420). ●It was built by over 1,000,000 workers, including more than 100,000 craftsmen. ●It was the home of 24 emperors(皇帝)—14 of the Ming dynasty and 10 of the Qing dynasty. ●It has 980 buildings in over 70 palace compounds(院落), with over 8,700 rooms, ●It is surrounded by a 10-meter-high wall, which is 3.4 km (2 miles)long. |
As a well-known Chinese TV hostess(女主持人), Dong Qing is now hosting two cultural shows, Chinese Poetry Conference and Readers. The two shows are encouraging people 'to love traditional culture and find the beauty of life.
Dong was born in a highly educated family in 1973, she had a great love for traditional literature(文学)from an early age. In 2015 when she was about to study in the U.S, Dong received an invitation from the director of Chinese Poetry Conference asking her to be the hostess. Because of her passion for traditional literature, Dong accepted the job.
"The contest interests me very much. Hosting it is a process of learning about poetry and performing." said Dong. To her great joy, the show has become more and more popular,
Under the slogan(口号) "Reading touches people's hearts", the new TV show Readers has become a success. It invites famous guests from all walks of life to read something. Dong works as both hostess and producer. Readers became a turning point in Dong's 21 years of hosting. She said it brought her "quite a huge challenge".
"There is no shortcut(捷径)in this world. I you want to be a good host and producer, you need to make thorough preparations." said the beautiful hostess. The charm of lifelies in its unknown. so we just have to try and keep going.
Education is very close in my heart. My father grew up in a very small village in China. In those days, not many villagers could read. So my father opened a night school to teach them how to read. With his help, many people learned to write their own names; with his help, many people learned to read newspaper for the first time; with his help, many women were able to teach their children how to read. As his daughter, I know what education means to the people, especially those without it after generations(几代人)of hard work, China has come a long way in education. I am a beneficiary(受益者)of that progress. Otherwise I would never become a singer and a professor of music.
Education is about women and the girls. It is important for girls to go to school because they will become their children's first teacher someday. In China, Spring Bud Education Program(春蕾计划)has helped over 3 million girls go back to school. Many of them have finished university education and they are doing well at work.
Education is about equality. In poor countries and regions(地区) the number of school dropouts(辍学)is astonishing. We call for more educational resources to these places.
Education is about the young people. Young people are the future. Education is important because it not only gives young people knowledge and skills but also helps them become responsible citizens.
Many years ago my father made a small difference in his village. Together we can make, a big difference in the world. I was once asked about my Chinese dream. I said I hope all children especially girls can have chances to get good education. This is my Chinese dream. I believe one day education first will no longer be a dream, it will be a reality enjoyed by every young woman on this planet.
"Which is the right bin for my garbage. "This may be the most-asked question in ShanghaiWhen learning about the four types of garbage-wet, dry, recyclable and harmful-many people might not be clear about how to properly sort(分类)it.
For example, if you want to throw away a milk tea cup, you can just open a mini app(小程序) in WeChat or Alipay and look for "milk tea cups".Soon, you might do it in an easier way. Maybe you can just take a photo of the garbage and then be told where it should go.
This kind of technology is called, image recognition(图像识别). It uses artificial intelligence( AI,人工智能).For example, AMP Robotics in the US has made a robot that can sort food and drink packages (包装). By "seeing" pictures on the packing、
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A. Many companies around the world are making garbage —sorting robots that use this technology. B. The app will give you the answer right away C. since it started a new garbage—sorting(垃圾分类) program on July 1. D. To help people work it out, China's tech companies are giving a hand. E. the robot will pick up the rubbish and put it in the right place. |
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Shining Olympic hosts
In 2022, Beijing became the world's first city to host both the Sumner and Winter Olympic Games. The 2022 Winter Olympics were hadFeb 4 to 20 in Beijing and Zhangjiakou in Hebei, while the Winter Paralympics 残奥会) were held from March 4 to 13. This a winter sports boom (热潮)in China that attracted 346 million people to winter sports
A total of 2,877 athletes competed in 109 events in the Winter Olympics. China finished the highest-ever on the Games' overall medal standings (总奖牌榜)with nine golds, four silvers and two bronzes. Young athletes born in the post-2000s had been.Snowboarder Su Yiming (苏翊明), eighteen years old, one gold and one silver, while free skier Gu Ailing(谷爱玲), nineteen years old, took home two golds and one silver.
Beijing 2022was the first international multi-sport (综合运动)eventon schedule (计划)during the COVID -19 pandemic. Athletes were provided with in a closed loop (闭环). High-tech stadiums played an role in the athletes' performances.
International Committee President Thomas Bach called the Games "truly exceptional(非凡的)".
Do you check your mobile phone often? Do you feel anxious if your mobile phone is not with you? ①When there is no WiFi or signal for your mobile phone, will you get nervous? If you say yes, then you've got addiction(上瘾)to mobile phones.
Nowadays, we can see the scene everywhere in the life: in subways, restaurants, roads, people are watching their mobile phones. From family party to dating with friends, people couldn't stop checking their twitter, WeChat, facebook on the mobile phones and snubbing(忽视) the persons in front completely.②Phubbing (低头症) influences not only the young people, but also the old and even the kids.
"Phubbing" is a new word which comes from the words "phone" and "snub". It describes the habit of snubbing someone in favor of a mobile phone. Because of playing phones, more and more people become silent. They do nothing but bow to play mobile phones.③time, spend, too, they, phones, much, the on. And they don't have time to communicate with persons in real life.
If we keep playing with phones when we are with our friends or family, we will spend less time talking to them. In fact, they need and deserve to be cared for.
Let us put down the cell phones and enjoy the nature, the food, the books and all the beautiful things and persons around us.
China's chip industry has developed quickly in recent years. You may find it is surprising, but it's true. China's imports(出口) of the chips are even bigger in worth than that of oil. The former was worth up to 410 billion dollars,but while there was 250 billion in 2021. NY, Bloomberg news(澎博新闻)Being key to everything electrical, chips(芯片) are needed around the world. However, it's not easy to make them. A chip may cross national boundaries (国界)many times during the production cycle.
China's Taiwan and South Korea, for example, play important roles in manufacturing(制造), while other East Asian countries are working on assembling(集成), testing and packaging.
Currently, most of the world's chips are made in China, while the US is the second biggest producer, CNBC reported. South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Germany, the Philippines, the Netherlands, and Thailand are further big manufacturers. Especially, China's Taiwan leads the way in making the chips. Their companies, TSMC,(台湾积体电路制造公司)and UMC,(联华电子公司), are two of the major names in the business, producing chips for some of the biggest tech companies in the world, including Apple and AMD.As of December 2021, TSMC alone provided 54 percent of the world's semiconductor chips.
China has already developed some influential chip companies, including Allwinners (全志科技), Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC, 中芯国际), and HiSilicon (海思)which is a subsidiary (子公司)of Huawei.
In chip designing, China has done well in the mid—and low—end market, while China's designing of more advanced chips still fall behind some developed countries. Besides advanced technology, China is also expanding its production capacity(产能).As of now, only 30 percent of the chips China uses are produced within the country. China plans to raise the rate to 70 percent by 2025 The Chinese government has also done a lot to boost (推动) the country's chip industry. The 14th Five—Year Plan listed semiconductors and artificial intelligence as two pillars(支柱)?
For future technology development in the next five years, China then announced(宣布)plans to invest(投资)1.4 trillion dollars(about 9.77 trillion yuan)between 2020 and 2025 in advanced technologies including but not limited to(局限于)semiconductors.
