Dear Friends,It has been a year sincemy column first appeared inEnglish Salon.Much hashappened to all of us duringthis year.One of my greatestpleasures has been to writethese columns for you.Yourresponses have been wo...Dear Friends,It has been a year sincemy column first appeared inEnglish Salon.Much hashappened to all of us duringthis year.One of my greatestpleasures has been to writethese columns for you.Yourresponses have been wonder-展开更多
Dear Bob,I read your column today.After reading it,I was deeply moved by your kind words andwarm encouragement.You are not only our wisetether but also our best friend.There is a poem written by Du Fu,our fa-mous anci...Dear Bob,I read your column today.After reading it,I was deeply moved by your kind words andwarm encouragement.You are not only our wisetether but also our best friend.There is a poem written by Du Fu,our fa-mous ancient Chinese poet.In this poem,hewrote,"Good rain knows season and展开更多
Dear Bob,I want to ask a popular question.How canI build up confidence as an ordinary girl?Thanks for sharing your thoughts with me!Rain (Chongqing)Dear Rain,Thank you for your letter and your ques-tion about achievin...Dear Bob,I want to ask a popular question.How canI build up confidence as an ordinary girl?Thanks for sharing your thoughts with me!Rain (Chongqing)Dear Rain,Thank you for your letter and your ques-tion about achieving "confidence"in our-展开更多
Dear Friends,Once more it is a pleasure to meet with you through this col-umn in English Salon.Thank you for all the letters you have sentto me.I would like to reply to every one,but this would be impos-sible.I have b...Dear Friends,Once more it is a pleasure to meet with you through this col-umn in English Salon.Thank you for all the letters you have sentto me.I would like to reply to every one,but this would be impos-sible.I have been given many gifts,but "unlimited time" is展开更多
Dear Friends,My previous column was on the subject of Death.This seemed like an appropriate subject be-cause of all the sadness and the anxieties caused by the SARS virus in China and elsewhere.Todaywe turn to an even...Dear Friends,My previous column was on the subject of Death.This seemed like an appropriate subject be-cause of all the sadness and the anxieties caused by the SARS virus in China and elsewhere.Todaywe turn to an even more appropriate subject:Life.There is a companionship between Life andDeath.Death is a necessity;life is a challenge!Together they are our greatest mysteries.We are展开更多
Dear Friends,English,like Chinese,is a worldlanguagespoken by millions of persons on every part ofthis planet.Like Chinese,it is a remarkablelanguage constantly changing to meet new situa-tions and new needs.Both tech...Dear Friends,English,like Chinese,is a worldlanguagespoken by millions of persons on every part ofthis planet.Like Chinese,it is a remarkablelanguage constantly changing to meet new situa-tions and new needs.Both technology and slanghave brought thousands of new words into Eng-lish,and the passage of time has changed themeaning of many old words.For example,to re-fer to a person as"nice"is a compliment to-展开更多
Mar.8thDear Bob:Hey,I am a girl from China.I read yourarticles in English Salon.Now I am writing to you because I have aproblem about FRIENDSHIP. I have a bestfriend named Yan Meng, who had written toyou and got your ...Mar.8thDear Bob:Hey,I am a girl from China.I read yourarticles in English Salon.Now I am writing to you because I have aproblem about FRIENDSHIP. I have a bestfriend named Yan Meng, who had written toyou and got your reply.But one evening whilewe were chatting on line.we began to quarrel.展开更多
Dear Friends,Our column this month is devoted to one of the most mysterious and most important sub-iects that we face as human beings.There are only two realities that are common to all of us.These are life and death....Dear Friends,Our column this month is devoted to one of the most mysterious and most important sub-iects that we face as human beings.There are only two realities that are common to all of us.These are life and death.Everything else is superfluous.Life is the greatest mystery.Death is the second greatest.We experience life every day.We live life and we see it all around us.It is what is happening to every one of us constantly.展开更多
The daytime speed limit on Dutch roads is to be cut to 100km/h in a bid to tackle a nitrogen oxide pollution crisis,according to cabinet sources widely quoted by Dutch media.Details of the leaked measures are to be re...The daytime speed limit on Dutch roads is to be cut to 100km/h in a bid to tackle a nitrogen oxide pollution crisis,according to cabinet sources widely quoted by Dutch media.Details of the leaked measures are to be revealed soon,but reports say the existing limit of up to 130km/h will still be permitted at night.The new limit is set to come in during 2020,public broadcaster NOS reports.展开更多
Traveling makes us feel sick because modern transport tricks the brain into thinking we have been poisoned, a neuroscientist has said. Being in a car, train, boat or plane causes conflicting signals in the brain which...Traveling makes us feel sick because modern transport tricks the brain into thinking we have been poisoned, a neuroscientist has said. Being in a car, train, boat or plane causes conflicting signals in the brain which trigger a reaction similar to that which occurs when someone is poisoned. Dr. Dean Burnett, of Cardiff University, said the feeling of nausea is caused because the brain thinks the body needs to remove a toxin through vomiting.展开更多
词数:514阅读难度:★★★☆☆建议阅读时间:7分钟Sleeping in a room with too much light has been linked to an increased risk of piling on the pounds,a study shows.A team at the Institute of Cancer Research in London found...词数:514阅读难度:★★★☆☆建议阅读时间:7分钟Sleeping in a room with too much light has been linked to an increased risk of piling on the pounds,a study shows.A team at the Institute of Cancer Research in London found wumen had larger to see across"at night.展开更多
Skies over an Indonesian provinee turned red over the weekend,thanks to the widespread forest fires which have plagued huge parts of the country.One reside nt in Jambi province,who captured pictures of the sky,said th...Skies over an Indonesian provinee turned red over the weekend,thanks to the widespread forest fires which have plagued huge parts of the country.One reside nt in Jambi province,who captured pictures of the sky,said the haze had"hurt her eyes and throat".展开更多
摘要Dear Friends,It has been a year sincemy column first appeared inEnglish Salon.Much hashappened to all of us duringthis year.One of my greatestpleasures has been to writethese columns for you.Yourresponses have been wonder-
摘要Dear Bob,I read your column today.After reading it,I was deeply moved by your kind words andwarm encouragement.You are not only our wisetether but also our best friend.There is a poem written by Du Fu,our fa-mous ancient Chinese poet.In this poem,hewrote,"Good rain knows season and
摘要Dear Bob,I want to ask a popular question.How canI build up confidence as an ordinary girl?Thanks for sharing your thoughts with me!Rain (Chongqing)Dear Rain,Thank you for your letter and your ques-tion about achieving "confidence"in our-
摘要Dear Friends,Once more it is a pleasure to meet with you through this col-umn in English Salon.Thank you for all the letters you have sentto me.I would like to reply to every one,but this would be impos-sible.I have been given many gifts,but "unlimited time" is
摘要Dear Friends,My previous column was on the subject of Death.This seemed like an appropriate subject be-cause of all the sadness and the anxieties caused by the SARS virus in China and elsewhere.Todaywe turn to an even more appropriate subject:Life.There is a companionship between Life andDeath.Death is a necessity;life is a challenge!Together they are our greatest mysteries.We are
摘要Dear Friends,English,like Chinese,is a worldlanguagespoken by millions of persons on every part ofthis planet.Like Chinese,it is a remarkablelanguage constantly changing to meet new situa-tions and new needs.Both technology and slanghave brought thousands of new words into Eng-lish,and the passage of time has changed themeaning of many old words.For example,to re-fer to a person as"nice"is a compliment to-
摘要Mar.8thDear Bob:Hey,I am a girl from China.I read yourarticles in English Salon.Now I am writing to you because I have aproblem about FRIENDSHIP. I have a bestfriend named Yan Meng, who had written toyou and got your reply.But one evening whilewe were chatting on line.we began to quarrel.
摘要Dear Friends,Our column this month is devoted to one of the most mysterious and most important sub-iects that we face as human beings.There are only two realities that are common to all of us.These are life and death.Everything else is superfluous.Life is the greatest mystery.Death is the second greatest.We experience life every day.We live life and we see it all around us.It is what is happening to every one of us constantly.
摘要The daytime speed limit on Dutch roads is to be cut to 100km/h in a bid to tackle a nitrogen oxide pollution crisis,according to cabinet sources widely quoted by Dutch media.Details of the leaked measures are to be revealed soon,but reports say the existing limit of up to 130km/h will still be permitted at night.The new limit is set to come in during 2020,public broadcaster NOS reports.
摘要Traveling makes us feel sick because modern transport tricks the brain into thinking we have been poisoned, a neuroscientist has said. Being in a car, train, boat or plane causes conflicting signals in the brain which trigger a reaction similar to that which occurs when someone is poisoned. Dr. Dean Burnett, of Cardiff University, said the feeling of nausea is caused because the brain thinks the body needs to remove a toxin through vomiting.
摘要词数:514阅读难度:★★★☆☆建议阅读时间:7分钟Sleeping in a room with too much light has been linked to an increased risk of piling on the pounds,a study shows.A team at the Institute of Cancer Research in London found wumen had larger to see across"at night.
摘要Skies over an Indonesian provinee turned red over the weekend,thanks to the widespread forest fires which have plagued huge parts of the country.One reside nt in Jambi province,who captured pictures of the sky,said the haze had"hurt her eyes and throat".