On Saturday, I went to the Maymount with my friends. On the afternoon, I saw a couple were sitting under the tree, not far from us, and when I looked at them, they were looking at me, so after a while, I went there to say hello to them. They were very kind, and they said that their granddaughter looked like me, and she is one year younger than me. I felt surprised about this, because I am a chinese, why their granddaughter looks similiar with me? They told me that their daughter were married with a chinese, and now they live in China. And I ask them in which city, they said is Hong Kong. They also told me that they want to China to visit their daughter, they did not see her about 3years, but they always send the e-mail to each other. I told them that I study here alone, I also miss my parents and my brother very much, and I told them that next year I will go back to China on summer holiday, they said that maybe we can go to China together, because they can not speak Chinese, and I can help them. I felt very happy about this talk, they are very kind, and I know the feeling of miss the family.
QUESTIONS:
Why the haitian want to move back to the crowed capital?
After the earthquake, can they find the job?
What the government should do to solve this problem?
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125431881
VOCABULARY:
flee：to escape by hurrying away
vow to: fml a solemn promise
shrink: to becom smaller or make something become smaller
indication: something which tells you what may be true or may happen
jostle: to compete for attention or money
reverse: opposite or back
refugeethe person who has been fored to leave their country for political or religious reasons, or because they have no food
authority: the power or right to control and command people
priority: to be treated as more important than someone or something
cmphasis: to put new or power into something
Today, I wen to the dining centre to see my friend Nico, he is the student in VCU, and the teacher asked him to help me study English, he is my partner. He asked me the reason why I want to study in another country. I told him that because in China, it is very difficult for us to go to a good college, almost 5,000 students hope to the same college, but the school just need 80 students in my province. There has another reason that is studying abroad is better than study in my country, because I want to study English, and if study in my country, it is not good for me to improve my English. And he agrees with me, he said he also want to study abroad, his major is Japanese, and if he can go to Japan, study in a school and speak Japanese everyday, it will be very quickly to improve it. I told him that I also want to stay in another country to travel around. He said that he had been to france, Paris. The feeling that to stay in another country can always keep exciting, and to know the different culture in another country. So I felt so lucky that I can stay in another country, now what I can do is to study hard to improve my English.
QUESTIONS:
1. What do you think about the offical’s duty?
2. Do you think there are a lot of malfeasant in the government?
3. In the daily life, a lot of officals know something bad on the other officals, but why do not they cut them down to size?
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VOCABULARY:
convict: to delcare that someone is guilty of a crime after a trial in a court
under house arrest: to catch someone and declare that they are believed to be guility of a crime
grant: the money given by the state or local council for a particular purpose
destruction: destroying sth. or being destroyed
torture: the act of causing severe pain, done out of cruelty or to find out information
illegal: against the law
deny: to say sth. that is not truth
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adja:
And you shouldn’t be shy to dance for real and I didn’t know know that you haven’t party in your hometown Whoooa !!What is the name?
Today, when I went to the dining centre, I saw my friends are talking with her friend, Nina, my friend has been here about 2 years, and her frind is a native American, they are talking about the music, so I went there to join them. She said a lot of Americans like to listen to rock. She said she likes…
Today, when I went to the dining centre, I saw my friends are talking with her friend, my friend has been here about 2 years, and her frind is a native American, they are talking about the music, so I went there to join them. She said a lot of Americans like to listen to rock. She said she likes rock and rap, because she likes dancing, if the music is classical music, she will lose the interest to dance, but if the music is rock, she would like to move her body with the beat, and dance with the music. She also like rap very much, she always like to say something with rap, she thinks it would be very funny. But in our country, a lot of young people like pop music very much, because I think a large number of young people are not good at dancing, because we always feel shy, and we have no lots of occasions to dance, we have no party in my hometown. I like the pop music and classical music, I like the beat, it can make me feel happy. I like to listen to the classical music when I am studying, it can help me calm down and focus on my study. I want to learn how to dance, I think that must be very funny when I can dance step the music. I like this meeting, I want to know a lot of different between the countries….
QUESTIONS:
What is the meaning of the unclear security summit?
The reason why some countries want to create the nuclear weapon?
What is the damage of create the nuclear weapon?
Will the world stop creating the nuclear weapon?
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VOCABULARY:
catastrophe: a sudden, unexpected event that causes great suffering, misfortune, or ruin
risk: a possibility something bad may happen
confrontation: a situation of open disagreement
innocent: not guilty of a crime
vulnerable: easily hurt in body or mind
curb: a tight control
consequence: the result of an action or situation
isolate: to separate one person or thing from others
acknowledge: to accept something and be prepared to admit it
sanction: an action ,such as the stopping of trade
uncertainty: not sure
pledge: a solemn promise or agreement
jinke: SPRING HARVEST OF DEBT FOR PARCHED FARMS IN SOUTHERN CHINA -
Your idea are good, Jinke. Could you please, however, work on the grammar of your questions. Could you try to re-write question #2?
THE SPRING HARVEST OF DEBT FOR PARCHED FARMS IN SOUTHERN CHINA
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/05/world/asia/05china.html?src=me
QUESTIONS:
1. WHY SOMEWHERE WILL HAVE A LONG TIME NO RAINS?
2. WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF THE DROUGHT?
3. WHAT DID THE GOVERNMENT DO…