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During the Gulf War, the Chinese Embassy helped Taiwanese labor service personnel stranded in Kuwait pull out of dangerous places safely.
G. Wilson Knight, emeritus Professor at the University of Leeds, has had a long and prolific career as a critic.
While conventional wisdom holds that conflicts in a relationship slowly erode the bonds that hold partners together, couples who are happy in the long term turn out to have plenty of conflicts, too.
She let her joyous eyes rest upon him without speaking, as upon some wondrous thing she had created out of chaos.
She drew him towards her with all her might, seeking to know him in the depths of his heart, with a yearning to lose herself in him.
Many Americans have misunderstandings about China, believing it’s a closed country and that the people’s thinking is shackled.
Government loans have been the salvation of several shaky business companies.
Her teeth having all dropped out, Granny Li could only nibble away at her food.
If you aim at imperfection, there are some chances of your getting it; whereas if you aim at perfection, there is none.
Some of his peers were convinced that the early stages of the illness manifested themselves in graduate school, but the full-blown symptoms did not erupt until he was 30.
Internationally, the world economic situation can be described as “ups and downs, complicated and volatile”.
Problems of urbanization are widely noted and studied, not only because of their absolute magnitude but also because of their visibility.
In the competitive market, we must always be prepared for every contingency in order to survive every difficulty and crisis.
Younger buyers and others who have been on the leading edge of trends continue to prefer Japanese cars in disproportionate numbers.
The technology of modern mass communication results from the confluence of many types of inventions and discoveries.
The achievements of civilized man, although very great and remarkable, are nevertheless very far from sufficient to eclipse the works of man as a barbarian.
There is an interesting and unexplained anomaly in tamarack from the northern localities in the west central part of Canada.
Top athletes scrutinize both success and failure with their coach to extract lessons from them, but they are never distracted from longer-term goals.
The development of marine resources and the protection of the marine environment should be planned and implemented simultaneously.
They ran to a safe place during a lull in the storm and stayed there for the whole night.
I defy anyone to say that our Becky, who certainly has some vices, has not been presented to the public in a perfectly genteel and inoffensive manner.
If you go on living at this extravagant rate, you’ll spend every penny you’ve got, and then you’ll be in the soup.
Get a life, a real life, not a(n) manic pursuit of the next promotion, the bigger paycheck, the larger house.
For some inexplicable reason, she chose that moment to break the news, which took everyone by surprise.
They are still not mentally prepared to carry out democracy, and are still probably enduring the throe brought by political and economic transition for a long time.
Our environment having been polluted so heavily, smog is a(n) quotidian occurrence in many major cities around the globe.
The early settlers wrote that the prairie grass was very beautiful, decorated with flowers in the spring, and so tall that a man on foot could not see over it.
He said wryly, “There was also a period when lawyers were paid by the number of words they wrote.”
Mr. Arthur Pendennis was a(n) impetuous young fellow; rather selfish and conceited, perhaps, but honest.
On the sidewalk, Soapy began to yell drunken gibberish at the top of his harsh voice. He danced, cried and wildly shouted.
What with war and what with famine, the populace at large was caught between two fires.
In this way, more than 500 years ago, Prince William, Bush and Churchill are exactly blood relatives sharing the same ancestry.
He felt that he ought to rebuke the lady for presuming so to talk to a gentleman and a clergyman many years her senior.
The science of meteorology is concerned with what may be thought of as a vast, automatic air-conditioning system.
Practice has shown that China-Japan relations will go ahead steadily once this political foundation is maintained; otherwise the relations will be undermined become stagnant or even retrogress.
They consider that the opinion given by the old lady is only some kind of superstition without scientific basis.
The measures proposed by the government shall apply to the activities of supervision over and examination of the costs of government-fixed prices within the administrative region of this province.
Before the minister had time to celebrate his victory over this last temptation, he was conscious of another impulse, more ludicrous, and almost as horrible.
This new European model MBA differed from the U.S. variant by being one year in duration.
They all sought the same goals: impartial government, fair taxation, regulation of public service companies and expanded social services for the lower classes.
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It is becoming increasingly clear that as many as 80 percent of people who are obese (fat) are predisposed genetically.
The IT industry is developing so fast that an advanced computer program today may be obsolete (outdated) next week.
In such dry weather, if a forest fire cannot be extinguished, devastation (destruction) is sure to ensue.
I should like to put forward a proposal: merge (combine) the two firms into a big one.
Utilization of the land which leaves it in an infertile (sterile) condition is considered pollution.
Don’t cling to (hold on to) your old ideas. Be ready to entertain some new ones, otherwise you will always lag behind others.
In modern society, the world’s transport systems would fall apart (split up) without a supply of electricity.
Coming from a theatrical family, I was destined for (fated to be) a career on the stage --- I was expected to be an actor.
We don’t think he is a dependable person because he acted counter to (contrary to) his promise.
In order to finish the task in time, he was out in the rain all day and this brought on (resulted in) a bad cold.
The play shows that Americans have an embarrassment of riches and a paucity (scarcity) of spirituality and morality, focusing on the disillusionment of the American Dream.
Putin, 55, is enormously popular in Russia, presiding over a reviving economy flush (well-supplied) with revenue from oil and natural gas.
A lot of people gathered at the airport waiting for the famous film star, and when he arrived a flurry (burst) of excitement went round the crowd.
Economic growth has been at the core of American success: despite periodic (occasional) depressions or recessions, the U.S economy over time has continued to grow.
Moves to change the way key resources should be allocated have sparked a rise in turf battles, which could hinder (retard) the Internet’s growth as a global information infrastructure.
The results of many studies show that they dissipated (wasted) a lot of money when they carried out the so-called effective plans.
I was now in such a state of nervous resentment that I thought it prudent (sensible) to check myself at present from further demonstrations.
The company experienced rapid commercial growth with its foray (attempt) into the wholesale market and its decision to narrow down its range of products.
For more than a century, economics was largely concerned with problems other than growth, chiefly efficient allocation (allotment) at the margin.
Investment is a hazardous (risky) business in the highly volatile market; even those who are in the swim sometimes come a cropper.
How slight a thing will disturb the peace of our frail (weak) minds when we are confronted with such severe competition!
Death was an abyss (gulf) to him. As he stood trembling on its mournful brink, he surrendered to horror.
Government departments should have less squabble over (quarrel over) trifles and put their high priority on raising labor standards.
Even the most mundane (ordinary) things can become objects of beauty in French eyes.
You should bear in mind (keep in mind) that powerful forces in the world are out to block the summit meeting.
He had become so used to playing tricks on others all these years that it came as rather a shock to him to find he had walked into a snare (trap) himself.
Nature is rational, simple and orderly, and it acts in accordance with immutable (constant) laws.
In courts, experts under examination and cross-examination submit their results to the scrutiny (inspection) of the opposing experts and the judge and the jury.
It was the earnest and dogmatic (rigid) way in which she presented her political convictions that put everyone’s back up.
While discussions of online hazards and Internet monitoring often focus on blocking porn sites, the greatest may lurk (hide) in chat rooms and e-mails.
Nature in animal as well as human life, he argues, rests on the innate superiority (advancement) of the strong over the weak.
They only saw their idol (favorite), moving about with appealing grace, continuing a power which to them was a revelation.
Video game makers scoff (mock) at the notion that their products can cause a psychiatric disorder.
Like a scientist bent on (fixed on) making a discovery, he must cherish the hope that one day he will be amply rewarded.
All the reactionary (unprogressive) rulers who hold the people down will inevitably meet their doom.
Don’t worry about his obstinate (stubborn) refusal to cooperate; he’ll come to himself before long.
The snag (obstacle) in this sort of anecdote is of course that one cannot distinguish between cause and effect.
Vancouver continues to attract new residents with its serene (peaceful), safe, and, well, sane lifestyle.
To understand autochthonous (native) art, it is essential to know something of the autochthonous culture and religion.
From the beginning, I hated the way he talked, his whining voice and his vulgar (rude) accent.
完形填空:
A recent survey of women in 20 large and medium-sized cities across the country revealed that about half of the respondents were happy with their marriages and relationships, while nearly 30 percent said they were bored and 3.4 percent they were in agony. 3 percent said they were worried about their relationships and 12 percent said they did not know how to describe their mixed feelings. The Huakun Women Survey Center, a(n) affiliate of the All-China Women’s Federation, conducted the survey of 2,000 women aged between 20 and 60 at the end of last year. Altogether 1,955 valid questionnaires were collected. The average age of the surveyed women was 35, and 70 percent were married. About 57 percent of the respondents had monthly incomes range from 1,000 Yuan to 3,000 Yuan. Women in Shanghai seemed to have the most fulfilling love lives, with more than 70 percent saying they felt happy. They were followed by women in Beijing, Qingdao, Ningbo and Tianjin in terms of fu