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先生大吃大喝，太太站在他身后靠边一点的地方愉快地点着头。饭一吃完她就立即去洗刷餐具。不把一切收拾得干净整齐是决不考虑其他任何活动的。而与此同时，在营地所有其他的地方，其他国家人的食物正从他们的手里、嘴里、口袋里掉到地上。
Monsieur eats greedily. Madame stands behind him, and a little to the side, nodding happily. She will do the washing up immediately the meal is finished. All will neat and tidy before any other activity is even considered. Meanwhile, all over the rest of the campsite, foreigners are dropping food out of their hands, their mouths, their pockets.
(Source: wwenglish.com)
(BEIJING, June 30) – Former Olympic champion Dwight Phillips took eighth place in the Men’s Long Jump with a result of 7.93 meters in the US Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon. This rules him out of competing in the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics in August.
Phillips, who won Olympic gold in the 2004 Athens Games, set his personal best at 8.60 meters in Germany that same year. Although Phillips has had much competition experience, his performance has been declining in the past few years. The 31-year-old may be reaching the age wall that caused him to lose his competitive edge for participation in this year’s Games.
Instead of Phillips, Miguel Pate, Brian Johnson and Trevell Quinley will compete for the US National Team at the Beijing Olympic Games.
Pate, who ranked No. 3 in 2007 on USA Track and Field records, finished with a jump of 8.24 meters at the trials. He sympathized with Phillips, saying “I feel bad for him. He’s become, I wouldn’t say a friend, but we’ve been close over the years. To see him not make the team, I’m not going to say it hurts, but I’d prefer he’d be on the team.”
Johnson, with a jump measuring 8.09 meters, secured the second berth.
Quinley’s 8.00 meter jump gave him America’s last ticket to the Olympic Games in the long jump. “It definitely took some pressure off, but I put pressure on myself, and whether I’m predicted first or eighth, I expect to be on this team,” he said.
(Source: en.beijing2008.cn)
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Located across Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, the Taihu Lake is the third largest freshwater lake in China, with a perimeter of about 400 kilometers. Surrounded by 72 various peaks, the lake has 48 islets, large or small. The soul of the Taihu Lake lies in the Wuxi Taihu Lake Scenic Zone, which is located to the north of the lake while the area’s most attractive spot is the Turtle Head Islet.
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Embraced by water on three sides, the Turtle Head Islet has a shape of huge turtle’s head, suddenly diving into the blue water. The main part of the Turtle Head Park is natural scenery, supplemented with man-made gardens. After entering into the park, one can only see flowers, trees and courtyards without the sight of the Taihu Lake. But when the tourists step onto a high stone step after a long walk in the garden, the great Taihu Lake suddenly jumps into sight. Covered by dense plants, the park has numerous rocks in various shapes. There are also many beautiful constructions built among the trees, including Changchun Bridge (Evergreen Bridge), Feiyun Pavilion (Scud Pavilion), Jinsong Pavilion (Sturdy Pine Pavilion), Wanfang Pavilion (All-places Pavilion), and Guangfu Temple (Bright Fortune Temple), etc.
The famous site of the Taihu Lake is the Li Lake, also known as Five-li Lake. Lying on the lakefront is a Li Garden. Both of them are named after a famous historical figure Fan Li, living in the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476BC). Legend has it that after assisting the king in conquering the Wu Kingdom, Fan Li, a senior official of the Yue Kingdom, went boating with the beauty of beauties Xizi in the Five-li Lake. Later, people changed the name of the lake into the Li Lake to commemorate this. The overall arrangement of the Li Garden is divided into two parts, with a rockery piled up with Taihu Lake rocks along one side, and a thousand-step corridor and a long bank along the other. With a long wall on one side, the thousand-step corridor is situated closely next to the Li Lake. The wall is enchased with 889 windows of various designs together with some precious carved stones.
Other famous spots in the Wuxi Taihu Lake Scenic Zone include the Sanshan Park (Three-hills Park), the Plum Park, the Xihui Park, No.2 Spring Under Heaven, and the Jichang Garden. The Wu Cultural Park built recently has become a new hot spot, attracting numerous tourists.
(Source: chinaculture.org)
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