gold (metal):
Chinese Pinyin: huang2 jin1
(Source: about.com)
Archive for December, 2009
Chinese Character – gold (metal):黄金
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009Chinese Conversation – lesson 670
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009一个羞怯的人会以这样的话语来回答他人的赞美之辞：“你这么说只不过是想让我感觉好点罢了，我知道这不是真的。” 很明显，尽管自知之明是一种健康的品质，但过分的自我意识却是有害无益。那么，能彻底消除或至少减轻羞怯感吗？能!以下是一些具体有效的步骤，能帮助你树 立自信心并克服羞怯感。
A shy person may respond to a compliment with a statement like this one: “You are just saying that to make me feel good. I know it’s not true.” It’s clear that, while self-awareness is a healthy quality, overdoing it is detrimental, or harmful. Then, can shyness be completely eliminated, or at least reduced? Yes! Here are some specific helpful steps toward building self-confidence and overcoming shyness.
(Source: wwenglish.com)
Beijing Olympic – World champion Campbell-Brown to miss 100m in Beijing Olympics
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009World women’s 100 meters champion Veronica Campbell-Brown failed to qualify for the Beijing Olympics in that event after finishing fourth in the Jamaican trials on Saturday.
Campbell-Brown missed out on qualification by just a 0.01 seconds, finishing fourth in 10.88.
Only the top three finishers, Kerron Stewart (10.80), Shelley-Ann Fraser (10.85) and Sherone Simpson (10.87), will contest the event in Beijing in August.
Campbell-Brown still has a chance to qualify in the 200 meters on Sunday, an event in which she won the gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics. She was also a gold medallist in Jamaica’s 4×100 relay in Athens.
(Source: en.beijing2008.cn)
