1. Some tribes use special (face) markings to signify status.
2.Sometimes your friends' opinions are (subject) so you'd better think twice before you do an important thing.
3. He was standing a few steps away from Julia, arms folded, looking at this little girl (curious).
4. It was difficult for them to come to any agreement, even in (defend) of their own interests.
5. I think there must be some kind of (misunderstand) between this boy and his parents.
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You probably think you know about London's problems. The people are unfriendly, the prices are expensive, and the food is terrible — so why do so many tourists go there?
London was named the world's most popular city between July and September 2013. It edged out other world-famous cities, welcoming 4.9 million visitors. Amazingly, this was an increase of almost 19.5 percent on 2012 — the year when the Olympics happened.
So can London's success be explained? Well, maybe. As the English writer Samuel Johnson once said, “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.” London life is crazy and expensive, but if you can think of something, you can probably do it there.
Anywhere in the city, you can often look around a great museum, watch a concert at a historic interest, or dance the night away in a cool nightclub.
And it's not just about culture — there are also world-famous sporting places. Many tourists like to watch soccer matches at stadiums such as Chelsea's Stamford Bridge. Tourists even came to watch British tennis player Andy Murray's famous victory at the Wimbledon tennis tournament (锦标赛) in 2013.
Yes, but what about the food? Well, even if you don't like British food — and if you've never had real fish and chips, then perhaps you should wait until you've tried them — there is plenty of great food from all over the world available in London's many restaurants.
London, like many of its buildings, has a long history, but also never lacks a vibrant pulse. All over the city, history and modernity come together to make it an essential place for tourists to discover.
a. it is a city rich in culture and attractions
b. most local people are friendly
c. the sporting venues around the city are worthy of a visit
d. British food enjoys a good reputation among visitors
e. the city has a combination of history and modernity
August 2011 was my last month before the departure to Beijing. But I didn't know that August would bring me an unforgettable meeting with one of the famous traditional Chinese kungfu masters, Sui Yunjiang. He came to my city with a series of conferences and was to stay for a fortnight. I was asked to be his interpreter and had to accompany him and his wife during all that time, as well as Viktor who was the organizer and the host.
According to the Chinese tradition, we called Sui Yunjiang master Sui shifu or Sui laoshi. His personality impressed me deeply. Maybe it was a fate（yuanfen）, or something other, but it was not the first time I heard his name, since he used to come to my town every two years, mostly in August. However, I never saw him in person, nor did the translation for him. I lacked knowledge in wushu, but the master was very patient trying to explain to me every single word that I couldn't comprehend. He was already in his sixties at that time, but, giving credit to his sharp mind, he could find a way with the youngest disciples(门徒) as well as the older ones. The two weeks that I had spent with that amazing family inspired me and I continued my kungfu practices in Beijing.
During all these three years now that I have known him since our first meeting, he never stopped surprising me with his strong, yet sensitive personality. Our lessons go far beyond simply learning kungfu technics. His teaching is more about life, about enjoying every single moment of it because it will not happen twice, about training our will and overcoming difficulties, about harmonious existence, and building relationships with other people. After every kungfu lesson, we are welcome into his house to drink tea. This is another lesson being taught — the mastery of chadao, or tea ceremony.
Miracles are everywhere. For me, a miracle is meeting Sui Yunjiang. I love being a journalist, interviewing and writing about people from different paths of life, but Sui laoshi is the only person who made such a strong impression on me.
Chinese proverbs are rich and they are still widely used in Chinese people' daily life.
Behind these (proverb) there are often interesting stories. For example, the proverb, “ （pull） up a crop to helpit grow”, is based on the following story.
It is said that a short-tempered man in the Song Dynasty (960-1279) was very anxious to help (he)rice crop grow up quickly. He was thinking about it day night. But the crop was growing much (slow) than he expected.
One day, he came up with an idea he would pluck up all of his crop a few inches. He did so the next day.
He was very tired after doing this for a whole day, yet he felt very happy since crop did “grow” higher.
His son heard about this and went to see the crop. (fortunate) the leaves of the crop began to wither.
This proverb is saying we have to let things go in their (nature) course. Being too anxious to help an event develop often results in the contrary to our (intend).
