文化背景知识复习大纲.doc

A piece of news is usually composed of headline, dateline, lead (summary lead), body, background, closing paragraph 一则新闻通常由标题、国际日期变更线,铅(总结领导),身体,背景,关闭段落 The process of US Presidential election are as follows: primary election, nominating process, running, general election and inauguration 美国总统选举的过程如下: 初选提名程序,运行,大选和就职典礼 Qualification of a President in the US is expected to meet the following requirement: Native American born in USA, at least 35 years old, live in America at least 14 years 资格的总统在美国预计将符合下列要求: 美国本土出生在美国,至少35岁,住在美国至少14年 The purple state or swing state in the United States Presidential politics is a state in which no candidate has overwhelming support. 紫色的状态或摇摆州在美国总统政治是一种状态,没有候选人获得压倒性的支持。 China joined the human genome project in 1999. 中国在1999年加入了人类基因组计划。 The Ivy League is a name for eight schools in the northeastern United States. The oldest schools are Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Dartmouth, Princeton, Brown and the University of Pennsylvania. The newest is Cornell, which was founded in eighteen sixty-five. 常青藤联盟是一个在美国东北部八学校名称。最古老的学校是哈佛、耶鲁、哥伦比亚、达特茅斯大学、普林斯顿大学、布朗和宾夕法尼亚大学。最新的是康奈尔大学,成立于一千八百六十五年。 Comprehensive schools and grammar schools are forms of education in British secondary stage of education. 综合学校和文法学校的教育形式在英国中学教育阶段。 New York is composed of the five boroughs of The Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island, and Manhattan 纽约的五个区是由布朗克斯、布鲁克林、皇后区史泰登岛和曼哈顿 Manhattan is a major commercial, financial, and cultural center of both the United States and the world. IStatue of Liberty is located. 曼哈顿是一个主要的商业、金融和文化中心的美国和世界。它也是著名的自由女神像所在地。 麦迪逊大道作为广告公司的中心而闻名。 Wall Street is the financial center of America and the whole world. 华尔街是美国的金融中心和整个世界。 For the Ancient Greeks, the olive tree was a symbol of peace, wisdom and victory. 对古希腊人来说,橄榄树是和平的象征,智慧和胜利。 China first took part in the Olympic Games in 1932 in Los Angles with Liu Changqing running in the 100-meter race. 中国第一次参加奥林匹克运动会于1932年在洛杉矶与刘长庆参加100米赛跑比赛。 China’s first gold medal winner in Olympic Games is Xu Haifeng