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中国农业大学研究生英语结课论文
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Englishisthemostimportantlanguageintheworldanditisoneofthemostimportantsubjectsinjuniorhighsoweshouldlearnitwell.LearningEnglishjustlikelearningotherlanguage,ishardworksoweshouldspendlotsoftimeoniteveryday.WeshouldhavegoodwaysoflearningEnglish,suchaslistentotheteachercarefully,reviewwhatislearnedregularly,prepareeachlessoncarefullybeforeclass,doourhomeworkcarefully,copygoodsentencesandrecitethemandattendEnglishdebatesandspeechcontests.What'smore,itisveryusefultolistentoEnglishprogramsandreadEnglishmagazinesandbooks.Whenwemakemistakes,correctthematonce.Don'tbeshyofaskingothersforhelpwhenwehavedifficulties.Ibelieve"practicemakesperfect".Iamsureifwestudyhard,wewilllearnEnglishwell.
Learningenglishcanbeaverydifficulttaskformostpeople,thisisbecausewedontliveinaenvironmentwhereweareforcedtospeakorwriteenglish.soithinkthebestwaytolearnenglishisbycommunicatingwithothersusingthelagnguageitselfandnotjustlearnfromthebook.Imsureifyouliveinanenvironmentsuchasaforeigncountryandwereforcedtospeakandwriteenglisheverydaythenyourenglishwillimprvedramatically.
Althoughwemustagreethatweneedtoreadandwriteenglishfromthebookinordertogetthefoundationsthatweneedforbasiccommunication,thisisessentialbutasisaid,thisisonlyafoundation,whatyoudevelopafterwardsalldependsonyourabilitytoadapttoanenvironmentandyourcourage.
WorldChampionsLeadUSNordicCombinedTeam
DavidByrd,Washington
MostAmericansprobablywouldnotrecognizeBillDeMongorTodd
Lodwickiftheypassedthemonthestreet.Butonthenordicskiing
WorldCupcircuit,thetwomenhavebroughttheUnitedStatestoa
newprominence.
BothmenareworldchampionsandbothhaveWorldCuppodium(topthree)
finishesthisseason.Equallyimportant-
bothmenareinthesportbecausethey
loveit.ToddLodwicksayshislovefor
Nordiccombinedstartedearly,whenhe
waspartoftheBuddyWerner"Little
Toots"skiprogram.
"[Iwas]apartofaprogramthatdid
everythingfromAlpineskiingtocross
country,jumping.And[I]reallyfellin
lovewiththejumpingpartofit,"saidLodwick."Therewasabunchof
uskidsatthetime,abunchofmyfriendsandthat'sjustkindofthe
routethatwewentdown."
BillDeMongsaysthatgrowingupinLakePlacid,NewYork,withthe
26-storytalllargehilljumptoweronthehorizon,hewasalways
exposedtothesport.ButDeMongtoldVOASportsthatthefirsttimehe
triedskijumping,hehadtoconquersomethingeveryNordiccombined
skierfaces-fear.
"Istartedonajumpthatwasliterallythesizeofamogul.Itwastiny.
JohnnySpillane(left)leadsa
paradeofthreeWorld
Champions,BillyDemongand
ToddLodwick(right)atthe
OlympicTrialsatHowelsenHill
inSteamboatSprings,Colorado
2VOANews
ButIwaseightyearsoldandIwasterrified.Ithinkittookmeliketwo
monthstogooffitwiththefullspeedandactuallygoanywhere,"
DeMongrecalled.
Demongsaysthatpartofthechallengeoftheskijumpistogetintoa
goodrhythmandstaythere.WithNordiccombinedathleteslimitedto
asfewasfivejumpsaweek,Demongsaidbeingamoreexperienced
athletehelpshimmaintainthefocustocompete.
Andthatfocushaspaidoff.DemongandLodwickledaU.S.
breakthroughatlastyear'sWorldChampionshipsinLiberec,theCzech
Republic.LodwickbecamethefirstAmericantowintwogoldmedalsat
asingleworldchampionship.DeMongtookbronzeinthe10-kilometer
normalhilleventandthenwongoldinthelargehillcompetition.
ThevictorieshelpedLodwicktoreignitehiscompetitivefire.After
goingtofourOlympicgameswithnomedal,Lodwick,33,nowafather
oftwo,leftthesportin2006tosellrealestateinhishometownof
SteamboatSpringsColorado.ToddLodwicktoldVOAsportsthatthe
breakgavehimachancetorealizehowmuchhelovedNordic
combined.
"Itwashardtobeawayfromhomeandawayfromthefamily,"
explainedLodwick."Anditwasthebirthofmyfirstchildand[I]gota
greatopportunitytosellsomereallyexpensivelandandbeinthereal
estatebusinessthatIloved.AndIthinkit'simportanttotakeabreak
andcomebacktoit.Imean,Ifoundanewloveforthesport,anew
dedication."
InVancouver,LodwickwillbecompetinginhisfifthOlympics,onlythe
thirdAmericantobenamedtofiveWinterGamessquads.Butforallhis
experience,LodwickhasneverwonanOlympicmedal.Eightyearsago
hecameclose,buthisGamesendedindisappointment.
LodwickandDemongwerepartoftheU.S.squadthatwasthirdafter
thejumpingportionoftheteamevent.Butacombinationof
immaturityandbadskiwaxingleftthemoffthepodium.BillDemong
saysthattheAmericanswereoverconfident,whichledtomistakesand
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endedtheirhopesinSaltLakeCity.
"Wewereayoungteam,andwerestilllikeinthe
'never-ever-have-done-this'territory,"saidDemong."AndIthinkit
wasalittlebitacombinationofnervesandsomepeoplesaid[thewax
onour]skis,butinthelongrunwewentoutandweblewupintherace
andwewentfromthebestdayofourlivestotheworstdayofourlives
inahurry."
DemongtoldVOAsportsthathismainlessonof2002wastohavefun
ontheslopes,andnotworryabouttryingtoearntheUnitedStatesa
firstOlympicmedalinthesport.
Thisyear,theteam'sexperienceshows,withJohnnySpillaneearning
hisfirstWorldCupwininearlyJanuarywhileLodwickfinishedonthe
podiumintwoeventsandDemongwonaWorldCupeventinOctober.
Theteamseemstobepeakingatjusttherighttime.WithJohnny
Spillaneandtheirotherteammates,DemongandLodwickhaveoneof
thebestchancesinrecentmemoryofearninganOlympicmedalin
Vancouver.
020110.02
'TheSaxPack'isBack
DougLevine,Washington
Followingtheirlong-awaiteddebutalbumin2008,theillustrious
"smooth"jazztriohascomeroaringbackwithacollectionof10original
tunes,including"AllAtOnce."
TheideaofaSaxPackoriginatedwithsaxophonistJeffKashiwaafter
hesawamovieaboutthe"RatPack,"agroupoflegendaryentertainers
ledbyFrankSinatra,DeanMartinandSammyDavis,Jr.Inspiredby
theirshowmanshipandcamaraderie,Kashiwacameupwiththename
SaxPackandrecruitedfellowplayersSteveColeandKimWaters.
TheSaxPack'sJeff,SteveandKimcontinuetokeeppacewiththeir
4VOANews
activesolocareers,evenastheirSaxPacktoursgaininpopularity.
Sincemakingtheirlivedebutonasmooth
jazzcruiseinearly-2006,TheSaxPack
hasperformedatsomeofthecountry's
topvenues,includingjazzfestivalsin
Pennsylvania,Florida,Californiaand
Texas.LastNovember,thegroup
embarkedonitsfirsttouroutsidetheU.S.,
playingfiveconcertsinandaround
London,England.
Allthreemusicianscontributedequallyto
thesongwritingontheirnewalbum.AccordingtobandmemberSteve
Cole,thewritingprocessiswaseffortless.
"Wehavealotofsimilaritiesinourapproachtomusic,butalsosome
thingsthatareveryuniqueanddistinctivetoeachofus,"hesays.
020110.03
ObamaAdministration:
UndecidedonTerrorTrialVenue
MichaelBowman,Washington
Lastyear,U.S.AttorneyGeneralEricHoldermadeheadlineswhenhe
announcedKhalidSheikhMohammedandotherhigh-profileterror
suspectswouldbetriedinfederalcourtjustblocksfromwherethe
WorldTradeCentertwintowersoncestood.Inthemonthssince,New
YorkCityauthoritieshaveexpressedoppositiontotheidea,basedon
securityconcernsandthecoststhatwouldbeincurred.
Now,theObamaadministrationsaysthematterisunderreview.
SeniorWhiteHouseadvisorDavidAxelrodspokeonNBC'sMeetthe
Presstelevisionprogram.
"Wehavemadenodecisionsonthatyet,"hesaid."Thepresident
believesthatweneedtotakeintoconsiderationwhatthelocal
authoritiesaresaying.Buthealsobelievesthatweoughttobring
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KhalidSheikhMohammedandallotherswhoareinvolvedinterrorist
actstojustice,swiftandsure."
TheproposedNewYorkvenuehasrun
intooppositionfromsomemembersof
PresidentObama'sDemocraticParty.
IndianaSenatorEvanBayhspokeon
theFoxNewsSundaytelevision
program.
"Idonotthinkweshouldspendany
moremoneythanisabsolutely
necessarytotrytheseguys[terror
suspects],"hesaid."Weoughttotry
themquickly.Weoughttoimpose
harshsentences,includingthedeathpenaltyforpeoplewhohavekilled
Americans.Thosearemycriteria."
OtherDemocratssaythatcostsshouldnotbethedeterminingfactor
whendecidingatriallocation.
Butitisnotjusttheproposedvenuethatisgeneratingdebate.Many
Republicanssayaccusedterroristswhohavebeenclassifiedasenemy
combatantsshouldfacejusticeatmilitary,ratherthanciviliantrials.
AlsoappearingonFoxNewsSunday,WisconsinRepresentativePaul
RyanwascriticalofAttorneyGeneralHolder'shandlingofthematter.
"[Holder]ismakingthewrongdecisions,"hesaid."Andheisgoingto
giveKhalidSheikhMohammedapropagandatoolthatisgoingtohelp
theterroristsandnothelpU.S.citizens."
RyanandotherRepublicanshavearguedthatciviliantrialsforaccused
terroristswouldinvitesensationalizedmediacoverageandallow
defendantstomanipulateandexploitconstitutionalandprocedural
safeguardsthatarebuiltintoAmerica'slegalsystem.ButDemocrats
accuseRepublicansofadoublestandard,notingtheformerBush
administrationalsotriedterrorsuspectsinfederalcourt.Maryland
Congressman