Joke
A man asked for a meal in a restaurant. The There are 5 birds in a tree. A hunter shoots 2 of waiter brought the food and put it on the table. them dead. How many birds are left? After a moment, the man called the waiter and
said: "Waiter! Waiter! There's a fly in my soup!"
"Please don't speak so loudly, sir," said the waiter, (2 birds. The other 3 fly away!) "or everyone will want one."
Idiom
Once bitten, twice shy. 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕草繩
A word spoken is past recalling. 一言既出,駟馬難追
Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭雙鵰
The error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life. 一失足成千古恨 Plan your year in spring and your day at dawn. 一年之計在於春,一日之計在於晨 Never make two bites of a cherry. 一氣呵成
Seven Wonder 1. The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus (阿提密司神殿)
2. The Great Pyramid of Egypt (埃及吉扎金字塔)
3. The Lighthouse of Alexandria (費洛斯燈塔)
4. The Hanging Garden of Babylon (巴比倫空中花園)
5. The Colossus of Rhodes (羅得斯島巨像)
6. The Stature of Zeus at Olympia (宙斯神像)
7. The Mausoleum at Halicarmassus (毛索洛斯墓廟)
News
Thousands of somber mourners passed through
St. Peter Basilica at the Vatican in Rome on Monday
to show their devotion to Pope John Paul II.
The pope died Saturday after a long illness.
Outside the Basilica in St. Peter Square, people left flowers, handwritten notes, icons, drawings,
and candles in memory of the adored pope. Thousands of somber mourners passed through St. Peter Basilica at the Vatican in Rome on Monday to show their devotion to Pope John Paul II. The pope died Saturday after a long illness. Outside the
Basilica in St. Peter Square, people left flowers, handwritten notes, icons, drawings, and candles in memory of the adored pope.
Around the world, thousands of people have honored the pope at Masses and special
gatherings. Many more are remembering the pope privately. A funeral will be held at 10 a.m.
on Friday. After the funeral, the pope body will be buried in a crypt below the Basilica. Among
the world leaders expected to attend the pope funeral are President George W. Bush, First Lady Laura Bush, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, and Syrian President Bashar Assad.
Travel
Ouro Prêto
In Portuguese, the name of this town means "black
gold," and a peek at its rich history explains why.
In the 17th century, treasure seekers here dug up
black stones that were later determined to be gold.
They made it the center of the gold mining region
in Minas Gerais, a mountainous area that is
famous for its wealth of diamonds, rubies and
other valuable minerals.
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