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Thanksgiving Day | 点击:15 | |
| Almost every culture in the world has held celebrations of thanks for a plentiful harvest. The American Thanksgiving holiday began as a feast of thanksgiving in the early days of the American colonies almost four hundred years ago. In 1620, a boat f(2007-08-03) | |||
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古希腊罗马神话: Jupiter`s Love Europa | 点击:27 | |
| Europa was the daughter of Agenor, king of Phoenicia, son of the god Neptune. A sweet dream was once sent to Europa by Cypris. In the dream Europa beheld two continents at strife for her sake, Asia and the further shore, both in the shape of women. O(2007-08-03) | |||
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The Christmas Tree | 点击:12 | |
| The Christmas Tree Although it is generally agreed that the Christmas tree in its current form came from Germany in the early 19th century, the tradition of decorating a tree to mark winter celebrations dates back hundreds of years to Roman times, w(2007-08-03) | |||
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Literary Giant: Walt Whitman | 点击:11 | |
| Life and Background Walt Whitman is both a major poet and an outstanding personality in the history of American literature. He rose from obscurity to monumental fame, coming to be recognized as a national figure. His achievement is great, although i(2007-08-03) | |||
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Literary Giant: Robert Frost | 点击:11 | |
| R obert L ee F rost 1874-1963 "Do not follow where the path may lead... Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." -Robert Frost - Born March 26, 1874 in San Francisco, California - Father was from New England and mother was a Scottish te(2007-08-03) | |||
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Literary Giant: Theodore Dreiser | 点击:12 | |
| A. General Introduction born Aug. 27, 1871, Terre Haute, Ind., U.S. died Dec. 28, 1945, Hollywood, Calif. novelist who was the outstanding American practitioner of naturalism. He was the leading figure in a national literary movement that replaced t(2007-08-03) | |||
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Literary Giant: Washington Irving | 点击:13 | |
| (1783 to 1859) Introduction In spite of Irving's seventeen years in Europe, his search for native themes led him to contribute importantly to portraiture of the American Indian. Although his firsthand observation of Indians was limited, he was liber(2007-08-03) | |||
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感恩节(Thanksgiving Day)中文版 | 点击:13 | |
| 11月的最后一个星期四是感恩节。感恩节是美国人民独创的一个古老节日，也是美国人合家欢聚的节日，因此美国人提起感恩节总是倍感亲切。 感恩节的由来要一直追溯到美国历史的发端。1620年，著名的“五月花”号船满载不堪忍受英国国内宗教迫害的清教徒102人到达美洲。162(2007-08-03) | |||
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Literary Giant: Edgar Allen Poe | 点击:13 | |
| (1809-1849) Harold Bloom on Allen Poe Ralph Waldo Emerson called him the jingle man, Mark Twain said that his prose was unreadable, and Henry James felt that a taste for his work was the mark of a second-rate sensibility. According to T. S. Eliot, "(2007-08-03) | |||
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Origin of Christmas | 点击:11 | |
| There are special Christmas services in Christian churches all over the world. But many of the festivities of Christmas do not have anything to do with religion. Exchanging gifts and sending Christmas cards are the modern ways of celebrating the Chr(2007-08-03) | |||
