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[中外文化] 海外文化:剖析伊朗和美国婚俗差异
Though marriage is practiced in almost all countries of the world, the customs are quite different from one culture to another. It is interesting for me to compare the customs of marriage in the Unit2011-12-08 编辑:Jasmine
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[中外文化] 为什么英国人圣诞节要戴纸帽子?
Why do the British wear paper hats at Christmas lunch? [qh]为什么英国人圣诞节要戴纸帽子?[qh]All over Britain on Christmas Day, families can be found sitting around their dining tables enjoying a tra2011-12-08 编辑:Jasmine
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[中外文化] 文化矫正:你对美国的7个误会
Fourth Of July Lies关于美国的14个谣言America is the land of the free, home of the brave... the white picket fences, the 2.5 kids in every "modern family." Or so we've been led to believe.美国,自2011-12-22 编辑:Jasmine
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[中外文化] 文化矫正:你对美国的又7个误会
Myth 8: Christopher Columbus Discovered America[qh]谣言8:美洲大陆是哥伦布发现的[qh]The "Columbus discovered America" myth doesn't seem to be dying off. For starters, Native Americans occupied th2011-12-23 编辑:Jasmine
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[中外文化] 海外文化:圣诞老人的传说
Chrismas Father was the descendant of a deity called Odin. It's also said that Chrismas Father comes from San Nichola, so he is also called St.Nicholas. He was the bishop of Asia Minor city of Ra2012-01-06 编辑:jasmine
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[中外文化] 宗教自由:基督徒与狮子
The world's most widely followed faith is gathering persecutors, even non-Christians should worry about that.[qh]世界上最流行的宗教信仰正在各处受到压制,即使非基督徒也应对此关切。[qh]CHRISTIANITY2012-01-10 编辑:jasmine
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[中外文化] 辞旧迎新:美国各地奇怪的跨年方式
Worldwide weird: Odd ways to ring in the New Year[qh]美国各地奇怪的跨年方式[qh]Drawing more than one million visitors in person and one billion viewers on TV, New York City's Times Square ball dr2011-12-31 编辑:jasmine
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[中外文化] 哥本哈根:美不胜收的童话之都
Are you too old for fairy tales? If you think so, Copenhagen is sure to change your mind.[qh]你是否已经老得不想听童话了?如果你是这么认为的话,哥本哈根一定能够改变你的想法。[qh]See the city first fro2012-01-12 编辑:jasmine
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[中外文化] 中国文化博览:中华民俗之从初一到十五都该干什么
Chinese New Year Dates农历新年,年年不同Chinese New Year falls on a different date every year. Chinese calendar is a combination of solar and lunar calendar. Chinese New Year falls on second new moon2012-01-20 编辑:jasmine
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[中外文化] 海外文化:圣诞节袜子的传说
It is said that there was a goodness man who went broke his domain. He lived a hard life and he had three daughters. The three daughters were being married but he didn't have money to buy dower f2012-01-09 编辑:jasmine
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[中外文化] 盘点:美利坚十大爆笑"怪"现象
1. Only in America...can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance.[qh]只有在美国……叫pizza比叫救护车快。[qh]2. Only in America...are there handicap parking places in front of a skating rin2012-01-13 编辑:jasmine
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[中外文化] 中国文化博览:中华民俗之元宵节的起源与佛教有关?
The story about the origin of the festival goes like this. Buddhism first entered China during the reign of Emperor Mingdi of the Eastern Han Dynasty. That was in the first century. However, it did n2012-02-06 编辑:jasmine
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[中外文化] 海外文化:什么是"打开和服"
Open the Kimono means revealing the inner workings of a project or company to a prospective new partner.[qh]打开和服指的是向未来的新合伙人披露某一项目或本公司的内部运作情况。[qh]It is said that the t2012-02-02 编辑:Jasmine
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[中外文化] 老挝:回归简单的闲适生活 (上)
导读:老挝人,无论其年龄大小,都是我见到过的最可爱的人。即使老挝是世界上最穷的国家之一,大多数老挝人不太关心钻营敛财之道,也不关心现代化的种种发展。I had envisaged a quiet time of reading and sleepin2012-02-14 编辑:jasmine
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[中外文化] 老挝:回归简单的闲适生活 (下)
Here and there is the occasional temple, most memorably the tiny Wat Paa Huak, which has orange walls covered with stunning murals depictingexotica such as white tigers. Looking down on the other tem2012-02-15 编辑:jasmine
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[中外文化] 海外文化:国外旅行,如何支付小费?
Hotel workers depend on tips to augment their usually small salaries. Rather than being annoyed at having to tip the doorman who greets you, consider it part of the cost of travel and be prepared wit2012-02-16 编辑:jasmine
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[中外文化] 文化"大不敬":小心英文雷区
Everyone wants a piece of Jeremy Lin. From Linsanity to Lin-credible then Va-Lin-tine, news headlines have been trying to find wordplays to match the new sensation on the NBA court with his meteoric2012-03-12 编辑:jasmine
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[中外文化] 海外文化:圣帕特里克节十大趣闻
St Patrick's Day is being celebrated by Irish communities around the world. Here we list 10 fascinating facts about the celebration of Ireland's patron saint:[qh]圣帕特里克节(St. Patrick'2012-03-19 编辑:jasmine
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[中外文化] 中国文化博览:哈尼族民俗之牛体彩绘
Patterns and bright colours, it is hardly surprising if these curious-looking painted bulls attract close attention. But the reason behind their colourful hides is actually meant to ward off intruder2012-03-28 编辑:jasmine
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[中外文化] 印度奇趣录 India's Odd Traditions
传统文化是一个国家或民族赖以生存和发展的精神土壤。虽说印度文化中包含的种姓制度、狂热的偶像崇拜和宗教迷信等,与现代文明存在巨大差异和冲突,但却保留着人类最原始、最虔诚的生活态度。India is a country ri2012-03-30 编辑:jasmine