A traditional holiday originating in China, occurring near the summer solstice. It is also known as Zhongxiao Festival (忠孝節). The festival now occurs on the 5th day of the 5th month of the traditional Chinese calander, which is the source of the festival's alternative name, the Double Fifth Festival.
The story best known in modern China holds that the festival commemorates the death of the poet and minister Qu Yuan of the ancient state of Chu during the Warring States period of the Zhou Dynasty.
The focus of most celebrations involves eating zongzi (sticky rice treats wrapped in bamboo leaves), drinking regular wine ( 雄黃酒) , and racing dragon boats .
Luna is the Latin name for the Moon .
Lunatic is an informal term referring to a person who is considered mentally ill, dangerous, foolish mentallyill, dangerous, foolish or unpredictable, conditions once attributed to lunacy. The term may be considered insulting in serious contexts in modern times, but is now more likely to be used in friendly jest.
The official romanization system for Standard Chinese in mainland China, Singapore and Taiwan. It is often used to teach Standard Chinese, which is normally written using Chinese characters. The system includes four diacritic s denoting tones.
A national American daily middle -market newspaper published and owned by the Gannett Company . It is known for synthesizing news down to easy-to-read-and-comprehend stories.
Is generally regarded as one of the leading daily American newspapers.
- 螢幕形象不佳的芝加哥( 四通八達卻到不了人心）
1. The One Who Walk Away From Omelas
2. The Fugitive
A cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick, the foremost patron saint of Ireland .
Saint Patrick's Day was made an official Christian feast day in the early 17th century and is observed by the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion (especially the Church of Ireland ), the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Lutheran Church . The day commemorates Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianty in Ireland, and celebrates the heritage and culture of the Irish in general. Celebrations generally involve public parades and festivals , and the wearing of green attire or shamrocks.
- a pain in my ass 是"很機車"的意思
- Ursula K. Le Guin ( 三大奇幻小說作者之一 )
An American author of novels, children's books, and short stories, mainly in the genres of fantasy and science fiction.
The body of written works that employ the motifs, themes, and stylistic approaches expected in the fantasy genre.
An imagined community or society that possesses highly desirable or nearly perfect qualities. Utopian ideals often place emphasis on egalitarian principles of equality in economics, government and justice, though by no means exclusively, with the method and structure of proposed implementation varying based on ideology.
Venerated by Catholics as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman and noted Renaissance humanist. He was also a councillor to Henry VIII, and Lord High Chancellor of England from October 1529 to 16 May 1532.
請先 登入 以發表留言。