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加尔讲英语

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Jul 1, 2026

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【外刊英语精读】中国露营潮 | camping trend 19.11.2025

Camping trend goes wild, with room to grow 露营风起,发展空间广阔 Nature experiences receive a boost with enterprises and sites offering various options 商家与场地提供多样化选择,自然体验进一步升级 Polychromatic tents of various sizes and shapes resembling a mosaic have added vibrancy to forests, lakesides and beaches across the country's vast landscape since early summer. 初夏以来,大小不一、形状...

【外刊英语精读】彭水苗族射弩 | Miao crossbow 12.11.2025

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【外刊英语精读】设计旅游补贴 | subsidizing tours 05.11.2025

Subsidizing tours can be designed to offer more returns 设计旅游补贴,促进更多收益 Statistics from the National Immigration Administration show that as many as 17.25 million foreign tourists entered China in the first seven months of this year, up 129.9 percent compared with the same period last year. Impressive as the number is, foreign tourists will soon find themselves overshadowed by domestic...

【外刊英语精读】外国人天马峰学道教 | global seekers into Taoist culture 29.10.2025

Global seekers dive into Taoist culture at Tianma peak in Hubei 全球寻道者在湖北天马峰体验道教文化 As sunlight is piercing through the mist and illuminating the forest at the Tianma peak in Shiyan, Central China's Hubei province, Alan from Ireland and six others faced the rising sun, adjusting their breathing and stretching their bodies. This marked the beginning of their 15-day immersion in tradi...

【外刊英语精读】广西喀斯特山脉 | karst mountains in Guangxi 22.10.2025

The peak of natural beauty is the height of ambition 自然美景的巅峰上是凌云壮志 For as long as I can remember, I have had a fascination with climbing mountains. Coming from Wales, home to (in my perhaps biased opinion) some of the most beautiful mountains and natural scenes in the world, I have been lucky enough to be able to feed this love of scaling lofty peaks as much as my heart desired. Thoug...

【外刊英语精读】娱乐通胀 | funflation 15.10.2025

The ‘funflation’ effect: Why Americans are spending so much on travel and entertainment this summer “娱乐通胀”效应:为什么美国人今年夏天在旅行和娱乐上花费如此之多? Even while carrying $1.13 trillion in credit card debt, many Americans are still willing to splurge on travel and entertainment. But this summer it will cost even more thanks to “funflation,” a term economists use to explain the increa...

【外刊英语精读】贵州侗布蓝靛染 (下)| the Dong cloth 08.10.2025

Seeds of revival 古艺新生 Taiwan -born designer Jenny Chou, who has a studio in Beijing, visited Dali Dong village for the first time in the autumn of 2015 on a business trip. She happened to see villagers harvesting indigo and soaking it in vats to make dye. Chou was fascinated by their perseverance, and that weaving was part of the Dong way of maintaining their traditional styles in an industria...

【外刊英语精读】贵州侗布蓝靛染 (上)| the Dong cloth 01.10.2025

A tradition worth dyeing for 古艺新生:贵州侗寨蓝靛染 Ethnic costumes in China combine rich colors and patterns with style, and their distinctive beauty and grace dazzle people entering a village inhabited by the Dong ethnic group. If they do, they may be fortunate enough to see women making monochromatic dark blue fabric with a metallic sheen that they themselves wear. It is known as liangbu (brig...

【外刊英语精读】雕版印刷 | woodblock printing 24.09.2025

Carving a story of skill Chen Yishi's presbyopic glasses magnify the Buddha emerging from beneath his chisel as he taps the tool to whittle the image into the ebony woodblock he's holding. The septuagenarian retiree from Hangji town in the outskirts of Yangzhou, East China's Jiangsu province, still takes orders and is creating the Buddha block for a cultural company in Southwest China's Sichuan pr...

【外刊英语精读】太极拳 | Tai Chi 17.09.2025

Fighting to promote a martial art Although more than two years have passed, Chen Bing is still excited when he talks about the moment China's taijiquan was added to UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on Dec 17, 2020. The then 49-year-old was the first to appear demonstrating the classic moves of the traditional martial art, also known as tai chi, in the in...

【外刊英语精读】巴黎奥运义乌订单 | Olympic orders to Yiwu 10.09.2025

Yiwu makes windfall gains from Olympic orders 巴黎奥运给义乌带来商机 With the Paris 2024 Olympics around the corner, orders for sports merchandise have inundated Yiwu, the world's largest wholesale market for small commodities located in East China's Zhejiang province. 2024年巴黎奥运会临近,体育用品订单涌入位于中国东部的浙江义乌,全球最大的小商品批发市场。 Over the years, businesses in Yiwu have e...

【外刊英语精读】喀什旅游繁荣 | Kashgar tourism boom 03.09.2025

Kashgar cashing in on tourism boom 喀什旅游业蓬勃发展,收益颇丰 Hordes of visitors experiencing Uygur culture in well-preserved ancient city 喀什古城保存完好,大批游客在此体验维吾尔文化 Residents of Kashgar, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, said a recent boom in tourism in the ancient city has cast a spotlight on its Uygur population and local culture, which has been well preserved there. In the...

【外刊英语精读】遗愿清单 | bucket list 27.08.2025

A 'bucket list' has physical and mental advantages “遗愿清单”对身心都有好处 A "bucket list" is a personal list of goals and activities someone wants to accomplish before the end of their life. Fortunately, I've been able to check off quite a lot of mine, an achievement that many people I know never get the opportunity to do. “遗愿清单”是一份个人清单,列出了某人在有生之年想要完成的目标和活动。很幸...

【外刊英语精读】60岁健身重启人生 | bodybuilding after 60 20.08.2025

A new start after 60: I always battled with my body image – until I became a bodybuilder at 64 60岁后重新开始:我一直有身材焦虑,直到64岁成为了一名健美运动员 In 2021, at 64 years old, Marlene Flowers entered her first bodybuilding competition. Oiled, tanned and wearing a bikini, she found herself under bright lights on stage, twisting and contorting to show off her taut muscles alongside people ha...

【外刊英语精读】中国扫地机器人出海 | Chinese robotic vacuums 13.08.2025

Chinese robotic vacuums sweep up overseas mkt 中国扫地机器人席卷海外市场 Chinese robotic vacuum cleaner manufacturers are accelerating steps to expand their footprint in overseas markets, with a key focus on upgrading products and improving technological innovation capacities amid a broader push to bolster global sales and enhance international influence and brand recognition, industry experts sai...

【外刊英语精读】大学生家长群 | WeChat groups for college students 06.08.2025

College students bristle at overbearing parents' WeChat groups 家长微信群太过“窒息”惹恼大学生 Nineteen -year-old Yang Yucheng thought she had escaped the days when she would have to bring home her test papers for her parents to sign, after heading off to college. But when her parents revealed to her that they had already seen her results, when she returned home for a visit, she was shocked. 19岁的...

【外刊英语精读】端午节与粽子典故 | Duanwu Festival and Zongzi Tale 30.07.2025

The Zongzi tale: A taste of tradition 在粽香中品味传统 The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the Duanwu Festival, is a significant traditional Chinese celebration that falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. It is also the first Chinese festival to be included in the UNESCO world intangible cultural heritage list. One of the festival's enduring customs is eating zongzi — sweet or savory...

【外刊英语精读】中国入境游 | China's inbound tourism 23.07.2025

Foreign visitors praise their travel experiences 外国游客为在中国的旅行体验点赞 Expert calls for improving services as inbound tourism sees robust growth 入境旅游强劲增长,专家提议改善服务 China is building a more positive tourism image globally, with more foreign visitors sharing their good travel experiences online and not unfairly stereotyping the country. Two Mad Explorers from Ireland, a vide...

【外刊英语精读】在遛狗公园倾吐心事 | reveal true selves at the dog park 16.07.2025

When you stand side by side at the dog park, you can reveal your true selves – but not your names 当狗狗主人们在公园畅谈时,大家会交付真心,但不会告知姓名 Pet owners know what it’s like to form long-lasting connections with complete strangers, but remember: what’s said at the dog park stays at the dog park 宠物主人可以体会与完全陌生的人建立持久的联系是什么感觉,但请记住:不要把在遛狗公园里说的话带...

【外刊英语精读 】中国脆皮年轻人 | Chinese 'crispy skin' youths 09.07.2025

Alarm sounded for 'crispy skin' youths 健康警钟为“脆皮”年轻人敲响 Self -deprecating generation braces for 'premature' health challenges as pressure of modern life takes toll 现代生活压力加剧,年轻人自嘲迎接“未老先衰”的健康挑战 Common conditions associated with aging, from arthritis and high blood pressure to fatigue and osteopetrosis, are becoming more prevalent in people of younger ages in China...

【外刊英语精读】中国的大城市病 | big city diseases 02.07.2025

Big city diseases should be cured one at a time 大城市病应该逐一治愈 China has nearly 20 cities with a population of more than 10 million, with Chongqing, Shanghai and Beijing being the top three — each has more than 20 million residents. However, China's urbanization rate is only about 67 percent, which means nearly 500 million people still live and work in rural areas. 中国有近20个人口超过1000万...

【外刊英语精读】中国企业出海 | Chinese brands go overseas 25.06.2025

Domestic brands make steady march overseas 国产品牌稳步进军海外 Florasis, Heytea among leading names gaining offshore foothold 花西子、喜茶等驰名品牌在海外立足 Domestic brands with unique features and high-quality attributes have been accelerating their pace of going global, and the trend has shifted from low-priced competition to branding development, and increasing applications of digital techno...

【外刊英语精读】淄博烧烤热度依旧 | Zibo BBQ 18.06.2025

Zibo retains its unique flavor among tourists 淄博在游客心中仍保有特色 Famed city of BBQ trying to go beyond culinary delights to attract more visitors in long run 著名的“烧烤之都”正开发美食以外的资源,从长远上吸引更多游客 As the aroma from grilled lamb skewers amid sizzling charcoal fires fills the air, the local people of Zibo and tourists alike are indulging in the culinary delights of the city...

【外刊英语精读】一位挪威人眼中的中国老年人 | China's vibrant elderly 11.06.2025

Exploring the vibrant life of China's elderly 探索中国老年人的活力生活 Before I came to China last autumn, I had spent several years studying Chinese language and culture, and I felt like I had a good overview of what might surprise me after moving here. However, certain things always managed to evade the scope of textbooks and television shows. For example, I was shocked by the vibrant life of th...

【外刊英语精读】音乐真的在倒退吗 | song lyrics getting simpler 04.06.2025

Song lyrics getting simpler, more repetitive, angry and self-obsessed – study 研究发现,歌词变得更加简单、重复、愤怒以及自恋 Researchers analysed the words in more than 12,000 English-language songs across several genres from 1980 to 2020 研究人员分析了1980年至2020年间超过12,000首不同流派英语歌曲的歌词 You’re not just getting older. Song lyrics really are becoming simpler and more repetitive, acco...

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