简介:Yes,butwhatdidweusetodobeforetherewastelevision?Howoftenwehearstatementslikethis!Televisionhasn'tbeenwithusallthatlong,butwearealreadybeginningtoforgetwhattheworldwaslikewithoutit.Beforeweadmittedtheone-eyedmonsterintoourhomes,weneverfounditdifficulttooccupyoursparetime.Weusedtoenjoycivilizedpleasures.Forinstance,weusedtohavehobbies,weusedtoentertainourfriendsandbeentertainedbythem,
简介:WhenSirWinstonChurchill,thegreatBritishprimeminister,reachedhiseightiethbirthdayinNovember,1954,hewaspresentedwithhisportraitbyawell-knownmodemartist,GrahamSutherland.ThepaintinghadbeenorderedandpaidforbythemembersofParliament,whowantedtohonortheGrandOldManofWorldWarⅡ.
简介:theUnitedStatesofAmerica(美利坚合众国)是“美国”的全称和正式国名。美国最早由十三个州于1781年根据“独立宣言”的精神和“十三州邦联法”正式组成“theUnitedStatesofAmerica”.美国现有五十个州,其回名的缩写形式为(the)U.S.A.或(the)USA.theUnitedStates是美利坚合众国的简称,具缩写形式为(the)U.S.或US.thestates是美国国外对美国的一种口语称法,美国国内一般不用。例如:HernovelwasquiteahitintheStates(她的小说曾在美国轰动一时)。