, the British national tourism agency VisitBritain launched a campaign (活动) called Great Names for Great Britain. The agency asked Chinese people to nominate (提议) Chinese names for 101 tourist attractions ……

English names do have meanings, this is rarely of great importance for parents in making their choice..., or that Gwyneth has links to Wales.There are a great many names to choose from, and at any one time some ……

their independence from Great Britain. This event marked the birth of the United States of America... the names of NBA teams, like the Cleveland Cavaliers (克利夫兰骑士队) and the Los Angeles Lakers (洛杉 ……

members in the Asia Pacific area to hand in a list of 10 names. Members include China, Japan, South Korea and the United States. Since then, typhoons have been named in a given order. When all the names ……

The “British Isles” is a geographical term which includes Great Britain, the whole of Ireland and all the offshore islands, most notably the Isle of Man, which has its own parliament and laws ……

' names into Chinese. From their satisfied looks, I had a great feeling of success.By Wang Lu, No 1... School in Britain.When my guests appeared at my door, I was too nervous to speak. To break ……

to Britain but also to the world. Even Germany did not want to bomb (轰炸) them during World War II.There is an interesting fact about how they got their names. There are rivers that run through both ……

YOU may hear different country names every now and then. But just as “family” can be thought of as the short form of “Father and mother, I love you”, some country names can also mean something ……

is), or acting big (show off), or even worse names, if you have great books on your shelves. In Chinese... likely to be called 'pretentious', 'a show off' and many other, altogether less favourable, names ……

DID you ever wonder how typhoons (台风) get their names? It all started in Australia in the early... typhoons after them. This way, he could say that they were causing great damage (损害) to the country.Later ……

DID you ever wonder how typhoons (台风) get their names? It all started in Australia in the early... typhoons after them. This way, he could say that they were causing great damage to the country ……

简称(short one-word name)。比如英国的地名是Great Britain，官方名称是The United Kingdom of Great Britain，简称为UK。 ……

-regarded names in the world of teaching English as a foreign language.In 1977, he had an entry... to Britain where he was educated at Godalming School, Surrey, and Queen Mary College, London ……

to remember? Is there a special meaning behind it?In China, people''s first names usually have one or two... unusual names. They have included characters many have never seen or heard of before. For example: 皛 ……

THE names of William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, and Jane Austen are probably not new to you... their inspiration from. Follow their footsteps for a look at Britain's special culture, both past and present ……