REDMOND, Washington - Madonna's Grammy-winning song "Ray of Light" is the theme for Microsoft's advertising campaign for Windows XP, which the company toned down after the September 11 terrorist ……

the stage to collect diplomas, and, of course, listening to commencement speeches. This year, however, many of the speeches have lacked the usual gung-ho optimism.Most commencement speakers address ……

are every bit as lively as they were back at the high point. They've just been toned down a bit. Exaggerated optimism is out; irony, pragmatism, and dark humour have taken over.Matt Harris, the chief ……

in a matching colour or flesh-toned — under it. A visible bra is a no-no.· Focus on just one item of lace. Don't try to match a lace top to a lace skirt or lace shoes .· Dress down a lace top or skirt ……

a dream job. When you're young and can survive on optimism, there's no reason to settle down...的hierarchy 等级制度hop 跳槽assignment 任务optimism 乐观主义overloaded 超负荷的programmer 程序师stifle 使窒息trivial 琐碎 ……

the Queen ever writes herself. Typically, the speeches are high-toned appeals to family and faith ……

values,” Shen said. “As China has also toned down its attachment to ideology in terms of external ……

Students talk about the speakers they admire and how they make their own speeches.Ying Wenjie, 19,sophomore majoring in political science, Sun Yat-sen UniversityTone always counts in speeches. When ……

with joy.“On a piece of paper, write down the five most important things in your life,” Mrs Li said.Without hesitation (犹豫), I wrote down five words: family, friends, optimism (乐观), dreams and hope.Mrs Li ……

, such as red and green or yellow and purple, should be avoided.  For a toned-down version ……

-funded schools.Critics say intelligent design is just a toned-down version of biblical creationism...的creationism: 神创论emergence: 出现implications: 含意，暗示intelligent design: 智慧设计理论mechanism: 机理，机制toned-down: 语气 ……

was a senior at university and he was a post-grad student at another school in the same city.We met on campus... it off right away. I told him that I'd been recommended for grad school at another university ……

. In order to wake people up to the problems at the time, many students gave speeches in the streets... speeches in the streets. They tried their best to fight for a better world. Also, they spread ideas ……

down in Beijing.Step 1:Get the Certificate for Returned Overseas Students from the Chinese embassy....Step 4:The employer provides proof that the grad has a job.Step 5:Apply for Beijing hukou at Beijing ……

a game coming off of the basketball court; we were down, I don't know, five to ten points. And I go... that it's given the millions of people that I've touched the optimism and the desire to achieve their goals ……