It is an honour for me ( invite) _______ to speak here. Is it " to be invited " or " being invited" appropriate here for the blank? Thank you for telling me in advance.

I am sorry I am late. I never____ the taxi would take so long to get here. A.thought. B.planned C. waited for D. expected Which one is most appropriate choice? why ? why not the other ones?

"Not until yesterday did I know that the Whites live just a couple of doors up from me."What does it mean? In this sentence, " a couple of doors up from me", does it means that they live up floors from me? I am confused, help me please.Can anyone translate the sentence into Chinese ?

How Do We Spend the Spring Festival--The Lantern Festival ( continued) The Lantern Festival falls on lunar January 15 in Chia. indicates the end of the Spring Festival. On this day, we have various activities. All kinds of laterns are shown in the streets, and some with "Lanter Riddles" inside it for visitors to guess. If they get the right answer they may get a gift from the lantern owners. Lion dance, dragon dance, walking on stilts are also very interesting. We also eat a traditional food called " Yuanxiao", which is a small dumpling balls made of glutinous rice flour with many differents fillings such as rose petals, sesame, jujube paste,and sugar. So we also call this festival as " Yuanxiao Festival".

The Valentine's Day in the West and the East More and more Chinese young people are spending the Valentine's Day. Roses, chocolates, and wines which are decorated beatifully are shown on the counters these days. Romantic atmosphere is full of everywhere. In fact, we Chinese has our own "valentine's day" . It falls on lunar July seventh night. It is called " Qixi Festival'. At that night, the Cowherd ( Niulang ) and the Weaver Girl (Zhinv), who are the lovers, meet at the bridge built by magpies.

How do we spend the Spring Festival(continued) Before the day of 15th January (for lunar calendar) we are busy with visiting the relatives and friends. We share each other with the past year's life experiences. We exchange some ideas and plans for the future. During the Spring Festival, various traditonal recreational activities are going on such as lion dance, dragon dance,stilt-walking, etc.

How do we spend the Spring Festival The Spring Festival in China is as important as Christmas in the west. During the festival, nearly all family members will try to go home together no matter how far we are. on the eve of the lunar new year, we enjoy the dinner while watching CCTV Spring Festival Gala. Till mid-night, we fire the cracks and fireworks. The next morning, we get up early and eat the traditional food--dumplings. After it, we go out to visit our relatives and friends. ....

"建筑装饰作品展”用英语怎么说呢？ 多谢了。

为什么12生肖的"鸡" 要译成 "Rooster"?