The Change in Women’s Roles All over the world, women’s roles in society have been undergoing tremendous change for decades. It happens in many aspects of people’s life, as it did in the case of the buzzword “Nv Han Zi” in China which refers to a woman who thinks and acts like a man and can take care of herself without a man. In contrary to the traditional female image of a cute, submissive, and clinging lady, today’s women are likely to be more independent and tougher. What contributes to this situation? In my personal view, there are three principal reasons: 1.Physically, the improved contraception renders that women could readily control when they would have children. 2.Mentally, people’s perception of women’s roles are changing greatly. In many cases, women are no longer under the discrimination of the whole society. 3.Historically, lots of feminist movements in the past few decades are responsible for the feminine liberation from housework, childcare and something like that.

Is this Chinglish? "I have ever been to the city where my father was born." Is this Chinglish? Why? How about"I have NEVER been to the city where my father was born."? Does it work?

Which one is correct? It will be my first time + to do sth.or doing sth. or I will have done sth.? I wonder which one is better?

How do you say"学霸（很爱学习的人）"and“学渣（不学习的人）”in English?

A cloz from the 2013 national college entrance exam. Would you guys like to try it?

I went to a group activity, “Sensitivity Sunday”, which was to make us more 36 the problems faced by disabled people. We were asked to “ 37 a disability” for several hours one Sunday. Some members, 38 , chose to use wheelchairs. Others wore sound-blocking earplugs or blindfolds.
Just sitting in the wheelchair was a 39 experience. I had never considered before how 40 it would be to use one. As soon as I sat down, my 41 made the chair begin to roll. Its wheels were not 42 . Then I wondered where to put my 43 . It took me quite a while to get the metal footrest into 44 . I took my first uneasy look at what was to be my only means of 45 for several hours. For disabled people, “adopting a wheelchair” is not a temporary 46 .
I tried to find a 47 position and thought it might be restful, 48 kind of nice, to be 49 around for a while. Looking around, I 50 I would have to handle the thing myself? My hands started to ache as I 51 the heavy metal wheels. I came to know that controlling the 52 of the wheelchair was not going to be a(n) 53 task.
My wheelchair experiment was soon 54 . It made a deep impression on me. A few hours of “disability” gave me only a taste of the 55 , both physical and mental, that disabled people must overcome.

 

36. A. curious about         B. interested in        C. aware of        D. careful with
37. A. cure                     B. prevent               C. adopt            D. analyze
38. A. instead                 B. strangely             C. as usual         D. like me
39. A. learning                B. working                C. satisfying       D. relaxing
40. A. convenient            B. awkward              C. boring            D. exciting
41. A. height                  B. force                   C. skill                D. weight
42. A. locked                  B. repaired               C. powered         D. grasped
43. A. hands                  B. feet                     C. keys              D. handles
44. A. place                   B. action                  C. play               D. effect
45. A. operation             B. communication       C. transportation  D. production
46. A. exploration           B. education              C. experiment      D. entertainment
47. A. flexible                 B. safe                     C. starting          D. comfortable
48. A. yet                     B. just                      C. still                D. even
49. A. shown                 B. pushed                  C. driven            D. guided
50. A. realized               B. suggested              C. agreed           D. admitted
51. A. lifted                  B. turned                   C. pressed          D. seized
52. A. path                   B. position                 C. direction        D. way
53. A. easy                  B. heavy                    C. major             D. extra
54. A. forgotten            B. repeated                C. conducted      D. finished
55. A. weaknesses        B. challenges               C. anxieties        D. illnesses

I wonder how to express "wo de shou ji kuai mei dian le" in English? 如何地道地用英语表达“我的手机快没电了”？ Is that right by saying"My phone is running out of juice"?

A Hero in My Heart Speaking of heroes, most people consider their parents as heroes in their hearts. Inevitably, they are. From my own part, my understanding of heroes is same as what others think. Heroes are some people who are brave enough and sacrifice themselves for others in need or those ordinary people who teach you and save you in every way a man can be saved. But, here, I’d like to say another person who is very well-known winning the favor of fans all over the world. He is Michael Jackson, one of the most popular singers around the world,and we call him King of Pop. He really is. Michael showed his talent on music when he was a kid. During his childhood,his life was full of endless practice and tours, even got punched by his father when he did something wrong. Because of the painful and unfortunate childhood,Michael cared for children very much. He tried his best to help each child with deadly diseases, especially the children in Africa.He wrote songs for them, donated plenty of things and money for them, as well as founded nearly 40 charity organizations in the name of himself in an effort to help bring global harmony. Besides, he is also an environmentalist. He urged everyone to protect and cure our wounded earth for the entire human race, to love her with all our hearts. As his song Earth Song sings: Did you ever stop to notice all the blood we’ve shed before, did you ever stop to notice this crying earth, this weeping shores? The reason why I regard Michael Jackson as the hero in my heart is not because of his spectacular performances and magical dance but his nobility which impressed everyone who loves him including me. Michael taught me how to love and told me the meaning of life is all about love and giving no matter who I am and where I’m from. In a way, he’s not only my hero, but also everyone’s hero. Now, he has been dead for over three years, but his spirits never die and always exist in my mind encouraging me to do something to make a better place for children and children’s children. Finally, please allow me to say:Rest in peace, my hero.

My Favorite Types of Reading What is one of the most significant things in our lifetime I think is reading. As a college student,I’ve been gradually realizing the importance of reading.Speaking of my favorite types of reading,I prefer literature,especially novels composed by well-known writers from all over the world. Literature feels like a huge mirror of the whole society so that we can see what the real world is through it.The brightness,the darkness,the kindness,the ugliness,the justice,the injustice of the world we live in can be seen. Novels,primary form of literature show us different people with different destinies on the earth.As long as we read them carefully,it’s not hard to find out the implications behind them.For example,THE KITE RUNNER written by an Afghan writer Khaled Hosseini tells a story between a childe and his servant which completely impresses us by real friendship and loyalty.When we finish it,not only can we see the firm relationships among people,but also get to know the history of Afghanistan.I think this is the power of literature,the real literature. You can either read or travel,bur either body or soul must be on the way.If we cannot travel somewhere,let’s start reading!