sandwich generation

As holidays go, Thanksgiving is in some ways the most philosophical. Today we try not to take for granted the things we almost always take for granted. We try, if only in that brief pause before the eating begins, to see through the well-worn patterns of our lives to what lies behind them. In other words, we try to understand how very rich we are, whether we feel very rich or not. Today is one of the few times most Americans consciously set desire aside, if only because desire is incompatible with the gratitude— not to mention the abundance—that Thanksgiving summons.It's tempting to think that one Thanksgiving is pretty much like another, except for differences in the guest list and the recipes. But it isn't true. This is always a feast about where we are now. Thanksgiving reflects the complexion of the year we're in. Some years it feels buoyant, almost jubilant in nature. Other years it seems marked by a conspicuous humility uncommon in the calendar of American emotions.And this year? We will probably remember this Thanksgiving as a banquet of mixed emotions. This is, after all, a profoundly American holiday. The undertow of business as usual seems especially strong this year. The shadow of a war and misgivings over the future loom in the minds of many of us. Most years we enjoy the privacy of Thanksgiving, but this year, somehow, the holiday feels like part of a public effort to remember and reclaim for ourselves what it means to be American.

priority development field

太空孩子 当美国国家宇航局STS一107号航天飞机呼啸着升人太空时，它将携带一项由一个中国小学生设计的实验。 一项被称作“超新星”的科教普及计划，鼓励世界各地的学生提出他们希望看到的、在航天飞机上进行的实验方案。 在中国的中小学生提出的1000多项建议中，北京一个小学五年级学生提出的构想被选中。他的“微重力对家蚕的影响”的实验将在互联网上转播。“超新星”计划的目的是增加学生在科学方面的兴趣，在中国肯定产生了这样的作用。

经济不景气

B汉译英/B

CPI

For this part, you are asked to write a composition on the topic " The Importance of Confidence". You should write at least 120 words and you should base your composition on the outline below:1．凡事均应有信心。2．没有信心的原因。3．建立信心是可能的。

departure gate

unmanned space module

financial crisis

population ageing

求同存异

Budget Deficit

秋天，无论在什么地方的秋天，总是好的；可是啊，北国的秋，却特别地来得清，来得静，来得悲凉。我的不远千里，要从杭州赶上青岛，更要从青岛赶上北平来的理由，也不过想饱尝一尝这“秋”，这故都的秋味。 江南，秋当然也是有的，但草木凋得慢，空气来得润，天的颜色显得淡，并且又时常多雨而少风；一个人夹在苏州上海杭州，或厦门香港广州的市民中间，浑浑沌沌地过去，只能感到一点点清凉，秋的味，秋的色，秋的意境与姿态，总看不饱，尝不透，赏玩不到十足。秋并不是名花，也并不是美酒，那一种半开、半醉的状态，在领略秋的过程上，是不合适的。 ……在北平即使不出门去罢，就是在皇城人海之中，租人家一椽破屋来住着，早晨起来，泡一碗浓茶，向院子一坐，你也能看得到很高很高的碧绿的天色，听得到青天下驯鸽的飞声。

市场经济地位

万众创新

B英译汉/B

anti-fake label

concept album