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感恩季節 A Season of Thanksgiving (中英文)
秋天是收穫和感恩的季節。你有否為自己擁有的衣食感恩呢?或許你說:這是本人辛苦勞作而獲得的。那麽,你有這種獲得衣食的智慧體力是誰賜給你的呢?你賴以生存的陽光空氣和取得收穫的‘土地’,又是從哪裏來的呢? 今天想談談對追求美食的態度。追求美食讓生活更愉悅豐富,簡單的食物也可以是祝福自己和周圍的人的,這是一種生活態度。有時候,熱愛與罪惡只是一線之差,比如對待食物的態度。我認爲追求美食時極盡奢華、當中帶有浪費和殘忍的時候,對美食的追求便成了一種罪惡。 對於華人,美食是高質生活的必需,民以食為天。美食是生活中不可缺少的話題,一天當中最美的時刻可能就是在餐桌相聚的時候了。 但是時代已經改變,烹調技巧和製作方法都隨之改變。現代科學讓我們知道了許多有關食物營養和害處的知識, 如今更多的人更趨向追求簡單營養的食物,同時符合環保保護地球的概念。 以下的幾點是我個人對美食的看法和原則,這樣行,不會減少樂趣同時也環保。 選取季節性的新鮮食材,盡量不要用太多‘處理製作’過的食品。我記得小時候,祖母每天

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Dessert or Pudding?
Does using the term pudding or dessert have connotations of class? It isn't very clear to some tourists visiting the UK. The term pudding is typically used in Britain to refer to the sweet course following a main, while in the US and many other countries, it is a dessert. Nowadays, many Britons refer to it as a dessert only, because time has changed and people are more casual with terms. To make it simple, the most obvious difference between a pudding and a dessert is that a

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The U vs Non-U Words, the Queen's English
Do you speak elegant English? No matter if you are upper class or not, it is whether people use the language of speaking and writing correctly and elegantly. The Queen's English is elegant. Some might say that Her Majesty was a person of a certain age and a certain level of class, but in fact, nowadays, this is less important than it used to be. She was more of a linguistic snob. For example, she did not say 'Posh' because it is not an elegant word. (Posh is an acronym: P.O.S

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Elegance is an attitude
Elegance is an attitude! I first saw this line in a Longines commercial featuring Audrey Hepburn. Nowadays, you see more stars and celebrities posting as Longines' models. When you admire the handsome men and women in the ads and the beautifully designed watches, have you ever noticed this slogan? If this is really an issue, then many people need to think about their attitude. Elegance and modest demeanour are a person’s brand. The English noun elegance and the adjective eleg

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Oct 8, 20232 min read
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