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4 9 月, 2023

为什么坐月子是陋习?

古人把生日称为“母难日”,这不仅指母亲在怀孕、分娩时要忍受痛苦,而且面临着很大的生命危险。在古代,孕产妇死亡率高达1.5%。由于一个女人一生中通常要经历5~8次生产,这就意味着一个女人在一生中由于生产而死亡的可能性高达九分之一。

BBC地道英语 – Build someone or something up

短语 “build someone or something up” 的意思是 “对某人或事进行赞扬、宣传或吹捧”,从而积极地影响他人的看法。“Build someone up” 还可以突出表达 “赞扬某人,以提高其自信心”。

奥巴马在密歇根大学2010年毕业典礼上的演讲

奥巴马在密歇根大学2010年毕业典礼上的演讲。At the University of Michigan’s Spring Commencement, President Obama discussed the nature of politics in our democracy which he said has “never been for the thick-skinned or the faint-of-heart.” He talked about pundits and politicians who call each other all sorts of names and continue to debate about the role and size of government, but reminded the audience that “our experiment in democracy has worked better than any form of government on Earth.”

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