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1. leave no stone unturned (to do sth)

means: try every possible means; to try one’s best, to make every effort.千方百计;想方设法。
据说:

传说波斯与希腊曾大战于普拉特亚(Plataea)城。波斯将军玛多尼斯(Mardonius)战败溃逃。消息传出说玛多尼斯曾经在扎营的地方埋下大批奇珍异宝。有个名叫波力克雷兹(Polycrates)的人,闻讯后便去寻宝。但找了好久,仍然一无所获。他跑到特尔菲(Delphi)城的神殿去问神,后按照神谕,把每块石头都翻遍,终于找到了珍宝。这个短语还可以写作:leave not any stone unturned或者 No stone was left unturned。

请看例句:

They left no stone unturned in their search for the child’s mother.他们千方百计寻找孩子的母亲。

We’ll leave no stone unturned to accomplish the great task.为了完成这一件伟大的任务,我们将会千方百计。
I am doing extensive research and I don’t want to leave any stone unturned.我正在进行扩展研究,为此我将想尽一切办法。

To find the book I wanted Cindy left no stone unturned in the bookstore.为了找到我想要的那本书,Cindy把书店翻了个遍。

2. every second counts

means: every second is important.每一秒都很重要,争分多秒,一寸光阴一寸金啊。

关于这个count,记得电影《泰坦尼克号》的结尾处Jack和Rose在冰冷的海水中,身体僵硬的Jack对坚持不下去的Rose说:Make everyday count.(惜时如金。)

请看例句:

The time of life is short. So, now every second counts.生命是短暂的,从现在开始我们必须争分多秒。

The examination is just round the corner. From now on, every second counts!考试即将来临,从现在起惜时如金。

问题：有若干个小球，其中有一个小球的重量异常，不知是轻是重，要求用没有砝码的天平称出重量异常的小球。考虑各种不利情况，如果称量m次，最多可以辨别多少个小球。

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1、中国意念词（Chinesenesses）

八卦 trigram

阴、阳 yin, yang

道 Dao（cf. logo）

江湖（世界） the jianghu World （the traits’ world）

e.g. You can’t control everything in a traits’ world. (人在江湖，身不由己)

道 Daoism（Taoism）

上火 excessive internal heat

儒学 Confucianism

红学（《红楼梦》研究） redology

世外桃源 Shangri-la or Arcadia

开放 kaifang （Chinese openness to the outside world）

大锅饭 getting an equal share regardless of the work done

伤痕文学 scar literature or the literature of the wounded

不搞一刀切 no imposing uniformity on …

合乎国情，顺乎民意 to conform with the national conditions and the will of the people

乱摊派，乱收费 imposition of arbitrary quotas and service charge

铁交椅 iron (lifetime) post’s; guaranteed leading post

脱贫 to shake off poverty; anti-poverty

治则兴，乱则衰 Order leads to prosperity and chaos to decline

 

    2 、中华民族的喜庆节日（Chinese Festivial）

国庆节 National Day

中秋节 Mia-Autumn Festival

春节 Spring Festival

元宵节 Lantern Festival

儿童节 Children’s Day

端午节 Dragon Boat Festival

妇女节 Women’s Day

泼水节 Water-Splashing Day

教师节 Teachers’ Day

五四青年节 Youth Day

 

    3、中国独特的传统饮食（Unique Traditional Chinese Foods）

馄饨 wonton

锅贴 guotie (fried jiaozi)

花卷 steamed twisted rolls

套餐 set meal

盒饭 box lunch; Chinese take-away

米豆腐 rice tofu

魔芋豆腐 konjak tofu

米粉 rice noodles

冰糖葫芦 a stick of sugar-coated haws (or apples,etc.)

火锅 chafing dish

八宝饭 eight-treasure rice pudding

粉丝 glass noodles

豆腐脑 jellied bean curd

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The 7.9 magnitude tremor, which was focused in China’s Sichuan Province, is estimated to have killed at least 19,500 people — and that toll is expected to rise dramatically as rescue teams reach the most affected areas. In cities near the earthquake’s epicenter, over 26,000 people are buried under the rubble of collapsed buildings. One county is reporting that more than 80 percent of buildings have been destroyed.

The Chinese government estimates that as many as 3.5 million homes have been destroyed.

The earthquake was so powerful that skyscrapers swayed hundreds of miles away in Shanghai, and the shocks were felt as far away as Thailand and Vietnam.

We need your help to provide help to thousands of survivors who have lost their homes and loved ones.

The official death toll has so far exceeded 12,000, making the earthquake China’s deadliest natural disaster in three decades. Officials said they thought the death toll could climb dramatically higher as workers broke through to the affected areas and the full scope of the disaster became clearer.

Why not we do something more work than only going through the news of these??? The following information should help you.

Remittance through bank account of Redcross environment
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RMB Account:
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Beijing, China
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