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Issue No. 895 CONTENTS General Comprehension Detailed Study Comparison between A and N.Y. Comparison between A and N.Y. Comparison between A and N.Y. Comparison between A and N.Y. Comparison between A and N.Y. Background Information * How to be elegant on a bicycle General Comprehension Detailed Study Background Information Assignment What is the writer’s impression on cyclist in Amsterdam? elegant; slow; polite; nice; fashionable; no sweat How does the writer illustrate his idea? By comparing cycling in Amsterdam and in New York What is the writer’s traditional impression on urban cycling? mostly joyous, but occasionally a grim struggle for a long pavement What do cyclists look like in Amsterdam? Men: well-dressed, but not remotely uncomfortable Women: high-heels, skirt. fashionable all of them: fashionable, no helmet No one wears ne, not the riders; not the kids sitting up front or on the luggage rack. Not negotiable helmet Amsterdam New York Slow Stop short of crosswalk Fast Roll through crosswalk speed Amsterdam New York not a good way to see the city. requires too much concentration on traffic and pavement conditions not a good way of sightseeing Mood while riding Amsterdam New York I can almost go sightseeing under this ride slow regime exotic Nice to them pity the pedestrian Pedestrians will suffer Attitude toward traffic rule breakers Amsterdam New York nice aggressive Conclusion of cycling style Amsterdam New York What happened when the writer deal with rule breaking in New York when he is in Amsterdam? title Got my reward, heard his mutter, called jerk title Capital of Holland Biggest city 2nd biggest port Van Gogh Museum 收藏有荷兰著名画家梵高(两百多件油画和600多件绘画作品。此外还有印象派大师莫奈，高更的作品 阿姆斯特丹显得古老而极有味道。所有三层和四层的小楼房被蓝色、绿色和红色精心地装饰着，可爱得就象假的一般。这些玩具一般的楼房的门，是那么的狭小，仅 能容得一个人走进。 *