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CONTENT Books Recommended---moves Forrest Gump 阿甘正传 Sleepless in Seattle 西雅图不眠夜 My Fair Lady 窈窕淑女 Sua Sha华沙 Born on the 4th of July 生于7月4日 A Walk to Remember初恋的回忆 The Notebook金色笔记 Sister Act修女也疯狂 Phantom of the Opera歌剧魅影 Saving Face The Joy Luck Cub 喜福会 What a Girl Wants水情作女孩 It’s a Wonderful Life生命真理 Crash撞车 Animal Are Beautiful People When Harry Met Sally Brave Heart勇敢的心 novels Pride and Prejudice(1983) by Jane Austin ( British) Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy ( British) Jane Eyre Good Earth( 1913) by Pearl S. Buck (America, Pulizer Prize for the Novel; Nobel Prize in literature) The Thom Birds The Great Gatsby The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan Non-fiction The Most Beautiful Proses in the world (双语) Chicken Soup for the Soul Series Born to Win Three Days to See The Story of My Life by Helen Keller Candid Voices--- Essays by American College Students(校园之音―――当代美国大学生文选) Parties What is Shadow Cabinet? What is “front benches” or “government benches” in the House of Commons? Do civil servant hold a political office? “Front benches”: The team chosen by the Prime Minister will sit on the “front benches” or “government benches” (执政党成员）in the House of Commons. The other MPs are known as “backbenchers”（普通成员） The next largest party in the Commons forms a “ shadow” cabinet whose members are responsible for criticizing government ministers and formulating opposition policies. Do civil servant hold a political office? Civil servants are servants of the Crown, they do not hold a political or judicial office, and they are paid with public money which is voted through Parliament. Civil servants are officials who serve the elected political government of the day. They themselves are not elected. They are career officials who remain in office despite changes in government. How many big parties in the UK? What’s the difference? Overall Introduction The Parliament operates on a two-party system. Political parties originated in the late 17th century. the Whig Party—Liberal