I′ve been stying histry in China.ppt

Can you guess who she is? It’s me. * I went to Harbin on May 18th, 2009. Holy Sophia cathedral (圣·索菲亚大教堂) * “How long have you been traveling”? I’ve been traveling for only three days. It’s a short journey. * Leo I’ve been studying history in China. I’ve been studying history in China. * My name is Leo. I’m from Australia, And I’ve been teaching in China for two years. I teach in Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang Province. This really an interesting city with a very colorful history. There is some European influence in the city, and some of the old buildings in Harbin are in Russian style. capital n. 省会；首都 European adj. 欧洲的 Russian adj. 俄罗斯(人)的 influence n. 影响 be in…style 具有…的风格 * Since I came to China, I’ve been learning a lot about my family history. Although I’m Australian, my family is Jewish. So it was very interesting for me to learn that a lot of Jews came to live in Harbin many years ago. My parents were so surprised when I told them about this in China. In fact, the first Jews probably came to Kaifeng more than a thousand years ago, and were welcomed by the Song Emperor. Jewish adj. 犹太人的； Jew n. 犹太人 more than 比…多;多于…( =over) thousand n. 一千 emperor n. 皇帝 It is + 形容词+for sb to do sth 对于某人而言，做某事很… * When I lived in Australia, I studied history at school, but we usually studied Australian or western history. However, when I heard that I was going to work in China, I started studying Chinese history. I’ve been studying for over two years now. My friends in Australia said that Chinese history was very hard to understand, but I don’t really agree. I think if you study hard, you’ll be able to understand any culture. For a foreigner like me, the more I learn about Chinese history, the more I enjoy living in China. foreigner n. 外国人 for a foreigner like me 对于象我这样的外国人来说 the more…, the more… 越…越… * Although I live quite far from Beijing, I’m certain I will be here for the Olympic Games in 2008! quite adv. 相当；十分 certa