Box office films in the US this year were all fantasy/science fiction movies. This escapism has very little to say about the real world, much less American society. By contrast, recent Chinese box office hits give viewers a fascinating window into how China is quickly becoming a more urbanized and affluent society.
All the box office-grossing movies in the United States this year are fantasy/science fiction movies. This escapist tendency rarely refers to the real world, let alone American society. By comparison, China's hit movies give viewers a fascinating window into how quickly China is becoming an urbanized and affluent society.
Critical moments like these are to the sports fan what the beautiful lines of a poem are to an avid reader. They're worth retelling again and again, if only in conversations with friends. Putting these moments into words , of course, takes talent and is a great challenge. But it is a challenge worth pursuing because a sport, in the end, is just a microcosm of life.
Crucial momentum like these, for sports fans That's exactly what beautiful poetry does to a hungry reader. If you're just talking with friends, this momentum is worth talking about again and again. Of course, translating this momentum into words takes talent and is a challenge. But because sports are ultimately a microcosm of life, it's a challenge worth pursuing.
The highlight of China's high-speed rail network will be the 1,318-km Beijing-Shanghai line. Currently under construction, the 220.9 billion Yuan ($33.1 billion) line is scheduled to open in 2012.Once complete; train travel time between the country's two most important cities will be cut in half to less than five hours
The highlight of China's high-speed rail network will be the 1,318-kilometer Beijing-Shanghai line. Currently under construction, the 220.9 billion yuan ($33.1 billion) Beijing-Shanghai railway line is expected to be operational in 2012; once completed, train travel between China's two most important cities will be halved to less than five hours.