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honghaihien
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Date: 02/07/2009
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Mời các bạn tham gia vào CLB Tiếng Anh Lần 3 do DNS tổ chức
[B][CENTER][SIZE="3"]CHƯƠNG TR̀NH CLB ANH VĂN DNS LẦN III[/SIZE][/CENTER][/B]
[B]Chủ đề: SWEET FEBRUARY – Tháng 2 “ngọt ngào”[/B]
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M[B]ục đích:[/B]
- Kết nạp thành viên vào câu lạc bộ tiếng Anh DNS, giao lưu giữa các thành viên với nhau.
Thời gian: 4:30 pm – 8:00 pm – Chủ nhật, ngày 21.2.2009
Địa điểm: Sảnh trệt, NVHSV 643 Điện Biên Phủ Quận 3 TPHCM
Đối tượng tham dự: tất cả các bạn yêu thích tiếng Anh và mong muốn có một sân chơi để cùng nhau giao lưu, trao dồi và học hỏi về ngôn ngữ này.
Nội dung chương tŕnh: gồm 2 phần
- Ra mắt CLB, kết nạp thành viên.
- Rèn luyện tiếng Anh qua các tṛ chơi “Ô chữ trí tuệ”
“Giải đố”, “Dịch vụ boyfriend-girlfriend”...
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[B][CENTER][SIZE="6"][COLOR="Red"]Translation Contest[/COLOR][/SIZE][/CENTER][/B]
In honor of Valentine’s Day, English Speaking Club of DNS organizes a Translation Contest for those who want to try a hand in translating, widen your knowledge, and most importantly receive lucky valuable awards. The rules of the Translation Contest are as follows:
1. WHO CAN TAKE PART IN THE CONTEST?
Anyone who is interested.
2. AWARDS:
[COLOR="Red"][B]Lucky money worth 500,000 VND[/B][/COLOR] for the best translated text, and two honorary awards of dictionaries for two runners-up.
3. CONTEST FORMAT:
Contestants are asked to translate a text about Valentine’s Day from English into Vietnamese.
The translated text will be sent to [email]ms.toeic@yahoo.com[/email] (and Cc: [email]englishinfo@dns.edu.vn[/email] ) by Feb. 18, 2009.
4. SELECTION AND AWARDING:
The completed translation texts will be evaluated by a board of examiners, from which three best texts will be selected and awarded.
The announcement and granting of the awards will be held at:
DNS’s third English Speaking Club (ESC)
Topic: Sweet February
Time: Feb. 21, 2009 from 4p.m. to 8p.m.
Place: Students’ Culture House (Nhà Văn hóa Sinh viên)
643 Dien Bien Phu St., Ward 6, District 3, HCMC.
(Note: Please register for DNS ESC’s membership if you want to join the Club)
For further details:
Please contact:
Online IM to: ms.toeic
ms.knowall
Offline: DNS’ consultant: 08 6 2789205
5. Translation text:
“Ah, Love.
While it may not be what makes the world go ‘round, it is what makes the ride worthwhile. Maybe that's why billions of people throughout the centuries have seen fit to dedicate an entire day to grand gestures of romance. With Valentine's Day, the only holiday best celebrated in pairs.
For all its popularity, history doesn't give us any guarantees as to the origins of Valentine's Day. But we do know it contains vestiges of the early Christian Church in ancient Rome. The association between mid-February and romance goes back to a pagan festival known as Lupercalia, likely honoring either Lupa – the she-wolf of Rome who ****led Romulus and Remus – or Faunus, their God of fertility. The festivities began with an animal sacrifice, then the ritualistic slapping of young women with strips of the animal's skin and blood to bestow fertility for the coming year. In the fifth century, perhaps in an effort to Christianize the pagan festival, Pope Gelasius declared February 14th as Saint Valentine's Day.
As for the real Saint Valentine, there were reportedly several canonized by the Church. Legend has it that one St. Valentine, a defiant Roman priest, lived during the third century A.D. under Emperor Claudius II. Claudius was an ambitious ruler; his battles required vast armies of men to abandon their young families for long periods of time, resulting in a military that was half-hearted and homesick. So determined was Claudius to stop love from sapping the will of his armies that he banned marriages altogether. Father Valentine thought the ban unjust, and defied the Emperor, continuing to marry young lovers in secret. The Emperor eventually caught on to the priest's actions, arrested him, and sentenced him to death. It is believed that young couples he had secretly wed would visit his cell, passing him flowers and notes through the bars as symbols of their gratitude. The story continues that the condemned Father Valentine fell in love with his jailor's daughter. On February 14th, the day he was executed, it is said he passed the young girl a note. It was signed "From your Valentine". A tradition was born. Cupid – the winged matchmaker – started out as the Roman god of Love, inspired the image of cherubs for Christians, and is now the favorite of card-makers and mass marketers.
Our modern Valentine's Day, removed from its religious and pagan past, has evolved into one of the most celebrated holidays on the calendar. On average, Americans shower their loved ones with 180 million roses – red ones, naturally – and almost 36 million heart-shaped boxes of candy, not to mention all those cards, dinners and diamonds. All told, the holiday brings in almost 14 billion dollars annually, giving retailers plenty to love as well. But if you are worried that you can't afford to treat your loved one properly next Valentine’s Day, take heart – the poets were right! Love really is all you need."
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