Explain the words in bold in the sentences below. 1 Experience is a "blend" of western and "oriental" cultures: elegant skyscrapers, branded shopping stores and "traditional" buildings.

2 Its "skyline" is filled with "landmark" buildings by well-known "architects". There are Asian, Western, Soviet as well as "futuristic" styles.

3 Donkey "carts" and "vendors" sell their goods in the streets. "Wander" "around" the winding alleys and taste mouth-watering local food.

4 It’s in the middle of the "desert". You can see the "ruins" of an ancient city there. The city was "carved" out of pink "rock".

3.The people we know as Pilgrims have become so surrounded by legend that we are tempted to forget that they were real people. Against great odds, they made the famous 1620 voyage aboard the ship Mayflower and founded Plymouth Colony, but they were also ordinary English men and women.

4.The event that Americans commonly call the "First Thanksgiving" was celebrated by the Pilgrims after their first harvest in the New World in October 1621. This feast lasted three days, and—as accounted by attendee Edward Winslow—it was attended by 90 Native Americans and 53 Pilgrims.

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3.The people we know as Pilgrims have become so surrounded by legend that we are tempted to forget that they were real people. Against great odds, they made the famous 1620 voyage aboard the ship Mayflower and founded Plymouth Colony, but they were also ordinary English men and women.

4.The event that Americans commonly call the "First Thanksgiving" was celebrated by the Pilgrims after their first harvest in the New World in October 1621. This feast lasted three days, and—as accounted by attendee Edward Winslow—it was attended by 90 Native Americans and 53 Pilgrims.

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