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本日外教：Toffler Niemuth
EDUCATTON
My name is Toffler and I currently live in Shanghai, China.
My hobbies include traveling, photography, shopping, dancing, and discovering new clubs and restaurants.
教学理念：
围绕话题，反复多次的口语练习，针对话题出现的生词用英语进行解释，强调用法和学生的理解，并进行互动。每节课上下来，学生都能够熟练掌握。
【本期话题】Chateau de Versailles
Versailles is located 17.1 km west-southwest from the center of Paris (as the crow flies). The city sits on an elevated plateau, 130 to 140 metres above sea-level.
The city of Versailles has an area of 26.18 km², which is a quarter of the area of the city of Paris. In 1999, the city of Versailles had a population density(人口密度）of 3,344/km², whereas the city of Paris had a density of 20,696/km² . Born out of the will(意愿)of a king, the city has a rational(理性) and symmetrical(对称) grid(网格)of streets. 【更多故事尽在TalkOnline】
By the standards of(以...标准)the 18th century, Versailles was a very modern European city.
以十八世纪的标准来衡量，凡尔赛是一座相当现代化的新型欧洲城市。
Versailles was used as a model for the building of Washington DC by Pierre Charles L'Enfant.凡尔赛还曾经被美国陆军上校Pierre Charles L'Enfant当做建造Washington DC的模型。
Versailles' primary cultural attraction(景点)is the Palace, with its ornately(过度装饰的，奢华到极致的)decorated rooms and historic significance(历史意义). The town also has other points of cultural notability(文化知名度); in recent times, its position as an affluent(富饶的，富裕的) suburb (郊区)of Paris has meant that it forms a part of the Paris artistic scene.
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Jaye Rochelle
EDUCATTON
I’m Jaye. I come from the state of Maryland about 20 minutes outside Washington D.C. I graduated from The University of Maryland majoring in Linguistics and East Asian Studies.
Toffler Niemuth
EDUCATTON
My name is Toffler and I currently live in Shanghai, China.
My hobbies include traveling, photography, shopping, dancing, and discovering new clubs and restaurants.
Brandon McGhee
EDUCATTON
I am from the US and also a native Californian.
I attended UC San Diego and majored in Political Science and International Relationswhere my interest grew in learning about foreign cultures...
Brian Kalies
EDUCATTON
I am from Clinton, New York.
I left the States for the first time when I was 19 to attend Murdoch University in Perth, Australia.
Jane Prince
EDUCATTON
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
BA Art Theory
Jaret Shank
EDUCATTON
1989-1993 High school Diploma, Kadena High School, Okinawa, Japan
1993-1998 B.A. Psychology, Saint Leo University
2003-2005 B.S. Education