| Chinanews, Shanghai, April 17 - Changning District of Shanghai held its second talent competition for foreigners on April 14, 2007, and the theme this year was cooking Chinese dishes instead of singing and dancing last year.
Currently1 there are more than 60,000 foreign families with about 30,000 members living in Changning District, not including the 21 foreign consulates2 here.
The Changning district government has long been working hard to create a friendly community for foreigners here, and the talent competition is a good example of their work.
Some 20 families from the US, Japan, Germany, etc, took part in the competition this year, to whom the competition could serve as a good platform for them to learn Chinese culture and lifestyle, as well as the Chinese language.
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currently
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| adv.通常地，普遍地，当前 |
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- Currently it is not possible to reconcile this conflicting evidence.当前还未有可能去解释这一矛盾的例证。
- Our contracts are currently under review.我们的合同正在复查。
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consulates
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| n.领事馆( consulate的名词复数 ) |
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- Consulates General of The People's Republic at Los Angeles. 中华人民共和国驻洛杉矶总领事馆。 来自互联网
- The country's embassies, consulates and other diplomatic missions stationed in other countries. （七）家驻外使馆、馆和其他外交代表机构。 来自互联网
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