[地名] [新西兰] 巴尔克卢萨

Let us enjoy reading this one of Birbal Stories of Birbal Returns Home. Birbal was in Persia at the invitation of the king of that country. Parties were given in his honor and rich presents were heaped on him. On the eve of his departure for home, a

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The Emperor Akbar was traveling to a distant place along with some of his courtiers. It was a hot day and the emperor was tiring of the journey. Cant anybody shorten this road for me? he asked, querulously. I can, said Birbal. The other courtiers loo

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One day the Emperor Akbar startled his courtiers with a strange question. If somebody pulled my whiskers what sort of punishment should be given to him? he asked. He should be flogged! said one courtier. He should be hanged! said another. He should b

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Birbal arrived late for a function and the emperor was displeased. My child was crying and I had to placate him, explained the courtier. Does it take so long to calm down a child? asked the emperor. It appears you know nothing about child rearing. No

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A farmer and his neighbor once went to Emperor Akbar's court with a complaint. Your Majesty, I bought a well from him, said the farmer pointing to his neighbor, and now he wants me to pay for the water. That's right, your Majesty, said the neighbor.

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One day Akbar and Birbal were riding through the countryside and they happened to pass by a cabbage patch. Cabbages are such delightful vegetables! said Akbar. I just love cabbage. The cabbage is king of vegetables! said Birbal. A few weeks later the

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One fine morning, a minister from Emperor Akbar's court had gathered in the assembly hall. He informed the Emperor that all his valuables had been stolen by a thief the previous night. Akbar was shocked to hear this because the place where that minis

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One day Akbar asked his courtiers if they could tell him the difference between truth and falsehood in three words or less. The courtiers looked at one another in bewilderment. What about you, Birbal? asked the emperor. I'm surprised that you too are

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VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: Colorful fish at Danger Reef And I'm Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we explore the clear blue waters around the islands of the Bahamas to learn about the exciting sport of scuba d

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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Thanksgiving Day is America's version of a harvest festival. The holiday is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. This Thursday, millions of Americans will join family and friends to give t

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DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Nobel Peace Prize Winner Wangari Maathai By Gary Garriott Broadcast: Monday, October 18, 2004 This is Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Development Report. Graphic Image Ken

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VOICE ONE: I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I'm Bob Doughty with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about female scientists around the world and some of the problems they face. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Women have been making scientific di

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By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 01 November 2006 Former South African president, P.W. Botha, has died at his home in Wilderness on the country's southern coast. He was 90. VOA's Delia Robertson has this profile on the man who introduced some reforms

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Middle class red shirt supporters Uraiwan Suwannasang, left, and Teerapan Suwannasang, in front of photos of their children at home in Ban Pheu, 17 May 2010 Many of the so-called Red-Shirt protesters who have spent more than two months demonstrating

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A: What can I do for you today? B: Doctor, I have the worst toothache! A: How long have you had this pain? B: For about a week or so, but its gotten really bad in the last couple of days. A: Did you do anything that might have aggravated your tooth?

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A: So what brings you to my office today? B: My tooth is killing me! A: How long has your tooth been bothering you? B: It just started hurting me last night. A: Have you injured your tooth in any way? B: I think one of my fillings might be coming loo

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A: How have you been doing? B: I cant sleep or eat. I have a really bad pain in my tooth! A: How long have you had this toothache? B: It bothers me off and on, but its gotten much worse these past few weeks. A: Is there anything that youve done to yo

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Iraq's political leaders struck a hopeful tone as they marked five years since the killing of prominent Shi'ite cleric Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim and dozens of others in a car bombing in the holy city of Najaf in 2003. VOA's Suzanne Presto re

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What babies know fascinates doctors, researchers and parents. With technology that can measure brain waves and other indicators, what researchers are finding is that babies know more than we suspect. What do they know and when do they know it? Such q

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学英语单词
aftermarket
allegation
annabergite
antitrypsin deficiency
ascraeus
barrier theory of cyclones
barroque
boom box, boombox
bradypepsia
breviature
calorimetric test
child-directed
chromophoric property
cohabitates
crown of crystal
CSOA
cureton
defending teams
defrosting pipe
differential operational amplifier
digital differential circuit
diplomatic protection
disconsolateness
dolomite alpss
eat away (at)
electric treatment
electrostatic precipitators
EMEC
epidemic hemorragic fever virus
epidemiological threshold
equilibrium xenon
ethylcacodyl tetraethylbiarsine
expected time for an activity
expressed intention
fan blade
fring area
go down the line for
Goddard
hemiaminals
heuss
hikikomori
hydrostome
hypersonic speed
i-trised
immersion ratio of propeller
impoor
Karbala'
laid it on thick
Laplink cable
largierly
LCH.Clearnet
line-by-line
livestock virology
lock pulse amplifier
long whists
lyric opera
magniflora
make a martyr of
Mhlatuze R.
mull technique
narrow band of channel
ORF
original purchase money
Ottomanized
outdoor rail
patch bay
pednisone
peripheral meristem
plein-air
polyurathamc
pressure-type aspiration
propylene carbonate
Psychotria siamica
puncturing the left to treat the right
put a whammy on somebody
quartz vein
quintoms
rank-orders
read-out unit
rim wrench
rock cockle
Santa Teresa, R.
scan line corrector
seal ... fate
small angle x-ray diffraction
stogged
streak-free
superproductive
surbased dome
take fright at something
teichuronic acid
the possible
to know by heart
toxoid-antitoxin floccule
unbanishable
unfoldingly
up braid ing
villarroel
virginia dare
well strobe marker
wobbly H
yomawood