High Flight

Oh, I have slipped the 1) surly 2) bonds of earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Sunward I’ve climbed and joined the 3) tumbling 4) mirth Of sun-split clouds - and done a hundred t

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She wants to buy a new laptop. It costs $1,000. She only has $500. She saves up to buy the laptop. She does not eat at restaurants. She does not buy any more clothes. She only buys things on sale. She gets many jobs. She babysits. She works at the ba

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SSS 2009-03-24

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Understanding all the genes and molecules involved in human disease is quite a challenge. Thats why scientists study model organisms, like flies and worm

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Finance and Economics；The world economy；Mountains to climb 财经；世界经济；任重而道远 August was a nerve-racking month for the world economy. September and October will be no better 对世界经济来说，八月是伤脑筋的一个月

Saving It

A priest was taking a shortcut through an alley one day and came upon a young boy who was masturbating. My son, you shouldn't be doing that, said the priest. You should be saving that for when you get married. The embarrassed boy hung his head down l

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By David Byrd Washington 08 August 2007 San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds has passed Hank Aaron for the Major League Baseball career home run record. But the achievement is under a cloud because of allegations of steroid use. As VOA's David By

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By Robert Raffaele Washington, D.C. 23 July 2007 Baseball fans around the world have watched Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants pursue a date with destiny. The Giants' home run slugger first eclipsed Babe Ruth's home run total of 714, then set h

AP 2010-02-19

1. Toyota has announced it will recall more than 400,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles around the globe to fix brake problems. This recall is the latest in a string of embarrassing safety problems at the world's largest automaker. This recall invol

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A student bond is an agreement to work in New Zealand after graduation in return for money from the government. The government today announced this plan for new doctors, vets, nurses, midwives and teachers. If they work in rural areas or small towns

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最糟糕的五种理财方式

You know the smartest things to do with your money. But what are the worst moves? What should you avoid? 自己的钱该怎么打理才最明智，对此你一定心知肚明。但是你知道最糟糕的做法是什么吗？哪些是你应该避免的

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BRUSSELS, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- European Commission chief on Wednesday firmly defended the proposals for jointly issuing Stability Bonds, otherwise known as eurobonds. The bonds are an example of reinforced governance, of a strong will to live together

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Greece optimistic over debt buyback scheme

ATHENS, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Greek finance ministry officials appeared confident over the outcome of the debt buyback plan shortly before the Friday evening deadline, expressing optimism that targets set would be reached and the country's debt burden w

Anything you want...

One day a rich guy was having a party at his house. He was loaded, he had everything; money, a big house in Beverly Hills, drugs, girls, cars, planes; anything he wanted. The guy was also a little eccentric, and he had filled his pool with crocodiles

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Chinas bank loans hit a record 2.51 trillion yuan in January and more than three-quarters of the proceeds went to companies. The development comes as worries about mounting corporate debt become a pressing issue. Companies now have three ways to rais