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Mysterious, Magical Moldavite 神秘的魔法石－捷克陨石 by Luke Dodds This little-known and otherworldly stone is full of beauty and mystery. 这种鲜为人知的石头来自『另一个世界』，美丽且神秘。 With its strangewrinkled

美国国家公共电台 NPR To Repel Ticks, Try Spraying Your Clothes With A Pesticide That Mimics Mums

DAVID GREENE, HOST: We have been reporting on the rise of some really nasty diseases caused by tick bites - everything from Lyme disease to Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Well, now a new study is shedding light on an old technique to repel ticks that

Santos set to drop Elano for Libertadores semifinal

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Former Manchester City midfielder Elano is set to be relegated to the bench for Santos' Copa Libertadores semifinal second leg against Corinthians on Wednesday. Having lost last week's first leg at home 1-0, Santos

Adriano to play in Libertadores for Corinthians

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- After three-week time uncertainty, Adriano received the news on Sunday that he was included in Corinthians' squad of the 2012 Libertadores Cup. Adriano has been secluded from interacting with the remainder of playe

Adriano ordered to take extra training to reshape

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- As planned by Corinthians' head coach Tite, polemic striker Adriano was singled out in order to participate in extra physical conditioning exercises on Monday. The move comes in order to get the player into proper

Rival coach accuses Neymar of diving

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Corinthians coach Tite has launched a stinging attack on Santos striker Neymar, accusing the Brazil international of deceiving referees by simulating fouls. Tite spoke out after Santos' 3-2 home victory over the de

Peru striker Guerrero earns draw for Corinthians

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Peru international striker Paolo Guerrero converted a 95th-minute penalty to earn Corinthians a barely deserved 2-2 draw against Bragantino in Brazil's Campeonato Paulista on Sunday. Earlier, Alexandre Pato scored

Corinthians winger Chen "surprised" at China call up

SAO PAULO, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Corinthians winger Chen Zhizhao admits he is surprised at being called up for China's national squad for the first time on Monday. The 24-year-old was selected by coach Jose Antonio Camacho for China's 2015 Asian Cup q

Corinthians prepared to "play dirty" in Club World Cup

TOKYO, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Corinthians are prepared to play dirty to win the FIFA Club World Cup, the Brazilian club's coach Tite warned on Monday. The Copa Libertadores champions will meet Egypt's Al-Ahly in Wednesday's first quarter-final following

Corinthians coach Tite praises China's midfielder Chen

SAO PAULO, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Corinthians coach Tite singled out Chinese midfielder Chen Zhizhao for praise after the Brazilian club began its 2013 campaign with an unconvincing 1-1 draw against Paulista on Sunday. Making his first start since his F

Corinthians cautious about Pato debut

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Corinthians coach Tite admitted Sunday he does not know when Brazil international striker Alexandre Pato will make his debut for the club. Pato joined the reigning FIFA Club World Cup champions last week after five

Pato cautious about form after injury

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Corinthians striker Alexandre Pato admits he is still a long way off rediscovering the form that made him one of the world's most sought-after strikers. The 23-year-old scored his third goal in seven matches for th

【有声英语文学名著】螺丝在拧紧（8）

The Turn of the Screw by Henry James VIII What I had said to Mrs. Grose was true enough: there were in the matter I had put before her depths and possibilities that I lacked resolution to sound; so that when we met once more in the wonder of it we we

【有声英语文学名著】螺丝在拧紧（5）

The Turn of the Screw by Henry James V Oh, she let me know as soon as, round the corner of the house, she loomed again into view. What in the name of goodness is the matter ? She was now flushed and out of breath. I said nothing till she came quite n

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THE PART OF THE planet earth that the seas occupy has been assessed at 3,832,558 square myriameters, hence more than 38,000,000,000 hectares. This liquid mass totals 2,250,000,000 cubic miles and could form a sphere with a diameter of sixty leagues,

听歌学英语：I Just Can't-R3hab / Quintino

Do you remember how I felt when we were just so young? 还记得我们青春年少我那时的感受吗 Yeah we do anything we wanted and we do it for fun 我们随心所欲乐在其中 Everything I wanna say, I can hear it so loud 我想要说出的话