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Lesson 6 - HOLD WATER / WATER OFF A DUCK'S BACK...

to hold water water off a duck's back it makes my mouth water 这一课里我们再要讲两个和水，也就是和 water 这个字有关的词汇。第一个是 to hold water。 To hold water 按字面

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Lesson 5 - IN HOT WATER / THROW COLD WATER ON STH.

in hot water to throw cold water on something 英语里有好些习惯用语都和

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If the world continues on a business-as-usual path, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicts that there is a fifty-fifty chance the temperature will exceed 5 degrees by the end of this century. This increase may not sound like much, but

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The ground here is permafrost, a mixture of soil and ice frozen together. A group of Russian scientists have teamed up with NASA to drill down into it in search of microorganisms. It's work that's bee

习惯用语－in hot water; throw cold water on sth.

in hot water to throw cold water on something 英语里有好些习惯用语都和“水”，就是water这个字有关系。有的用：hot water；还有的用：cold water or deep water。在英语里

VOA标准英语2011--Melting Arctic Could be Major Source of Greenhouse Gases

Melting Arctic Could be Major Source of Greenhouse Gases The melting arctic permafrost could release methane-producing microbes with the potential to accelerate climate change, according to a new study published in Nature. Lead author Janet Jansson,

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The New York governors communications chief is resigning over the political scandal overshadowing the states top office. In a statement today Peter Hoffman says that given the recent developments, he had to quit. Governor David Paterson is under pres

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By Frank Ling Washington 07 August 2006 New research shows that global warming might be worse than expected because of melting permafrost, permanently frozen soil, which can release the greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide. Computer models predict higher

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Most native villages in the western part of Alaska are built on permafrost. That's a thick layer of frozen soil. And with climate change, the permafrost has started to thaw. In one town, this means their cemetery is melting. People

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