A passenger told a flight attendant that she smelled something funny. Another one asked a different flight attendant if something was wrong. Suddenly, smoke began to fill a 747 jet carrying 263 passengers. There was no real sign of fire but everyone

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常春藤生活英语【24】动物们，我把身体变小了

In the jungles and deserts of Africa, people can take safaris and see wild animals in their natural habitat. This month, National Geographic Channel takes a safari in a place a lot closer to homea backyard garden. Nigel Marven leads his crew on this

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常春藤生活英语【8】New Orleans 纽奥良

Destination: New Orleans 前进纽奥良 Dialogue A Karen is greeting Martin. Karen： Welcome to New Orleans! Martin： Thanks, I've come to experience Mardi Gras. Karen： Well, you're in the right place. Martin： I can't wait to see people in cos

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常春藤生活英语【11】Good Karma for Penny　种善因得

We might forget the things we do, but that doesn't mean they forget us. If you believe in karma, then you believe everything a person does is a cause. Some day their actions will return as an effect. Whether it is a good deed or a mean trick, every a

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常春藤生活英语【9】YouTube　一夕成名

YouTube 一夕成名 If you want to share movies with the world, you don't need to be a famous movie star. With YouTube, anyone can make their own videos and put them on the Internet. Three friends founded the website http://www.youtube.com in Februa

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常春藤生活英语【43】A New Number One首富换人当

People love to keep track of who the world's richest person is. If you ask, almost anyone will say it is Bill Gates. After all, that has been the answer for over a decade. However, according to a Mexican business reporter, Carlos Slim Hel's US$67.8 b

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常春藤生活英语【54】House Hunting　购屋大作战

House Hunting 购屋大作战 Dialogue A Zoe and Burt are looking for a new house. Zoe:Look! I found some great houses in the newspaper we can visit. Burt:OK. I'll look at them later. Zoe:You agreed that we would move to a bigger house, but it seems

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常春藤生活英语【50】Inside: The Emperor's Treasure　

Taiwan's National Palace Museum has been a place of wonder since it was built. Inside, it houses the treasure of the Chinese emperors. This collection of more than 600,000 objects is said to be the most important in Chinese history. Now, National Geo

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常春藤生活英语【51】Marry Me!　求婚记

It was Valentine's Day, and Jenny and her boyfriend were hanging out in the night market. Every year they did the same thing. Even so, Jenny really enjoyed being together with her boyfriend. At first, it seemed like just an ordinary date. Jenny and h

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常春藤生活英语【40】Employment Traps　职场陷阱

Dialogue A Seth and Fran are meeting for lunch. Fran: Congratulations on the new job. Seth: Thanks! I'm really excited about it. Fran: What are you going to be doing? Seth: I'll be working in sales. The hours are flexible and they say I can earn a lo

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常春藤生活英语【41】Pedaling to Health踏向健康

One of the most famous bike makers in the world is Taiwan's own Giant. When Giant started in 1972 in Taichung, it only produced bikes for bigger companies like Schwinn. In 1986, Giant decided to compete in the high-end bikes business because the mark

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常春藤生活英语【44】The Full Moon Effect月圆效应

Many people believe the full moon affects how we feel and act. They say people do crazy things, get into more accidents, and even can't sleep. These ideas come from folklore and are found in many cultures. More crimes, deaths, and births are also sup

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常春藤生活英语【46】A Bad Way to Start the Day　忙中

Paul wakes up and finds that he is already late for class. He overslept because he had hung out with some friends until very late last night. Paul quickly has some breakfast and gets dressed. One of his reports is due before noon, so he has to rush t

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常春藤生活英语【47】国家宝藏：古籍秘辛

Benjamin Gates and his group of history-loving troublemakers enjoy a good mystery. Audiences were first introduced to Gates, who is played by Nicolas Cage, in the hit action movie National Treasure. Now, its sequel, National Treasure: Book of Secrets

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常春藤生活英语【49】Murphy's Law　莫非定律

Candy signed up for a cooking class because she wanted to improve her cooking skills. After she browsed through the list, she chose a baking class. Candy had often thought that becoming a pastry chef would be fun. However, she had always been too hes

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常春藤生活英语【35】Tom the Transfer Student转学生

Tom's father got transferred and his family had to move to a new city. Tom was not happy at all. He was worried and scared because the next day would be his first day at his new school. He did not know any of the kids or teachers and wondered if anyo

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常春藤生活英语【38】My First Speech Contest演讲初体

I still clearly remember what happened during my first speech contest. I was very nervous about talking in front of a large crowd. When it was my turn, I tried to stay calm and walked onto the stage with a big smile. Somehow, I tripped and fell. At t

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常春藤生活英语【39】The Power of Flags　旗正飘飘

Flags are now seen every day, but they were once only used in battles. No one knows for sure where flags came from. However, it seems that China and the Roman Empire were the first ones to use them to identify their armies. The earliest flags were ac

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常春藤生活英语【48】Survey Says　问卷调查

Dialogue A Today is the first day of Howard's new job. He is in charge of collecting surveys in front of a department store. Howard:Hello. Do you have a minute to spare? Woman 1:I'm sorry. No. Howard:OK. Excuse me, could I interest you in filling out

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常春藤生活英语【55】The Pirate Code海盗密码

For years, Barry Clifford has been trying to solve a 300-year-old riddle. It isn't an ordinary riddle, though. It is a clue to the location of the pirate Black Sam Bellamy's treasure. Piracy came alive in the 1720s and incredibly, 2,000 to 3,000 pira

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