Phineas Taylor (P.T.) Barnum knew how to catch people's eye and make money. His unique museums and traveling shows made him famous. Also, he came up with the three-ring circus, which made circuses more exciting and impressive than ever before. Barnum

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常春藤生活英语【79】长路迢迢

Three years ago, actor Ewan McGregor and his best friend Charley Boorman traveled around the world on their motorcycles. Now, instead of traveling around, they are traveling down. This month, National Geographic Channel will air their amazing adventu

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生活英语情景主题: 人生的阶段

Emma: You know, Aiden, I dont know much about you. Where were you born? 爱玛: 你知道吗艾登，我不太了解你。你是在哪儿出生的？ Aiden: I was born in London, but I spent most of my childhood in Hong Kong. 艾登: 我是在伦敦出

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常春藤生活英语【68】Eye Care 1, 2, 3

Our eyes are two of the most important things in our lives. We use them every second we are awake. They help keep us safe, recognize friends, and select things we like. It is possible to lead happy and healthy lives without being able to see, but it

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常春藤生活英语【105】FARC人质救援行动

In May of 2001, Ingrid Betancourt launched her campaign1 to become president of Columbia. She took a bus all around Columbia to talk to the people and figure out what their needs were. Nearly a year later, she wanted to meet with the people of the Re

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常春藤生活英语【57】善用压岁钱

Teenagers make a fortune on Chinese New Year. Not only do they get red envelopes that are stuffed with money, but they are too young to have to give any. During this time of year, stores everywhere have sales. They do this in the hope that teenagers

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常春藤生活英语【58】情人的守护神

St.1 Valentine's2 story started a short time before his death in AD 280. The emperor at the time was namedClaudius. He decided that none of the men in the army could be married. Saint Valentine, whose real name was Valentinus, was a Christian3 priest

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常春藤生活英语【59】改变世界的６度Ｃ

News about global warming is everywhere. There are a number of theories and ideas about this environmental crisis. Some of the information is true, some is false, and some is impossible to prove or disprove. Recently, Mark Lynas, a British scientist,

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常春藤生活英语【60】The Attack of the Spicy Hot Pot

Joey is nearsighted and he can't see anything clearly without his glasses. One Saturday, he had spicy hot pot for lunch, and then he went shopping in a department store. While Joey was looking around, he suddenly felt a pain in his stomach. He knew h

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常春藤生活英语【61】27 Dresses

Jane is great at taking care of everyone in her life. She has even assisted 27 friends in planning their weddings. Now, she is busy helping her sister put together a dream wedding. There is just one problem: Jane is in love with her sister's fiance1,

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常春藤生活英语【62】Irish Superstitions

Every culture has its own superstitions1, which are about mysterious events and powers that cannot be seen. Luck and omens2 are the most common superstitions. These beliefs were formed because people didn't have modern science to understand the world

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常春藤生活英语【63】Island Folk Tales

Have you ever heard old stories about heroes or magic? Most likely you have, either as a young child or as you got older. These stories are known as folk tales1 and are a part of every culture. Some folk tales from Taiwan are about how famous places

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常春藤生活英语【64】China's Mystery Mummies

Major discoveries don't happen very often. Furthermore, these discoveries rarely cause scientists to re-examine something they once thought was true. This month, National Geographic Channel explores a mystery that will do just that. China's Mystery M

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常春藤生活英语【65】The Happy Honeymoon

Surprisingly, the honeymoon has been around a lot longer than the ceremony of marriage. In some ancient societies, if a man wanted a woman to be his only love, he would secretly take her from her family's house. The couple would then hide until the f

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常春藤生活英语【66】Hans Christian Andersen

Born in the small town of Odense, Denmark in 1805, Hans Christian Andersen's life was not easy. His father was a sickly man and his mother washed clothing for a living. His mother wasn't highly educated, but because she was superstitious, she introdu

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常春藤生活英语【67】A Co-Worker's Bad Habits　

Dialogue A Burt is in Kate's cubicle1. Burt: Kate, can I ask youHey, what's wrong? Kate: Don't you hear that? Burt: Hear what? I don't hear anything. Kate: That loud drumming2 sound! It's Bob! He is so bothersome. I hate sitting behind him. Burt: I t

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常春藤生活英语【74】China''s Great Wall

This month, National Geographic Channel takes a closer look at China''s Stone Dragonthe Great Wall. It is one of the structural1 wonders of China which will be shown in NGC''s China Special series. Even though the Great Wall is famous around the worl

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生活英语情景口语:灵魂伴侣

A: have you heard the big news? J: what big news? A: Olivia and Nicholas are engaged! He proposed to her last night at a fancy restaurant. J: I didnt even know they were dating! A: after Nicholas ex-girlfriend cheated on him, they realized that they

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生活英语情景口语:结婚典礼

J: what was your wedding ceremony like, Abigail? A: my husband and I got married in a registry office with just two friends there as witnesses. But then we had three parties to celebrate. J: three parties? That's quite a lot. That must have been expe

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生活英语情景口语:交游满天下,知心无一人

H: how are you doing, Andrew? A: not well. Ive been feeling pretty lonely lately. H: but you have so many friends! How could you be lonely? A: you know what they say: a friend to all is a friend to none. I dont feel like I really know any of my frien

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