Americans love the Internet. Some love it so much that they'd rather chop off a finger than stay offline forever, according to a new survey. 美国人酷爱互联网。最新的一项调查显示,有些美国人甚至爱到宁愿躲掉一根手指也

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The first DNA analysis of 2,500-year-old remains from one of the great early civilizations of the Middle East, the Phoenicians, has shown the man had European heritage, researchers said Wednesday. 周三,研究人员宣布对于2500年的尸体的首

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Now theres nude-at-table. A new restaurant in London called The Bunyadi is coming this summer. To dine there, clothing is optional entirely. 餐桌天体来了。伦敦一家名为Bunyadi的新餐馆今夏来袭。去那儿吃饭,穿不穿衣服你自

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If you're trying to learn more about your family, there's probably no better place to start looking than your name! 如果你想多多了解自己的家族,或许最好的方法就是从你自己的姓名入手! While there are plenty of exceptions

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有句话说的好:云中谁寄锦书来,相知何必曾相见。 《北京遇上西雅图2》其实它的副标题《不二情书》才是正片片名。这次女神不再是文青拜金女,摇身一变风情万种个性飒爽的赌场公关;吴

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1. The most common letter in English is e. 1、英语里最常见的字母是e。 2. The most common consonant in English is r, followed by t. 2、英语里最常见的辅音字母是r,接着是t。 3. Only two English words in current use end in -

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1. Wall Street is the source of a considerable portion of all NY earnings. 纽约所有收入中的很大一部分都来自于华尔街。 It deals not only with finance, but also insurance and real estate altogether amounting to 35% of total NY city

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The final print edition of The Independent has been sent to press, as the title moves to a digital-only format. 《独立报》的最后一刊印刷版已经开始印刷,之后报纸就只会出电子版了。 The paper's last front page features a

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英国人向来以含蓄著称,这个特点也体现在他们的日常表达上。他们有些日常用语表达的意思很微妙,有时连其他英语国家人士都无法完全理解,更不要说我们这些英语学习者了。一起来看。

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The average doctor charges for a vaginal delivery with nocomplications in the U.S. is $3,035, according to data from FAIRHealth, a health care nonprofit that keeps a national database ofinsurance claims. That includes the cost of routine care beforea

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我们都知道每个国家都有各自的禁忌,所以掌握各个国家的忌讳,有助于人际关系的交往。这样可以避免很多误解和尴尬。和美国人聊天的一些小忌讳: Introduction: Standard American English Tips标准

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The palm-forward V sign, formed by raising and spreading the first two fingers, has three different meanings in American culture. 手势 V掌 心向外, 竖起食指和中指, 并向两边展开, 这样就构成了一个V 形手势。V形手势在美国

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The American Way: Marriage美国人的婚姻方式[1] I do. To Americans those two words carry great meaning. They can even change your life. Especially if you say them at your own wedding. Making wedding vows is like signing a contract. Now American

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Hallowe'en is a popular festival in many countries all over the world, and every year it seems to get bigger. It's getting dark earlier and it's starting to get cold. Christmas is still a long way away. We need something to cheer us up and take our m

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Thanks to a mix of different cultures and advancing technology, American slang has been rapidly evolving over the past years, with new expressions popping up and fading out regularly. The ease of communication in our digital age has allowed local coi

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Zeuxis 你知道吗?史上3位笑死的名人 Zeuxis was a Greek painter who, according to legend was awesome at painting. Unfortunately none of his work has survived to the modern-day, but according to one source, during a painting competition the

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On April 1, 1957 the British news show Panorama broadcast a three-minute segment about a bumper spaghetti harvest in southern Switzerland. The success of the crop was attributed both to an unusually mild winter and to the virtual disappearance of the

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THE LEGEND OF ST. NICHOLAS 圣?尼古拉斯的传说 The legend of Santa Claus can be traced back hundreds of years to a monk named St. Nicholas. It is believed that Nicholas was born sometime around 280 A.D. in Patara, near Myra in modern-day Turkey

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Easter is the Christian commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus as a religious holiday. Over the past year the spring equinox, the first full moon of the first Sunday after Easter. Church of Christ in the early years of the date of Easter, there h

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Americans love pets. And it's not just puppy love, either. Many pet owners treat theirfurry friends as part of the family. Sometimes they spice up their pets' lives with entertaining videos and amusing toys. If they have an eye for fashion, pet owner

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