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2-13 要么生存，要么死亡

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2-8 拉什莫尔山

Mt. Rushmore Each year almost three million people from all over the world make a special trip to this remote part of the United States just to see this incredible sculpture. Gutzom Borglum was one of

2-5 眼里有心

Hearts in His Eyes Cody started life weighing 24 ounces. Due to extreme prematurity 1 , our son had eye surgery to prevent blindness. As a result of the surgery, he lost peripheral vision 2 in his rig

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3-12 关门合唱团：震荡现代摇滚

3 Doors Down: A Jolt 1 to Modern Rock 3 Doors Down sparked some hope for the musically desolate 2 town of Escatawpa, Mississippi back in 2000, when the band's powerful rock anthem 3 Kryptonite invaded

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