George Washington was the first President of the USA and is consistently voted as one its top five leaders. He was born in 1732 in Virginia. His family were well off and owned a plantation. Growing up, he learned the morals, manners, and knowledge ne

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James Madison was the fourth President of the United States. He was born in 1751 in Virginia, the oldest of twelve children. He studied history and government at Princeton (then called the College of New Jersey). He was well read in law, which he stu

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Zachary Taylor was the United States' 12th President. He was born in Virginia in 1784 and taken as an infant to Kentucky to be raised on a plantation. He lived in a small wood cabin, before moving to a brick house as a result of his family's increase

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Thanksgiving Day in America is a time to offer thanks, of family gatherings and holiday meals. A time of turkeys, stuffing, and pumpkin pie. A time for Indian corn, holiday parades and giant balloons.

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Language Points 1,《21 guns》 GREEN DAYS歌词里也有Throw up your arms into the sky一把武器都抛向天空吧这样的句子~~表达了GREEN DAY反战的思想~另外,在美国,21响礼炮是'Presidental salute',用于重大场合向在

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BBC News with Marion Marshall. The United States says its special forces have mounted a raid against leaders of the Islamic State group in Syria. The Pentagon said a unit of commandos,tasked with tracking down jihadist leaders, carried out the operat

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今天我们要学的词组是run its course。 Run its course的意思是走完该走的历程,按常规进行。 布什总统在切尼付总统的前办公室主任Lewis Libby被判犯有四项重罪之后表示不会马上赦免Libby。 Presiden

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Other notable alumni include the former CEO of IBM company,John Akers; the founder of FedEx, Fred Smith; Chinese graduates from Yale such as Jeme Tien Yow, an expert on railways and bridges and Ma Yin-chu who is the expert on population study. Up t

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Moi Files Libel Suit Against Former US Envoy Katy Salmon Nairobi 31 Jul 2001 15:54 UTC Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi and a key 1)aide are 2)suing a former U.S. 3)ambassador for suggesting they were

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Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would be leaving his business empire in total as he sought to address growing concern about potential conflicts of interest related to his business ties around the world. 唐纳德.特朗普(Donald Trump)周三表示,

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BBC News At least 1,500 people haveprotested in the Philippines against plans to move the body of disgraced formerPresident Ferdinand Marcos to the National Heroes' Cemetery in Manila.President Rodrigo Duterte decided last week it could be transferre

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LONDON, July 31 (Xinhua) -- Wei Jizhong, President of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB), has reaffirmed his determination not to seek re-election when his term ends in September. I made it clear that I would work for only one term when I

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Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for talks Tuesday focused on the situation in Syria. Israel and Western powers are concerned about potential Russian sales of advanced anti-aircraft weapons to Syria, wh

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美国有线电视新闻网7月3日报道,风光无限的总统们也有落魄时,苦哈哈地工作,领着惨兮兮的薪水。但铺就成功之路的,往往就是这些看似不如意的沉默时光。 Obama: Ice cream scooper 奥巴马:冰

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第一个习惯用语是drop a bombshell,这个习惯用语出现在1914年到1918年的第一次世界大战期间。当时史无前例地大规模使用飞机来轰炸地面,很多人都亲眼目睹了飞机扔炸弹的惊天动地场面,而且

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美国习惯用语:尽其所能 今天要学的两个习习用语都为二十一世纪第一次大选的报道增添了色彩,而且这两个习习用语包含一个配合的词:kitchen。巨匠都知道kitchen是厨房。我们要学的第一个

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ISLAMABAD, June 2 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari says he will not seek another presidential term after his present five-year period expires in September this year, reported local media on Sunday. Zardari made the remark in an interv

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今天学的词组是throw one's hat in the ring。这个词组的字面意思是把帽子扔进拳击场。据说在19世纪的拳击比赛中,有人要和拳击手较量,就把帽子扔进拳击场里 -- throw his hat in the ring。后来把帽子

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HARI SREENIVASAN: Tomorrow, President Obama will return to the first city he visited after becoming president, Elkhart, Indiana. It was one of the worst-hit cities back in 2009, and the president will be delivering a speech to tout what's been accomp

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模仿文本:But first, since Mussolini Italy has had no fewer than 43 changes of prime minister. No, make that 44. The latest to make way is Enrico Letta who's just handed in his resignation to the country's President Giorgio Napolitano. Mr Letta

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