Birthdays are brilliant. Im 62 years old and I still love them. I dont think Ive ever had a bad birthday. In fact, I think birthdays get better and better the older you become. Sure, kids love birthdays because they get presents and get to eat cake.

发表于:2018-12-04 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 听一分钟英文-B

The History of Mother's Day The earliest Mother's Day celebrations are traced back to the spring celebrations of ancient Greece in honor of Rhea 1 , the Mother of the Gods. During the 1600's, England

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In the USA, July is National Hot Dog Month. The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council decided that National Hot Dog Day would be around July 23rd every year. In fact, Hot Dog Day is celebrated outside of the USA too. There are celebrations in Canada,

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58 在丹麦庆祝美国国庆节 DATE=6-29-2001 TITLE=AMERICAN MOSAIC #824 - Fourth of July in Denmark BYLINE=Nancy Steinbach HOST: (Start at 1'00

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During the doctor's periodic visit to my elderly mother, I told him that Mother would be celebrating her 98th birthday in few days. Delighted by the news, he bent down and gave her a kiss for the occa

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As with almost all Christian holidays, Easter has been secularized and commercialized. The dichotomous nature of Easter and its symbols, however, is not necessarily a modern fabrication. 和其它基督教节日一样,复活节正慢慢被世俗和被

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Fourth of July 美国独立日 Independence Day is one of the biggest holidays in the United States. 独立日是美国最重大的节日之一。 It is the day the United States decleared independence from Great Britain. 这天,美国宣布脱离英

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AS IT IS 2015-08-04 Yazidis of Sinjar Observe Tragic Anniversary 辛加尔雅兹迪教派庆祝悲剧周年纪念日 One year ago, Islamic State militants raided the homelands of Iraq's Yazidi community. The attackers killed hundreds of men and ensla

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AS IT IS 2015-09-12 Rare Giant Panda Celebrates Her Birthday 大熊猫白云在加州动物园庆祝其24岁生日 Giant panda Bai Yun celebrated her 24th birthday this week at the San Diego Zoo in California, where she has lived since 1996. Her care

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AS IT IS 2015-11-24 Korea Celebrates Kimchi-Making Tradition 韩国庆祝泡菜节 Some people will start to sweat just hearing the word kimchi. Kimchi is made from a vegetable called cabbage. And it is an important part of Korean culture. So importa

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21.犒劳自己 鼓起极大的nerve(勇气) 把豪华酒店reserve(预定) 享受专人来serve(伺候) 这一切我都deserve(值得) 22.新好官员 话说得很direct(直接的) 错误善于detect(发现) 缺点从不neglect(忽视) 用人细心s

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Freda Bright says, Only in opera do people die of love. It's true. You really can't love somebody to death. I've known people to die from no love, but I've never known anyone to be loved to death. We just can't love one another enough. 弗里达-布赖

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Both the United States and Canada celebrate a Thanksgiving holiday. 美国和加拿大都会庆祝感恩节。 The holiday began as a harvest festival. 这个节日一开始是一个庆祝丰收的节日。 People were thankful for a good harvest and

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What are you laughing at, Alex? 阿莱克斯,你在笑什么? A funny photo. I got it on LINE. 一张有趣的图片。我在LINE上面收到的。 Why is it funny? 为什么好笑呢? My friends went to our old high school's anniversary celebr

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Today is Canada Day. It is Canada's national day. 今天是加拿大日。是加拿大的国庆节。 A national day is a country's birthday. 国庆节是指一个国家的生日。 Many countries have national days in July. 许多国家的国庆节都

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A: Hey John. I have some great news. B: What happened? A: I got a job offer from Dell. B: That's great. I thought you said you didn't get the job. A: I thought I did bad on the interview, but I guess I was wrong. I'm so happy right now. B: I bet. Tha

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庆祝湖人夺冠新单:Ron Artest - Champions Artist:Ron Artest Song:Champions [verse 1] moment of silence for the champions for those who make going hard a lifestyle never wait for nothing got to get it right now i'm in the spotlight when th

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In 1970, 20 million Americans took to the streets to spread the message of environmental awareness, and in the process created the first ever Earth Day. To honor what has become a global observance, a new Google Doodle has been created for Earth Day

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Summer is a great season. Patio weather, vacation time, BBQ, more BBQ. But sometimes, summer can kinda be a hot, sweaty drag. Luckily, many places have seasons that give us the ability to say hello hoodie weather. Here's some reasons you should be ha

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圣诞节马上就来啦,铃儿响叮当的熟悉旋律是不是钻入耳朵,新东方在线托福网为大家托福口语阅读材料:关于圣诞节的英文介绍,包括圣诞节的由来,圣诞树的传说,圣诞节的节日风俗,圣

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