Australia is poised to overtake South Africa and the U.S. as the world's second-largest producer of gold as new mines boost output to meet a sharp rise in international demand. A giant facility south of Perth near the town of Boddington is leading th

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3. John assured his boss that he would ____ all his energies in doing this new job. A. call forth B. call at C. call on D. call off call forth call forth 投入, 引起, 引发 /call forth call at cal

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A research project done by students from Tsinghua University Primary School has grabbed eyeballs on China's social media. The Beijing-based school asked its 6th-year students to do research paper on Song Dynasty poet Su Shi, and the paper handed in w

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中国登月引发月球开发争论 LONDON Last month, China successfully landed an unmanned probe on the Moon. The mission renewed a debate about the potential exploitation of the Moons resources and who exactly owns the Earths only natural satelli

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Religious Freedom Acts Raise Controversy in US 宗教自由法案在美国引发争议 On March 26, Republican Governor Mike Pence of the state of Indiana signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, or RFRA, into law. Several days later, the Arkans

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AS IT IS 2016-10-09 Ocean 'Blob' Caused Dangerous Algae Bloom 海洋斑点引发赤潮 Tiny water plants called phytoplankton serve as food for many sea creatures, including whales, shrimp, jellyfish and snails. 微型浮游植物是许多海洋生物的

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The separation barrier was changed completely to the internationally recognized green line, 隔离墙被完全改道到国际认可的绿线内 and the women of Budrus came to be known across the West Bank for their indomitable energy. Thank you. Bud

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This period, though, was also marked by widespread nonviolent organizing 然而,这个时期也同样充斥着非暴力的组织形式 in the forms of strikes, sit-ins and the creation of parallel institutions. 罢工、静坐及平行组织的其他

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In a study of 323 major political conflicts from 1900 to 2006, 在一项关于1900年~2006年间的323起政治冲突的研究中 Maria Stephan and Erica Chenoweth found that nonviolent campaigns Maria Stephan和Erica Chenoweth发现非暴力运动 w

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MEGAN THOMPSON: The Hawaiian island of Kauai is known as the garden isle, luring hundreds of thousands of tourists to its lush northern shores. But fewer make it down to the drier southwest side, home to many native Hawaiians, whove lived here for ge

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MIAMI -- Not everyone enjoyed Beyoncs performance at the Super Bowl. Some police unions are calling on officers to boycott her concerts -- over what they say is a dangerous message. 迈阿密不是每个人都喜欢碧昂斯在美国超级碗中的表演

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Their wedding is an occasion when a bride and groom can reasonably expect for all the attention to be on them. 婚礼是新郎新娘成为全场焦点的一个场合。 Stealing the newlyweds' thunder is considered a terrible faux pas. 在新婚夫妇婚

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Video was taken by an UK traveller, showing the boarding procedure, stations, business class lounge, scenery and each of the seating classes on the train. 一名英国游客拍下了这段视频。视频里展示了其乘坐高铁的过程,候车大厅

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1. illustrate v . 说明;表明;给加插图 Protectionist tariffs and farm subsidies illustrate the same problem . 贸易保护关税和对农场的补助也说明了同样的问题。 2. tolerate v . 容许;承认;忍受 Businesses that dep

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BEIJING China has charted out a $300 billion plan to become nearly self-sufficient by 2025 in a range of important industries, from planes to computer chips to electric cars, as it looks to kick-start its next stage of economic development. 北京中国

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ROME, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Italian giants AC Milan will see their striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic sidelined in the clash against league leaders Juventus on February 25, as the Swedish international was handed a three-match ban on Monday. The Swede, who has

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Reported Chelsea target Bernard scored a hat-trick as Brazil's Atletico Mineiro swept to a 5-2 away victory over Argentina's Arsenal Sarandi in their Copa Libertadores group stage clash on Tuesday. The 20-year-old

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Frankfurt airport has caused controversy after it painted a section of its car park pink and designated it entirely for the use of women. 法兰克福机场近日将部分停车区涂成粉色并将其指定为女士专用,这一举动引发了广泛

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JOHN YANG: But, first: We look at the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the lens of Canadian-Israeli Corey Gil-Shuster. He runs The Ask Project. Gil-Shuster solicits questions from the Web and then hits the streets of Israel and the West Bank to a

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There are new worries about the consequences of the U.S. government shutdown. The Treasury Department says failure to reach a deal on the countrys financial obligations, including the debt ceiling, could plunge the U.S. economy into a recession. On T

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