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228. In lands of uproars and upheavals在充满骚乱和动荡的国家 upgrade-utter John Sanders has covered many exciting events over the years while writing as a freelance journalist. Tired of his life back in Kansas, where everything had a borin

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229. An artists time一位艺术家的机遇 utterance-variation He lived in a simple room, vacant except for the mattress on the floor and the desk in the corner. He was completely and utterly determined to translate his vague ideas onto paper in a

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226. A unique undergraduate一位与众不同的本科生 underdeveloped-uninhabited Instead of going directly into undergraduate school, I decided to spend a year in an underdeveloped country. Im not exactly sure why I decided to undergo this unusua

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152 an ardo credit ruler Some historical figures image is almost entirely monochromatic, black and white, in other words. Russians are, Ivan de terrible is one such person. He is known for making momentous changes in the way Russia was ruled. Primar

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164. Overwrought and overtired过度紧张和过度劳累 overflow-packed They like to overload us with work, those guys. I am beginning to feel like a pack animal, Bob Crowther exclaimed during the lunch break. Whats more, the food they serve us is

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LESSON 161 AN OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK ON LIFE As a child, Tom was very much oriented towards botanical studies. Anything organic, and particularly plant life, was of enormous interest to him, from the smallest to the largest organisms. When he was not fro

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153 so many missed opportunities As Ali sat motionless in front of his late fathers hut, made of mud molder, a mournful look on his face. His father had passed away a week earlier, his moral remains cremated. Ali, who had walked all the way home fro

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An insubordinate young lad A man from the National Institute of Trades was sent to inspect the condition of an installment of duplexes on the upper east side of town. His instinct told him that he might come across some very shady characters during

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会计行业中的诡计 会计公司不加区别地从它们审计的公司那里接受咨询任务的倾向表明它们对坚持行业标准极不关心。很多人觉得授权过多已经引起职业的消化不良感。 这种行为是不是预示现代社会整体的不安迹象？一位著名的社会评论家最近在报纸上那锯齿状的专栏中问道，他

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Medical doctors are, by tradition, expected to be incorruptible. I found it incredible, therefore, to learn of recent reports that suggest an inclination to ignore patients needs, in favour of kickbacks from pharmaceutical companies. It appears that

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Off to a bad start 不好的开端 The new cultural centre was inaugurated with much burning of incese and the delivery of a large number of important speeches. Every foreseeable eventuality had been taken care of, or so the organisers thought. Sadly, ho

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131 Merely an interlude From interdependence to intervention Darling, I have something to tell you, Rachel said to Alex as she put her spoon down by her plate. I am really very sorry about this, but I have been having my internal doubts for some tim

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An irreverent attitude from inverse to irreversible Smithers, dont you think its ironic that your irregular night-time activities are in inverse proportion to your reputation as an expert in the area of invertebrate research? the director of the aca

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135 Jogging to forget Going for a jog was Britain Hendersons favorite hobby. A journalist at the Economic Times, a highly-reputed journal, by profession, he did what he could to get away as far as possible from journalism. The reason was simple. Aft

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Interdependent interaction from insurmountable to interject The board meeting of International intercom inc. was proceeding at its usual pace: a boring meeting. The chairman was holding forth: My fellow board members, we have achieved much over the

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A dream of immortality 成为不朽的梦想 It is only too easy to consider yourself immortal after you have imbibed rather too freely. This is the cautionary tale of jimmy anderson. Anderson started out on his alcoholic binges at quite an early age. Almo

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Grasshopper learns physics 蚱蜢学物理 Celia was a bright student except when it came to physics. She was better at drawing graphs. She was skilled at graphics because she was majoring in graphic design. Her classmates named her grasshopper because s

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Lesson 108 Delusions of Grandeur 幻想变得伟大 Words: gloom n. 阴暗，幽暗，忧愁 glorify v. 美化，赞扬 glorious adj. 光荣的，壮丽的 glossy adj. 平滑的，有光泽的 glossary n. 词汇表 glowing adj. 白热的，通红的，热烈的 gnaw v. 咬，啃 goal n. 目标 gorgeou

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Lesson 105 A Gallant Girl 勇敢的女孩 Words: galaxy n. 星系，银河 gale n. 大风，（突发的）一阵 gallant adj. (对子女)殷勤的；勇敢的 gallantry n. 勇敢 gallery n. 画廊，美术馆 galvanize vt. 电镀，镀锌 gap n. 裂口，缺口；差距 garb n. 服装，装束 garbage n

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Lesson 104 Furry Furniture 毛皮家具 Words: functional adj. 功能的；有用的 fund n. 基金，资金；vt. 提供资金 fundamental n. 基础的，基本的 funding n. 拨款；经费，基金 fungi n. (fungus的复数)真菌 furious adj. 狂怒的；狂暴的 furnish vt. 装备；提供 furni