The children were waiting upon the dock when Joe came back. But it was too late then to find Mr. Browning. Jessie began, You know, Joe, Grandfather said we should never build a fire outdoors unless someone older helped us. Now we have such a good pla

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I wish Mike would come over every day, said Benny one morning. Well, I dont! said all the others at once. Henry looked up. I think we can get along without any company at all. You dont call Joe company, do you? asked Violet. Oh, no, said Henry. Hes j

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The next morning was very cold. Benny did not want to get up at all. No, he said, it is so cold that Im not going to get out of bed. Henry looked out at the ocean. I have an idea, he said. Its too cold outside today. Lets all stay inside and paint ou

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Floridas Key West: Close to Perfect, Far From Normal 佛罗里达州基韦斯特岛:接近完美但远未恢复正常 If youre dreaming of a white Christmas, dont go to Key West. As winter spreads over the northern United States, tourists and retired

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The next morning the rain had stopped, and it was a beautiful day. First, the four children went swimming. Then, after breakfast they started out with the big kettle to explore again. Lets go down to the very end of the island today, said Henry. Ill

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Joe and the children sat around the table to look at the books. Henry took off the paper and found twelve interesting-looking books. The Butterfly Book, said Jessie. The Shell Book, said Violet. The Flower Book, said Henry. Oh, these three books must

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Thank you for coming, Doctor, said Captain Daniel, as they walked toward the fishermans hut. You will see that its all right. Soon they came to the hut. A young man sat in the door, fixing a lobster pot. Hello, he said, looking up. Hello, replied Dr.

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The children walked through the beach grass and sat on the sand. Jessie, look at that! cried Benny, pointing. As he spoke, a stream of water shot out of the sand. But Henry did not stop to say how pretty it was. Clams! he shouted. He jumped up and to

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Jessie was not the first one to wake up the next day. At six oclock, Henry went very quietly to her room and opened the swinging door to let Watch out. The dog came very quietly and followed Henry as he walked out of the barn to the spring. Henry sto

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The Island of Mauritius God first made Mauritius and from it, he created Paradise. Mark Twain 1896 Where is it? Over ten million years ago, the waters of the Indian Ocean boiled. Massive volcanoes erupted miles underneath the surface. Huge amounts of

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This is AP News Minute. A Fourth of July Tradition at Nathan's famous annual hot dog eating contest on Coney Island. Defending champion Joey Jaws Chestnut chomped down 74 franks and buns. He took home his 11th title. Miki Sudo downed 37 franks and bu

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The natives of Australia are black people called Bushmen. 澳大利亚本土著居民是被称为丛林居民的黑人, They can't count even up to ten nor write their names nor read a single word. 他们不识数,数数甚至数不到十,也不会

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Have you ever been homesick? 你有没有想过家? If you haven't, then you have never been far away from home for any length of time, or you never had a home. 如果没有,那么你一定没有出过远门,在外待过一段时间;或者你从

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Asylum-Seekers to go to New Zealand, Nauru Anne Barker Adelaide 1 Sep 2001 05:42 UTC The 460 asylum-seekers stranded on a ship off the 1)remote Australian outpost of Christmas Island are to go to New

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The hidden mountain tribe in Papua where villagers mummified their ancestors with SMOKE and have kept their remains in a nearly perfect state for hundreds of years几百年来巴布亚岛深山部落烟熏木乃伊几乎以完美状态保存下来Ext

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The government of Comoros says its forces have captured most of the rebel-held island of Anjouan, following a pre-dawn invasion. 科摩罗政府说,政府军已经收复了被反政府武装控制的昂儒昂岛的大部分地区。联军拂晓前攻

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Todd: So CleAnn can you talk a little bit about your country? CleAnn: Sure. My country is called officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. For short, Trinidad and Tobago. And even shorter, Trinidad. However, it is best to just say Trinidad and

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Lesson 52 The west India islands 第五十二课 西印度群岛 More than three hundred years ago, there stood near a small town on the coast of Spain an ancient convent. 三百多年前,在西班牙海岸小镇附近有一座古老的修道院。

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When the brave Columbus saw the land, he thought it was the India which he had come to seek. 看到陆地的那一刻,勇敢的哥伦布以为这就是他一直在寻找的印度, So he called it India. Afterwards, when it was found that this was

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The word hectic is unknown on the East Frisian islands off the northern coast of Germany and that applies to the cosy isle of Spiekeroog. Guests that came here in 1846 described it as less noisy and luxurious than the other six islands. At first glan

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