4. Columbus. 4.哥伦布 Meantime Christopher Columbus, an Italian, had returned from an even more startling voyage. 一段时间之后,意大利人克里斯托弗哥伦布完成了一次更令人吃惊的航行。 From what he had read, and from

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17. Early French Voyages, 1524-36. 17.早期法国人航海(15241536年) The first French expedition to America was led by an Italian named Verrazano, but he sailed in the service of Francis I, King of France. 法国第一支开往美国的探险

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Chapter 2 Spanish And French Pioneers In The United States 第2章 美国的西班牙和法国先驱 10.Stories of Golden Lands. 10.关于黄金地带的故事 Wherever the Spaniards went, the Indians always told them stories of golden lands somewh

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14. The Great Plains. 14.大平原 Soon, however, a new hope came to the Spaniards, for an Indian told them that far away in the north there really was a golden land. 然而,西班牙人有了新的希望,因为一个印第安人告诉他们远在

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23. Sir Walter Ralegh. 23.沃特罗利爵士 Still another famous Englishman of Elizabeth's time was Walter Ralegh. 在伊丽莎白时代还有一位著名的英国人,他的名字叫沃特罗利, He never saw the coasts of the United States, b

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President Bush Meets with U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Discusses Trade THE PRESIDENT: Gracias. Thank you. Sintese. Gracias mi amigo, David. Thank you for having me back yet again to speak. This is an opportunity de practicar mi Espaol -- (laug

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《经济学家》杂志近期评出2013年排名前20的商学院,我们今天要来讲讲其中排名前十的学校!有计划要读MBA的同学留意收听这次的节目啦! 听力提示: 1. The Economist 《经济学家》杂志 2. ranki

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101. Capture of Quebec, 1759. 101.攻陷魁北克(1759年) Of all the younger generals James Wolfe was foremost. 在所有青年将领中,詹姆斯o沃尔夫是最年轻的, To him was given the task of capturing Quebec. 他的任务是夺取

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241. Louisiana again a French Colony. 241.路易斯安那再次成为法国殖民地 Spanish territory now bounded the United States on the south and the west. 此时,美国的南部和西部都是西班牙的领土。 The Spaniards were not good

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280. The Florida Treaty, 1819. 280.《佛罗里达条约》(1819年) While this contest was going on, the United States bought of Spain a large tract of land admirably suited to negro slavery. 在这场争议进行的同时,美国从西班牙买

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Now the people of the United States sympathized with the Spanish colonists in their desire for independence. 此时,美国人民同情西班牙殖民地居民的独立愿望, They also disliked the idea of Europeans interfering in American affair

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Winners of games long ago used to be crowned with a wreath made of olive leaves, 古代,比赛获胜者都给戴上橄榄枝做成的花环, and in time of war, messengers bringing peace used to carry an olive branch. 在战争期间,带来和平

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The Christians in Spain didnt like the Moors, so they fought them, and at last the Christians drove the Moors out of Spain, 西班牙的基督徒不喜欢摩尔人,于是和他们交战,最终基督徒把摩尔人赶出了西班牙, drove them

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Chapter 31 Castles in Spain 第31章 西班牙城堡 When I was a boy I used to plan the kind of home I would have when I grew up and had plenty of money. 我小时候常常会想如果长大后我很有钱,我要住什么样子的房子呢? It w

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Study Finds Little Short-Term Threat from US Foreign Fighters United States citizens who joined extremist groups fighting in Syria and Iraq appear to present little immediate threat to Americans or U.S. territory. A new study found that the same is t

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作为邪恶轴心喜剧团的创始成员之一,脱口秀演员马兹乔布拉尼即兴表演身份为伊朗裔美国人的挑战和内心冲突,如,我自身一部分认为伊朗有核计划;另一部分又认为美国不可信。

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AS IT IS 2016-04-13 Nigerian-American Teen Accepted to All 8 Ivy League Schools 尼日利亚裔美国青少年被全部8个常春藤盟校接收 For the second time in two years, all eight Ivy League schools have offered admission to a teenager from

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Cambodian American Hip Hop Artist Sings of Personal Struggles 柬埔寨裔的美国嘻哈歌手唱的个人奋斗史 LONG BEACH, CA A growing underground movement of Cambodian American hip hop artists is rapping about the struggles of living in urban

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In pockets of excellence across this country, we are seeing what children from all walks of life can, and will achieve, when we set high standards, have high expectations when we do a job of preparing them. Instead, it's because politics and ideolog

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The yeas are 68 and the nays are 31. The US Senate handed President Barack Obama an historic victory Thursday as it overwhelmingly approved his nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to be the first Hispanic justice on the US Supreme Court. Senate majority le

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