Franklin Roosevelt 富兰克林罗斯福 Franklin Roosevelt was one of the most important leaders of twentieth century America and perhaps in the whole span of American history. 富兰克林罗斯福是美国二十世纪,或许是整个美国历史上

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Caesar Augustus 凯撒奥古斯都 Many consider Augustus to be Rome's greatest emperor. 许多人认为奥古斯都是罗马最伟大的皇帝。 His policies certainly extended the Empire's life span and initiated the celebrated Pax Romana or Pax A

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Oliver Cromwell 奥利弗.克伦威尔 Born in Huntingdon in 1599 to a relatively poor squirearchal family, 1599年,克伦威尔出生于亨延顿一个比较穷困的地主家庭。 Cromwell found religious zeal as a Puritan while studying at Camb

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Henry VIII 亨利八世 When the eighteen-year-old Henry VIII became King of England, he was extremely popular,for he had all the qualities that his people admired. 当十八岁的亨利八世成为英格兰国王的时候,他非常受欢迎,因为

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Vladimir Putin 弗拉基米尔普京 He is fearless, altruistic, steel-willed, hospitable,unbelievably hardy, unpretentious and warm, 热情、无畏、无私、好客、谦逊、具有钢铁般的意志, and he has lost none of these qualities s

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Julius Caesar 尤里乌斯.凯撒 Nearly two thousand years ago there lived in Rome a man whose name was Julius Caesar. 大约两千年前,罗马有一个名叫尤利乌斯凯撒的人。 He was the greatest of all the Romans. 他是全体罗马人中

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Winston Churchill 温斯顿丘吉尔 Winston Churchill began his love affair with painting in his 40's, a mid disastrous circumstance. 温斯顿丘吉尔,在他四十多岁时开始迷恋上绘画,当时环境异常恶劣。 As First Lord of the

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Alexander Ⅲ of Macedon 亚历山大大帝 One day King Philip ( King of Macedon ) bought a fine horse called Bucephalus. 一天,国王菲利普(马其顿国王)买来一匹好马, 叫比塞弗勒斯。 He was a noble animal, and the king paid

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Colin Powell 科林.鲍威尔 Colin Powell has a hard time letting go of work, even when hes forced to play and sing. 鲍威尔平日一向是个工作狂,即便是放松一下 的时候,比如唱歌,也是出于工作的需要。 Since taking

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我们今天要学的习惯用语都有这个单词:edge。它最常用的意思是边缘,但是在今天要学的第一个习惯用语里edge这个词的意思却是刀剑的刀刃。 今天要学的第一个习惯用语是:on the cutting edge。

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我们今天要讲的习惯用语都有rope这个词。你可能知道rope是又粗又结实的绳索。我们要讲两个习惯用语。它们是: learn the ropes。一般人认为learn the ropes和know the ropes这两个习惯用语都出自水手,

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今天我们再学几个美国政坛常用的习惯用语。第一个是:landslide。 Landslide,原来的意思是山崩、塌方,是由于大雨或者地震而导致大量的泥土石块从高处崩塌下来。这样由泥石汇成的巨流有排

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今天再要讲两个新闻记者在有关选举的报道中常常会用到的两个习惯用语,而且这两个习惯用语也都来自美国最风行的棒球运动。它们还包括同一个关键词: strike。 Strike有很多不同的意思,但

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George Walker Bush 乔治布什 In his fathers presidential race in 1988, Bush Jr. became his fathers aid. This was the first time the two had worked together closely as adults, and Big George came to appreciate his sons political instincts. When Geo

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Winston Churchill 温斯顿丘吉尔 Winston Churchill began his love affair with painting in his 40's, a mid disastrous circumstance. As First Lord of the Admiralty in 1915, he was deeply involved in a campaign in the Dardanelles that could have sho

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Barack Obama 巴拉克奥巴马 With his Kenyan father and white American mother, his upbringing in Honolulu and Jakarta, and his Ivy League education, Obama's early life experiences differ markedly from those of African American politicians who laun

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Bao Shuya 鲍叔牙 In Chinese culture Bao Shuya is known mainly for his loyalty to his friend, as well as his open-mindedness and tolerant and his judgement of ability; Guan Zhong's political career and the subsequent power of the state of Qi arguab

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Abraham Lincoln 亚伯拉罕林肯 Lincoln's face is familiar to people all around the world, at least his face when he was wearing a beard. But he didn't wear a beard until later in his life. When he started out as a judge and then a lawyer, he had

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Thomas Jefferson 托马斯杰斐逊 While the Presidential election was taking place in the House of Representatives, amid scenes of great excitement, strife and intrigue, which was to decide whether Jefferson or Burr should be the chief magistrate o

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Benjamin Franklin 本杰明富兰克林 Franklin's parents were both pious Puritans. The family attended the old South Church, the most liberal Puritan congregation in Boston, where Benjamin Franklin was baptized in 1706. 富兰克林的双亲皆为虔

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