The Mega Millions lottery was worth $190 million. The Powerball lottery was worth $550 million. Irene, 84, had never bought a lottery ticket in her life. Whenever she had a few extra dollars, she bought treats for her cat. But because both lotteries

发表于:2019-01-22 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 英文短篇故事(纽约)

There are lies, damned lies, and statistics. I like this saying. It means statistics lie even more than the biggest lies. Its true. Statistics can be used to dress up any numbers. Politicians always use statistics to let us know things are better tha

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Slavery is one of the biggest tragedies of our history. The terrible thing is that it still happens today in many countries. It has been around since the beginning of our history. Some experts say that philosophers like Aristotle believed some people

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So instead I want to know what's your biggest problem 所以我就想知道什么是你现在最棘手的问题 and how can I solve it 我又该如何帮你解决这个问题 My jaw hit the floor 我感动得五体投地 I'd hired thousands of people

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China has become the biggest holder of Japanese bonds, the National Business Daily reported. 据《每日经济新闻》报道,中国已经成为日本国债的最大持有者。 Japanese investors sold 2.262 trillion yen ($20.1 billion) of U.S. bo

发表于:2019-01-27 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

The Auckland mayor, Len Brown, opened the new Manukau rail station today. It is the first new railway line to be built in 82 years. It will link Manukau city centre with the southern rail line at Middlemore and continue to Auckland city. The trip int

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今天我们要学的词是bankruptcy。 Bankruptcy, 是破产的意思。星期一金融界的头条新闻是,美国第四大投资银行雷曼兄弟控股公司申请破产。 Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for the biggest bankruptcy in U.S.

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I was raised in Pocahontas Illinois Everybody thought of me as one of the boys Cause I'd run with a croud that was tough At fifteen i was tending Big O's Bar I'd sing till two AM for a half full tip jar Spent my youth singing truth, paying dues [Cho

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(144) / 评论(0) 分类 美国乡村音乐

The Fate of the Furious, the eighth installment of the popular Fast and Furious series, opened in the U.S. and 63 international markets, including China, the U.K. and Mexico, last weekend. The film has already broken the global box office record held

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(128) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

模仿句子:Fresh pledges have been made today in Europe to crack down on tax evasion. Five of the EU's biggest economies have vowed to share information on company ownership to make it harder for criminals and tax cheats to avoid the law. 翻译:

发表于:2019-02-16 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 英音模仿秀

今天我们要学的词是 turmoil. Turmoil名词,意思是混乱、骚动。Shares in Sabadell, the second-biggest bank in Catalonia and the fifth largest in Spain, have fallen 10% as the independence turmoil between Catalonia and Madrid escalate

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本期内容: Marriott International agreed to buy Starwood Hotels Resorts Worldwide for $12.2 billion in cash and shares. Starwood had reportedly been in talks with another suitor, Hyatt; Chinese hotel operators were also keen. The deal will creat

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 夏说英语新闻晨读

If I live to be a hundred And never see the seven wonders That'll be alright If I don't make it to the big leagues If I never win a Grammy I'm gonna be just fine Cause I know exactly who I am I am Rosemary's granddaughter The spitting image of my fat

发表于:2019-02-20 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 The Voice 美国好声音

I've been looking under rocks and breaking locks Just tryna find ya I've been like a maniac insomniac, Five steps behind ya Tell them other girls, they can hit the exit Check please... 'Cause I finally found the girl of my dreams Much more than a Gra

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编者按: 假如人们过一种似是而非的生活,更关注人生的意义,而非赞誉和掌声,这个世界将会更加理智。 --肯特.基思 The Paradoxical Commandments by Dr.Kent M.Keith 1.People are illogical,unreasonable,and sel

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模仿文本: One of Wall Street's biggest hedge funds - SAC Capital - has agreed to pay $1.8 billion in fines after pleading guilty to insider trading. It's one of the biggest criminal investigations ever carried out against the hedge fund. And ye

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英文中时态分为3大类: 现在时,过去时,将来时; 每个时态包含4个,共12种。 『现在时』 presenttense 1、一般现在时 presentsimple IhavedinnerwithRubyeveryday. 我每天都跟Ruby一起吃晚饭。 2、现在进行

发表于:2019-02-23 / 阅读(107) / 评论(0) 分类 每天三分钟学英语

The Shanghai Himalayas Museum is hosting probably the biggest-ever exhibition dedicated to video art in China. And it's all thanks to a French husband-and-wife team of collectors. The work by British artist Mark Wallinger is among the 23 video pieces

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本期内容: Shares in Allergan, a pharmaceutical firm with headquarters in Dublin, fell by 15% in response to suspicion that tax-avoidance legislation would scupper its planned $160 billion merger with Pfizer, an American drugmaker. The deal woul

发表于:2019-03-02 / 阅读(97) / 评论(0) 分类 夏说英语新闻晨读

Todd: Now, Aaron, you're from Melbourne. Aaron: That's right. Todd: What's melbourne like? Aaron: Melbourne's the second biggest city in Australia but there's a big city area with big buildings, then there's a lot of houses and then it runs into the

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