K: how many people are there in your family? J: my immediate family is quite small. Its just my older step-brother, my mom, my step-dad and me. how about you? K: I have a large family. I have three older sisters, my twin sister, a younger brother, an

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Afghan Government: Taliban Leader Mullah Omar Died in 2013 塔利班领导人奥马尔在2013年去世 Afghan government officials said Wednesday that Taliban chief Mullah Omar is dead. They say he died more than two years ago in Pakistan. A governme

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AS IT IS 2016-09-29 Israels Shimon Peres Dies at 93 以色列前总统佩雷斯去世 享年93岁 Israel is mourning the death of former President and Prime Minister Shimon Peres. Peres died on Wednesday at age 93. His death came two weeks after he s

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Long-Time NBA Reporter Dies of Cancer NBA传奇记者克雷格塞奇因癌症去世 This is Whats Trending Today. In June, VOA Learning English wrote about Craig Sager, the sports television reporter who was fighting cancer. He was going to report on

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John Glenn, First American to Orbit Earth, Dies at 95 美国首位进入地球轨道宇航员约翰格林去世,享年95 Astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit the earth, has died. Glenn was 95. He was admitted to the James Cancer Hospit

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WASHINGTON, July 20 (Xinhua) -- Veteran U.S. journalist Helen Thomas, who covered 10 consecutive presidents dating back to John Kennedy in the White House press corps, died, local reports said on Saturday. Politico quoted an email from the Gridiron C

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AS IT IS 2016-06-05 'The Greatest' Muhammad Ali Dies at 74 最伟大的拳王阿里去世 享年74岁 Muhammad Ali, The Greatest boxer in history, died on Friday at the age of 74. The former world heavyweight boxing champion died at a hospital near P

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AS IT IS 2016-02-17 Former UN Chief Boutros Boutros-Ghali Dies 联合国前秘书长加利去世 This is Whats Trending Today. 这里是今日热点。 Boutros Boutros-Ghali was the United Nations Secretary General in the first part of the 1990s. 布特

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Pulitzer Prize-winning Writer Harper Lee Dies 普利策文学奖得主哈珀李去世 Famed American writer Harper Lee has died. She was 89. Lee died in her hometown of Monroeville in the southern state of Alabama. The cause of death was not announce

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AS IT IS 2016-03-10 Beatles Producer George Martin Dies 披头士制作人乔治马丁去世 This is Whats Trending Today. English record producer George Martin is credited with helping The Beatles become famous. He is the only producer that would of

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 21 May 2007 In May of 1977, the science fiction adventure Star Wars was released in theaters, and May 24-28 in Los Angeles, tens of thousands of fans will celebrate the film and its 30-year legacy. Mike O'Sullivan repor

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The last known American veteran of World War I died Sunday at his home in West Virginia. Former U.S. Army Corporal Frank Buckles was 110 years old. VOA Pentagon Correspondent Al Pessin had the chance to speak to Mr. Buckles several years ago and file

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They went into the empty coop and there they found nothing but a bowl of water and a small basket filled with chick-peas. 他们落到一个空了的鸽子窠里。那儿只有一碗水和一篮鹰嘴豆。 The Marionette had always hated chick-peas.

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I left him three days ago on the shore of a large sea. -What was he doing? 三天前我是在海岸边跟他分手的。-他在那里干什么? He was building a little boat with which to cross the ocean. 他在造一只小船想要飘洋过海。

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Paul, the oracle octopus(章鱼) who shot to fame in the World Cup this summer for his uncanny(神秘的) ability to predict the results of Germany's soccer matches, has died at his home in Oberhausen at the age of two. English-born Paul made

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今天要学的习惯用语是:in fat city。 in fat city这个习惯用语最早出现在七十年代,如今已经广泛流传。我们看个例子来体会in fat city是什么意思吧: 例句:Some people have all the luck! I just heard tha

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今天我们要学的词是 mourning. Mourning 作为名词,有哀悼的意思。The Cuban government has declared a nine-day period of mourning following the death of Fidel Castro. 菲德尔 卡斯特罗去世后,古巴政府宣布,进行为期九

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Nancy Wake 南希 saboteur and special agent, died on August 7th, aged 98 南希?威克,二战间功勋卓越的英国间谍特工,8月7日去世,享年98岁。 CONVIVIAL, and not averse to a drink, Nancy Wake could often be found cheering up a

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whythelongface? 为什么拉着个脸? 例句: Whyareyousodown? 为什么闷闷不乐? A:Whythelongface? 为什么拉着个脸? B:Iwanttogobackhome,butIcan'tgettheticket. 我想回家,但是我没买到票。 A:Whythelongface? 为什么拉着

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The British actor Alan Rickman has died of cancer at the age of 69. In movies, he won fame for his role as Severus Snape in the Harry Potter series and before that in films such as Truly Madly Deeply, Love Actually, Die Hard, Sense and Sensibility an

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