AMERICAN STORIES - LuckBy Mark Twain Broadcast: Saturday, January 28, 2006 Announcer: Now, the Special English program, AMERICAN STORIES. (MUSIC) Our story today is called Luck. It was written by Mark

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Rob: Welcome to 6 Minute English with me Rob Neil: and me Neil. Rob: Today we're talking about national independence - that's when one nation is free from control by another country. Neil, can you think of any countries that have become independent?

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When my husband and I celebrated our 38th wedding anniversary at our favorite restaurant, Lenny, the piano player, asked, How did you do it?当我和丈夫在我们最喜欢的饭馆庆祝结婚38周年纪念日时,那个弹钢琴的莱尼过来问道

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A cry of: waiter! And the fighting stopped Can you believe: at Christmas, 1914. British and German troops climbed out of the trenches[战壕] to play soccer in no man's land. Then the war resumed... 你

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History of Mothers Day In the U.S. Mothers' Day is a holiday celebrated on second Sunday in May. It is a day when children honor their mothers with cards, gifts, and flowers. First observance in Philadelphia, Pa. in 1907, it is based on suggestions b

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The Easter bunny has arrived, chocolate Easter eggs are in the shops, the daffodils are out, and the weather is getting better! Easter is a great time of year, but what are its origins? Originally Easter was called Pascha after the Hebrew word for Pa

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The second Monday of January is Coming-of-Age Day, a national holiday to encourage those who have newly entered adulthood to become self-reliant members of society. The holiday used to be on January 15, but in 2000 it was moved to the second Monday o

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如果我休息,我就会生锈 The significant inscription found on an old key---If I rest, I rust---would be an excellent motto for those who are afflicted with the slightest bit of idleness. Even the most industrious person might adopt it with a

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Luck by Mark Twain Our story today is called Luck. It was written by Mark Twain. Here is Shep ONeal with the story. I was at a dinner in London given in honor of one of the most celebrated English military men of his time. I do not want to tell you h

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Thanksgiving is a holiday celebrated in much of North America, generally observed as an expression of gratitude, usually to God. The most common view of its origin is that it was to give thanks to God for the bounty of the autumn harvest. In the Unit

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JUDY WOODRUFF: The death of Nelson Mandela resonated across South Africa and around the world today. Millions mourned the former president and symbol of racial reconciliation. And officials planned a mass memorial service on Tuesday. We begin our cov

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he Queen's diamond jubilee celebrated with gun salute. At midday on Monday the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery fired a 41-gun royal salute in London's Hyde Park to mark the start of the diamond jubilee, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Quee

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1. 强调句与主语从句的比较 强调句将句子中的it is / was that同时省去,句子仍然成立;而主语从句将that与后面部分代替it,成立。如: (1) It is Li Lei's brother that you met in the street yesterday. 你昨天在

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The significant inscription found on an old key---If I rest, I rust---would be an excellent motto for those who are afflicted with the slightest bit of idleness. Even the most industrious person might adopt it with advantage to serve as a reminder th

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Princess Charlotte celebrates her first birthday on Monday, what do we know about her so far? 夏洛特公主周一(5月2日)迎来了她的一周岁生日,到目前为止我们对她的了解都有多少呢? 1. She's a very easy, sweet baby,

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人们似乎对最字打头的记录都特别感冒,什么都要争个全球第一、全世界第一。不过这类活动真所谓过犹不及,小编就为你搜罗了几个很冷的最记录,包括最大鸡蛋、最大寿司卷看你会不会冻

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The Mid-Autumn Festival falls every year on the 15th day of the eighth month on the Chinese lunar calendar. In Hong Kong, people began celebrating on the eve of the Festival on Sunday night with the Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance. 68-year-old Chan Tak Fa

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一则征聘广告的结尾这样写: Suitable candidates will be offered a very attractive terms which cannot be refused. 这句话的意思,一目了然,可惜其中有个不该有的语法错误;那就是a very attractive terms中的terms是个

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Nobel Literature Prize / Nobel Prize in literature 诺贝尔文学奖 The Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded annually to an author from any country who has, in the words from the will of Alfred Nobel, produced in the field of literature the m

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