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Today, technology has made us all virtual neighbors. From laptops to lasers, from microchips to megabytes, an information revolution is lighting the landscape of human knowledge, bringing us all closer together. Ideas, information, and money cross th
April 17th,1961 - Hundreds of Cuban exiles trained by the CIA invade Cuba's Bay of Pigs trying to topple Fidel Castro from power. But the invasion fails a political embarrassment for President John F. Kennedy just months after taking office. This was
April 17th, 1961. Hundreds of Cuban exiles trained by the CIA invade Cuba's Bay of Pigs trying to topple Fidel Castro from power. But the invasion fails a political embarrassment for President John F. Kennedy just months after taking office. This was
April 17th,1961, Hundreds of Cuban exiles trained by the CIA invade Cuba's Bay of Pigs trying to topple Fidel Castro from power. But the invasion fails a political embarrassment for President John F. Kennedy just months after taking office. This was
April 17th,1961, Hundreds of Cuban exiles trained by the CIA invade Cuba's Bay of Pigs trying to topple Fidel Castro from power. But the invasion fails a political embarrassment for President John F. Kennedy just months after taking office. This was
Although the film is a 21st Century, technology-laden, visual feast, it is based on the works of the 19th Century mathematician Lewis Carroll. Lewis Carroll was actually the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, a lecturer in mathematics at Christ Ch
Here in Crystal Palace in south London, you can still see the first dinosaur exhibition that was ever built anywhere in the world. The sculptures were unveiled in 1854. It was the start of an obsession that weve never got over. But it wasnt long befo
Well, the increased demand for ethanol is pushing up the price of corn, the key ingredient in the alternative fuel. And the Agriculture Department says that as corn prices rise, so too would food prices. It says consumers can expect to pay more for
Part 3. The Time Ball. Keywords. time ball, drop, time signals, tradition. Vocabulary. install, observatory, revive, sweep, viable, hoist, gravity, mechanism, aluminum, flavor, sponsor, Greenwich, Miami, Atlanta. A. Listen to some statements about th
Lesson 328 I've no future. 1.I've no future.我没什么前途了。 2.You have a great furture!你很有前途! 3.The future belongs to you.未来属于你们。 4.There's no future.不会有未来了。 5.Wish you a bright future!祝您前途无量
IN THE SECOND CENTURY A.D., THERE WAS A FAMOUS GREEK ASTRONOMER NAMED PTOLEMY. HE BELIEVED THAT THE EARTH WAS THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE. THE OTHER PLANETS AND THE SUN MOVED AROUND THE EARTH. PEOPLE ACCEPTED THIS BELIEF UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF THE 1500S.
The instruments that make up an orchestra have changed since Mozarts time. The way that they are grouped together has changed, too. By the end of the 18th century, the harpsichord was no longer used. It was replaced by the fortepiano which could be p
It was that mission 这就是学校的使命 Not just to educate men, but to cultivate good men, strong men, upright men 它不仅是教授知识 还要培育善良 强大 正直的人 That brought community leaders together 要能将社区领袖聚集
If you're a bread lover or a cheapskate, or preferably both, British scientists have discovered your ideal meal. The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has worked out that at 7.5 pence (0.7 yuan), a toast sandwich is Britain's cheapest meal. And the so
NEW WORDS date back to 追溯到;从开始有 come into being形成;产生 context n. 环境;上下文;来龙去脉 PLAY IT BY EAR This saying has its origins in music, as playing something by ear means to play music without reference to the
Andrea: It was created as a distinct division of the United Kingdom in 1921. And it now shares a border with the Republic of Ireland. Today we're going to be finding out a little bit about Northern Ireland, one of four countries that make up the Unit
台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是: From the 17th century through the 19th century women's pockets were these large detachable things that tied onto a woman's waist underneath her skirts. There were unfashionable, they were not ver
In Shakespeare's day, all the theatre roles were played by male actors, even Juliet. Now, the Geneva Grand Theater Ballet is remaining faithful to this tradition in its dance version of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. They performed at the Shanghai Gran
It wasn't until several centuries later that the heart became a symbol representing love. But the problem was they didn't really know what the heart looked like. 直到几个世纪后,心形才变成象征爱的符号,但问题是当时他们根本
Harpsichord The harpsichord was the most popular of the early keyboard instruments. The strings were made of metal and plucked with quills. The metallic sound was not pleasing to musicians ears, but Mozart figured out a way to make music sound more b