Placebo 中文译名为安慰剂,乐队的名字 Placebo 取自拉丁语,含义是我愿意(唱赞美诗前所说的第一个词)。是一个三人乐团,主唱兼吉他手Brian Molko,鼓手Steve Forrest,以及Stefan Olsdal(贝司、吉

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AS IT IS 2016-11-28 Less Energy Now Produced by Coal in US South 目前,在美国南部,较少的能量由煤产生 Three large machines called turbines produce electricity at the Buck Combined Cycle Station in central North Carolina, near the town o

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Business Retailing The beast goes on safari 商业 零售业 巨兽出击 Can Wal-Mart make it in Africa? 沃尔玛能在非洲得偿所愿吗? FOUR billion dollars doesn't count as an every day low price, but Wal-Mart, the world's biggest retailer

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TUNIS, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Club Africain qualified on Saturday for the quarterfinal of the African Confederation Cup after beating Ethiopia's St George 2-0 in Rades, the official TAP press agency reported. Africain which managed to clinch a 1-1 draw

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LONDON, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Novak Djokovic of Serbia claimed his first Wimbledon title on Sunday after beating defending champion Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3. The serb, who will take over the world top ranking from the Spaniard on Monday, extended

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

LONDON, July 26 (Xinhua) -- World No. 1 Roger Federer said here on Thursday that winning the Olympic Games could be even harder than winning a grand slam title. Federer, who made history three weeks ago by winning his seventh Wimbledon title, said th

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BUENOS AIRES, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Argentina's national soccer team on Monday won over Albania 4-0 in a friendly match as part of warmup for the upcoming Copa America which starts here on July 1. Lionel Messi and Carlos Tevez both scored and Ezequiel

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今天我们要学的词是clinch。 Clinch, 是最终赢得的意思。The company clinched the contract for land development, 意思是这家公司赢得了开发土地的合约。The sixth grader clinched the top spot in the county's spelling bee

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今天我们要学的词是clinch。 Clinch, 是最终赢得的意思。The company clinched the contract for land development, 意思是这家公司赢得了开发土地的合约。The sixth grader clinched the top spot in the county's spelling bee

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Chinese competitors have managed to clinch gold medals in car painting, fashion technology, welding and manufacturing technology. They are the first gold medals for China at the world's largest skills competition. Yang Jinlong, gold medalist in car p

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DOHA, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Maria Sharapova easily reached the third round of the Qatar Open on Tuesday, beating French qualifier Caroline Garcia 6-3, 6-2. The third-ranked Russian, who won the tournament in her two previous appearances, broke Garcia t

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The once all-conquering Chinese women's volleyball team regained its mojo by outperforming host Japan to win the FIVB World Cup on Sunday and qualify for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics next year. 星期日,曾经战无不胜的中国女排重获魔力,

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Man United hands nine-man Chelsea first league defeat of season LONDON, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- European champions Chelsea were hit by two red cards in an intensely contested match and defeated by Manchester United 3-2 at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. The v

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Sudan and South Sudan have failed to resolve a dispute over oil revenues, less than 24 hours before the south is due to halt crude production and close its pipeline to the sea. Failure to settle the dispute could have grave implications for the econo

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OSAKA, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Two-time Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima had a difficult win in men's 200m breaststroke on the last day of the Japan Open 2011 Swimming Championships at Namihaya-Dome in Kadoma of Osaka. However, it was still the first time

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VIENNA, July 14 (Xinhua) -- Iran and six world major countries on Tuesday adopted an agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue that will put Iran on the path of sanctions relief but more strict limits on its nuclear program. What we are announcing today

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U.S. voter turnout likely to fall short of previous two elections WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Voter turnout in the 2012 U.S. presidential election will fall short of what it was in 2004 and 2008, a pollster said Tuesday. Registered voters reporte

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SHANGHAI, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Hosts China showed their power in teamwork on Sunday as they claimed both the men's and women's relay golds at the ISU World Cup Short Track speedskating Shanghai leg. South Korea continued their good form to win their t

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COPENHAGEN, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki saw her winning streak at the Danish Open snapped as Angelique Kerber of Germany downed the former world No. 1 6-4, 6-4 to clinch title here on Sunday. Wozniacki had previously won the 220

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China's Zhang Jike beat his teammate and good friend Ma Long 4-3 to clinch the 2014 Table Tennis Men's World Cup title in Dusseldorf, Germany. However, the World and Olympic Champion was stripped of his $45,000 prize money for celebrating the victory

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