Pro-democracy activists in Syria are reporting one of the deadliest days yet in the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. A prominent human rights group says at least 49 people were killed today when security forces fired live ammunition and te

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Taps isn't a complicated song, just 24 notes total. The melody was written by US civil war general who didn't like the old Lights Out bugle call. He wrote Taps 150 years ago. And in order to commemorate that anniversary, nearly 200 buglers and trumpe

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Just across the street from Les Invalides, sits one of the best small museums in Europe. The Rodin Museum is filled with work by the greatest sculptors since Michelangelo. Influenced by both the class

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Nyau is a secret society whose membership is usually open only to the Chewas in central Malawi. The tribe is mainly known for Gule wankulu, or Nyau -- literally its big dance, performed by masked men called spirits. It's restricted to the men of the

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Reuters. On the 7th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, America paused to remember the almost 3000 people who were killed on that sunny Tuesday morning. Relatives of victims killed at the World Trade Center gathered at Ground Zero in Lower Manhat

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BBC News with Eileen McCue. In a rare show of opposition to the authorities, thousands of Russians have marched in Moscow and other cities to commemorate the murdered opposition leader Boris Nemtsov. They are the biggest protests since those held on

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As I was saying I really want to 谢谢正如我刚才所说我真的希望 Well aren't you going to open it?Swarovski crystal,to commemorate your first day. 你不打开吗?施华洛世奇水晶,纪念你的第一天。 Thank you. But it is Daniel n

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THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This Memorial Day weekend, kids will be out of school, moms and dads will be firing up the grill, and families across our country will mark the unofficial beginning of summer. But as we do, we should all remember the tru

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THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This weekend we commemorate Veterans Day, a day when America honors every man and woman who has worn the uniform of our military. In Veterans Day celebrations across our Nation, we remember those who have served in previ

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影片对白 Ross: Come here, Marcel. Sit here. Rachel: Pheebs, I can't believe he hasn't kissed you yet. God, by my sixth date with Paolo, he had already named both my breasts! ...Ooh. Did I just share too much? Ross: Just a smidge . Phoebe: David's li

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2013年6月大学英语四级考试作文高分版 The Big is the Little Nothing can be done except little by little, the French poet Baudelaire Charles once said. Most people, however, often ignore such a truth. So does the little boy shown in the p

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By Sean Maroney Washington, DC 30 January 2007 watch Iraq Security report Tight security was in effect in Iraq for Shi'ite Muslims' observance of Ashura, their holiest day. South of Baghdad, Iraqi forces say they broke up a plot to kill Shi'ite cler

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Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser has announced a plan to allow local residents to vote in November on whether the nation's capital should try to become the country's 51st state. 美国首都华盛顿哥伦比亚特区市长穆丽尔鲍泽星期五宣布一

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1. Recalling the unimaginable hell of D-Day suffering, President Barack Obama has paid tribute to the against-all-odds Allied landings that broke Nazi Germany's grip on France and turned the tide of history. Obama joined other world leaders in Franc

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According to traditional belief, each year is characterized by one of 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac. This Lunar New Year, which starts on February 8, has been bringing him more business than usual as it will be the Year of the Monkey. Beijing craf

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unit 364 端午节习俗 dialogue 英语情景对话 A:We have another traditional holiday-the Dragon Boat Festival. A:我们还有一个传统的节日:端午节。 B:When is it? B:它是在什么时候? A:It falls on the fifth day of the fifth

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文本: A: Didn't Dad tell you to start by shaving with the grain? M: I'm still trying to find the grain. I just thought I'd try while he was away, making a... A: And taking pictures. Yeah, no event too small to commemorate. M: Are you still going

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In Liverpool, there is a street called Penny Lane. Why is it called Penny Lane? Perhaps the name comes from the penny coin nowdays the smallest coin used in Britain. Perhaps there were shops on Penny Lane which sold cheap things, things which cost on

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The Oscars 奥斯卡奖典礼是2月24号!所以我们今天一起来谈How do you like to watch movies? 大家最喜欢在哪里看电影?1) Go to the movies 去看电影 2) low-key 轻松的 3) midnight premier 电影的午夜首映 5) Stay in 呆

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美国财政部指控普京腐败罪 BBC news. Hello I'm John Shay. The US treasury has told the BBC that it considers the Russian president Vladimir Putin to be corrupt. The American government has already imposed sanctions on Mr Putin's aids, but i

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