10 The Marathon Twenty-six miles, 385 yards is rather odd distance for a foot race.Most other running races are measured in lengths of even numbers. The marathon,however,has an ancient history, going back to the early Greek Olympics. The

发表于:2018-11-27 / 阅读(292) / 评论(0) 分类 背诵为王第二册

climax:高潮,最令人兴奋的部分,最令人感兴趣的部分 cling: vi.粘紧, 附着, 紧贴, 坚持 clip:夹子,弹簧夹子,回形针 vt.修剪 clockwise:顺时针方向的 clone:无性繁殖系,克隆 closet n. 壁橱, 小室 a. 秘密的, 空谈的 vt. 把...关入小室 【医】 便桶, 厕所; 箱 clue

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collaboration Garment making typically calls for a collaboration among yarn spinners, fabric weavers and sewing factories. collide The government collided with parliament over its industrial plans. commemorate The Nobel Prize is awarded to commemorat

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday that celebrates the birth date of one of Americas greatest civil rights leaders. Dr. Kings date of birth is January 15th, but the actual holiday is on the third Monday in January. The holiday recognizes th

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60 Tons of Paint 浪漫花都的地标艾菲尔铁塔 by Lars Berry If you'd lived in Paris between 1889 and 1930, you would have enjoyed the sight of the world's tallest building. La Tour Eiffel was named after its head contractor, Gustave Eiffel, a

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The Federal Government has taken a dip in the polls as a standoff with the group of asylum seekers onboard an Australian Customs ship continues. Today's Newspoll in the Australian newspaper shows 53% of voters think the government is doing a bad job

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Topics: American Musicals/Movies-The Producers; The Statue of Liberty; sponsored by versus powered by versus encouraged by; putting the crunch back; hoochie Words: producer flop to seduce scam flamboyant fishy liberty torch tablet to commemorate pede

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Americans commemorate the heritage of African-Americans every February in what is known as African American History Month, yet little is known about the association that started the tradition and what it is doing now. James Stewart is the current pre

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Two new cases of H7N9 Avian Influenza were reported in Zhejiang yesterday. One of those infected has reportedly already died. Meanwhile, hospital sources in Jiangsu are reporting the five patients confirmed to be infected in that province are not sho

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Two new cases of H7N9 Avian Influenza were reported in Zhejiang yesterday. One of those infected has reportedly already died. Meanwhile, hospital sources in Jiangsu are reporting the five patients confirmed to be infected in that province are not sho

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226. Death of Washington, 1799. 226.华盛顿的去世(1799年) In the midst of this excitement George Washington died. 在这个群情激昂的时期,华盛顿去世了。 People forgot how strongly he had taken the Federalist side in the la

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Do you ever stop to think about your television? Well, there is a special day to do this. World Television Day started on November 21, 1998. The United Nations General Assembly decided there should be a day to commemorate one of the most revolutionar

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Lisa Bryant In just over a week, more than a dozen world leaders and thousands of World War II veterans will pack the beaches and villages of northwestern France to commemorate the 60th anniversary of

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Tens of thousands of Vietnamese soldiers and civilians turned out in the streets of Vietnam to commemorate the communist victory in the Vietnam War 30 years ago. 几万名越南军民走上街头,庆祝共产党赢得越南战争胜利30周年。 V

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China urges improved distribution system for agricutural products China's State Council, or the Cabinet, has urged the building of an efficient, safe and regulated distribution system for agricultural products in a bid to lower prices. The government

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Just over a month ago, Britain's Queen Elizabeth the second turned 86. She's now spent six decades as Queen of the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the other countries of the Commonwealth. She is a familiar face across the world, and the broad

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七夕在网上有很多种翻译方法:Qixi Festival(七夕节),Double Seventh Festival(双七节)甚至Magpie Festival(喜鹊节)。其实这些翻译都有舍近求远之嫌,不了解中国文化的外国人是不会明白的。下面我们来

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The search area for the final missing people extends downriver from the site of the shipwreck. You Xigui, director of Hubei provincial transport department, says search teams are still working 24/7. Some passengers remain missing after the Eastern St

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A: Do you have any plans for Veterans Day B: You mean Armistice Day A: Well, as you know, on November 11th allies signed a peace treaty with the Germans, also known astheArmistice Treaty This marked the end of WWI and many countries around the world

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Raum. The Friends of Syria, 11 Western and Arab nations opposed to the Syrian president, agreed today to provide more military support to the rebels seeking the ouster of Bashar al-Assad. British Foreign Secretar

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