Friendship Day takes place on the first Sunday of August every year. It is one day of the year we can say thank you to our friends. The tradition began in the USA in 1935 and has slowly spread around the world. The U.S. Congress declared Friendship D

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1. affinity /əˈfɪnɪti:/ -- (literally, condition of being near the boundary or a neighbor) kinship; sympathy; liking; attraction He intends to establish some kind of an affinity between himself and the public. 他希望在自己和公众之间建立

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In terms of the kind of dialogue that existed between attack and defense, it is very clear now to me that the appearance of trebuchet on the scene shifted that balance radically in favor of attack. It

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Grammar Girl here. Todays topic is the difference between the words loan and lend. Guest-writer Bonnie Trenga writes, Traditionally, lend is the verb and loan is the noun. I'll have a memory trick for you at the end. British Rules This rule is still

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When the British arrived at the emperor's summer residence, they were lavishly entertained and spent days touring its beautiful parks and temples. Macartney(马戛尔尼), a good Englishman and loyal

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By Mike O'Sullivan The author of a controversial book called

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A: Do you have any plans for the weekend? B: I haven't given it much thought. What were you thinking of doing? A: I was planning on taking a trip up the coast to the beach. B: What a perfect thing to do on a beautiful weekend! A: Would you like to co

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India's government is hitting back at corruption allegations and urging opposition lawmakers to end protests that have shut down parliament for a fourth day. Opposition members have been calling for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation

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Palestinian official expects vote on bid of UN recognition at year- end RAMALLAH, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- A senior Palestinian official expected on Friday that the vote in the UN on the Palestinian bid of recognizing the state of Palestine as a non-memb

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FAITH LAPIDUS: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im Faith Lapidus. BOB DOUGHTY: And Im Bob Doughty. Today we tell about Alzheimers disease. More than a century after its discovery, Alzheimers disease is still destroying peoples bra

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Mmm mmm mm mm Ooo yeah Baby baby . I ease the pain Could see us in our holy faith But one day we changed I Dreamed from big in a face I'm already so tired to carry water open for the other side Me I don't know but every time I look up I'm waiting for

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Everybody has their own aspirations and pursuits. We can say that everyone has a dream. Now, we are all talking about the Chinese dream. In my opinion, the greatest Chinese dream in modern China is to realize the rejuvenation of our nation. Xi Jinpin

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A: What are you doing? B: Nothing much. Whats up with you? A: Actually, I was wondering if you could help me with something. B: What would you like me to help you with? A: Well, you know Im going to be moving in soon? B: You told me already. A: I was

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文本: C- Christopher Tietjens S- Sylvia Satterthwaite B- Bridget Mac-MacMaster C: Goodmorning. Somebody:Good morning, sir. Mac: Tietjens! Did you receive my telegram? C: And a very good morning to you, too,MacMaster. So you looked over my figures

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文本: C- Christopher Tietjens S- Sylvia Satterthwaite M- Sylvia's mother F- Sylvia's father C: We will take a small house in Knightsbridge. Lowndes Street. Her mother will livewith us. Mrs Satterthwaite has contributed handsomely. Man: I see. M:

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文本: C- Christopher Tietjens Mac- MacMaster H- Horsley Mac: I'll send the Reverend Duchemin a signed copy of my book. His word still carries weight. C: Well, sucking up to Duchemin was always the price for kedgeree and poached eggs! (BELL TINKLE

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文本: C- Christopher Tietjens Mac- MacMaster V- Valentine Wannop E- Edith Duchemin E: I'm not sure it's playing the game, Valentine, asking you to be here. If your mother knew... V: Mother wanted to come with me when I told her it was to meet a c

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文本: C- Christopher Tietjens Mac- MacMaster V- Valentine Wannop E- Edith Duchemin C: Would you allow me to help you to...? E: Oh, a little caviar. A peach! I'm afraid I... I'm afraid I must... You see, my husband.. Mac: I beg you, dear lady, do

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Books and Arts; Book Review;The end of the Soviet Union; Walking dead; 文艺;书评;前苏联的末途;行尸走肉; The Last Man in Russia: The Struggle to Save a Dying Nation.By Oliver Bullough. 《俄罗斯最后一人:拯救行将灭亡之

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03 My one true friend Germaine A true friend is always there for you. A person who will help, with all your problems. The one whom you can trust, With all your secrets. And the one who cheer you up when you are lonely. That is a friend. I want to me

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