Henry poured lemonade into four tall glasses. As they gathered around the table in the hotel, Jessie carefully unfolded the sheet of white paper. Is it another riddle? Violet wanted to know. Jessie nodded and took a sip of lemonade. The ice cubes cli

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(85) / 评论(0) 分类 111 The Seattle Puzzle

歌曲:Lady GaGa-Bad Romance 看似一只黑雕 Shes worn some bizarre outfits in her time, so it wasnt a shock for fans as Lady Gaga emerged from her hotel in Finland yesterday dressed as a giant bird.The eccentric performer, who regularly sets to

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VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: Edgar Allan Poe And I'm Shirley Griffith. This year is the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of writer Edgar Allan Poe. The United States Postal Service i

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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Planting trees around poultry farms can improve air and water quality -- and relations with neighbors. Research has shown that just three rows of trees near poultry houses can reduce the release of

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AS IT IS 2015-12-25 Adele US Concert Tickets Sell in Minutes 阿黛尔美国演唱会440000张门票两分钟被秒光 In several hundred seconds, thousands of Adele concert tickets were bought throughout North America. 几百秒的时间,上千张阿

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Without Tickets Fans Can Still Get Into the Olympic Spirit In London's Hyde Park no expensive tickets were needed to watch the women's triathlon. Kate Davis Clarke came from New York City to cheer on her best friend, American triathlon athlete Sarah

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(八月)

Olympic Fans Go Shopping People have been flooding into the department store John Lewis, which is right by the Olympic Park, to buy their official games merchandise. Inside, Olympic imagery is splattered across just about every product you can imagin

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The world's largest gathering of comic book fans is taking place in California. But organizers of the annual Comic-Con say this convention is not just for comic book fans. Hollywood, TV Networks and videogame makers are all getting into the game - he

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(七)月

Dickens' Fans Mark 200th Anniversary of his Birth This is Portsmouth, about 100 kilometers south of London. It's a city with a proud past, one of the main homes of the British Navy. Tourists come here to see the historic port. But though the cultural

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Miranda Lambert celebrated her 27th birthday at the Country Music Association Awards by taking home three presents. They included Video of the Year, an award she shared with director Trey Fanjoy for The House That Built Me, Album of the Year for Revo

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While fans of the fictional adventures of an English boy wizard are counting the days until the publication of the seventh and final Harry Potter book, a theme park inspired by Harry's adventures is to open in the United States. The Wizarding World o

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Happy Friday. Im Sara Haines and its time for some pop news, the top four stories buzzing online right now. Coming in at number four, Harry Potter fans, you're about to feel like you'd taken Felix Felicis, which is liquid luck. Author J.K. Rowling ha

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Country superstar Luke Brian. Its loud. Yeah, its loud. You have a pretty good year, Luke. You have four back to back number one hits in May. He made Billboard history by simultaneously owning the number one and the number two spots on the country ai

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今天我们要学的词是no-show。 No-show, 意思是没来。 The famous actor was a no-show at the charity event, 这个著名演员没有出席这次慈善活动。 The defendant was a no-show at the trial, 被告没有出席庭审。 The new r

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今天我们要学的词是nailbiter。 Nailbiter, 作为名词,一般是指紧张的比赛,或是充满悬念的影片。 The film was described as a suspenseful nailbiter by the critics, 影评人士说,这部影片充满了悬念。上星期天

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今天我们要学的词是staple。 Staple, 做为名词,指必不可少的东西。 Rice is a staple in the region, 米饭是这个地区居民的主食。 Hot dogs are a staple for barbecue parties in the summer, 热狗是夏天烧烤餐会不可缺

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今天我们要学的词是sigh of relief。 A sigh of relief, 是松了一口气的意思。Fans breathed a sigh of relief after x-rays showed the quarterback suffered no major injuries, X光检查结果发现橄榄球四分位没受重伤,让球迷

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Octopus oracle Paul chooses a mussel from a glass tank marked with a Spanish flag, next to a box with a flag of Holland, in the SeaLife Aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany, 9 Jul 2010 Football fans in Spain were rejoicing Friday after an octopus called P

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Tropical cyclone Marcia is rapidly gaining strength as it heads for central Queensland as is expected to be a dangerous category five system when it crosses the coast early Friday morning.Communities from Mackay to the New South Wales border are on a

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Anticipation is running at fever pitch; excitement off the scale. Now, this week, the brand new Harry Potter studio tour finally opened its doors to the public. Fans have been impatient for more of Harry Potter and his friends since the book and film

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