THE GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS In 1951, the then director of the Guinness Brewery, Sir Hugh Beaver, wanted to settle an argument about the fastest bird in Europe. After talking to his friends, he concluded that a book which answered such questio

发表于:2018-12-04 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 人教全日制普通高中英语(必修)高三(全一册)

以下为2013年6月大学英语四级写作参考范文,由文都教育提供,考完试的同学可以看一下,备考的同学也可以研究一下考题。希望大家四级考试顺利通过。 Just as is revealed in the picture above, the

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Dont Quit, Keep Playing Wishing to encourage her young sons progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a Paderewski concert. After they were seated, the mother spotted a friend in the audience and walked down the aisle to greet her. Seizing the

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VI. Further Listening and Speaking Task1: The History of Chinese Acrobatics Script Welcome to the magnificent world of the Beijing Acrobats! Here the impossible is made of possible, and daring only begins to describe their amazing performance. The Be

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AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: we answer some questions from listeners. RS: Asad in Bangladesh and Emmanuel in Ghana ask somewhat related questions. Asad would like advice about a dictionary or a Web site to co

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Lesson 61 A Crazy Criminal 神经兮兮的罪犯 Words: delay vt./n. 推迟,耽搁 delectable adj. 美味的 delegate n. 代表; vt. 委派,授权 delete vt. 删除 deleterious adj. (对身心)有害的,有毒的 deliberate adj. 谨慎的,不慌不忙的;蓄意的,故意的 delicate ad

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Every four years, our nation's attention turns to a competition that's as heated as it is historic. 每四年,我国的注意力转向一场历史性的激烈竞赛。 People pack arenas and wave flags. Journalists judge every move and overanalyze

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PART THREE - A YOUNG WOMAN AT THORNFIELD CHAPTER EIGHT Life with Mr. Rochester Where did you live before you came here? he asked. I was at Lowood School for eight years, sir. Eight years! I'm surprised you lasted so long in that terrible place. You k

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Flea circusesby Nik PeacheyA good circus has always built its reputation on its ability to amaze and entertain and what could be more amazing than a flea circus? But does such a thing really exist and can fleas really be taught to perform circus tric

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What would I do without your smart mouth 没有你的蜜语甜言,我该怎么办 Drawing me in, and you kicking me out 你时而热情似火,时而冷若冰霜 Got my head spinning, no kidding, I can't pin you down 让我天旋地转,说真的,

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新gre作文写作考察考生完成题目过程中是否能够融合批判性思维和分析写作能力,以下是gre考试写作部分issue的优秀写作实例,通过这些优秀范文或是习作,考生可以借鉴里面的短语、句子或思

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: The third season of the hit TV drama Fargo begins tonight. And with it comes a challenge - maintaining high quality with new stories and new characters. Based on the first two episodes, NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says Fargo deliv

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One morning, as the charlatan and the foolish King were twirling their twigs, and hopping in circles, and chanting meaningless rhymes, a loud cackling reached the King's ears. 一天早晨,当江湖骗子和愚蠢的国王正在挥舞他们的树枝,

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Ravenous triggerfish seize the luckless, an unceremonious end to an epic quest. For the surviving males, the odyssey has just begun. The females will arrive within days, urged on by celestial forces demanding they reach the males and the sea in time.

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Thank you.Everybody, please have a seat. 谢谢你们。大家请就坐。 Have a seat. Well, welcome to the White House, everybody. 请就坐。好吧,欢迎来到白宫,欢迎你们。 And congratulations to the L.A. Galaxy on your third MLS Cup. N

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Even less likely, Ned. The devilfish is merely a mollusk, and even this name hints at its semiliquid flesh, because it's Latin meaning soft one. 尼德兰,那更不对了。章鱼是软体动物,单是这个名字就已经表明它的肌肉一点也

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By Emma Simpson Moscow 09 May 2007 Russia is staging its annual Victory Day commemorations, marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. The focus of the events has once again been on Red Square where thousands of soldiers, dignitaries and vet

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Off the southeast quarter of Britain stands a new landmark, one of the first great feats of engineering of the 21stcentury. One hundred turbines make Thanet the biggest offshore wind farm in theworld, a site that heralds a new phase in renewable ener

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AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: we answer some questions from listeners. RS: Asad in Bangladesh and Emmanuel in Ghana ask somewhat related questions. Asad would like advice about a dictionary or a Web site to co

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What would you pack for a six-month trek on the coldest continent in the world? Bear in mind that there'll be no shops around and no help from home. That's the challenge the British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes faces as he prepares to lead a six-stro

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