Hungry Lasagna So you made lasagna last night, and it was delicious. You saved the leftovers by wrapping aluminum foil over the top of the pan, and putting it in the fridge. When you get hungry today, you go to look for that lasagna, but it looks lik

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George: Whoa, what happened? Inga: The lights went out. Did we blow a fuse, or is this a blackout? George: Well, I dont see any lights on in any of the houses down the street. Its pitch black out there. Inga: So its another power outage. Somehow the

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By Jeff Custer Washington 02 June 2007 U.S. officials in New York say they have foiled a plot to explode jet fuel tanks and a pipeline at the city's John F. Kennedy International Airport. One official called it one of the most chilling plots imaginab

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 21 May 2006 Gen. Rashid Abu Shbak (File photo - Nov. 27, 2004) Palestinian police say they have foiled another assassination attempt against a security chief in the Gaza Str

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By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 06 June 2008 Pakistani police say they have foiled a planned bomb attack involving three alleged suicide bombers, three vehicles and hundreds of kilograms of explosives. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad that de

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今天我们要学的词是overtax。 Overtax, 赋税过重,可以引伸为使某个人或是某件事压力、负担过重。 The high temperatures are overtaxing the power grid of the city, 高温天气给城市的电力供应网带来了沉重压力

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Nice Nest 雄孔雀开屏是为了向人类炫耀她无与伦比的美丽尾巴?呵呵,似乎我们有点自作多情了,雄孔雀可没有兴趣理睬人类,他不过是在向自己的意中人表达爱意。现在研究人员发现,雄性刺

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Floating Tin Foil 锡纸为一种涂上或贴以像银的膜状金属纸,多为银白色,实际上是铝箔。铝箔纸(Aluminium foil),亦作铝箔,在香港称之为锡纸,是一种用压平了的金属铝制造的工具,主要用于厨

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