4. Columbus. 4.哥伦布 Meantime Christopher Columbus, an Italian, had returned from an even more startling voyage. 一段时间之后,意大利人克里斯托弗哥伦布完成了一次更令人吃惊的航行。 From what he had read, and from

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Her name is synonymous with beauty, power, intrigue and ultimately tragedy. In 69 BC, Cleopatra was born into Egypt's Ptolemaic Dynasty, a dynasty in decline and under the protection of Rome. At the age of 18, she assumed the throne along with her y

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BOB DOUGHTY: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im Bob Doughty. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember. This week, we will tell about North Americas monarch butterfly. We will tell about a British investigation of information stolen from c

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Diogenes and Alexander Lying on the bare earth, shoeless, bearded, half-naked, he looked like a beggar or a lunatic.He was one, but not the other. He had opened his eyes with the sun at dawn, scratched,done his business like a dog at the roadside, wa

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Leaders in Europe are trying to prevent another debt crisis with the new money plan. This is needed because some European countries are spending much more money than theyre taking in. Theyre running on huge debts. And because they are using the same

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President Barack Obama says the United States will consult closely with Jordan to advance peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. The president met Tuesday in the White House with Jordans King Abdullah. After the meeting, President Obama tha

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Her name is synonymous with beauty, power, intrigue and ultimately tragedy. In 69 BC, Cleopatra was born into Egypt's Ptolemaic Dynasty, a dynasty in decline and under the protection of Rome. At the age of 18, she assumed the throne along with her yo

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Wk 35 (31 August 1997) Princess Diana Dies After A Car CrashThis Week in HistoryPrincess Diana dies shortly after a high-speed car accident in Paris, France. In 1997, Princess Diana, who was the former wife of British monarch Queen Elizabeth II's eld

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HARI SREENIVASAN: Every year, millions of North American monarch butterflies head south for the winter in one of the insect world's most fantastic feats. But as you've likely heard, their numbers have declined dramatically in the past two decades. No

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In 1781 Herschel became the first person in the modern era to discover a planet. He wanted to call it George, after the British monarch, but was overruled. Instead it became Uranus. 1781年,赫歇尔成为现代行星发现者的先驱。他曾想把

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LONDON, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- British actor Daniel Day-Lewis made film history Monday by winning the Best Actor Oscar for the third time, a feat hailed by his former primary school in London as fantastic. Day-Lewis won a third Best Actor honor for the

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泰国王室10月13日发表声明称,泰国国王普密蓬阿杜德(Bhumibol Adulyadej)去世,享年88岁。1946年登上王位的普密蓬是世界上在位时间最长的君主,今年是他登基七十周年。而在他去世之后,在位时

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The new monarch of Saudi Arabia has handed out billions of pounds to the country's citizens to celebrate his coronation. 日前,沙特阿拉伯的新国王为庆祝登基,向沙特民众发放了上百亿英镑的红包。 King Salman bin Abdulaz

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The Queen's Christmas message this year focused on family, friends and community spirit. 英国伊丽莎白女王今年的圣诞致辞讲话强调家庭、朋友和社区精神的重要性。 Describing her family's visits to tragedy-hit communities,

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Britain's Prince William, Catherine Expecting a Baby

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Feb 22nd 2011 is a day that no Christchurch person wants to remember but it is also a day that every Christchurch person feels they need to remember. That was the day when a 6.3 earthquake near the central city, caused many buildings to collapse. 18

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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、句子或思路,给自己的写作找一些思路和灵感。 题目: Censorship is rarely, if ever, justified. 审

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This is the BBC news. Hello, I am Jonathan Izard. A court in Norway has upheld a claim of inhumane treatment brought by the mass murderer Anesh Brawick who killed 77 people in a gun and bomb rampage five years ago. He had claimed that his detention a

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Myanmar's opposition National League for Democracy led by Aung San Suu Kyi has won a historical victory in the first free election in25 years. The Result should bring an end to more than 50 years of military-led government. From Yangon, here's our co

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