They wouldn't work for a thousand dollars a day, but they would work for a ten-cent string of beads. 即使一天给他们一千美元,他们也不愿意,但是他们却愿意为得到一串廉价的珠子而干活。 They were very fond of jewel

发表于:2018-12-28 / 阅读(87) / 评论(0) 分类 美国学生世界地理教材

Chapter 6 A City Built in a Swamp 第6章 建于沼泽中的城市 A cap which you wear on your head means head. 有些含有cap (帽子)的英语单词表示头的意思。 A captain also means head he's the head of a company of soldiers.A capital m

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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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He was still trying to decide on a name. Robb was calling his Grey Wind, because he ran so fast. 他到现在还无法决定给它取什么名字。罗柏的狼叫做灰风,因为它跑起来迅捷如风; Sansa had named hers Lady, and Arya named

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The Spiderwick Chronicles, based on a best-selling novel for young people, has no doubt been eagerly awaited by the book's fans, which will most likely be pleased by the filmmakers' visualization of the story's many goblins, fairies, sprites and othe

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In a political bombshell for the Balkans, Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaci has been named in a European report as the head of a 'mafia-like' crime organization - accused of drug dealing, assassinations and organ smuggling. The allegations threate

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The new family movie Ice Age: The Meltdown is written for laughs. But some people might also see it as a serious message about the dangers of climate warming. The film brings back the animated animals from the two thousand two hit movie Ice Age. The

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Fish-Sucking Parasite Named After Bob Marley The new species is called Gnathia marleyi, named in honor of the late reggae star, Bob Marley. Lead researcher Paul Sikkel, a marine biologist at Arkansas State University with a passion for Marleys music,

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With her pilots license in hand, Amelia flew in some air shows. Most pilots were men, so a young woman attracted a lot of attention. Amelia didnt like to be on display. But she worked in the shows to earn money. She had to keep on flying. Then Amelia

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And when the severely injured soldier what we did was we went and found one of the soldiers who had recived a dog and brought him back to the prison so that he could meet the prisoners who trained the dog. And when they met, I tell you, the audience

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I didn't see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It fr

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In recent years, couples are choosing new ways to get married. Traditional banquets and wedding ceremonies are not the only way for newlyweds to make their big day special. Disposing of complicated ceremonies and expensive banquets, including invitin

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In Rio, African rhythms began to mix with European styles. And it was at the house of a Candomble practitioner, a priestess named Tia Ciata, Auntie Ciata, that the first song widely recognized as Carioca samba, samba from Rio, was performed in 1916.

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访谈录,朱莉,皮特,夫妇,女儿,幕后秘密,The long-awaited Brangelina baby has been born. Julian, don't tell me you haven't been on this, on the edge of your seat for this. (All right!)Their baby is a daughter and she is named....(I live for

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ORLANDO, Florida, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Kevin Durant scored 36 points and won his first All-Star MVP trophy in West's 152-149 victory over the East. Kobe Bryant had 27 points and overtook Michael Jordan's career scoring record in All-Star in his 14th A

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Pre-Listening Vocabulary golden age: a period of wealth and advancement settlers: people who move to an undeveloped area and begin to live and work there surrender: to not fight reclaim: to take back something that was once yours New York City Was On

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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- Amour took home the best film and two other awards when critics from the National Society of Film Critics (NSFC) cast their votes during the 47th annual voting in New York on Saturday. The French-language drama, which

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IN THE SECOND CENTURY A.D., THERE WAS A FAMOUS GREEK ASTRONOMER NAMED PTOLEMY. HE BELIEVED THAT THE EARTH WAS THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE. THE OTHER PLANETS AND THE SUN MOVED AROUND THE EARTH. PEOPLE ACCEPTED THIS BELIEF UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF THE 1500S.

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IN LEONARDOS TIME, PATRONS ORDERED TWO KINDS OF PAINTINGS. THEY EITHER WANTED PORTRAITS, WHICH WERE PICTURES OF THEMSELVES OR FAMILY MEMBERS, OR THEY WANTED RELIGIOUS PAINTINGS, WHICH SHOWED MOMENTS FROM THE LIFE OF JESUS AND THE SAINTS. THERE WERE N

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Mike: Hello? I am armed with a-with a big gun. Oh, God. Edith: At least do it with a little authority /ɔ:'ɔriti/. Someones gonna think I raised a pussy. Mike: Oh, you scared the crap out of me. How did you get here? Edith: I live in a nursing home,

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