By Jim Bertel Washington, D.C. 30 June 2006 Watch Shuttle Report Shuttle lift off The U.S. space shuttle Discovery is set to launch to the International Space Station on Saturday, July 1, in only the second shuttle flight since the Columbia disaster

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Now, in fact, they couldn't do it for a lot of reasons today. 现在,事实上,由于一些原因,他们不能做到这一点。 One of the reasons is a lot of their telephones use IP protocol and use things like Skype and so on that go through

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1. President Obama visited Joplin, Missouri one year after a tornado devastated that town. The President spoke at a high school graduation and urged students to remember the lessons they've learned in overcoming adversity. 2. A 21-year-old man is und

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A war of words is rising between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The two leaders have been exchanging unusually personal insults as international pressure on North Korea grows. The latest examples came on Friday, when

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A: How may I help you? B: I want to return this video. A: Is that all you need? B: I also need to check these books out. A: Anything else? B: Thats everything. A: I need your library card. B: I have it. Here you go. A: Do you need anything else? B: T

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讲解文本: Army Day 军队日,建军节 China's Army Day 中国的八一建军节 the Chinese People's Liberation Army 中国人民解放军,解放军也会简写成PLAliberation 解放 army 陆军 navy 海军 air force 空军 rocket force 火

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The Man on the Moon? In July 1969, people around the world witnessed America’s greatest achievement: NASA succeeded in landing a man on the moon, and in the effort, won its space race against the US

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Those of you who have followed my podcast for a few years will know that I'm obsessed with gardening. Trees, bushes, flowers, vegetables, seeds, and even soil get me all excited. After a long, dull winter, it's time to spring into(1) life. People hav

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By David McAlary Washington 26 June 2006 Members of the space shuttle Discovery crew leave the Operations and Checkout building during a count down dress rehearsal for flight STS-121 at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Flarida on June 15,

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英国语言学家Jeremy Butterfield出版过一本书叫做A Damp Squid: The English Language Laid Bare。他根据牛津语料库(Oxford University Corpus)中的资料,统计得到英国人最常见的10句套话。对于老外,听到这些话,

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Long Lines, Protests Greet Apple Launch of New iPad Now on sale in 10 countries, hundreds of people lined up at stores around the world - some camping overnight - to be among the first to own a third generation iPad. And amid the hype that's become t

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1)be going to +v 在口语中广泛使用,表示准备做或将发生的事情。例如: Im going to buy a house when weve saved enough money. 2)be to +v 表示计划安排要做的事,具有必要的强制性意义。例如: I am to play ten

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嫦娥二号 Chang'e-2(moon probe) 神舟七号 Shenzhou VII (spacecraft) 载人飞船 manned spaceship/ spacecraft 载人航天 manned space flight 多人多天太空飞行 multi-manned and multi-day space flight 载人航天计划 manned space

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空间商业应用前景光明 Space - the final frontier. Once the purview of cash-rich governments, launching rockets into space has become increasingly commonplace as demand for communications satellites and space-based imaging services grow. Toda

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The most quintessential American idioms 不同的文化环境里有不同的文化习俗和传统。因此,也会衍生出一些极具本国特色的俚语表达。 Idiom: 俚语 Quintessential: /?kw?nt??s?n?(?)l/ 典型的,精髓的 #1.A piece o

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Human life can not continue without science and technology. For many years, human society has developed with the advance of science and technology while the development of science and technology has in turn brought the process to mankind. The life we

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SpaceX announced a successful satellite launch on Sunday but failed an attempted sea-landing of a rocket booster, missing a goal that has repeatedly eluded the grasp of the Los Angeles-based rocket company. 总部位于旧金山的火箭公司SpaceX上

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Idiom: Rocket science ( something complicated ) Hit the book: Tip top ice cream Hemisphere Partial Marshmallow Obsess Merit Nauseam Hit and miss Stunning 7. Kiwis love their Tip Top Ice cream Kiwis claim Tip Top ice cream is the best in the southern

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Tired of Vacationing on Earth? Go on space rides for $102,00 An American space tourism company that arranges multimillion-dollar treks to the International Space Station for the ultra-wealthy has struck a new deal to offer suborbital spaceflights for

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但我没同意 But I said no to that. 可我同意了 And I said yes. 而平局则由我说了算 And I settle all ties. 和我换座位 Change seats with me. 干嘛 Why? 这里有穿堂风吹我脖子 There's a draft on my neck over here. 那我被吹

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