And of course, the term HBCU refers to schools that were founded before 1964, exclusively for African-American students. Today, there are around a hundred historically black colleges and universities in the US. It's part of our continuing coverage of

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Margo B is bracing for the cost of her student loan to spike. It definitely makes lines ID go up several notches. She is one of more than 7 million Americans who is federally subsidized, loan interest rate going to double to 6.8% when a law is set to

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[00:08.46]- Nice serve, pal. - All right! - 发得好,伙计 - 好! [00:09.34]Whoa, yes! 好! [00:11.42]Get it! 接到了 [00:15.70]Come on! 来 [00:15.86]- Nice shot, Maverick! - Sweet setup, Iceman! - 打得好,小牛 - 传得好,冰冰 [

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Americans can keep guns at home for self-defense. Thats according to the Supreme Court who struck down the District of Colombias 32-year-old ban on handguns today. The courts 5-to-4 decision is the first major ruling on gun rights in U.S. history. O

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Idiom: On a roll 表示一个人在某方面取得进展,一切顺利 Hit the book: Caffeine Intake Stimulant Wreak havoc Spike Plummet Mood swing Crave Ramp up Trans fatty acid

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Its size made T-Rex look impressive, but modern scientific has revealed three unique features that made it a killing machine. 如此体型的霸王龙是庞然巨物,不过现代科学揭示出了它的三个特征使之成为猎杀机器。 The fi

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「英文学习笔记」 ephrase vt. 改述 genre n. 类别 suave adj. 柔和的 demeanor n. 风度 spike n. 激增 big band jazz and swing 摇摆爵士 Rap and hiphop is popular with the kids. Country is really popular where Im from though. But my g

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哈莉贝瑞(Halle Berry),1966年出生于俄亥俄州克利夫兰,美国影视演员。 1985年,17岁时的她作为俄亥俄小姐参加全美20岁以下小姐竞选,获选全美青少年小姐。1989年,她第一次参演电影《玩偶

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Career and Fans 'Rise Up' for Singer Andra Day Andra Day's life changed when Stevie Wonder called her on the telephone. The music superstar asked Day if he could work with her. That was almost six years ago. Stevie Wonder had heard about the singer f

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Spike was a friendly dog. He was obedient. Spike did as he was told. He only barked when threatened. He never bit anybody. Spike liked playing catch. Spike ran after the ball when it was thrown. Spike returned the ball to his owner's hand. Spike had

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What if I answered: Well, it depends. You say: Oh ,come on ,Val, be more direct than that. (Please) But it does depend on how much education you have because according to a new government report, a ba

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Hi, everybody. Im speaking to you this week from a factory in Petersburg, Virginia, where theyre bringing on more than 100 new workers to build parts for the next generation of jet engines. Its a story thats happening more frequently across the count

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In the district of Sydenham in south London, at a place called Crystal Palace Park, there stands a strange and forgotten sight: the world's first life-sized models of dinosaurs. Not many people travel there these days, but once this was one of the mo

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The world's top 20 economic powers agreed Thursday on measures aimed at controlling high and volatile food prices. Farm ministers from the G20 group of leading and emerging economies met for the first time in Paris Wednesday and Thursday. Following n

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday met with his Mexican counterpart Enrique Pena Nieto at the White House over issues including security, immigration and Cuba. President Barack Obama and Mexican President Enrique Pe

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A French ban on the burkini -- a swimsuit that covers the whole body except for the face, hands and feet -- has prompted fierce debate, but women in one part of China are wondering what all the fuss is about. 上月,法国海滩禁止女性穿布基尼

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Science and technology 科学技术 The rise of the dinosaurs 恐龙的崛起 Pardon! 恕我直言! A geological burp may have led to the dinosaurs'domination 地质上的甲烷释放可能是恐龙称霸地球的原因 THE dinosaurs, famously, went

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Lesson 34 Barley 第34课 大麦 I know some children who are very fond of growing seeds of all kinds in pots. Sometimes they fill a flower-pot rather more than half-full with moist sand. On the top of this damp sand they sprinkle some grains of barl

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This one is your father, he said. This one here. Dog, turn it around so she can see him. 这个是你父亲,他说,这边这个。狗,把头转过来给她瞧。 Sandor Clegane took the head by the hair and turned it. 桑铎克里冈伸手到半空

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Bronn came trotting out of the mists, already armored and ahorse, wearing his battered halfhelm. 波隆从雾中跑来,已然全副武装,骑在马上,戴着那顶饱经击打的半罩头盔。 Do you know what's happened? Tyrion asked him. 发生

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