Faiza Elmasry | Washington, DC 29 March 2010 Cell biologist Elaine Fuchs is known for revolutionizing the study of skin and for her support of women in science. Children, Elaine Fuchs says, have a natural fascination with science. She remembers that

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1. Nerd/geek/dork/dweeb/gweeb 呆子. 这些字都代表一个人因为太专注某件事而看起来不太正常, 而并非不聪明的呆, 如书呆子, 计算机怪胎等, 这几个字可以交换使用. 其中 nerd , geek 和 dork 比其它二个来

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Books and Arts; Book Review; 文艺;书评; Paul Volcker 保罗沃尔克 Tall tale 伟人传奇 The most influential central banker of the modern era 当代最具影响力的央行行长 Volcker: The Triumph of Persistence. By William Silber. Blo

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看世界杯的时候,经常看到FIFA的字样在眼前飞舞。FIFA 指的是国际足球联合会,简称国际足联。这个机构的英文全称是International Federation of Association Football。不过FIFA的缩写是从法语来的,全名

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By Cache Seel Cairo 22 May 2007 A prominent Iranian-American academic, imprisoned two weeks ago in Iran, has been accused by Iran's Intelligence Ministry of plotting a revolution. Haleh Esfandiari has been barred from leaving Iran since December when

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Tunisia is observing three days of mourning for people killed in the revolution that ousted the president a week ago. As many as one hundred people may have died since the start of the uprising in December. The former president, Zine el-Abidene Ben A

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 22 June 2006 Over the past two weeks, lawmakers have engaged in one of the most significant periods of debate on Iraq since U.S. and coalition forces ousted former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in early 2003. The debate

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Romania is denying Moldovan accusations that it was involved in violent anti-government protests in Moldova, which left at least one woman dead and injured some 100 others. The denial came after Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin ordered the expuls

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A British human rights organization has begun legal action aimed at gaining the release of British government records regarding a rendition flight involving an individual who allegedly was flown via the British territory of Diego Garcia. The man who

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今天我们要学的词是involve。 Involve 是卷入、涉及的意思。美国的黑水保安公司星期天卷入了伊拉克一场致命的枪战, The security company Blackwater USA was involved in a shootout on Sunday. 最新统计数字显示,

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The United States pledged Wednesday to accept more refugees fleeing from wars in Syria and elsewhere, even as Europe unveiled a mandatory country-by-country quota plan to resettle 160,000 migrants. After meeting with lawmakers in Congress, U.S. Secre

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PARIS Markets were up slightly Tuesday, after European Union finance ministers threw a lifeline to troubled Spanish banks by agreeing to the terms of a bailout. The ministers are back in Brussels later this month to finalize the deal. Spanish banks a

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今天我们要学的词是higher-ups。 Higher-ups, 高层。=He got the promotion only because he was a bootlicker to the higher-ups, 他就是因为拍马屁才得到了提升。NBC higher-ups plan to order 10 drama pilots, 美国全国广播公司的

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By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 04 September 2007 Afghan officials say police have killed one of the Taleban leaders responsible for the kidnapping of 23 South Korean volunteers last month. From Islamabad, VOA correspondent Benjamin Sand reports. Provinci

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LONDON, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Germans Julius Brink and Jonas Reckermann beat reigning FIVB world champions Emanuel Rego and Alison Cerutti of Brazil to win the gold medal of men's beach volleyball at London Olympics on Thursday. The Germans won the matc

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麦斯米兰海克 (Maximilian Hecker) 1977年生于德国Heidenheim,从小就是披头士 (The Beatles) 的歌迷。学习录音、上过打击乐和钢琴课、在学校乐团任职的麦斯米兰原本在酒吧做驻场歌手,被发现后在德国

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Many analysts say Georgians are disillusioned with President Mikheil Saakashvili. Our correspondent looks at the state of Georgian politics, more than five years after the Rose Revolution. Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili (file photo) Mikheil

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BRUSSELS, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Eurozone finance ministers agreed to bail out Spain by giving a first payment of 30 billion euros (37 billion U.S. dollars) to its reeling banks by the end of July, Eurogroup President Jean-Claude Juncker said here early

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重点单词: Perseverance n. 坚持不懈;不屈不挠 race n.竞赛;比赛 Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another. Walter Elliott, Clergyman 「坚持不是一个长跑,它是很多一个接一个的短跑。

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That proposition was put to the test after Paul Volcker became Fed chairman in 1979. 这种主张在保罗沃克尔于1979年成为美联储主席后被付诸验证。 Mr Volcker was set on getting inflation down. 当时,沃克尔决心要把通胀降

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