The captain of a small ship had to go along a rocky coast, but he was unfamiliar with it, so he tried to find a qualified pilot to guide him. He went ashore in one of the small ports, and a local fisherman pretended that he was a pilot because he nee

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17. Early French Voyages, 1524-36. 17.早期法国人航海(15241536年) The first French expedition to America was led by an Italian named Verrazano, but he sailed in the service of Francis I, King of France. 法国第一支开往美国的探险

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But the throwing arm will be made from a more light-weight wood - Douglas fir. Wayne calculates that a tree trunk of at least 2 feet in diameter is needed to withstand the stresses of hurling 250-poun

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Topics:American Presidents Barack Obama; Famous Songs Anchors Aweigh; diffidence versus timidity versus shyness; receipt versus reception; no problem versus not at all versus no big deal Words: community organizer healthcare candidate rising star bir

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But it isnt rough weather that the captain fears most of all. 但船长最担忧的并不是恶劣的天气。 It is a sea fog, especially when he knows there are other ships near,for when there is a fog he cannot see his way at all. 他怕的是海上

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VI. Further Listening and Speaking Task1: Description of a Tsunami Script A strange hissing noise filled the air, said witnesses to the disaster, and that was followed by an ear-shattering roar. Racing toward the shore at speed of 450 kilometers per

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Penguins have their own waterproof down survival suits. They replace their feathers each year in one short burst. Indeed, Kings completely replace every single feather. New feathers grow through underneath to push out the old and there is lots of the

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A FEW minutes later Tom was in the shoal water of the bar, wading toward the Illinois shore. Before the depth reached his middle he was half-way over; the current would permit no more wading, now, so

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The next day Hamlet' s ship was attacked by pirates. Hamlet was so brave that he jumped onto the pirates' ship and fought against them. While Hamlet was fighting, his ship sailed away. At last he was

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May 14th1607, colonists travel ashore to Virginia to begin building Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in the western hemisphere. 1804, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark leave Saint Louis on their expedition to explore the Louisiana t

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As thousands of turtles arrive at a beach in Oaxaca, Mexico, to lay their eggs this season, federal and local authorities have been deployed to protect them against poachers. As the turtles nest on the Pacific coast, Mexican Navy patrols keep watch a

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Hi everyone. Im Peddy Kim. Get ready and pack your bags for the playground known as New Zealand, a country whose people are nicknamed for their famous flightless bird, the kiwi. New Zealandit was discovered by humans less than a thousand years ago, t

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Imagine you could find an explanation for anything in the universe, from the smallest events possible to the biggest. This is the dream which has captivated the most brilliant scientists since Einstein. Now, they think they may have found it. The the

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Oceanographer Jack Barth has had plenty of bumpy rides off the Oregon coast, launching and retrieving these underwater gliders. From April to October, they gathered data to help answer questions about the hell of the world's oceans. Alright, buddy, w

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One day, about a week before Christmas, a great storm came up. The sky grew dark. 一天,大约在圣诞节的前一周,来了一场强烈的大风暴。天空变暗了。 The wind blew a howling gale. It made a whining noise. 风怒号着刮来刮

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'Superstorm' Sandy Batters US East Coast Hurricane Sandy, now downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone, has made landfall on the U.S. East Coast, putting some 50 million people in the path of torrential rain, high winds and dangerous tidal surges from o

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1. Heavy winds and high tides complicated efforts to hold back oil that threatened to coat birds and other marine life as it oozed ashore from the Gulf of Mexico, the White House halted any new offshore oil projects until safeguards are in place to p

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This is AP news minute. 1. Snow and freezing rain made for a messy commute and closed hundreds of schools Monday as a winter storm pushed eastward. From New England to Detroit, snow packed roads canceled schools as residents dug out from their homes.

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Hurricane Isaac has made landfall, slamming into the southeastern coast of Louisiana. The National Hurricane Center said the powerful storm came ashore late Tuesday, bringing sustained winds of 130 kilometers per hour. Forecasters also warned of dang

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Many shark attacks occur in the near-shore waters like this, 这种近岸沙洲或暗礁区域 inside sandbars or reefs,where the sharks feed and get trapped at low tide. 是鲨鱼袭击事件的高发地带 鲨鱼可在此捕食 却偶因退潮 再次

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