[00:02.76]There it is, fly, English pigeons, fly. 这里就是阁楼了 飞吧,英国战鸽,飞吧 [00:03.60]The attic. 阁楼 [00:07.44]-Oh dear, sorry, Iove. -Dirty bird. - 噢,天哪,对不起了,宝贝儿 - 恶心的鸟 [00:10.28]Lofty

发表于:2018-11-30 / 阅读(154) / 评论(0) 分类 听电影学英语-战鸽快飞

The Brewer's Son 酿酒也疯狂 When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could to dissuade me from becoming a brewer. He'd spent his life brewing beer for local breweries, barely making a living, as had his father and grandfather before him.

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Craig Windham. President Obama's commencement address at Notre Dame University today was punctuated by the shouts of some hecklers who strongly disagreed with his support for abortion rights. And since this is Notre D

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Obituary;Steve Schneider; 讣闻;史蒂夫施奈德; Stephen Schneider, climate scientist, died on July 19th, aged 65. 气象学家史蒂夫施奈德,于2010年7月19日去世,享年65岁。 Mark twain had it backwards, Steve Schneider joked, in

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The Brewer's Son 酿酒也疯狂 When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could to dissuade me from becoming a brewer. He'd spent his life brewing beer for local breweries, barely making a living, as had his father and grandfather before him.

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Smith goes to see his supervisor in the front office. Boss, he says, we're doing some heavy house-cleaning at home tomorrow, and my wife needs me to help with the attic and the garage, moving and hauling stuff.We're short-handed, Smith the boss repl

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The Colosseum or Flavian Amphitheater was begun by Vespasian, inaugurated by Titus in 80 A.D. and completed by Domitian. Located on marshy land between the Esquiline and Caelian Hills, it was the first permanent amphitheater to be built in Rome. Its

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Anne Frank was a young Jewish German girl who gained international fame after her death following the publication of her diary. She wrote about her life, thoughts and experiences of hiding from the Nazis in WorldWar II. Her account of her two years s

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Ohh, I got it, I got it Been a ten since it all began Don't ask me why 'cause I got it I work hard, yeah I put work in He shine it up but I drive it I ain't saying that I'm bragging babe I just like to celebrate my accolades Push it to the limit, lik

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1.元宵节: Lantern Festival 2.刺绣:embroidery 3.重阳节:Double-Ninth Festival 4.清明节:Tomb sweeping day 5.剪纸:Paper Cutting 6.书法:Calligraphy 7.对联:(Spring Festival) Couplets 8.象形文字:Pictograms/Pictographic C

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And the Same Vein 另一则寓言笑话 The Ndele tribesmen of Africa were'a poor but proud people. 非洲的恩德拉部落是个贫穷但骄傲的民族。 Living as they did in the savannah regions south of the Sahara, they had only grass with whi

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Even though her relationship with Jobs was sporadic, Brennan soon moved in as well. 尽管布伦南与乔布斯的关系断断续续,但她很快也搬进了他们的房子。 This made for a set of living arrangements worthy of a French farce. 这样

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In a corner formed by two houses, one of which projected beyond the other. She sat down, drawing her little feet close under her, but in vain, she could not warm them. She dared not go home, she had s

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I will tell her when she is a little calmer. 等她心情平静一些的时候我会告诉她的。 Dirk, filled with compassion, begged her to take the message at once. 戴尔克心头充满了无限悲悯,请求她立刻把这句话说给她听。

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Chapter 25 第二十五章 Presently we left him. 过了一会儿我们便离开那里。 Dirk was going home to dinner, and I proposed to find a doctor and bring him to see Strickland; 戴尔克回家吃晚饭,我自告奋勇去找一位医生,带

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Forgotten Pillowcases 忘了拿的枕套 A stingy old lawyer who had been diagnosed with a terminal illness was determined to prove wrong the saying, You can't take it with you. 一个吝啬的老律师被诊断出得了不治之症。于是他决定要

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Schumpeter 熊彼特 Hidden gems 束之高阁的宝藏 Reviving old brands sometimes makes more sense than creating new ones 有时,重启旧品牌比创造新品牌更有价值 CASH IN THE ATTIC is one of the jewels in the BBC's crown: The show th

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What was it like? I asked. 他画得怎么样?我问。 Do not ask me. I could not make head or tail of it. I never saw such a thing in my life. 'What shall we do with it?' I said to my wife. 别问我这个,我一点也看不懂。我活了一辈子

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Diarmuid: Dear, oh dear. Feifei: Hi Diarmuid. What are you laughing at? Diarmuid: Im just looking at these. My mum found them in the attic. Feifei:What are they? Diarmuid: Theyre my old class reports from my school days. They've been stored away for

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I forbid you to go there. 你不准进去。 Hey, I'm Sapphire. Wanna hear something scary? 嘿,我是赛普瑞。想要听点儿可怕的东西吗? For these next six stories, we'll travel deep into the darkness, 在接下来的六个故事中,我

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