A new biography by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Stacy Schiff tackles the life, death and legacy of Cleopatra. Schiff's work challenges some of the assumptions long held about Egypt's last queen. It has been said that history is written by the victor

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belongings n.所有物,财产 benediction n.祝福,祈祷 benefactor n.行善者,捐助者 beneficial adj.有益的,有用的 beneficiary n.受惠者,(遗产的)受益人 benevo

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The much-loved Australian artist Margaret Olley has died aged 88. Born in Lismore, the free-spirited painter held her first show in 1948 and had a career which spanned six decades. She was a generous benefactor who donated to galleries across the cou

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1. benediction /ˌbenɪˈdɪkʃən/ -- (literally, good saying) blessing; good wishes Before begining his difficult journey, the young man visited his parents to receive their benediction. 在他艰难的旅程开始前,那个年轻人去探望他的

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Lesson 23 Mans Best Friend 人类最好的朋友 Words: beneath prep./adv. 在之下 benefactor n. 行善者,捐助者 beneficial adj. 有益的,有利的 beneficiary n. (礼物、馈赠等的)受益者,(遗产的)受益人 benefit n. 利益,好处;vt. 得意,得到好处 benevolent adj

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[00:00.00]The Green Banana青香蕉 [00:05.07]My encounter with the green banana started on a steep mountain road in Brazil. [00:11.31]My ancient jeep was zigzagging when the radiator began to leak. [00:16.01]I stopped at the next village, where people

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That melt-in-your-mouth chocolate could soon melt your wallet. Cocoa bean prices have risen 27 percent in six months. And its by-product, cocoa butter, that key ingredient that gives chocolate that melting texture, has nearly doubled in price. Drivin

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1. The Coast Guard says all passengers have been evacuated from the Empress of the North cruise ship which ran aground off Alaska's coast this morning. 2. Parents are outraged after staffs at one Tennessee elementary school staged a gun attack on st

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People gather around 'Table of the Merciful' in Cairo's Khan al-Khalili bazaar, 12 Aug 2010 Many of Cairo's poor are spending this Ramadan, the Islamic month of spiritual devotion, coping with such worldly problems as electricity shortages, stifling

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Lesson Six Short Conversations The Mystery Benefactor Blackard: Whit, we're broke. We're on the verge of going out of business. But someone promised us a lot of money to do this class, and we think it's someone connected with the class. But we don't

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Chapter 18 - Pierre at Bazdevs house For the last two days, ever since leaving home, Pierre had been living in the empty house of his deceased benefactor, Bazdeev. This is how it happened. When he woke up on the morning after his return to Moscow and

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Well, there it is, Molopo Gorge. And that has got to be Norberts little project tucked away. The hot springs were largely funded by a private benefactor and designed to draw all Green Kalahari visitors to Riemvasmaak. Ironically, the town with incons

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第一弹:以书为友 A Great Friend Anonymous As I am now a senior high school student, I have a great many friends, but there is one whom I prize over all the rest. I first made his acquaintance

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Travis: I dont know how were going to keep our free sports program going without more funding. As it is, were strapped and I dont know how were going to continue. Megumi: I know youve been resistant in the past, but what about corporate sponsorship?

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blind faith 迷信 benefactor 恩人 What Chinese zodiac sign were you born under? 你是什么生肖? I was born in the year of the Rooster. 我是鸡年出生的。 This year is my zodiac year. 今年是我本命年。 In the year of Rabbit, Shee

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It mattered little whether in the field, or in the drawing-room; 这与是否在野外写生或者在画室里没什么关系; with the mob, or the levee; wearing the Jacobin bonnet, or the iron crown; banishing a Braganza, or espousing a Hapsburg;

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Lafayette lived chiefly for his own age, and chiefly for his and our country; but Robert Raikes has lived for all ages and all countries. 拉法耶特主要是为他那个时代而活的,主要为他自己和我们的国家;但是,罗伯特莱克

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They would mourn over no common dangers, trials, and calamities; 他们会为没有共同的危险、考验和灾难而悲哀, for the road of duty has been to them the path of pleasantness, the way of peace. 因为对他们来说责任这条道路就

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Not such would have been the reception of Robert Raikes, in the land of the Pilgrims and of Penn, of the Catholic, the Cavalier, and the Huguenot. 在朝圣者和宾西法比亚,在天主教徒、骑士和胡格诺教徒的土地上,是不会这样

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