U.S. ambassador killed in Libya's Benghazi TRIPOLI, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens is confirmed to have died in Tuesday's conflict in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi, the pan-Arab Al Jazeera TV reported Wednesday.

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Chapter 2 - Prince Nikolai Bolkonsky's inability to understand the war The day after his son had left, Prince Nikolai sent for Princess Marya to come to his study. Well? Are you satisfied now? said he. Youve made me quarrel with my son! Satisfied, ar

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That's the end of that. The next story is called In Praise of the Taxpayer. 这个故事讲完了。下一个故事叫作《纳税人的荣耀》。 That so many of the city's most venerable taxpayers have survived yet another commercial building boo

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What do you want me to say? 你们想让我说什么? Now, do you really want me to say now, tell you, Really, I swear I don't kick children. 现在,你们真的想让我说,告诉你们,真的,我发誓我不踢小孩。 Look at the worldv

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历届世博:1904年圣路易斯世博会Louisiana Expo英语介绍The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, informally known as the Saint Louis Worlds Fair, was an international exposition held in St. Louis, Missouri in 1904. BackgroundIn 1904 St. Louis

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Baby You're a Rich Man 老兄,你发财了! Before and after he was rich, and indeed throughout a life that included being both broke and a billionaire, Steve Jobs's attitude toward wealth was complex. 在史蒂夫乔布斯的一生中,他贫穷过

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讲解文本: slip of the tongue 口误,失言,说错话 Clearly, this was not just a slip of the tongue. 很明显,这并非一时失言。 He didn't mean to hurt you, he only made a slip of the tongue. 他只是一时说错话,根本没有想

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Number seventy Is there any bread here? Yes, there is. There's some on the table. Number eighty Are there any hammers here? Yes, there are. There're some behind that box. Number ninety Is there any milk here? Yes, there is. There's some in front of t

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This is a photograph of our village. Our villageis in a valley. Our villageis between two hills. Our village is on a river. Here is another photograph of our village. My wife and I are walking along the banks of the river. We are on the left. There's

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耸入云霄的摩天大楼哪个国家的最高呢? Rob: Hello, Im Rob and this is 6 Minute English and Im joined this week by Callum. Hello Callum. Callum: Hello Rob. Rob: Today were talking about tall buildings very tall buildings in fact. Callu

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It is 8 p.m. My niece calls. 现在是晚上八点。我的侄女打来了电话。 She says there is a monster outside her apartment. 她说她的公寓外边有一只妖怪。 I don't believe her. She watches too many scary movies. 我不相信她说

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今天我们要学的词是empire。 Empire, 是帝国的意思。历史上曾有辉煌的Roman Empire,罗马帝国,美国纽约有着名的Empire State Building, 帝国大厦。Empire也可以用来形容个人、家族、集团或是公司所控制

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A special report on property 关于房地产的特别报道 Prime numbers 顶级商业房产,如质数般稀少 Commercial property has bounced back, but only in the best locations 商业地产已经复苏,但是只在黄金地带 Shard ascending

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KATIE CAMPBELL: When you think of a school, you might imagine something that looks like this. But many students actually spend a lot of time in buildings that look like this, this, and this. STUDENT: Portables are definitely a problem. I have been in

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RICK KARR: Jesse Morreale has a lot of experience buying run-down buildings in edgy neighborhoods, fixing them up, and opening bars, restaurants and clubs in them. It's his business model and his passion. JESSE MORREALE: I see, for instance, a buildi

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So Much to Learn 学海无涯 It was the last day of the final examination in a large Eastern university. 这是东部一所大学期终考试的最后一天。 On the steps of one building, a group of engineering seniors huddled, 在一栋建筑物的

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If you are afraid of heights you may want to give this aerial walkway in China a miss. A daring glass skywalk has opened to the public, located high above the ground on the 76th floor of the Yunding Building in Liuzhou city. Situated at the periphery

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Not surprisingly, such aspersions were indignantly met in America. Thomas Jefferson incorporated a furious (and, unless the context is understood, quite bewildering) rebuttal in his Notes on the State of Virginia, and induced his New Hampshire friend

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we sport exact replicas of each others ears. Im taller and more muscular and shave. Hes slender and ungainly and is all knees and elbows. I reach up and pull my hair back from my face, show him the scar from the accident. Unconsciously, he mimics my

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THIS IS AMERICA - Plans for Ground Zero in New York are Slow to Take Shape in Glass and Steel Above the CityBy Jerilyn Watson and produced by Mario Ritter Broadcast: Monday, September 11, 2006 VOICE O

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