President Bush is being criticized again, today, much of it is 1) partisan for his business past. He is accused of 2) indulging as a businessman in the same corporate excesses that he is now 3) condem

发表于:2018-11-28 / 阅读(153) / 评论(0) 分类 疯狂英语2002年

I shrug my shoulders when people tell me that their first impressions of a person are always right. I wonder if they are more often right than wrong. For my own part I find that the longer I know people the more they puzzle me. 2 These reflections ha

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Investigators appear to be contradicting claims by Halliburton that its cement job was no responsible for the BP blowout that led to a historical oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. NPR's Jeff Brady says t

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Since the 1980's, Tim Burton has been among the many great directors and makers of movie cinema. His cinematic specialty is in horror and dark comedies. He once said, I am not a dark person and I don't consider myself dark. But, he clearly has a mind

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Narrator: C. Spell correctly the names of the following persons associated with Wales: i. Athelstan - (Anglo-Saxon king of England, reluctantly accepted by the Welsh kings as their leader, so that they could be saved from the Viking invaders) ii. Owa

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[00:02.94]Did you try the saffron sauce? 你尝了番红花酱汁吗? [00:06.10]And, I'm sorry, what's so bad about moving in together? 抱歉,同居有什么不好? [00:09.98]He asked me to give up my apartment. 他叫我退掉我的公寓 [00

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AMERICAN MOSAIC - Strange and Creative? Must Have Been a Film by Johnny Depp, Tim Burton A question from China about the movies made by the actor-director team. Also, the paper houses of architect Shigeru Ban. And the folk-influenced music of Jaymay

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Steve Tracy was not looking for a job at the Community College of Baltimore County when he started taking classes there in August. But the 25 year-old from Catonsville, Maryland did find a job, almost by accident. One day while walking to class, Trac

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Like the Greek system, changing the balance of these chemicals can deeply alter how we respond to even extremely difficult circumstances. 像希腊的体液系统理论,改变这些物质的平衡就可以,甚至可以深刻地影响到我们面对

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Has anybody ever told you that you're a very pretty girl? With these words to his co-star Elizabeth Taylor on the set of the 1963 movie Cleopatra, Richard Burton began one of the most passionate and stormy romances in the history of Hollywood. 1963年,

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Elizabeth Taylor, 1932-2011: She Was Considered One of the Most Beautiful Women of Her Time BARBARA KLEIN: Im Barbara Klein. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about the film star Elizabeth Ta

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1. Mr. Burton asks the manager to tell the man in apartment 4B to: A. turn off the music after 10:00 PM B. turn down the volume to his stereo C. use headphones when listening to music 2. Why is the manager hesitant about carrying out this request? A.

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Anything can happen in the FA Cup High-profile football teams like Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal are so well-known that they have become household names all around the world, but have you ever heard of Burton Albion or Leyton Orient? A week

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Tim Burton Revives 60s Vampire Soap Opera 'Dark Shadows' In the 1770s, a curse turned Barnabas into a vampire. In 1972, a construction crew digs up his coffin and the denizen of the dark finds his way back to what remains of the Collins estate. His c

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ECONOMICS REPORT - Halliburton's Legal Troubles By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, August 13, 2004 This is Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Investors in a company have some co

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By Alan Silverman Hollywood 23 December 2007 A musical thriller that swept Broadway's Tony Awards almost three decades ago has final made it to the screen. Appropriately, the film version of the macabre operetta is directed by Tim Burton and stars hi

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Though we knew it was coming soon, despite rumors that Tim Burton mind end up working on something else in the meantime, Deadline is reporting that Warner Bros' new take on Dark Shadows, with Johnny Depp starring as the vampire Barnabas Collins, will

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

1. An angry online posting from the 17-year-old who opened fire at a Nebraska high school is offering clues about the violence. Authorities say Robert Butler killed an assistant principal and wounded the principal before fatally shooting himself. But

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(126) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2011(一月)

Can you hold for a moment? 您先稍等一下好吗? hold(打电话时)等待;不挂断 The extension is busy right now, can you hold? 分机现在占线,你能稍等一下吗? can you hold for a moment A: Hello, thank you for calling Bra

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Here is a poem by Rose Fyleman. It is called Mice. I think mice Are rather nice. Their tails are long, Their faces small, They havent any Chins at all. Their ears are pink, Their teeth are white, They run about the house at night. They nibble things

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