The Legend of Yennenga Stallion The story dates back to the beginning of the 12th century in the Mossi's 1 Dagomba Kingdom corresponding to 2 the northern part of modern Ghana. Its capital was Gambaga

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Thanksgiving Thanksgiving was first celebrated in 1621,when Plymouth governor William Bradford invited neighboring Native Americans1) to join the Pilgrims2) for a three-day festival in gratitude for the successful harvest that followed a hard winte

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Lantern Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. This is the first full moon of the new year, symbolizing unity and perfection. Lantern Festival is an important part of Spring Festival , and marks the official end of the long hol

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Father's Day in USA is celebrated with great enthusiasm and lot of fanfare on third Sunday of June. Observing the day, people reflect on the invaluable role played by fathers in building the character of children and in the development of the nation.

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The Dragon Boat Festival, also called Double Fifth Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth moon of the lunar calendar. It is one of the most important Chinese festivals, the other two being the Autumn Moon Festival and Chinese New Year.

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AS IT IS 2016-06-15 Mourning Period for Orlando Victims Falling on US Flag Day 奥巴马宣布全国哀悼奥兰多死难者 President Barack Obama has declared a national period of mourning for the victims of the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida. T

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It took some time to figure out just the right shopping complex, off just the right highway interchange and just the right distance from Seoul, that could accommodate a 624,000-square-foot storethat is to say, one more than three times the size of th

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April Fools' Day(愚人节)关于愚人节的来历April Fools' Day is a day to play jokes on others, No one knows how this holiday began but people think it first started in France. In the 16 th century, people celebrated New Year's Day from Mar

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英语学习笔记: rejoice v.(使)高兴 plight n.困境;苦境 housewares adj.有关家用品的 The international Women's movement that we celebrate today on 8th of March every year dates back to 28th February 1909 when the first National

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Business Corporate crime Give a little whistle 商业 公司犯罪 揭发 The SEC offers a huge carrot to encourage whistle-blowers 美国证券交易委员会高额悬赏鼓励举报人 TOO many people remain silent in the face of fraud, says Mary S

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HOW it was I never could find out, for, though I applied myself to it several times, I never could master his liturgies and XXXIX Articlesleaving Queequeg, 我永远无法找到答案,虽然我提醒过几次,我无法理解他的祷文, then, fastin

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A South African couple rowed into the record books on Friday after becoming the first team to cross the Atlantic from Africa to the U.S. 一对南非情侣周五创造了世界纪录,他们成为第一组从非洲划船横渡大西洋到达美国的人

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PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Andy Warhol: The Father of Pop ArtBy Dana Demange Broadcast: Sunday, April 16, 2006 (THEME) VOICE ONE: I'm Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And I'm Barbara Klein with People in America in V

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英国女王伊丽莎白二世的爱犬霍莉因病痛缠身,上周接受安乐死。13岁的霍莉上周在苏格兰巴尔莫勒尔庄园接受安乐死,被埋在花园中,这样女王透过古堡衣帽间的窗户就能看到霍莉的墓地。

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三十而立,是开始独立思考的时候,从做一个他人期望的自己,到成为一个自我期望的自己。一些会扔掉,一些会保持。你会成为一颗独立生长的树。小编在这里给大家分享一篇关于三十岁的

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Young people might think there is a shortcut to success after watching the many talent shows on television and they could feel less motivated to study hard as a result. Both society and the producers of these programs should make more effort to highl

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Friday marks Teachers' Day in China. As a reminderthat teachers should be honored for bringing knowledge and moralsto students, it inheritsthe thousand-year tradition of respecting teachers in China. The proposal of Teachers' Day was passed in 1985 a

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As far as stereotypes go, a wandering eye and the urge to jump into bed with multiple partners seems to be built into a man's DNA, but when it comes to cheating, the sexes are created more equally than we think. (Cough, Kristen Stewart, cough。)

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达喀尔首次驶入玻利维亚 LA PAZ, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Bolivian President Evo Morales Sunday celebrated his country's inclusion in the Dakar Rally, saying it marks the first time ever Bolivia has hosted a world-class sporting event. The race e

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Burns Night NB: This is not an accurate(精确的,准确的 ) word-for-word transcript Dan: Hello and welcome to this week's 6 minute English. Im Dan Walker Smith and today Im joined by Kate. Kate: Hi Dan. Dan: Now Kate, you're from Scotland. D

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