A Trip to Disney 迪斯尼之旅 On a trip to Disney World in Florida, my husband and I and our two children devoted ourselves wholeheartedly to the wonders of this attraction. After three exhausting days, we headed for home. 我们去佛罗里达州的

发表于:2019-01-28 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 英语小达人

It would be hard to think of a more overlooked person in the history of paleontology than Mary Anning, but in fact there was one who came painfully close. His name was Gideon Algernon Mantell and he was a country doctor in Sussex. 在古生物学史上

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One nice touch about Christy's discovery was that it happened in Flagstaff, for it was there in 1930 that Pluto had been found in the first place. That seminal event in astronomy was largely to the credit of the astronomer Percival Lowell. 克里斯蒂

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我是天空里的一片云, Being a cloud in the sky, 偶尔投影在你的波心。 On your heart lake I cast my figure. 你不必讶异, You don't have to wonder, 更无须欢喜, Nor should you cheer, 在转瞬间消灭了踪影. In an instant I

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Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is The Elements of Style by Strunk and White. 50 Years of Stupid Grammar Advice Fifty years ago this month, Strunk and White's The Elements of Style as we know it today was published*, and in honor of the occasion, th

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有很多同学认为,现在研究生考试中不再单独考察语法知识,所以考研复习中就不需要拿本语法书从头到尾看,做题的时候碰到不懂的语法知识时再翻书看看就行了。这种想法对于那些语法基

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(89) / 评论(0) 分类 考研英语

The opening of a cafe devoted to Russian President Vladimir Putin has raised eyebrows over its use of Western leaders' images in the toilets. 一家以俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔?普京为主题的咖啡馆近日开业,其厕所内挂着的西方国

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Ruth: Oh, hello there. Can I help you? Akane: Hi, I'm just looking at some of your paintings here. You have a really nice store here. Ruth: Yes that's right, we do don't we? We have some really nice paintings in here. Akane: I think I really like thi

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环境问题是否靠个人的努力无法解决? 题目要求: Are the environmental problems too big for individuals to solve? This matter has been intensely discussed for years. The following are the supporters and opponents opinions. Read car

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(78) / 评论(0) 分类 英语作文

A popular tourist destination in Chongqing, a major city in southwest China, has devoted a portion of its pavement for mobile phone users too entranced by the activity on their screens to avoid other pedestrians. 在重庆市的一个景区里,有一

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a message of condolence to his Cuban counterpart, Raul Castro, after Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro passed away late Friday at the age of 90. 在古巴革命领袖菲德尔卡斯特罗上周五晚于90岁高龄

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He was a dashing D-Day veteran and she a blushing bride in white when they vowed to love each other in sickness and in health. 彼时,他是一名二战的退伍兵,而她是一位美丽害羞的少女,他们一起许下承诺:无论生老病死

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(44) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

HITE HOUSE Both President Barack Obama and his opponent, Mitt Romney, are preparing for the second of the three debates they will have before the November 6 election. The president needs a strong performance in the next debate to slow Romneys surge i

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To be an independent woman is to trust yourself. It is to believe that your life is about fulfilling your individual potential. And while that can and often does include a happy, loving partnership, independent women do one thing -- one crucial thing

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1. President Obama devoted most of his State of the Union address to the economy. He said creating jobs will require new investments in education, research and infrastructure. The GOP response called for deep federal spending cuts to get the deficit

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1.放弃了。/投降了。 I give up。 Let's play another game. (我们再玩另一个游戏吧。) You're too good for me. I give up. (你也玩得太好了,我不玩了。) I fold. *用于玩扑克时。 I raise you $20. ([玩牌时的赌博]

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Financially speaking, makeup can be a burden. One item might not break the bank, but the combined cost of everything you might find in a womans makeup bagfoundation, blush, mascara, eye liner, eye shadow, and so onquickly adds up. By one estimate, a

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Welcome to WORDMASTER. I'm Adam Phillips, sitting in for Avi Arditti and Rosanne Skirble. See if you can identify what these three sentences have in common: Found true love. Married someone else. Young, skinny: ridiculed. Old, skinny: envied. And one

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This looks like irrationality in action, bound to end in tears. 这看上去想是行动方面的不理性,注定要在泪水中收场。 Why, then, should the party continue? 那么,为什么这场盛宴应当继续下去呢? Manias are as old

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Wearing a simple cap and gown, Xue Yifan, 22, looks solemnly into the camera. Standing in front of the big library on campus, her graduation photo is a bit unusual - she is all alone. Thats because Xue is the only paleontology graduate from Peking Un

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