- 13 - desolate a.荒凉的;孤独的 v.使荒芜 despair n.绝望;失望;令人失望的人(事物)v.绝望 despatch n./v.(dispatch)派遣;发送 n.急件;新闻报道 desperate a.不顾一切的,铤而走险的;绝望的,危急的 despise v.轻视,蔑视 dessert n.正餐后的水果或甜食 destination n.

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Imagine a world without elephants. Not only would we have lost one of the planets most charismatic, extraordinary creatures. Also gone would be a network of ecosystem engineersbecause elephants are crucial for other creatures to exist. They disperse

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Bubbles. Big ones entertain children and tiny ones tickle champagne aficionados. Even witches appreciate what they bring to a boiling cauldron. If you, too, are a bubble lover, then youll enjoy the latest bubble study published in the journal Nature.

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By Ayaz Gul Islamabad 11 April 2006 Pakistani Muslims devotees stand at the site after a bomb explosion in Karachi, Pakistan on Tuesday, April 11, 2006 A powerful bomb explosion at a religious gatheri

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By Nico Colombant Abidjan 12 June 2006 A general strike in Guinea has turned violent as it enters a second week. Students are starting their own protests as they have been unable to begin their exams. Security forces fired tear gas and wielded baton

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Police in Indian Kashmir fired tear gas and used batons to disperse protesters who defied a curfew imposed in Muslim-majority areas ahead of a planned separatist rally. Officials say one protester was shot dead by police. Dozens of people were injur

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Thailand's Supreme Court has found former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra guilty of a conflict of interest involving a land deal his wife arranged. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, Thai prosecutors say they will ask for Thaksin's extradition fr

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Thai protesters are dispersing after the military surrounded their main demonstration camp and four protest leaders turned themselves in to police. Music played Tuesday across the main protest site outside government house. But, the mood was anythin

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Violence Spreads Along Israel's Borders As Palestinians Coordinate Protest Israeli troops have fired at protesters along Israel's borders with Lebanon and Syria. At least 10 people have been killed as thousands of Palestinians mobilized to mark the a

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Protest Cleanup Also Aims for Wall Street Cleanup Anti-Wall Street demonstrators in New York City have pre-empted the official cleanup and potential dispersal of their protest by cleaning up the park where the action is taking place themselves. And t

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By Derek Kilner Nairobi 08 April 2008 Kenya's opposition has announced that it is suspending talks about the formation of a power-sharing government until the president's party agrees to conditions on how to implement a plan signed by the two sides i

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By Nico Colombant Dakar 11 November 2006 Clashes between fighters loyal to rival presidential candidates in the Democratic Republic of Congo left two civilians dead on Saturday as fresh partial election results showed the gap between the contenders

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 07 January 2007 Bangladeshi Riot Police baton charge as protestors throw bricks during a protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 7 Jan 2007 At least 50 people were injured when security forces clashed with protestors in Bangladesh

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 18 May 2007 Security personnel push back crowd gathered near site of explosion, 18 May 2007 A bomb explosion in a mosque in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad has killed at least five people and wounded more than 25. A

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Dozens of people have been arrested at the border between the U.S. and Mexico after tensions flared earlier this week at the San Ysidro point of entry. This is one of the busiest border crossings in the world. It's located between southern California

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By Derek Kilner Nairobi 05 March 2008 Kenya's parliament is set to reconvene Thursday to begin the process of enacting a power-sharing agreement reached last week between the country's two main parties. But as Derek Kilner reports from Nairobi, incid

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By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 09 February 2007 There were violent clashes Friday at Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock between Israeli security forces and Muslim worshippers angered over a controversial Israeli archeological dig at the base of the complex. VOA's

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 04 March 2006 There's been trouble at one of the holy sites of Christianity in the Holy Land. At least eight people, including five police, were injured in the unrest. Three

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By Edward Yeranian Cairo 04 November 2009 Photo obtained by AP outside Iran shows a man running from police in anti-government protest in Tehran, 04 Nov 2009 Iranian police have clashed with opposition demonstrators who tried to take over a governme

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 04 October 2009 An Israeli border policeman guards as Palestinians pray outside Jerusalem's Old City ,Sunday, 4 Oct. 2009 Violence erupted Sunday near a disputed site that is sacred to Muslims and Jews in Jerusalem. Nine p

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