Topics: Movie The Shawshank Redemption; The Pentagon; to go ahead versus straight ahead; cheesy and quirky; a few quarters short of a buck Words: redemption to be convicted sentence parole inmate tax warden diploma swamp stable Cold War mission to go

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影片对白 RED: What the hell's going on? SNOOZE: You tell me. One second he was fine, then out came the knife. RED: Brooks, Brooks, we can talk about this right? BROOKS: Nothing left to talk about! It's damn all talked out! I'm gonna kill him, cut hi

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Unit 5 Text A Pre-reading Activities First Listening Before listening to the tape, have a quick look at the following words. dropout 退学生 deal 待遇 Second Listening Listen to the tape again and

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Syrian Kurds Get Outside Help to Manage Prisons DERIK, SYRIA Syria's Kurdish-held regions have been hailed by some as areas of relative stability in a war-torn nation. But rights monitors have expressed concern about the justice system in the enclave

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January 18th, 1943During World War Two, the Soviet Union says it's broken the long Nazi siege of Leningrad. But another year passes before the sieges find lifted in the city, now known as St. Petersburg, Russia. 1912,British explorer Robert F. Scott

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January 18th, 1943During World War Two, the Soviets Union says it's broken the long Nazi siege of Leningrad. But another year passes before the sieges find lifted in the city now known as the St.Petersburg, Russia. 1912British explorer Robert F. Scot

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January 18th, 1943During World War Two, the Soviet Union says it's broken the long Nazi siege of Leningrad. But another year passes before the sieges find lifted in the city, now known as St. Petersburg, Russia. 1912,British explorer Robert F. Scott

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文本: Vicki:This is Vicki Vale reporting live from Arkham City;the _(1)_ super-prison built right here in the heart of Gotham.In a few moments,Bruce Wayne will be live on stage to explain his sudden interest in Gotham politics.The infamous playbo

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Albert has been a Crip since age 12. He is one of the first generations of the Los Angeles based Gang, a group known as the Original Baby Gangsters. His seniority puts him near the top of the Crips' national hierarchy. Here in Lebanon, he runs a crim

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1. President Bush is using his State of the Union address to try to revive his domestic agenda and deflect criticism about the war in Iraq. He's arguing that success in Iraq is necessary to make American safer. 2. US officials say at least five civi

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AS IT IS 2014-11-14 In Kenyan Prison, Education May Mean Freedom 在肯尼亚监狱,接受教育意味着重获自由 Eighteen people in central Kenya are taking the countrys secondary education test, called the KCSE. Even under normal conditions, th

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Edward Yeranian | Cairo 24 December 2009 Some scattered cells of al-Qaida in the Arabian peninsula have been monitored closely over recent weeks and it was localized that a meeting at four o'clock early morning today for al-Qaida, they were organizin

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New film highlights unique relationship, PTSD, mental illness David Byrd | Washington, DC 18 May 2010 The U.S. military uses dogs to help troops on sentry duty and bomb-sniffing patrols. But dogs are also proving their worth off the field of battle b

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肯尼亚兰加塔女子监狱犯人学习法律 At a women's prison in Nairobi, Kenyan inmates are taking the law into their own hands. Law classes have helped inmates launch their own appeals and defend themselves in court. 在肯尼亚的内罗毕女

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【生词预览】 warden 典狱长, inmate 囚犯, cell 囚室 【笑话原文】 OneBigHappyFamily ThewardenoftheprisonfeltsorryforoneofhisinmatesbecauseeveryweekendonVisitor sDay,mostoftheprisonershadfamilymembersandfriendscoming,butpoorGeorge

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今天我们要学的词是last-ditch。 Last-ditch, 是最后防线的意思。 A death-row inmate pinned his last-ditch hope on the governor's pardon, 死刑犯把最后一线希望寄托于州长的特赦。 The candidates made their last-ditch ap

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November 28th, 1520Ferdinand Magellan reaches the Pacific Ocean after passing through the South American strait that now bears his name. The Portuguese navigator crosses the Pacific and is killed in the Philippines in the following years. But Magella

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November 28th, 1520Ferdinand Magellan reaches the Pacific Ocean after passing through the South American strait that now bears his name. The Portuguese navigator crosses the Pacific and is killed in the Philippines in the following years. But Magella

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Leading the news this morning: Greens MP Adam Bandt has forced Parliament to begin debating the issue of same sex marriage. Hes introduced a motion, calling on MPs to talk to their constituents about their views on gay marriage. Both major parties op

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本期内容: Barack Obama resubmitted to Congress his long-standing plan to close Guantnamo Bay, calling the prison a stain on America, which drained military resources, stoked terrorism and did not make the country safer. Republican lawmakers rei

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