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12 A Difficult Place to Find GLOSSARY to make one more pass to try to do something one more time, especiallywhen trying to find something while driving * Okay, well make one more pass to try and find the ice cream shop, but this isthe last time! to h
Section C My First Day Abroad It was my first day. I had come the night before, a black and cold night before — as it was expected to be in the middle of January, though I didn't know that at the ti
As soon as they got to Franklin Square Park, the Aldens made a beeline for a food stand. Henry ordered a hot dog and soft pretzels. So did everyone elseincluding Andy. Grandfather says Philadelphia is famous for its soft pretzels, Benny told the man
Helen Clark (born in 1950) is the 37th Prime Minister of New Zealand. She was in office between 1999 and 2008 and won three consecutive national elections. She is the second longest serving prime minister in NZs history. In 2008, she won the UN Envir
By Brian Byrns Argentina has won its first Olympic gold medal in more than 50 years in Athens, and in Buenos Aires, people are in the streets celebrating the Argentine men's football team's 1-0 victor
Diamonds of the Kitchen 厨房的钻石 by Jeremy Beacock Truffles have been called the diamonds of the kitchen. 松露有『厨房的钻石』之称。 You may know the expensive chocolate truffle, a dessert in the shape of a small rough ball, but d
Briefs: HFMD cases almost 25,000 The number of cases of hand-foot-mouth disease has now reached almost 25,000 in China. Thirty-two people have so far died from the enterovirus 71 or EV71 with the worst hit area in Fuyang, Anhui Province. Last chance
In 2016, Chinese investors spent 2.4 billion Australian dollars purchasing residential land in Australia, accounting for 35 percent of all Australian real estate trade, according to Knight Frank, a global real estate consultancy company. 据全球房地
When the people went by the house to church, the next day, they could hardly believe their eyes. 第二天,当人们去教堂路过他家时,他们简直不敢相信自己的眼睛。 There was glass in the windows instead of a wooden shutter, 他家
Drumbeats called the faithful to what is left of Port-au-Prince's main cathedral for a somber Mass Sunday, the first since the devastating earthquake. The Cathedral, once a symbol of hope for Haiti now lies in ruins and parishioners are vowing to reb
Astronauts on board the Space Shuttle Endeavour(奋进号) are making preparations to return to Earth on the spacecrafts final flight. One of the astronauts says being in space has shown him the fragility of the Earths environment. Air Force Colonel
The black, dreary night, seemed interminable. 漆黑单调的夜似乎没有止境。 He could only guess, here and there, at a landmark, 所经过的地方,他只能通过路标作出推测, and was forced to rely more upon Roger's instinct of t
A major bridge in Baghdad that spans the Tigris River reopened Tuesday with much fanfare, 13 months after terrorists bombed the landmark and killed more than 10 people. Iraqi officials say they are celebrating more than a bridge reopening; they are c
The Belintersat-1, Belarus' first communication satellite, was sent into the intended orbit today carried by a Long March-3B rocket from southwest China's Xichang Satellite Launch Center. This was China's first orbital mission of 2016 and the 223rd l
August 27th, 1883, one of the worlds most devastating explosions as the island volcano Krakatoa erupts in the South Pacific. The resulting tidal waves in Indonesia Sunda Strait kill some 36,000 people on the islands of Java and Sumatra. 1908, In your
August 27th, 1883, one of the worlds most devastating explosions as the island volcano Krakatoa erupts in the South Pacific. The resulting tidal waves in Indonesia Sunda Strait kill some 36,000 people on the islands of Java and Sumatra. 1908, In your
August 27th, 1883, one of the worlds most devastating explosions as the island volcano Krakatoa erupts in the South Pacific. The resulting tidal waves in Indonesia Sunda Strait kill some 36,000 people on the islands of Java and Sumatra. 1908, In your
The Chinese government says they've maintained normal communication with Japan, despite a bitter territorial dispute in the East China Sea. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei made the remarks during the visit here of the former Japanese Prime Min
Even with the stick,I've got to remain focused on where I'm standing. 即使手持长棍 我仍要时刻警惕自己所处的位置 You can't take your eyes off these snakes for a moment. 你的视线一刻也不能离开这些毒蛇 They can strike
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. U.S. Supreme Court justices are weighing landmark cases on same-sex marriage and questioning whether they took up the issues too soon. NPR's Nina Totenberg says the first of two days arguments focused o