Flotsam, Jetsam, and Liberty By James Carey Perhaps more than anything else in the world, I believe in liberty: liberty for myself, liberty for my fellow men. I cannot forget the legend engraved on the base of the Statue of Liberty on Bedlows Island

发表于:2018-11-30 / 阅读(170) / 评论(0) 分类 英语励志美文精华

ACT I Hi, Grandpa. 嗨,爷爷。 Hi, Robbie. 嗨,Robbie。 Can I help? 要我帮忙吗? Yes, indeed. 对,正需要。 Hand me two eggs from the refrigerator, 替我从冰箱里拿两个鸡蛋来。 an

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The man looked at John. Sit, sit, he repeated. John smiled. He waved goodbye to the man. Maybe I should buy a few drawings on my way back, he thought. Maybe that old man will be famous some day. Maybe my drawings will be worth millions. He could see

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零距离接触自由女神 New York expects more than 50 million visitors in 2014, according to the citys tourism department. Many of them flock to famous sites such as the Statue of Liberty, a copper-and-iron colossus given to the United States by

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Big thanks to the students and teachers at * Middle School. That was one seriously great introduction, so we do appreciate it. I'm Carl Azuz. Let's get to today's headlines. First up, we're talking aobut a deadly attack that happened in Afghanistan o

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what you see is a man that I've come to know and respect a humble American patriot, a man of common sense and decency, quite simply, one of our nation's finest public servants. Bob, today you're not only one of the longest serving secretaries of defe

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THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. I'm speaking to you from Europe, where I attended the NATO summit and witnessed the hopeful progress of the continent's youngest democracies. The summit was held in Romania, one of the 10 liberated nations that have join

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From the CNN center in Atlanta, hello, everyone, I'm Catherine Callaway. So glad you're checking in with us. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. The American cargo ship Liberty Sun was hit with rocket-propelled grenades off the Afric

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一个客户在电话线上和我就一笔生意讨价还价,硬要在我的报价上要砍掉一角钱,当时我和他据理力争,他说:I'm not trying to nickel and dime you. 我当时就冲口回答:I don't need your nickel and dime.(我

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托福听力考试中,词汇量是取得好成绩的基础。托福听力建筑词汇是在一定建筑听力场景下出现的词汇,考生多多积累这类词汇,这样在遇到类似场景的时候,考生可以更轻松地理解并解答。

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A Ten-Cent Idea When young F. W. Woolworth was a store clerk, he tried to convince his boss to have a ten-cent sale to reduce inventory. The boss agreed, and the idea was a resounding success. This inspired Woolworth to open his own store and price i

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Speaking in degradation A conversation can take a sudden turn And reaching the point of violence Because your silence left you without a hand to hold Your past will lead you on to make... Making a final judgement Based on your bias will never bring y

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VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember. This week on our program, we visit the historic center of Philadelphia. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Philadelphia is a big city on the Delaware Riv

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A: Hi! I need some sightseeing advice. I was told to come to see you. B: As your concierge, it is my pleasure to help you, sir. A: Concierge? Are we speaking English here? B: A concierge helps you find all the great places for visiting, shopping, and

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Goats and monkeys! Only in Othello's word could he find an adequate vehicle for his contempt and hatred. 山羊和猴子,他只有通过《奥塞罗》才能找到表达他的轻蔑和憎恶的词语。 Nice tame animals, anyhow, the Controller mur

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Marion: Yeah! So you said you went to New York there. How did you find New York? Mauve: Oh, it was great. It was cool. Marion: So what did you do there? Mauve: Well, we went to see the Empire State building, the Statue of Liberty. Took a boat around

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AMERICAN MOSAIC - History of the Olympics / The Statue of Liberty / Music From the Movie 'De-Lovely' By Broadcast: Friday, August 13, 2004 DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special Engl

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Marion: Yeah! So you said you went to New York there. How did you find New York? Mauve: Oh, it was great. It was cool. Marion: So what did you do there? Mauve: Well, we went to see the Empire State building, the Statue of Liberty. Took a boat around

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AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: The election of 2008, in the words of 1828, the year Noah Webster published his epic American Dictionary of the English Language. We wanted to know how the man known as the foundi

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Explanation: Since 1886, the Statue of Liberty has been a symbol of freedom to people all over the world, meaning that when they look at a picture or photograph of the statue of liberty, they think about freedom in the United States. The Statue of Li

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