Surprisingly, the honeymoon has been around a lot longer than the ceremony of marriage. In some ancient societies, if a man wanted a woman to be his only love, he would secretly take her from her family's house. The couple would then hide until the f

发表于:2018-11-30 / 阅读(120) / 评论(0) 分类 常春藤生活英语

Woman:So, Mr. Cooper, you're looking for a job. 那么,Cooper先生,你想找份工作。 Sheldon:A menial job. Like yours. 一份低等工作。像你的一样。 Woman:Well, thank you for noticing. I'm Menial Employee of the Month. Do you have

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[00:01.24]Six foot 2, perfect body, perfect face, perfect everything. 6英尺2高,完美的身材 完美的长相,一切都完美 [00:06.12]Why, no. Did you come from the palace, by any chance? 是的,你碰巧从宫殿来? [00:08.96]Yes. It

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(101) / 评论(0) 分类 听电影学英语-邪恶新世界

Leading the news this morning. Australian troops are likely to be withdrawn from Afghanistan a year earlier than planned. The Prime Minister Julia Gillard will outline details of the withdrawal in a speech later today. Australian troops could start l

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Ebola Claims Another Victim: Economic Growth 埃博拉蔓延另一受害者经济发展 The Ebola crisis may have begun in Guinea, but Liberia is among the hardest hit with more than 13 hundred cases reported. Fear of the disease is spreading. The pl

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MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Earlier this year, we told you about a group with some of the highest rates of sexual assault. In a series of NPR stories, we reported about people with intellectual disabilities and how our data shows they are sexually assau

发表于:2018-12-18 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年NPR美国国家公共电台6月

To enter out into that silence that was the city at eight o'clock of a misty evening in November, to put your feet upon that buckling concrete walk, to step over grassy seams and make your way, hands in pockets, through the silences, that was what Mr

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Yesterday we were absolutely enthralled by the first 1600 exciting lines of Beowulf. Can anyone recap for us? Hrothgar, king of the Danes, on the island of Zealand has built the mead hall Heorot for feasting his warriors, but they abandoned it becaus

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THIS IS AMERICA - To Win New Visitors, Las Vegas Puts Its Money on Old Image as Adult Playground By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Monday, December 12, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in

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By Paul Sisco Washington 10 January 2008 A British firm called Touch Bionics has developed the world's first commercially available bionic hand. The company introduced the hand in Britain in September 2006 and in the U.S. in July. Users say the elect

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Obama Strategy on Arab Spring Served US Interests December 17, 2010, in Tunisia. A street vendor, Mohamed Bouaziz, sets himself on fire in a protest against government policies and dies, becoming the catalyst for a Tunisian revolution and the Arab Sp

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'Last Call' Sounds Water Alarm in Dry World You dont have to be a scientist to understand if you take more water out of the bathtub than you put into the bathtub, the bathtub will eventually go empty, marine biologist Tim Barnett says in the film. Th

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Just Saying play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0004:05repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. OPHIRA EISENBERG, HOST: All right. Charlotte

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LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: About 10 years ago, there was another record-breaking drought in the western United States. And the seven states that get water from the Colorado River came up with a plan on how they'd deal with water shortages. Many hoped

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Merrily swinging on brier and weed, 在荆棘野草上,欢快地荡着秋千, Near to the nest of his little dame, 身边,娇小雌鸟的窝, Over the mountain side or mead, 飞过山脊或草地, Robert of Lincoln is telling his name: 罗伯

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1. Robin Williams widow says she is utterly heartbroken after the actor and comedians apparent suicide. Williams was found dead on Monday. 2. Secretary of State, John Kerry is urging Iraqs new leaders to quickly form an inclusive government after the

发表于:2019-02-12 / 阅读(118) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2014(八)月

What game are you playing, Littlefinger? Catelyn is at Winterfell, hundreds of leagues from here. 小指头,你到底耍什么把戏?凯特琳人在临冬城,离此数百里之遥。 Oh? Littlefinger's grey-green eyes glittered with amusement.

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(41) / 评论(0) 分类 冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》

And if the economy is based on export of goods, of materials, manufactured goods, then you are dependent on the rest of the world for your economy. But if you spur internal growth by doing innovation and creating things and then selling to each oth

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So because of its high sugar concentration, pure honey will never ferment or go bad. It may crystallize but by soaking the jar in hot water you can turn it back into a liquid. Adding water, however, lowers the concentration of sugar in the honey and

发表于:2019-02-25 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 英语时差8,16

Across the deep-running green waters, the western twin stood like a reflection of its eastern brother. 深流奔涌的绿水对岸,河西城堡有如其东边兄弟的倒影。 Even if we had the time. Which, to be sure, we do not. 即使时间充裕

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