It's not an easy life for an elephant on Bangkok's busy streets. According to the Associated Press, an elephant in the city must earn about 1,000 US dollars a month to feed itself and make a living for its handler. Using an elephant on the streets t

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 国家地理2008年

April is National Poetry Month in the United States, so today we're going to ponder poetic license. What is Poetic License When describing writing, you say people are taking poetic license when they use language in a way that isn't normal or correct.

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UNIT 7 Are You a Football Fan? Integrated Skills Development Passage The Most Dramatic Cup Final Wembley The Cup Final is still the only football match guaranteed to attract 100,000 spectators to Wemb

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San Francisco is one of the most well-known cities in America, mainly because the city has great weather, wonderful views, and many famous landmarks. The city is on a peninsula so it is surrounded by water, with the Pacific Ocean on one side and San

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American Filmmaker 'Point and Shoot' in Libya The story sounds like a work of fiction: A young American filmmaker takes to the road on a motorcycle. He and his video camera travel around the Arab world. He ends up fighting with Libyan rebels opposed

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For three days in April 2003 looters rampaged in the store rooms and galleries of Iraq's National Museum, making off with some 15,000 priceless objects. Art historians call it the desecration of civilization. Seven years ago, in the chaos that follow

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Many college students used to rush through their summer fieldwork projects. Why waste precious holiday time on seemingly meaningless assignments? 很多大学生过去常常对暑期实地调查作业草草了事。心想干嘛把宝贵的假期浪费在

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Todd: Now Kate, you said that you actually had exchange students live with you Kate: I did. Todd: in New Zealand. Kate: Ive had 3 exchange students. Todd: Ok, can you talk about each one? Kate: Yep, the first one, she was very young, she was 14 I thi

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[VOICEOVER] To give foreigners a cultural taste of the Chinese capital during the Olympics, the Beijing Tourism Administration is organizing a homestay program. The government body is now inspecting thousands of applications from potential host fami

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻视频

1.Thank you for one of the most memorable days of my trip. 为了旅途中最值得留念的一天,谨向您表示感谢。 2.Thank you for one of the most enjoyable visits we have had in many months. 在您处的参观访问,是我们几个月中最

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Thank you for one of the most memorable days of my trip. 为了旅途中最值得留念的一天,谨向您表示感谢。 Thank you for one of the most enjoyable visits we have had in many months. 在

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San Francisco is one of the most well-known cities in America, mainly because the city has great weather, wonderful views, and many famous landmarks. The city is on a peninsula so it is surrounded by water, with the Pacific Ocean on one side and San

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Mr. Esmond called his American house Castlewood, from the patrimonial home in the old country. 埃斯蒙德先生将他的美国房产称为卡斯尔伍德庄园,那是坐落于乡间的一处世袭家产。 The whole usages of Virginia, indeed, we

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Christmas loves a franchiseor any already beloved thing.It can dress up in tinsel and wrap itself around like mistletoe. And then, every year, there are the Christmas specials for almost every sitcom and cartoon, which nod in sincerity (or in irony)

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October 5th 2001A new scare for Americans just weeks after the 9/11 terror attacks. Robert Stevens, a tabloid photo editor in Florida, dies from inhaled anthrax. He is the first of five people to die from anthrax-laced letters which also infect more

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Since then further research has shown that there is or may well be a bacterial component in all kinds of other disorders, 自那以来,进一步的研究表明,在所有别的疾病, heart disease, asthma, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, several

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Director Zhao Baogang has a lot to say about youth his youth trilogy about the lives of the post-1980 generation testifies to the fact. 关于青春, 导演赵宝刚有很多话要讲他的讲述80后生活的青春三部曲便是最好的证明。

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A few years ago, I felt like I was stuck in a rut, so I decided to follow in the footsteps of the great American philosopher, Morgan Spurlock, and try something new for 30 days. The idea is actually pretty simple. Think about something you've always

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A:Their wedding was absolutely beautiful. B:It really was. I want a wedding like that. A:How much do you think they spent on their wedding? B: I think it might've cost them a nice chunk of change. A:Do you want a big wedding like that? B: Not really.

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Directions: Write an announcement to welcome student to join a club at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese. 1.社团的主要活动内容 2.参加社团好处 3.如何加入社团 Do you want a different life against what you

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