The Open Window MY aunt will be down presently, Mr. Nuttel, said a very self-possessed young lady of fifteen; in the meantime you must try and put up with me. Framton Nuttel endeavoured to say the correct something which should duly flatter the niece

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This is Whats Trending Today. Switzerlands Roger Federer and Spains Rafael Nadal have played each other dozens of times through the years. Their rivalry has included memorable matches, including finals, at all but one of the worlds Grand Slam champio

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NEW YORK, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Open men's singles final and women's doubles final have to be postponed(延期) to Monday due to the drizzle(毛毛雨) starting on Saturday's afternoon in Flushing Meadows(草地 ). Men's singles f

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BEIJING, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Newly crowned U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters has pulled out of (退出) the 2010 China Open scheduled to start on Saturday, organizers said on Tuesday. According to the organizers, Clijsters quit the tournament(锦标赛

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SHANGHAI, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Former women's doubles world No. 1 Yu Yang and Wang Xiaoli made a spirited comeback since they were disqualified for match-throwing from the Olympic Games in London, beating compatriots Ma Jin and Tang Jinhua in 21-19, 2

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Open-book exam 开卷考试 ON THE DAY of our final exam at my Community College in Santa Maria, Calif., we heard that the bookstore had changed its policy and would buy back our business-management textbooks. Before class, several of us dashed over

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Former world No.1 Ivanovic upset at China Open BEIJING, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Serb Ana Ivanovic's 4th consecutive run to the quarterfinals at the China Open was snipped here on Wednesday as the former world No.1 lost to Romina Oprandi of Switzerland in

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PARIS, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Maria Sharapova felt herself better prepared for the French Open after dispatching Romanian Alexandra Cadantu 6-0, 6-0 in the first round on Tuesday. The relentless second seed from Russia crushed the world number 78 in 48 m

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TUNIS, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Elena Svitilona of Ukraine won the la Marsa Open after beating Bulgaria's Isabelle Shinikova 7-6, 7-6 in the final on Saturday in the north of the capital. On Friday, Svitilona easily defeated Tunisian hopeful Ons Jabeur,

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PARIS, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Serena Williams was bundled out of the French Open after she suffered the worst Grand Slam defeat of her career on Tuesday. The favorite for the women's singles title slumped to a dramatic and thrilling 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3 los

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NEW YORK, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Defending champion Rafael Nadal crushed 29-year-old Andy Roddick on Friday, setting up a quarterfinal clash against World No. 4 Andy Murray as the Scottish eliminated another American John Isner. Considering the other tw

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BEIJING, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Former champion Maria Kirilenko looked to be at about her peak of her hardcourt game at the prestigious China Open, making it to the quarterfinals after beating Tamira Paszek of Austria in straight sets on Thursday. The 20

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PARIS, May 22 (Xinhua) -- The World No. 7 David Ferrer from Spain easily went through Jarkko Nieminen of Finland in straight sets, winning his first round match in the men's singles at the French Open on Sunday. Ferrer stepped into the Philippe Chatr

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Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova won her first French Open title with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Sara Errani of Italy on the red clay at Roland Garros in Paris Saturday. Sharapova is now the 10th woman in tennis history to win all four Grand Slam tou

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PARIS, May 30 (Xinhua) -- Top seed Victoria Azarenka put on an inspiring performance to reach the third round of the French Open with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Dinah Pfizenmaier of Germany on Wednesday. The Australian Open champion from Belarus committed o

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BEIJING, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Belgium's Kim Clijsters has pulled out of this week's China Open due to fitness problems, tournament(锦标赛) officials said on Tuesday. The reigning U.S. Open champion(公开锦标赛) is the second top star a

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Olympic champion Liu knocked out of badminton Denmark Open ODENSE, Denmark, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Sixth seeded Juliane Schenk of Germany caused a huge upset beating second seed Li Xuerui of China, who won gold at the London Olympics, in two sets 21-19,

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MANAGUA, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid plans to open a football school next year in Nicaragua, diplomatic sources said Wednesday. A delegation from the team will visit the Central American nation next week as part of the club's

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今天学的词组是open to。 Open to有愿意听取和接受的意思。布什总统在共和党人失去参众两院多数席位之后强调要与反对党合作。他说,I am open to all ideas and suggestions on the war in Iraq, 意思是说,他

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美国习惯用语第849:毫不掩饰个人情况(音频) an open book 这个周末我认识了我们的新邻居。当时我只是想去拜访她一下,顺便介绍一下自己,可是她非常热情,非要留我在她家吃饭。结果一顿饭下

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