(MA) We've probably all wondered how a new word gets into the dictionary. Take the word doofus, for example, spelled d-o-o-f-u-s, meaning a stupid or incompetent person. This word, which has been around since the late 1960's in a slang sense, made i

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3 Die in Gaza Blast Meredith Buel Jerusalem 20 Aug 2001 13:56 UTC A Palestinian man and his two children died after an 1)explosion ripped through their home in the Gaza Strip. The three died under 2)d

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坚持不懈,直到成功。 我们每天的奋斗就像对参天大树的一次砍击,头几刀可能了无痕迹。每一击看似微不足道,然而,累积起来,巨树终会倒下。这恰

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A Chinese woman who was pregnant with triplets has reportedly given birth twice in seven days because her contraction stopped after her first baby had been born. 一位中国怀孕有三胞胎的女性被报道称在七天之内两次分娩,由于她

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It's no secret that good genes can explain why some people age well. But researchers said last Thursday they have identified a specific gene variant that can make people look about two years older than their actual age. 众所周知,有些人看起来

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早产并发症是导致婴幼儿死亡的第一大死因 The complications of preterm birth have killed more babies and young children than anything else. 早产并发症是导致婴幼儿死亡的第一大死因。 We've gotten some infectious dise

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唐顿庄园第一季第四集_2 [INT. KITCHENS - DAY] ANNA Ugh. MRS PATMORE You've got a cold, I want you out of here. MRS HUGHES Anna, there you are. You know I'm out tonight, because I don't want to come home to any surprises. MRS PATMORE (laughs)

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七个忠告,助你感情长久 When you think about sustainability, what comes to mindglobal warming, going green, doing your part to lessen your carbon footprint? How about relationships? We should compost old relationships and only get involved

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Nine Palestinians Wounded in Gaza Gunbattle with Israelis Meredith Buel Jerusalem 31 Aug 2001 14:42 UTC At least nine Palestinians were wounded during a gun battle with Israeli soldiers as troops demo

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A 65-year-old Berlin woman who already has 13 children is pregnant again with quadruplets, Germany's RTL broadcaster reported on Sunday. 4月12日,据德国RTL电视台报道,柏林一名65岁的女性怀上了四胞胎,而此前她已经孕育了

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紧张的社会关系增加过早死亡的风险 LONDON, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Stressful social relations, shown as frequent arguments and conflicts with others or constant worries about families, could increase early death risk for middle-aged people, a

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Nowadays, as peoples live standard is much better than before, people no longer struggle for hunger, but the new problem comes. Many people suffer from sub-health, which can result in both physical and mental diseases, the worse situation is that som

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Spilling food all over yourself, your date leaving halfway through dinner or being stood up are the UK's most feared dating mishaps. 将食物撒了一身,饭吃到一半对象却中途离席,约会被人放鸽子,这些都是英国人约会时最

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Chapter 19 第十九章 I had not announced my arrival to Stroeve, and when I rang the bell of his studio, on opening the door himself, for a moment he did not know me. 事先我没有告诉施特略夫我要到巴黎来。我按了门铃,开门的是

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And that was democracy growing up, 民主制度在当时正在形成 but it was also science growing up at the same time. 但同时科技也在发展 And it's really clear, if you look at the history of the Founding Fathers, 非常明显的是,如果

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Let's take a closer look in the United States. 让我们来看看美国。 Over the last couple of years -- really 2013, 2014 -- we prematurely retired four nuclear power plants. 在过去的几年里,尤其是2013、14年,我们过早报废了四个

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【英文原文】 Weve all been bored from time to time. Sometimes, when were really at loose ends, we might even say were bored to death or so bored I could die! We dont really mean it, of course. But according to one study, it may be true. That is

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PERTH, Australia, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Up to 14 aircraft and 11 ships will assist in Wednesday's search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, while the autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) Bluefin 21 was again deployed Tuesday night from Ocean S

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一般商业书信 抱歉遗憾 此时, 我只能请您接受我的歉意。 Meanwhile, I can only ask you to accept my apologies. 请您宽恕我们的这一错误。 We apologize you for the mistake. 麻烦不少, 请您宽恕。 We apologize you f

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But he also loved his congregation, 但他也很享受宗教集会, and you could feel this love in the sermons that he gave every week for the 62 years that he was a rabbi. 62年来,他每周都会在犹太教布道会上讲道。 He would takes

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