[00:01.45]The Most Historically Inaccurate Movies Ⅱ [00:04.39]Memoirs of a Geisha [00:07.72]The geisha coming-of-age, was really more of a makeover, [00:11.81]where she changed her hairstyle and clothes. [00:14.30]It didn't involve her getting inti

发表于:2018-11-30 / 阅读(192) / 评论(0) 分类 英语专业晨读美文

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A: Professor, I'm concerned about my grades. Do you have a minute? B: Of course, how can I help you? A: I want to know if I am doing OK. B: Let's pull out your scores so far. Do you think you are doing OK? A: I am afraid that I might not be doing all

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Callum: Hello, I'm Callum Robertson and this is entertainment. In the programme today I'm going to be looking at sounds and talking about sounds we like. Sounds and noises are all around us from the sounds of nature such as the wind in the trees to

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He lived in a nursing home. I dont have anything to do, he told the nurse. Why dont you watch TV? she asked. I hate watching TV. TV is nothing but reruns, he said. Why dont you play chess? she asked. I hate playing chess, he said. I always lose. Why

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In March 2000, two astronomers made an extraordinary discovery, one that is set to overturn our understanding of how the universe formed. We're never going to see a time like this in astronomy again.

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This ferocious heart of brilliant hot gas is called a quasar. Scientists thought this whirling mass might be caused by a giant black hole sucking up gas and stars, literally feeding on the center of a

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When it's feeding, a giant black hole creates a bright burning gas disk around it and then for some reason, it stops feeding, leaving a dark, deadly core lurking menacingly in the center of the galaxy

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The big room is air-conditioned. But it smells. Dead bodies are in metal drawers. The bodies have no clothes. The bodies are naked. A white sheet covers each dead body. The drawers slide in. The drawers slide out. A doctor works in the big room with

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Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) saw 23.5 percent profit growth last year, a contrast to the 1.7-percent in 2016. Data from the Ministry of Finance shows that combined SOE profits rose to a record-high 2.9 trillion yuan, or about 450 billion U.

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AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: more of our discussion of gesture language. RS: We don't mean formal sign language taught to deaf people, but the way we use our hands either with spoken language or in place of i

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by Adam Freedman Todays topic: Is Ladies' Night legal? My readers never cease to amaze me. Michael writes in to say, I dont understand why bars and clubs get away with Ladies' Night where females receive discounted admission and drinks based on their

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Tom: Do you go to the cinema a lot Martin? Martin: I used to quite often, Tom, but lately I just haven't found the time or the cinemas around here aren't quite as big here. Tom: So, I guess you've had time to contemplate on it. What's your favorite m

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A: Did you enjoy your meal? B: Yes, we really enjoyed it. A: May I interest you in some dessert? B: Yes, that sounds great. A: Well, we have chocolate mousse cake, homemade fresh strawberry shortcake, and a spicy rum apple crisp for our specials. B:

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A: Did your meal meet with your approval? B: Our meal was absolutely perfect! A: How about a dessert to top off that wonderful meal? B: Dessert sounds perfect, but I would like to split something with my friends. A: On this evening's dessert list, we

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A: Hi, the lab said that you would be getting my test results in today. B: I want you to come in and discuss some further tests that I would like to run. A: I think that this is a bad sign. B: For now, I would like to run a few more tests to look int

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A: Have you met the new girl? B: No. Have you? A: She's one of the prettiest girls at the school. B: What does she look like? A: Well, she's quite short. B: How tall would you say that she is? A: I would say she's only 5 feet. B: What about her facia

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Todd: So Carla, you lived in Africa, so you must have some cool animal stories. Carla: Do you want my cockroach story, or my monkey story, or my chameleon story? I know! I have a snake story. Todd: Ok Carla: We had a snake that lived in the bookcase.

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Tu: So, Amir, I heard ... I was really surprised to hear that Iran traffic is so bad. Amir: Iran, yeah, Iran is actually very much famous for it's traffic. Traffic is so horrible. People have to just wait in cars for ages just to get to their places

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Latest measures announced by China's State Council are targeting a series of specific problems with SOEs, such as redundancy in employment, the overlap of corporations and their administrators, as well as eliminating an oversized cluster of subsidiar

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