Not long ago those turned off by the greed and grim solemnity of prosports could turn to extreme sports like snowboarding and speed climbing. But now, many of the extremists, propped up by huge sponsorship contracts, are just as dollar-driven and tak

发表于:2018-11-29 / 阅读(118) / 评论(0) 分类 四级晨读英语美文

Though many people think it is an American festival, Halloween is a festival which began in Ireland thousands of years ago called Samhain. It was a celebration of the end of the harvest season, when livestock was killed to store for winter. People be

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The farm stand was very busy. Customers were buying pumpkins and fall wreaths and fresh vegetables. Sally walked toward the stand with a large basket of tomatoes. I just picked these from the greenhouse. Do we have room for them? Jessie quickly made

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 124 The Pumpkin Head Mystery

Benny woke to the smell of warm apple cinnamon waffles. He jumped out of bed. The first thing he did was look out the window. There was frost on the ground. Red leaves were falling from the old tree out front. But Sam was still missing. When Benny ca

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When the Aldens pedaled their bikes up the drive toward Grandfathers house, they were surprised to see Mrs. McGregor and Watch in the front yard. Watch was growling and barking. Benny jumped off his bicycle and ran to the post Henry had hammered into

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Denny called for help. Soon Bessie was resting under a tree in the soft grass. Violet placed a wet cloth on her forehead. Benny ran to get her a glass of water. I dont know what happened, she said. I guess I fainted. It gets hot in that booth, Sally

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Jack buried his face in his hands. I don't believe it, he said. I just burned up thePilgrims' turkey!15Stay calm, said Annie. I'll get Priscilla. No, don't tell Priscilla, moaned Jack. We have to tell Priscilla said Annie. She hurriedout of the house

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I cant wait until it is dark! Benny cried. It wont be long now, Jessie said. I will go find a candle. Henry lifted the pumpkin head onto the top of the scarecrow. Watch, the Aldens wire-haired terrier, barked excitedly. You carved such a scary face i

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How does it look? asked Jessie, stepping down from the ladder. She stood on the lawn and looked up at the fall decorations on Grandfathers big white house. Its very pretty, said ten-year-old Violet. She tied a yellow ribbon to a pot of purple mums. P

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影片对白 Ross: Look, if she's talking to it, I just think that I should get some belly time too. Not that I believe any of this. Phoebe: Oh, I believe it. I think the baby can totally hear everything. I can show you. Look, this will seem a little we

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AMERICAN MOSAIC - Corn Maze Craze; Skydive and SpaceX; Songs From Above Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. Im June Simms. On our show this week, we tell about sky divers and space flight. We also play some sky and space songs. But fir

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Iconic marshmallow candy inspires artists, has large following among adults Susan Logue Koster | Washington, DC 26 March 2010 Marshmallow Peeps artist David Ottogalli puts finishing touches on Bunny Chaos. Watch: Logue Koster TV Report MP4 Signs of s

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Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 24 November 2009 On Thursday, we Americans will mark our annual Thanksgiving holiday. It often revolves around a lavish dinner for family and friends that begins with a prayer of thanks for our blessings. The Thanksgiv

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Halloween is a holiday celebrated on October 31. By tradition, Halloween begins after sunset. Long ago, people believed that witches gathered together and ghosts roamed the world on Halloween. Today, most people no longer believe in ghosts and witche

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Carol walks to the store. The store sells fruits. The fruits are colorful. Strawberries and apples are red. Tangerines and pumpkins are orange. Lemons are yellow. Limes are green. Blueberries are blue. Grapes and plums are purple. Carol's favorite co

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Its October the 31st, and across Britain and the USA, thousands of children are dressing up as monsters,ghosts and witches and going to their neighbours houses to ask for sweets or to play tricks on them if they refuse. Many houses have lanterns made

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One thing that I do in the morning, is to drive my children to school. It doesn't take very long, perhaps five minutes. Parents can pull up into a parking area that is near the school playing field to drop their kids off. Something caught my eye, the

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As I drive around town, I find myself saying the occasional oooo!, ahhh!, or oh?! Do you know why? There are Halloween decorations all over the place, and they make a real impression. There seem to be two approaches to decorating for Halloween: frien

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Every year, either in the summer, or around October, we make a trip to Smallwood's Farm. It is a family-run farm with a petting zoo. All of the produce grown on the farm is sold directly to the public. Through the years, it has grown from a small att

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