18 Watching Competitive Sports GLOSSARY remote remote control; a small device with many buttons, held inones hands to operate a television or stereo from a distance, changing channels or the volume * Before people had remotes, they had to walk to the

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In the jungle, in a rainy season, youre gonna get wet. You dont stop and dry yourself off, you could end up with some weather injuries. Like immersion foot, also known as trench foot or jungle rots. If your feet are constantly soaked, then you could

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Urban Farm Takes Root Amid Strip Malls EcoCity Farms grows vegetables in winter. The Edmonston, Maryland, farm near Washington is an unlikely place to harvest produce in any season. Its four climate-controlled greenhouses stand out in an otherwise bl

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一个英语单词可分为三部分:前缀(prefix)词根(root)后缀(suffix)。位于词根前面的部分就是前缀。前缀,可以改变单词的意思。 un-不,无 unacceptable = un + acceptable(可接受的) a. 无法接受

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9. We should hold together and overcome difficulies caused by the natural disaster. 我们应该团结一致,克服自然灾害造成的困难。 还能这样说: We should unit as one and concentrate efforts on the natural disaster. We ought to

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Pre-Listening Vocabulary dominant: strong; used most often keratin: a fibrous protein found in hair, nails, and the outer layer of skin puberty: the growth period during which a childs body reaches sexual maturity nail-biting: causing anxiety or nerv

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051 The Flower Greet the Spring It was a very cold winter. The seeds of the flowers were crouching in a room under the ground. The room was comfortably warm. The seeds were all sleeping peacefully. One day, it rained moistly. The raindrops sank into

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Agriculture Report - Beauties in the Garden: Growing Ornamental Trees and Bushes This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报道。 Trees and plants are called ornamentals if their main job is to add

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By Katherine Cole Tres Chicas is a rarity on the music charts: A vocal group in which all three singers are frontwomen in their own right. And don't get ready to rumba, because despite their Latin nam

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By Doug Levine Washington 17 March 2008 Saxophonist and vocalist Maceo Parker was only 22 years old when soul legend James Brown asked him to join his band. Parker played on some of Brown's most-notable recordings before embarking on a successful sol

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This presidential election season has been one of the longest, costliest and most complex in modern history, and mobilizing voters and the election apparatus for what is forecast to be a record-large turnout has been a challenge. With Election Day d

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Rana Fakih, left, the sister of Miss USA Rima Fakih, talks on the phone as her daughter looks on, in front of her grandparents house in the southern village of Srifa, near the port-city of Tyre, Lebanon, 17 May 2010 The new Miss USA, Rima Fakih, has

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A new exhibit in New York explores the city's long history of cultural and political connections with Spain and Latin America - ties that have affected virtually every aspect of the city's development. Whether it's the bilingual signs, the ever-prese

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MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: In one of the world's most densely populated cities, Hong Kong, if you want to grab a tomato for your salad, you might have to run upstairs - a lot of stairs. NPR's Rob Schmitz has this report on the vegetable gardens growing on

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Dr. Chung: Hello, Luis, Im Dr. Chung. Youre here for a check-up and a cleaning , is that right? Luis: Yes, thats right. Dr. Chung: Okay, lets take a look. Have you had your wisdom teeth taken out? Luis: No, I havent. Dr. Chung: HmmYou may need to do

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今天我们要学的词是trauma。Trauma, 是创伤的意思,可以是身体上的,也可以是心理上的。 He suffered head trauma from the car crash, 车祸让他头部受创。 The veteran still suffers psychological trauma from his days

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C. 擦边球 edge ball, touch ball 擦网球 net ball 采取高姿态 show magnanimity 采取市场多元化战略 adopt the strategy of a multi-outlet market “菜篮子”工程 the

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Topics: American cities: Portland, Oregon; Take Me Out to the Ballgame; ocean versus sea, ability versus capability Words: metropolitan area confluence to kayak to hike to snowshoe environmentally conscious anthem seventh-inning stretch to root strik

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Topics: Monster truck shows and races; blue jeans and Levi Strauss, to be up against the wall, liability versus responsibility, pronouncing either Words: monster pickup truck destructive to crush track obstacle freestyle to root blue jeans (or jeans)

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Topic1-Controversy over Chinese grassroot officials' early retirement To cope with increasing pressure from a graying population, the Chinese government is mulling a timetable to postpone retirement age. Here comes the controversy, some civil servant

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